The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-12

About forty men, who called them
low square in the centre of the room
and made things lively. The addresses
We're interesting, many good stories be-
ing told, and the college spirit Of
younger days p~aevailed.
The Rev. Claudfus M. Roome, chair
man of the committee, introduced DR..
James Spencer Brown as POSTMASTER.
Professor Edward Delavan Perry,
dean of the faculty of philosophy, CO.
lumbla University, spoke on Columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean," He said it vas
unique to see the alumni of the differ
ent universities join together at such
dinners. He recommended that a stu
dent should complete his undergraduate
work at one university and study for
his professional career at another.
There should be no rivalry between the
different universities, except friendly
rivalry.
Cracks Joke at Roosevelt.
Evert Jansen Wendell, of New York,
a graduate of Harvard, class of 1889,
told many laughable stories, One was
of a little boy who was offering up a
prayer. The lad said: God, take good
care of yourself, or else there Will be
none but Roosevelt left, and papa is
losing faith in him" He spoke of Har-
ward being the oldest of u universe
ties. Yale University had done good
work, he said, but the best work it ever
did was to choose its five first presi-
dents from Harvard. When Columbia
University sprung up in later years 1T
chose a Yale man as its first president,
so in that way Harvard became CO.
lumbia's grandmother. He offered a
toast, which was drunk, al standing,
ITO Columbia, the university of the
greatest city in the greatest country on
Gods footstool."
Professor George W.. Kirchwey, dean
of Columbia University Law School,
spoke on 1.-The Advantages of a College
Course to a Lawyer
Standing on One Leg.
Gould anyone doubt the advantages
of a college education to a lawyer"
said he, when we saw this evening a
prominent lawyer trying to stand ON a
chair with one leg. If he had not had a
college course perhaps he might have
found it difficult to stand on 1t with
both legs" The lawyer referred to was
one of the Gridiron Club.
James Duane Livingston, of New
York, who claimed to be the oldest NV
ing graduate OF Columbia, said there
was a time when Columbia won battles
on the river and drove old colleges Ike
Harvard and Yale off the athletic teioi
He told a story of one of Roosevelt
children talking with a neighbours chic
at Oyster Bay. Roosevelt's boy said
MY papa is the queerest man you evel
knew. If he goes to a wedding ht
thinks he's the bride, and il he goes t.
a funeral he thinks mes the corpse"
Refers to Lincoln.
The Rev. Henry E. Jackson, pastor
of the Christian Union Congregations
Church, Upper Montclair, who was tn
last speaker, had for his subject, The
I Goodness Fallacy." He made a splen
did address and told many good stories
He said the speakers had all departed
from their subjects. It reminded hin
of a man who was asked what kind o
a sermon the minister preached on
certain Sunday.
"Oh! the sermon was all right" h
said, ''but if the text had a contagiou
disease, the sermon would not hay
caught it"
The art OF good government is II
getting good men and not in any ma
chinery device to make them honest
Lincoln, he said, was the Gothic ma
of the country.
Besides Mr.. Roome. the chairman
the committee was composed of Loui
o. Ivey. Starr j. Murphy, Charles Il
Baker. Richard Cele Newton, treasurer
and Philip Goodell, secretary.
Cornell will have the 1909 dinner an
Messrs Hosea Webster and James i
Cannon will be members Of the CON
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