New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-31

The first tablet to be unveiled was that of
Emma Willard The unwilling in charge
OF the Emma Willard Association, for whom
Mrs. Charles f. Patterson of Troy its president,
made the dedicatory speech Mrs. ]. d. Walton.
OF BellpOrt. Long Island, president OF the New
York Alumne Association of Mount Holyoke
College. then presented the tablet of Mary Lyon.
The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association had
charge OF the exercises at the tablet to the great
astronomer, It's president Mary W. Whitney.
herself professor In the institution with
which Maria MitchelIs fame is inseparably
ISOLATED. acting as spokeswoman.
a little further TO the west, and the other
side of the path which VIII form the floor of the
colonnade when It is extended the Loggia of
Foreign Born Americans is at present marked
also by q concrete slab in which have been in
serted the tablets to Jones. Hamilton and Agas-
siz Mrs. Donald Mclean, president of the
daughters of the American Revolution. presented
the tablet OF the naval hero. Two great grand
daughters of Alexander Hamilton, the Misses
Schuyler. present when Miss Harriet Duer
Robinson unveiled the tablet TO the great states
man on behalf Of the Colonial Danes of Amer
lea. In honor Of the centennial day OF Agassizs
birth. two speakers from the American Associe-
ton for the Advancement OF Science, Charles d.
Waicott. secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, and Edward s. Morse director of the Pea
body Academy OF Science. OF Salem. Mass. made
short speeches eulogistic Of the great scientist
before the drapery was removed from the bronze
tablet bearing his name.
EXERCISES IN HALL OF FAME.
The procession then moved on to the Hall of
anne llSelI, where howard Randolph Bayne
spoke for the Sons of the Revolution at the I'M
yelling OF the tablet 10 Madison. A like service
for the Sons of the American Revolution was
performed by Warren Higley at the John
quincy Adams tablet. and Justice James A.
blanchard spoke for the Grand Army OF the Re-
public, to which was assigned the pleasant duty
OF doing honor to Its old commander Sherman.
Superintendent Maxwell for the National Edu-
cational Association. spoke at the unwilling OF
the bust OF Horace Mann Whittier, himself a
lover of peace was eulogized by Benjamin True
blood. who was accompanied by other members
OF the Peace Society OF the City OF New York
and Richard Watson Glider represented the Ma
tionnl Arts Club. to which was deputed the
honor OF revealing the Lowell tablet.
After the unwilling exercises the procession
took its way across the West Lawn. where
stand had been erected facing the campus.
After the invocation by Bishop Andrews Chan
cellor MacCracken. behalf of the university
senate thanked the societies which had aided in
making the second unwilling exercises a sue
He paid especial tribute TO the board of
electors which, he said. commended itself to the
country a worthy court OF appeal to say who
was entitled TO representation in gallery OF
famous Americans.
In introducing Governor Hughes Chancellor
MacCracken said:
We university people are in the habit OF excus-
comes. When the Governor OF New York pledged
himself TO be present to-day he had reason to ex-
power of the Empire State would have begun be-
ton covering public utilities and other matters have
not been completed, The final examinations on
Mayor OF Kew York Nevertheless the Governor nor
fufls his agreement. which promised only few
subject Is The Statesman and the warrior
militant statesmanship will be treasured by the
country as we'll as by the people of New York.
Chancellor MacCracken's references to the
public utilities bill and TO the Mayor In regard to
the recount bill threw the big crowd into good
humor When the applause which had greeted
his name died away the Governor. after re-
ferrIng to the significance of the day and of the
ceremonies attending the unwilling. and review
ing the salient points of the achievements OF
Sherman Jones. Hamilton, Madison and John
Quincy Adams said
On occasion like this we are wildly impressed
with the fact that monuments may perpetuate
names and form imperishable records. but they
Of mankind T9 ssy s the apRropTats purpose
hearts Of the people and stand as tribute to tho
continued esteem which alone they ,Powerless
tory short it is, the petty schemes OF political
fios for the spos OF Office. and snobie efforts OF
seInshness appear In their true proportions The
to those who. with inhexible purpose and fidelity
vedly to the service of the people
IN introducing bOVeiiloI 1HallCelloT
MacCra recalled the fact that of the forty
Americans who have already been honored In
the Hall of Fame, fifteen were born In the old
Bay State. and that OF the eleven tablets dis
closed yesterday to the public for the first time
five OF them belonged TO Massachusetts natives.
Governor Guild accepted good humoredly for
his state all Its claims to fame for its sons and
daughters that the presiding officer had awarded
to it. but agreed that IL pleasure for Mas
sachusetts to be associated with New York q
state that has its own record for leadership.
Particularly SO now was 1t a pleasure to him,
said Governor Guild. to be associated with New
York when its leadership was so magnihcently
eXemplihed in the person OF two OF It's sons.
both chief executives the one at Albany and the
other at Washington. Both the President and
the Governor, he said, stood in the front ranks
In the work for greater equality of opportunity
for all and a more equal share of happiness
among all the people.
Massachusetts, he said had furnished no pre-
eminent leader In war; though her lighting men
wars The immortals whom the old Bay State
was proud to claim as her sons had ministered
not so much TO national commerce or conquest
as to national intelligence and ideals.
Most of the tablets which were unveiled in
1901 bore wreaths OF laurel leaves or flowers.
The tablet 10 General Robert e. Lee had four
or Ave such decorations, while close by in the
soldiers corner the bronze bearing the name
of his great adversary and conqueror was left