The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-28
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to suggest thought and remedy. We
all are ambitious to right wrongs, and
are eager to do right though wrong re-
suit. The attractiveness Of the lime
light is irresistible and we all wish to
share it. daughter and applause)
LET me suggest what the trouble is,
and the penalty. We ore seeking to ac-
complish too much. We see too clearly
the shortcomings of our neighbors and
neglect to reform ourselves. Let us, for
instance, compel our statesmen to seek
useful occupations and cut out graft
Applause and laughter) This would
aid the approach of the millennium ma
terially.
in attracting the attention of our
neighbors we take attention from our
selves. In the attempt to reform every
one and everything may we not make
nuisances of ourselves, to ourselves, as
well as to the other nations OF the
earth? Let us reform ourselves first,
and others later
1.-THE founders of our government IN
tended that many things should be pre-
vented which we are now trying to &C
complish. There is no need OF new
laws. What we need is the repeating
Of half the laws and the honest en-
forcement of the other half. Gap
plause.) Then will our energies have
annie field. Then will results be most
beneficent.
"Mr. President" turning to President
Hadlev 81 thank you for the honor
which has been conferred upon me TO-
day, and promise to wear it worthlly.
In introducing the next speaker, Ed
mund Wetmore, president of the Am
erioan Bar association, and graduate
az Harvard, President Hadley sald'
"The next speaker is from a sister uni
varsity where the standard OF speaking
il high. Unfortunately, however, a
germ of some description or other has
been SO active in his throat that ne IS
not able to make the speech winch ne
expected to make.
IN spite of his hoarseness Mr.. Wet
more made a splendid speech and De-
gan by saying that perhaps 1t was due
to premature cheering at the game
that his throat was so husky After
expressing his thanks to President
Hadley and the assemblage for their
hospitality and for the great honor
which they had conferred upon him, ne
said that while among the undergrad
uate students of the two universities,
Harvard and Yale, there existed feel
ing of antagonism and rivalry in the
great undergraduate period Of life, the
antagonism vanishes and it amounts
to simply difference of degree. He as
sured his audience that they had no
warmer friends than among the alumni
of Harvard. Now, he continued, was
especially the time for all college men
to stand together when even from a
prominent New York paper comes a
disparaging article about college educa-
ton. and 1t was an equally good time
to say what college graduates do stand
for. Quoting from Bryce about our
government by public opinion he show
ed that public opinion was mostly de-
pendent on college graduates for its
firmness and character, while the po-
tent influence of upbullding the opinions
the these college men were met with
during the four years of college life,
and so prepared that college influence is
indispensable to the preservation of our
whole future For college education,
Mr.. Wetmore continued he did not
claim wonders but showed of how
great benefit in. after life were the
methods of thought and study acquired
at college, while greater treasure was
to be found than that Of a real heart
felt appreciation of literature.
Turning to the problem of wealth in
vading our colleges and universities
and destroying their old time simplicity
Mr.. Wetmore wished it had gone fur
Their and reached the professors sal
aries but appealed to his audience If
there was anywhere any society in
with wealth counted for so little and
character for so much as among col
leSe students.
Speaking of Yale, Mr. Wetmore COM
mented upon the impressive editices
and the great advance that time had
wrought, and said that the standards
of Yale, founded by rich merchant,
and the standards of Harvard, founded
by poor minister, as evinced in the
two great representatives of Nathan
Hale and Robert Shaw, were the same,
Nathan Hale dying for his country the
example of Patriotism, and Bob Shaw,
eighty years afterwards. leading col
ored regiment to no uncertain death
against Fort Wagner, show what may
be expected from graduates of Yale
and Harvard in the future.
Hon. Henry Rowland arose to his
feet as soon as Mr.. Wetmore was
through speaking and proposed long
cheer for Harvard, which was given
heartily even though somewhat discon-
certedly. President Hadley remarked
that Harvard was worthy of a better
cheer.
President Hadley then said Forty
wears ago we were just learning to
play ball. 1 remember the first news
paper account of game that 1 read
began: Mcclure made no outs and
nine runs" Mr.. Mcclure is still MAX
ing no outs and nine runs"
In beginning Rev. Mr. Mcclure con-
fessed that he had once played ball and
continuing said: "And since then l
have attended as many Of these con-
tests as I could, and 1 have noticed that
vale always won when I attended,
Taughter). I have always rejoiced in
being Yale man, and in associating
with Yale men, Yale's jewels has al
wavs been her men.