New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-11
CORNELL MEN DINE.
BIG REUNION PLANNED.
Gathering Of Former Students in
Ithaca an 1908.


at the Waldorf last night. There were present
about three hundred. but the noise and enthusiasm
would have done credit to twice that number. An
orchestra played popular songs in which the Ithaca
men Joined with a chorus ranging from fasetto to
basso profundo often drowning the strains of the
instruments. Edward Calthrop, the "best tenor
ever graduated from Cornell contributed to the
musical programme, as did Royal S. Goldsberry.
There were also tho college songs and yelis with
out which alumni dinner Is quite complete
The walls decorated with the Stars and
Stripes and the Carnelian OF Cornell, bearing in
White the name of the university One of the ban
ners bore the familiar II yell. yell. yell-Cornellv'
a suggestive thing the trunk tag given to
each man. In large red letters were the words:
In case of emergency forward Mr.. to .......
Use hooks
Walter c. Kerr presided in the absence of s. P
Thomas, president OF the alumni who was i'll The
speakers of the evening were Jacob Gould Schurman
president of Cornell University: Professor Ralph
c. r. Catterall and William H. McElroy Some of
those present were Major s. s. Seaman, Ira A.
Place. John De Witt Warner and r. ]. Eidtz
There was a meeting OF the class secretaries at
the Waldorf In the afternoon, at which plans
made for reunion in June. 1903. of all former
students OF the university. The reunion will be held
at Ithaca 1t viii be the first of the kind held by
Cornell alumni. and IS TO celebrate the forteth
anniversary OF the founding of tho university
Announcement Of the plan was made at the
dinner. and was greeted with great cheers and ap-
plause
Mt Kerr said OF the proposed reunion that it
would take thousands of Cornell men to Ithaca 1t
would mark milestone IN Cornells history he
said ''The people," he added will move out and
the town will be ours There will be so many of
us that to accommodate all at dinner we will re-
quire tent as large that covering Barnums
circus
Continuing, the POSTMASTER said in part:
We have always been surprised by presidential
to hear The perennial presidents speech has long
We have been fortunate to have in late years
president who never made the same speech twice.
This is a sign Of evolution.
He then introduced President schurman. who was
received by the older with cheers and ap-
plause. while the younger element sang For He's
jolly Good Fellow"
DR.. Schurman went over list OF Cornell grad
yates who have won high Office in the legal world,
in statecraft and other callings. He said his work
as president OF Cornell his one ambition. and
he expressed his qualification that for the twenty
years he had served president he had the con-
fdence and friendship of old Comedians.
Presidents OF colleges" said Mr.. Schurman,
'have good many speeches to make. Take my
self. for instance. This week addressed /, 800 farm
ers, the grangers Of New-York State. also made
a speech to the Chinese Imperial Commissioners,
and another to the Schoolmasters' Association. 1
hope you will excuse If tonight part Of the
speeches I made the farmers the Chinese Com
misstoners and the schoolmasters.
have been serving Cornell for twenty years.
more interesting work to do than have; no more
s1ept go over Se nintTv and we 9' hear from
them constantly. On, visit to the Sultan Of sulu
of mine was appointed Governor of New-Mexico.
Another has been made leader in the Assembly at
raised from the Appellate Division to the Court of
times Cornell had asi no more distinguished graduate
l have good many graduates to look after. and
If we live to June 1906 the whole body of Cornell
my pleasure to hand diplomas to three-fourths of
the Cornell graduates and that in fifteen ny years
great success, and that thousands will come back
celebration in 1907 for that is hundredth
niversary of the birth of Ezra Cornell. This year
Of which cost 10000 One Of these we owe to John
voted fo pSysc The other large hail. Witch Will
be devoted to history and philosophy. will bear the
Scholar e ever associated with Cornell.
have learned that the president Is not the Whole
stereotyped speech.
Charles H. Bacon, of the Cornell athletic COM
mittee with the aid OF chart explained TO the
alumni the improvements which have been made
and are contemplated in the playground. athletic
track football and baseball fields. He said 100000
needed TO put the fields in proper shape. For
immediate improvements $1,000 was needed, for
which $1,000 has already been contributed or SUBJ
scrbed.
The fields cover ifty-fve acres, Mr.. Bacon said
Colonel H. w. Sackett told of the good work be-
ing done by the Cornell Club. What want you
to do, he said, rs to find 1t out and enjoy with
the rest of US"
Colonel Sackett told how the club had been
founded In 1876 the great victory of the Cornell
at Saratoga II nothing else justified the
clubs existence, he said. it the fact that
through it members put in touch with skilled
work. which Cornell men, he said, can we'll
do"
Professor Catteran in q witty speech said, among
other things: !
am backwoOds mana rustie-and this is my |
first visit this wicked city which pastor calls
the modern Babylon. devoted to God and Mr. Tam |
many. / don't know why he calls il that unless IL |
is because of the similarity of the roof gardens.
Cornell has furnished Ambassadors United States |
Senators and Commissioner to the Phippines |
We have Assemblymen to burn, and we have re- |
formers We have the chairman of the intercol- |
legiate committee to reform football. There are |
only two other places in the country that possess
they Yale and Princeton.
Cornell is owned by its alumni, and IL Won own n |
university must bear the burdens that own |
ership- 1t is not supported by any religious de- |
nomination, and thank heaven for that! II is not /
supported by the State, either. IL is the most |
democratic institution in the country, because it's
poorly paid professors may attack trusts without
losing their Jobs.
We are putting up our own buildings ont OF the
general fund Why should university be com |
told me once the Chicago University would never
accept a building without endowment fund
Harvard has an annual deficit, and l wonder n n |
wouldn't pay Cornell TO get up annual deficit
mortal 1t needs money keep IL going II is the
business of Cornell to make kings and emperors OF
learning. %
Or. Harper was very fond of saying that in time