Arizona republican., 1907-11-24
THE HARVARD
 CONTINGENT
Its Annual Dinner at the
 Hotel Adams
Judge Kent Presided and President BabcOek of the U. of A. Was a Speaker.

The third annual dinner of the Har- yard Club of Arizona. which was held in the Hotel Adams last evening was by far the most successful ever held in this city. It represents the results of three years work in organizing the Harvard contingent in Arizona, and was an exceedingly creditable show ing. The absence of Governor Kibbey and of MT. B. A Fowler. an honorary member of the club, though a Yale man who were called suddenly to Globe on business connected with the Water Users Association. was regretted very much. w. F. Nichols. secretary of the territory. however, admirably repre- sented the executive. and spoke at length of the remarkable growth Ari- zona has known in the twenty-eight years he has been resident of it. The members turned out in force. and aid ed by the singing. which was long and loud. thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
 Judge Kent presided in his usual pleasing and dignified manner The dinner began at s:30. and was preced- ed by the annual business meeting. Chief Justice Edward Kent of Phoenix was elected president for the ensuing year. and q. l.. Jones of Silverbell secretary. The club then provided for the medal which it has been awarding annually at the Tempe normal school and listened to the report of Profess sor Hall of Tempe. on the influence the yearly contest for the medal is having on the students Or the senior class
 The dinner was followed by speeches Of various members. among which the most interesting was the report of Mir Bernard Cunniff. of Crown King. who was reelected chairman of his com mittee. which is devoting its attention to the interests of the men finishing the mining courses at Harvard. who are looking toward Arizona as a pos sible location. It was gratifying to learn that in the past year five recent graduates have arrived in the territory. where they expect to make mining their business.
 The speech of Dr. Babcock of Tue son. president of the University of Arizona was exceedinly well delivered He dwelt at length upon the spread of Harvard influence in the country gen erally. and particularly in those out posts of civilization where strength and right living are so important to the civic development oi the 6ommon- wealth. He said tkat Harvard had led in the building of the older common wealths of the east indeed, during the whole building up of the country: and that he judged from the precedents es- tablished and from the character of the Harvard men who came to live in Arizona. that he was confident the future would see them also in the work Of building for statehood. Part Of the influence of his own university at Tucson upon its students was due to the fact that there are at this time in his faculty four Harvard men. The traditions of truth for which Harvard stands. are being handed down to a younger generation. he declared. from many of the newer seats of learning. estinglyoutUfre clbGr
 Prof II. ID. Evans told interestingly of the work of his boys school at Mesa and other speakers reported on the agricultural. mining. political and oth- CT activities of the territory and the re- lstion of Harvard men to these. The meeting broke up with three long Har- yard cheers for President Roosevelt.
 Those who sat down to the dinner were Profs. J. F. Hall and l.. G. Waide of Tempe: Dr. H. c. Babcock of Tue son: Wallace Faiibank and M. c. Cum mfr of Prescott Bernard Cunniff of Crown King; G. L. Jones. Silver Ball; R. N. Peabody. Roosevelt; Dr. Foss, Judge Kent Roy Goodrich. George Christy. A. c. Utley and W. F. Mich ols of Phoenix; H. D. Evans of Mesa.