The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-19

and correlate them, and then express them in a graceful charming style. He summed up by declaring them good finishing or polishing school for Amer jeans. Otherwise he spoke rather un- favorably of them, and joined Yale and Harvard by united praise.
 As an introduction to Secretary Taft, Professor Phelps said he would also call him the next president in English He is probably tired, said Professor Phelps, of being nominated; but it is the custom to do so at every banquet at which he is present. He is, more over, as free and friendly, as much of a good fellow as though he were not a great man; and we all feel grateful to him for giving us of his time this evening
 Secretary Taft. after fully two min utes of steady applause, said that he had been nominated in Latin and again in English by q professor of English. It reminded him of what another professor of different English, Uncle Joe Cannon, said to him: Young man, you have ambition, but don't you know you can't be elected by saints'?'
 So, he said, I am not unduly elated by these nominations. I appreciate the compliment, but hope 1t will set no bees buzzing I enjoy this monthly oppor- ltunity to come back here as a member of the corporation, and see how Yale is governed, and how the faculty runs the corporation. also get chance to speak at banquet each month, which seems miraculously to fall on that date.
 On my subject, "The Test of High Stand in College Life, feel that Prof. Loumsbury has already said nearly all. Tn defending high stand as the test in college life we must not count books and lectures as all, for they are not the most valuable that conception misses the forming of character, the epltome of life, the college associations when | life is not yet sordid and selfish. There l is @ something beside study in college life which is ever after a living force. But there is also danger of minimizing 1 the importance of scholarship of study and the ambition to stand well. In all universities the high stand men, perhaps 10 per cent. of all, embrace one-half or three-quarters of the men who later become great I do not wish to diminish the importance of the other college successes. The once single standard of scholarship was too rigid, but have we not gone now too far in the other way? If father knows what makes success in after life he would rather have his son lead in scholarship 1 than captain all the teams. For self denial, when it is time to study the sense of duty, the application concern tration and industry make for good in after years and teach the basis of sue cess and moral life.
 The guests besides the speakers in- cluded most of the faculty and many Phi Beta Kappa alumni. The members of the society present were: From 1907 H. F. Bishop, K. W. Bissell. R. w Brown, w. B. Glow, jr., W. w. Collins jr., w. E. Collins, S. T. Cranford, F. L. Daniels. R. D. Davis, jr., F. l., Dodge | h. "A. OOHeFlys T. A. DiupllCUi IS' Fd Edmonds, c. R. Hall. C. H. Hart, F. T Kelsey, H. s. Lovejoy, F. s. NlcClin- tock, H. l.. Malcolm, w. c. Mooney, jr. F. K. Moves, E. E. Orcutt, c. P. Otis R. c. Pfeiffer, M T. Riley, J. c. San derson, c. W. Seymour, E. R. Smith H. H. Stevens, & Takagi, T. A. Fully H. H. Wagenhals, J. IA. White, W. s Whittlesey A. R. Williams, B. D. York
 From 1908: c. M. Allen, A. E. Avery w. B. Belknap, c. H. Bissell R. M Byrnes, T. J. Camp s. G. Cooper, G Dahl, c. Delano, jr.. L. c. Everard, R E. Goodwin, c. R. Housum, s. L. How ell, o. S. Humphrey, c, s, Hurlbut, H T. F. Husted, H. H. Jackson, H. B Lewis. H. c. Neal R. w. Rosenberg J. H. Ryan, c. Seymour, R. R. Smith w. N Sparhawk, F. N. Stevens, R, F Stoddard, L. V. Updegraff, A. H. Wes- ton, J, w. Williams, H. V. Yergin.