New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-31
OLD ANDOVER MEN DINE.
Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng, a Grad
uate, Among Them.

| The New-York Association OF Alumni and stu
dents OF Phillips Academy Of Andover. y. H, held
It's annual dinner the University Club last night
about one hundred and forty being present. Horace
T. Deming, president Of the association. was toast
master.
3 The Chinese Minister to the United States Sir
Chentung Lians-Cheng. Of the class Of so, was the
principal speaker Of the evening. responding to the
toast What PhiIlips-Andover Did for Ne" Some
OF those present were Melville c. Day and Colonel
Gilman II Tucker. both former presidents Of the
association; David A. Body, ex-Mayor Of Brook
Ign; Peter b. Olney. the Rev. DR.. Leander T. Cham
berlain, Professor B. Graves Professor Frederick
NJ. Warren, OF Yale; ex-Controler Bird S. COler
and John P. Taylor. It announced that the
members Of the association had increased TO 500.
and that a bronze tablet IN memory Of the former
principal. DR.. Bancroft TO be erected IN tho
stone chapel at Andover by the association.
Alfred z. Stearns, the principal Of the academy
spoke OF the progress the academy has made. the
buildings which have been erected and the
need for dorrnitories and a main building
Sir Lang introduced "Pi-Uk," the nick
name given him when no acted pitcher OF the
AndovsT baseball team. He said he had seven sons
and intended to send them all to Andover. He told
several anecdotes OF his school days, and
added:
Now, fellow alumni. after lapse OF twenty-three
evening and to be brought back. almost. may
certify. that whatever service have been able to
render to my government owe to my training in
OF languages which alone were trained in. but
we were taught to depend on ourselves. With the
moral influences exercised US in those days by
the grand old doctor and the numerous good teach
high sense Of our tV to- our country and TO the
high sense Of our duty to mankind.
Sir LANG was in excellent spirits. With
about n dozen Andover men. he had spent two or
three hours speeding through Central Park IN the
afternoon in automobile.
President Thwing Of Western Reserve was the
next speaker He said in part:
1t IS a good thing for tho fellows 70 come under
ne force OF great prnGipe, emo9qied ~ a c EI
Neat who mas The name o. having spanked seventy
two boys in day and eighty-eight in another
Ssd sio I ~ou5 or co9ss g nsR6d has obecoHs
and difficulties but nevertheless, in this age. when
1t IS very good for the fellows Of fifteen and
eighteen 10 know that there is a law and to b9
Furthermore. gentlemen and fellows-I want to
call you fellows. however old you are-od as an
sc-ve the principle that shall call the dominance
who are executives Ike TO get 70 the fellows and
play football with them. and sing with them, ana
drink with them There is Oh law ln Harvard
daughter. and a voice: us it possIble?J Yes. for
some. sir But we men who are Old Ike 20 be
fellows and II you want 20 help men YOU have
There Us third p5incpe that U.s. possloly more I'M
portant. the principle 81 tho dominance OF demOcra-
the Dominance Of good fellowship An tho fellows
make the fellows. The dominance IN which all rule
pheres Of conditions and OF love and o; fellowship
4 Is tho rule o. truth L is the rule Of duty II Is
good fortune was lunchinE IN the White House.
AZ the close Of our luncheon ! said to Theodors
anxiety about the next four years.? lie said: "Oh.
no. Mr. ThwinE. whatever may come know have
tried 20 DO straight" Great applause)
CsmiIlus @. Kidier and Hugh \. Bayns also
spoke