New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
CHEER "OLD AMHERST.'
"S4BRINA" LEADS MARCH.
Three Hundred Grads Ieu Lake
Freshmen at Alumni Dinner.

- hrira the goddess of the even classes re-
oeived the enthusiastic tribute of three hundred
Amherst College alumni at their annual dinner at
The Ualdorf-Astoria last night 1t was only plas-
Ter replica OF the original bronze statuette at
whose shrine the from Amherst worship. that
- carried through the ROOM but every alumnus
oresent even John H. Washhurn. 49, the Oldest
alpu,n1,s present got up. waved his napkin and
yelled There also the class yells and
some more for old Amherst" And with zeSt
born Of the invigorating Massachusetts atrnos-
phere the alumni sang Lord Jehrey, VINO "@9
a soldier OF the king.
In fact the dinner was not a quiet one in any
way and. as some one observed. some Of the more
enthusiastic, principally the younger graduates
showed preference for song rather than for 1000
Along about the middle OF the dinner the eiectric
lights were turned off table candles furnishing
only illumination. Then there entered the room
& procession 20 the tune Of Lord JeIlreE- Iie
alumni carried banners and transparencies- Inc
first banner read Ed Leonard Association OF
.5obokeu and Vicinity while some OF the illumi-
mated transparencies bore the legends, 'Bulkley-
MaIlon Marching Club "RaUs nit 80 The sa-
loon Must Go; We VIII Help Keep IL Go4ns ~ho
Don't Miss the Big Show"
The menu in thorough harmony Win lhe
shirt that dominated the whole affair The cover
design drawn by -'Zim.' showed President Harrls'
Of Amherst cap and gown. working grlst MILL
into which were being slid some diffident Young
men who came out smiling and with diplomas unoer
their arms. The inner pages were decorated with
,ifelike pictures members Of the faculty in fan
Iastic garb
The sneakers we're Professor John w Burgess.
So dean Of the faculty of political science OF Co.
lunbia University; Frederick w. Whitridge. "a
Edward NJ Bassett 50 member of the Public Ser
vice Commission: George b. Mallon, Of The New
York sun and eX-Judge Charles 5 Whitman
MI Mallon joked about various members OF ihe
alumni body. paying his respects TO Commissioner
Bassett follows:
The Hon Mr- Bassett is nobly earning hi3 tile tite
1oT the second time member o1 me ! Il!l1o
Commissioner is entitled TO something more than
his salary TO compensate him for the t conslan1 I
sColding of the Nspapers. In his attempts 70 70
! dong for BTookfyn what the archeoogists did
> few years aFo fer PoInpeii-dig it out When
that has been accomplished the last point Of diff
ference between PompeH and Brooklyn VIII nave
sa5in here rropiDr for terminal facilities with
= iaKimeter toastmaster presiding hope ma!
te pardoned in conclusion if avail nlyseII OF me
and rtl1irscence Just These last few dinners
Of the Amherst AIunn! Association OF New York York
] attended-they are 50 different. Those eatleF
dinners were not entirely without me oenent ,i oi
clergy. Ne were earnestly and frequently ADVISED
1a SO a'Sf e ,s g haze made the star hitch by way
the stage door. and others of Us have changed our
hitch i undesirable The songs al those earlier
I:r,ne,s wee 5f kind that sailed loudly for hush
money They were the songs that al other col
leges still sing. The man whose blood mas not
Iege songs. cheer for Old Amherst and Lord
jeffrey" is ft only for ueasons strataserls and
In other words as body We think whole lot
ago There has been a notable and justified in
crease in Arnherst enthusiasm you'd not not IKE IKE
THAT you are here tonight answers this question 9
imagination there is the sentiment that makes
college reunions possible. and there is no better
Peter Pan In all the grown-up world than the man
who cherishes his college memories
Burges johnson read long poem, verse Of
which follows
1s-as mars things those chaps might teach et
..Te1pus fugit'' don't progress when translated
Ana tsrs one Oldfasioned thets
1ee aim Of College IS te " to eadieats: ,...,
Hean't oGehter waste her brain force thinkin
Ard her P.exy should fesl his time eid
STEAD q huntin tainted through til confines Of
Iow esaestor 's may be he ss ;r no Sn s3s4cs'
T-Hiie rs faculty scholars wheNe attained TO
.-5 Each ore = ems specialist in suthfn' erudte
they hold proacted nleetins TO determine once fr
crer suden, Bn consy rlays Professional baseball
perhaps I'll time Is ccnn pretty nigh within oar
,en = college win Re teschin everything she wants
vsas ine,ua.- decent morals daily prayers Sunday
Lawn eli ez-rarous committees Of her sons
President Harris 'es. said that Amherst had more
students this year than ever before the roIi mum
herring about five hundred. OF these. he SAID there
,-ere -7or4 from other states than from Massa-
rb,lse-ts the State Of New York being represented
by l5S studerts-
Amherst ls a good college" said Nj Harms
and IN institution be proud Of The present
administration ne said had received in eight years
contributions amounting to S57eeaa- Within the
rex+ feu months Amherst he said. would receive
legacies amounting 10 about S+5oeF-
William r. Mead. So president of the ASSOCIATION.
who referred Professor Burgess as the first
authority IN the United States on political science
and the first literary critic Of the country left the
Introduction Of the professor 10 Mr.. WhIridge.
The latter introduced Professor Burgess with
sreech that -loVyed with eUlogT-
Professor Burgess told Of his experiences as
Roosevelt professor a. the University Of Berlin.
The most satisfactory man 20 do business with in
the world. said the professor, Is the German
Emperor. The speaker narrated q number cf in
stances show the wit. er7ldition and marked
business ability Of tfe Kaiser and the wonderfully
quick methods obtaining in the German court
Conmissoner RasseJt told OF the troubles ne had
in being q member Of the Public Service Commits