New-York tribune., 1902-02-01
SYRACUSE ALUMNI DINNER
CHANCELLOR DAY REPORTS MOST EN-
CONTRACTING PROGRESS FOR
THE YEAR

The most successful dinner in the history Of the
New-York Association Of the Alumni Of Syracuse
University was the one held at the Hotel Savoy
last night. 1t the eleventh annual reunion
While only 10 persons formally accepted invitations
to attend $50 came. This crowded the big ballroom
IN which the dinner took place. The room was ap-
propriatey decorated with the colors OF Syracuse
In the rear Of the room and next to the orchestra
were seated the University Gee Club and they fur
nished rolhckng songs in the course Of the dinner
and between speeches afterward- Lincoln Z. Row
ley president Of the association. presided AT the
guests table sat Governor Odell, Chancellor Day.
Dean McCbesnev Dean Smaley. Colonel w. H.
Rowe jr the Rev. DR.. B. NJ. Triple and others
One attractive feature of the dinner was the pres
Of women.
The menu was excellent and it late before
the speaking started Mr.. Rowley made happy
speech In introducing Chancellor Day. He said that
he wanted to prepare those present for one thing
and that the way Chancellor Day would beg
for money TO hear him said Mr.. Rowley. you
would imagine he lie the Methodist clergy
man who said he was reduced to eating beef tongue
and oxtaI SOUP and It is no Joke TO be reduced 10
such extremities. on the Other hand, recall the
story Of the little girl who swallowed penny her
mother about dispatch messenger Tor the
doctor when little Mary said family. Why the
doctor? Get the chancellor. Papa says he can eA-
tract the last cent out Of any one
Chancellor Day answered to the toast, since
Last We Met"
4 am somewhat disconnected by the fact that 1
speak first" he said Il usually desire 10 have
others speak first. and then if ! hear something I
a Iihg, o5 90 On hot III lAb b Id Ths t5dents tell YOU
il is great thing for college president 70 go OUT
rounding their careers and achieving triumphs
Now as TO Syracuse. have this TO report; We We
have two hundred more students than We nae. had Iast
year. and now have about eighteen hundred en-
making eighty-forr in all Ne are several hun
dreds of thousands of dollars better off in endow-
GP bSdn costing dnge bout Sne o 4be gft of Lyman
c. Smith, and this is to be greatly extended and
I like this good report but it small in the
any longer and it seems to me sometimes that
there IS not enough time left this earth TO
achieve all that l want TO achieve for syracuse.
would like live long enough TO see Syracuse the
foremost university on the AmeTican c3ntinenf;
is In a growing and thriving country. II Is Its
IN IN LoI II 20 +tIlaiA d r g. Iian - or dI
others The result is we must look to the citizens
of the state Want orr friends TO set their minds
great things. 1 great things for this uni
ter1i tse amh q in this fGaRf qP9n the ana heP OF
The next speaker Tas VAS. the e Rey Rev Dr TipPe on
witty speech. recounting many college remins-
spesRers We're Miss Louise VAR Who spoke on
women Of Syracuse; s. W Bovine. on Future Of
the Top, and Governor Odell, on The State OF
Continuing, the Governor spoke OF the duties of
citizens in taking interest in politics He urged
the Re sad that t. the ah most m use IN
a who had stored his mind with knoWl-
edge in his youthful days.
There was time in history" said Cover
Odell. when our greatest were among our
foremost political leaders. but 1t has claimed
that the standard has become lowered. This should
not be; the name politician should be a
proach in the minds of A politician in the
highest who is in politics
for the fun of IL, but for the best interests
country. We need men in politics who aetuated
by pure purposes and men in office who are not in
Office for money only. Those be found
everywhere and to you people that come from the
college ! say. Bring UP your boys TO proper ap-
probation their responsibilities. Teach them
believe in the principle that the majority rules. for
that the hasic nrincinle of constitution, %