New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-20
LEHIGH MEN DINE.
Ne5c-York City alumni Honor
President Henry S. Drinker.

The LehIgh University Club of Greater New YORK
honored DR.. Henry s Drnker. the new president OF
the university last night by dinner at the Hotel
Aston
Bishop Talbot and other trustees of the university
and alumni were among the guests. When DR..
Drinker introduced he was greeted with cry
of welcome from the students.
Besides DR. Drinker, the speakers at the dinner
were President A. C. Humphreys OF Stevens In
stitute President J. Huston Finley of the College
of the City of New-York, Chancellor MacCracken
of New-York University, Professor E H. Williams.
tr William H. Maxwell. City Superintendent OF
| Schools of New-York; Bishop Talbot and James
GayIey first e-president of the United States
Steel Corporation
Emil Diebtsch was POSTMASTER. Letters of re-
greet were read from J. Pierpont Morgan, Dr. Ly-
man Abbott and President woodrow Wilson or
| Princeton University.
Bishop Talbot Of PENNSYLVANIA, who has been
identified in many ways with the university since
he first went PENNSYLVANIA eight years ago.
was the first speaker. He said that he had known
every president since the college came into ex-
| istence He said in part:
tell you this to show what young col
dent, DR. Drinker. Our work is just beginning
our big work which we are to accomplish.
A few months ago when we first had to consider
getting new president, DR.. Drinker ana ~ IS -
our late beloved and lanented president We
n neat men Wen snddeniy some one suggested Dr.
Drfnker. This came Ia me and the other trustees
be SO familiar with his brilliant and marvellous
work his infinite capaey for detail that We T 4he
moment the suggestion was made there was t. one
| great demand that he be the man-and better
choice could not have been made
Dr. Drinker has reached the heart of the student
! body. and have one now at the head OF our
college who has a deep and abiding interest. Such
man is sure to send out go9G IIen vo must all
intellectual guide, but friend to all the Young
men and a brilliant moral example
I'D DpT>-xER SPEAKS
In introducing DR.. Drinker, who followed the
| Bishon the POSTMASTER. when The cheering had
subsidized said it would be useless to introduce
the next speaker as one who had always worked
for Iehigh had its interests in his heart above
all else as he would be interrupted with
cries of .Drinker. NJ He was He said, when
he could be heard again, that DR. Drnker had
succeeded already in three professons-as tunnel
engineer and the author of engineering classic
| as a corporation lawyer. and now as college
| president. After the Lehigh yell had died away
| DR. Drinker spoke. He said, in part;
Although discussions of finances are forbidden
at our alumni meetings, would like TO trensgress
the rule far as to say that the results nus year
last year Lehgh is on the uptrack. and financially
i" Bishop Talbot has just said that vas friend of
! the young. I love them. and could find no
| I'ebigh Wien / first took office almost the first
thing had TO deal with was the chapel ~, puS b
gantlet when they first go TO chapel Not Tlshing
! an accident which might have occurred. called
! the presidents the three upper classes ana
asked them TO forego the frolic- They unanimously
! agreed 10 do Then got a memorial from the
| sophomores saying that they not only appreciated
| nv views in the matter. but thoroughly agreed
| with them ending with request to be allowed to
make the freshmen the gauntlet at the gym
| nasium-
| could not CouEtenance this by giving my per-
! mission. and ! did not want to forbid the boys,
| for self-government has been our rule at Lehgh.
| told the boys that would leave IT 10 them. and
| they voluntarily and unanimously dropped their
| fun.