Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-01
IT'S ANNUAL FUNCTION
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI
OF NEW YORK DINE.
Gathering at the New Willard Satur-
day Night-Dr. Nicholas Murray
Butler Special Guest.

Inc SECOND annual GUNNER VI tHe albumin
Association of Columbia University of New
York in the District of Columbia was held
last night in the banquet hall of the New
willard Since the last annual dinner the
association has held number Of enthusiast
tic smokers and is at present taking great
interest in the proposed university club
The following officers were reelected:
President. John Chopper, 20: vice presidents,
William Dudley Foulke. 20; F. A. Leupp,
~; Dr. L. w. Glazebrook 80, and Herbert
Michael Wilson. 81; secretary. George o.
Totten, jr., 81; treasurer, DR.. Marcus Ben
jamin, '7S. - -
Regrets were received from Bishop Sat-
terlee, who Is confined to his house with
the grip. William D. Foulke, in the alb
sence of President Chopper. acted as toast
master for the evening. The invited guests
present were DR.. hurry Butler president
of Columbia University; DR.. Gilman Of
Johns Hopkins, Gen. Black and Mr.. Chap
man. .,,-s .... ..
The Addresses.
Mr. Foulke prefaced his introduction of
each speaker with interesting and witty
remarks. He contrasted Columbia College
as it was during his day In its humble
quarters on 10Th street with the magnificent
university of today at Morningside Park.
His humorous "reminiscences of college days
were full of recitals of quaint FRANKS and
of anecdotes which appealed. to the hearts
of college men.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, president OF
Columbia University, who is President
Roosevelt's guest while in this city, was
the guest of honor. He responded to the
toast for Columbia, reviewing the course
of college education in this country, where,
he said it is no longer a debated question
in every household whether, or not the son
shall go to college, but what college he
shall attend. He referred to the TACT that
colleges were formerly principally places
of preparation for those who Intended to
take up the profession of teaching, whereas
now they have broader scope, this class
of men forming but a small part OF the
students, the object of the university Oh
today being, first. to give men pf i1e,.
general education, and second to highly
specialize. He spoke of the prizes for the
professional student as ridiculousiy smali
when compared with those of other pro-
LESSONS, as in the law, for instance, Win
its state and supreme courts, and the enor-
nous fees gained in private practice.
Mr.. Gilman, formerly president of Johns
Hopkins University, in his remarks brousnt
out the fact that all modern thought, in art,
in science and In literature is being sub
jected to scientifice principles and becoming
more accurate. Gen. Black Of the civil
service commission spoke for the college or
the west. and said he regretted that the
non-sectarian colleges were supplanting
those which formerly included religious In.
struction. Mr.. Chapman another guest OF
Service Reform League, spoke of the work
of that association.
Mr. Totten, when asked to speak for the
University Club, outlined the work already
accomplished by the preliminary commit
tees and said the prospects were very prom
Using, over 700 applications for membership
having already been received. 1t was the
ambition, he said, of the originators of the
club to found national university club
having high standard of admission and IN
Guiding not only members in this city, but
university men of the right stamp from all
parts of the country. 1t was hoped a
building could shortly be erected that would
furnish headquarters for all the alumni as
sociations of the city and home for uni
verSity men.
DR.. Glazebrook, in behalf of the Universe
ty of Virginia said this university had made
several real gifts to Columbia in the way
of professors. Prof Thos. Price, Prof. John
Basset Moore and Prof. VIM. p. Trent, all
University of Virginia men, were. afterward
professors at Columbia. THE University
of Virginia as founded by Thomas Jeffer-
son. said the speaker, stood from the very
first for true university life. Jefferson con-
sidered the organization of the university
and the signing of the Declaration of indie
pendence as by far the two greatest acts of
his life.
Members of Association.
The members of the association, most of
whom were present, are as follows: Ed
ward Chester Barnard, David Henry Bald
win, DR.. Marcus Benjamin William Thorip-
son Clerk, Harry Wilton Cragin, John Crop
pei, Edward Moorehouse Douglas, Allen Wade
Dow, William Dudley Foull1e, Albert Kenrick
Fisher, NJ. D.; Charles Fuller, Larkin White
/ Glazebrook, NJ. D.; William Tudor Girls
void, Dr. Harry Theodore Harding, Will
lam Richard Hillyer Herman Hollerith,
Archibald Hopkins. Isaac A. Hourwick.
John Duer Irving, Maurice L. Jacobson,
DIR. Samuel Spahr Laws, DR.. Thomas Sim
Lee, Francis Ellington Leupp, DR.. Clinton
Hart Merriam. Charles Paul Ernest Peug
net, Oracle King Richards, Arthur Carr
Roberts, Rt Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee,
bishop of Washington; Robert Fitch Shep-
ard, Gen. George Miller Sternberg. NJ D.;
Elisha Sylvester Theall, George Oakley
Totten, jr., Max West, Bailey Willis, Her
bert Michael Wilson, NJ. S. Stone, H. w.
Weed, DR.. Arnold Hague, Mr. Justice Peck
ham, E. w. Cady. H. A. Dyer o. E. Crom-
well, A. Winter, jr., GonZalo de Quesada,