The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
CLEVELAND ON BUSINESS.
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NEED OF PROGRESS.
Dinner Of New York University school
OF commerce Consui-G tchiua
Tells How Japan selects Norids
Best Models in An Phases OF LIE.

Dinner OF New YORK University echVo'
OF Commerce. onsui-General tchlua
Tells How Japan selects Worlds
Best Models in All Phases OF Lire
Grover Cleveland. who wasn't there
and Consul General Uchida Of Japan who
was, made about equal hits at the second
annual banquet OF the New York University
School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance
at the Hotel Aston last night. Jacob h.
Schitf. Robert c. Ogden. A. b. Suckney
]. y. Seligman, A. l.. Dickinson, Theodore
II. Price, F. II. Leach, W. 0. Tremaine, w.
s. Witte and Frank f. Dieh also responded
to toasts The POSTMASTER was Charles
+. Spague. About 100 young men and
half dozen young women. practically
all the members Of the school, were present
The students all work or study elsewhere
in the daytime and attend the school two
hours five nights week. Az Mr.. Price
put it In his speech, they are making
learned profession of business
Chairman Sprague said that this school
was his real work, and for side issue he
looked after the accounts of 30 600 folks
OF all races in the Union Dime Savings
Bank He introduced Robert G. Ogden.
Don't take any stock in those old fell
lows. said Mr. Ogden, who call the former
times better than these They are only
flattering their own vanity
Former President Cleyelands letter,
which was greeted with prolonged cheets'
read as follows:
lam sorry that II is impossible for me to
accept the invitation you extend 10 Ine on
behalf OF the School OF Commerce. Accounts
and Finance OF New York University 20, at
tend the dinner to be given by the school on
the 18th inst. ,..i
through the special course OF instruction
which this school supplies are OF the utmost
importance in their relationship 70 such
practical andtlseful education az IL demanded
| by the eNigenoies OF our expanding busihess
pursuits aud interests.
As American citizens We may well be proud
OF the solidity aud probity Of our business
men. hut we cannot forget that IKE every
tons business must be progressive IN the
/ methods If II il 70 gain and hold natlOnhI
prestige. our business men must also realiLo
the fact that underlying the Important IN
teresta they have in charge there are certain
principles and laws which the national cohdi-
lions OF the twentieth century incIorsbly
require should be studied and understood.
No one can fail TO appreciate how com
pletely the school OF cohimerGe, account
and finance meets These conditions. ana
It should be cause for patriotic conNatu-
lations that the New York University mas
added so important an instrumentality 10
it, means oi stimulating Intelligent business
activity and promoting the best American citi-
zenshlp.
Consul-General Uohida a number Of
whose couutrymen were present as MEM
bers Of the school. got the warmest kind
of greeting. In referring TO the intro
duoti0n OF Western methods into japan,
no said:
Il don't mean imitation, but adoption
not a gobhling down, but good digestion
and assimilation into our own national
system, la adopting any new thing. We
look At il snif at it and test 1t chemically.
Unless We decide it il good to eat, whole
some and safe we do not take IL. We
pick out the best things from all countries,
the English system for our navy, the Ger
man for the army. Both are making good
to-day in the war. We have also adopted
the American method Of making money.
II .Mtphter.
We are now waging war and expect TO
lie victorious. But war. however vloto-
rious does not pay, from business stand
point. We are not fighting Tor gain or for
glory. We are just fighting for our national
existence As soon as this war Il over
we are going TO devote our whole energy
to the development of our commerce Ia
which expect you to cooperate by teach
ing our young men some OF whom are
in this schoOl--to make money for japan.
Among the guests were. John X. LOOMS.
A D. Moves, DR. j. p Mum, Chancellor
Mace acken Dean Joseph French johnson.
r. f. Ncodlock. Farauhar J MacRae. Rich
ard 4. Iingiey, &. A. Preller c. A. Consht
and George Haven Putnam.