The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-14
HONOR THEIR !: ! ! !
ALMA. MATER ! ]. ! I | e !
university Alumni Have a y,t' Cele-
bratlon 5in5NeW York.
MANY + TN !. j E E. SPEECHES s '':; Gil
MANY. FIN E SPEECHES les
.Ex-C Congressman McAdoo, President
Baldwin, Or. klnsolving and Others
W: Pay Tributes TO the University @
and TO the South. "
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5S NEW YORK, April 10. The New York
Association Alumni Of the University Of
Virginia held their annual banquet in
the Myrtle room a t the Waldorf f-Asfol t "a
Tonight. .E$
The meeting Scombined the annual din:
nerS Of the alumni with a celebration or
Jefferson Day and the two IDEAS were
intermngled. President vs. W.. Fuller
presided and there were more than one
hundred present, " fi s3s5
Hon. William AlcAdoo, former Assist
ant Secretary OF the Navy, was received
with great applause as he was reduced 'tl
by President Fuller. He responded to the
toast, '"The Young southerner In New lew
YORK; and paid glowing tribute to 'sttt the
character OF the Southern people and
especIaliyato the young men. " no have hay
come to New York and reached the top
rounds of the ladder Of success by .their
brains and pluck. The young southern
ers in New York give an excellent te&- e&
ample to their brothers IN the 30 S9uth's d
EDUC UCATION8I IN THE SOUTH.
gt President William H. 4 Baldwin. Jr., OF
the Long Island Railroad. made an &ad-
dress on ls Education In the South.
which was listened to with deep interest.
Mr., Baldwin,, who Is member OF ithe
Peabody Educational Fund. paid high
tribute to the men and women OF the
South, who so nobly and so ably assumed
the great burden left on their shoul.
ders by the Il Civil War. The tenor. OF
Mr.. Baldwins speech and B the 4 other
speeches referring to the question OF ed
5uca tion. was that tho poor white chill
2dren should receive equal beaefits with
the negroes from all moneys expended
for educational purposes. There shonld
he absolutely no Discrimination.
n 4; F,AyORS "A PRESIDENT.
REV Dr.. a. B. Kinsolving, rector Of
2christ Church Brooklyn. and brother OF
Bishop Ikins diving, & OF Texas, mace ie IN
exceedingly; II scholarly address, iul1 e.
LOYALTY to tho University OF virginia ana 81
Its ideals. In his trips through scotleahPu,
England. and on the continent, he lounu 1'
that tho educators and university lucu.-
ties tonored a diploma from the Uniyer-
I s,tv. ~ Virginia much more highly than
5one from any other American university.
Dr Kinsolying advocated the abolition
80 the chairman OF the faculty and the
Asubstitution of%a president OF the tsl' MI nj
varsity. This was received cordially. lie
said II was impossible for man actlng
as a chairman and having class duties l,t1ts'
10 perform and other arduous details %
look after to keep In touch with the
great educational work Of the Y Worid, 'li
II was simply sacrificing the greater lor
the less, s J.
II Robert r. Harrison. Of Virginia. MADE MADE
m eloquent address. which was re-
ceived with applause
r. NJ. Alexander also made. an address,
When tho band played Dixie at the
close there were wild cheers and tiger
TOR their alma mater.
Among those present were; W
Fuller, president; VicerP Presidents: Hon,
Roger A. Pryor, John B. Moore, George
Tucker Harrison, M, D.. William Alex
ander, T, Adds Emmett N, p, Charles
Leo Andrews Rev, Arthur 3. Kinsolv-
Ing, D. o., Woodrow Wilson, J. Haryie
Dew, M, D.. Robert L, Harrison. and
&Messrs, Matter Coles cabell. secretary;
Bernard J. Harrison, treasurer; ohm II
EAST, Fl, Snowden Marshall. DR., Field
ing L, Taylor, Willis O, Browning, Rich
ard n. Goldsborough, Or, Davies Coke. &