The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-12
YALE AND HARVARD IN JAPAN.

YALE AND HARVARD IN JAPAN.
 The annual joint meeting of the Yale Alumni association and the Harvard club was held at the Nobles' club on Monday evening. It was a brilliant gathering and great success. There were present: Marquis Ito, (Yale), president of the privy council, Baron Komura Harvard), minister of foreign affairs, pr. K. Hatoyama CYale), MT. J. M. Gardiner CHarvard), Professor H. T. Terry CYale) of the Imperial Tokyo university, MT. K. Nakayama (FIar- varG of the board of audit, Mir. H. Will
 son tYale) of the United States legation, Baron Kikkawa .(Harvard)' Dr. J. H. DeForesti z(Ya1e) of Sendai, MT. A. Knapp (Harvard) Of the Japan Adver- tiser, Professor J. T. Swift (Yale) of the Higher Normal school, Professor E. H.. Yickers (Haryard) of the Keiogijiku university, MT. Sawada (Yale), MT. White (Harvard), Dr. H. H. Guy
 tYale), MT. Minturns (Harvard), and MT Robinson (HarvarO of New York,
 U. s. A., and some twenty other gentle men.
 The dinner began at about seven o'clock, Marquis Ito and Baron Komu- ra, presidents of the Yale association and the Harvard club respectively, talk ing their seats at the center Of each side of the table. Toward the close of
 the dinner Marquis Ito rose amid loud applause and proposed in a few appro- priate words q banzai for the Harvard club. Baron Komura thanked, on be half of the club over which he presides,
 the marquis for his kind remarks. h. eidentally the baron touched on the subject of the present war. He ex- pressed on behalf of the Japanese his sincere appreciation of the American sympathy with the cause of this coun- try in this supreme moment of our ma .tional history. The noble speaker hoped that the friendship cultivated be tween the members of the two associa- tions would promote the good feeling existing between the United States and
 Japan. He then wished prosperity to the Yale association.
 Marquis Ito again rose and asked the company to approve his nomination of
 MT. Knapp as toastmaster. The sug- gestion was welcomed and Mir. Knapp accepted the post.
 MT. Knapp called on pr. Hatoyama to respond to the somewhat strange toast What Is Heayen?' Dr. Hatoya- ma confessed his inability to reply to 1 this extraordinary and unexpected
 toast, although, he said, he had always
 been fond of New Haven daughter and applause). He merely expressed the
 hope, that those who received all Anglo Saxon education should cooperate in 7 effecting the progress of civilization against consery atism.
 The next speaker was Professor Ter Try, who favored the meeting with his views regarding university education.
 He said that the universities should be
 opened as broadly as possible to any one wishing to obtain a knowledge of the higher branches of learning.
 The toastmaster then called on MT.
 Gardiner for q speech. In replying to the call, MT. Gardiner referred to the victories attained by this country in the war. He expressed his admiration at | the achievement of our arms and the 1 bravery shown by our soldiers in the ! field, and hoped that Japan would issue
 successfully from the struggle.
 l Dr. Deforest was glad to observe that 1 though Yale and Harvard are fierce
 rivals in every branch of sport in the United States, the sons of these. two prominent American institutions were
 here assembled in one room in a friend ly meeting, working together for the well-being of the rising nation in the 1 far east. He also stated that the meet ing was a manifestation of internation- al good will, strong enough to be infiu' ential even across the Pacific.
 MT. Minturn, Sr., gave his impressions
 concerning Japan, where he had ar
 rived only short time ago. In fight ing with one of the strongest powers of the world, Japan had exposed, he said,
 her real strength. He was specially impressed with the strong sense of pa triotism possessed by the people of this
 country. According to the speaker, Ja- pan set good example to the world by
 showing the latter how much a people | owe to their state and how far they 1 must sacrifice themselves for the sake of that state in case Of need.
 Baron ISikkawa was the last speaker. He briefly expressed hope that both
 the Yale association and the Harvard club should enjoy lasting prosperity. l After the dinner general conversa- l tion between the members took place in
 another room, the meeting terminating at about ten oclock.-Japan Times | CTokyo) of Saturday, October 20, 1904.