The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

The University Club Is about to fulfu
rs truly metropolitan faaesion-that OF
providing a local habitation and name
for the inteTectuals and the illumina,l Of
this Capital City. This was the message
which it, fifth annual banquet in the
New willard last evening bore TO its
members
Esprit de corps and COLLEGIATE spirit have
been ripenIng for half decade. Now
the University Club Is ready not merely
TO talk about ii. but 70 plan Tor new
clubhouse. The money is already pouring
in generously. for there is $500 sub
scribed, With SS,09 more In sight
The new University Club. as planned.
IS an inspiring vision 1t viii be a splen-
did building. a gem Of architecture. while
strictly utintarian in al It's purposes and
q worthy addition 70 The large ranks Of
clubdom in Washington. II viii be. in
intellectual spirit. a companion piece TO
the Cosmos club. although the aims Of
the two organizations viii not necessarily
conflict
VIII Cost sun, of S-E50.oOO.
The proposed new structure, at 5he
corner % Vermont avenue and
I street. opposite the Arlington Hotel
uir De erected al a cost Of sS58Oe, Il
wiH differ radically from the marble pal
ace which the university men have built
in Fifth avenue. New York. IN that four
Of its eight stories viii be used Tor doTmi-
tory purposes. The architectural style
VIII be a modified English renaissance
Il represents q maximum Of esthetic ef-
feet and utIHtarian comfort for the sam
devoted to il
Nct oniy has s790os been already sub
seribed. but the wealthy men OF the elpb
viii. il is planned. contribute another
SlooG0. while the rank and lie OF the
membership viii give s5a.e59 toward the
project. The club VIII bond itself for the
balance % the amount needed.
The stimulating effect Of this new edi-
Zee is conceded u viii weld together
the scattered stands OF university circles
IN this city The membership viii un-
doubte6ly inclu6e the entire roster OF
graduates here. be they from Harvard.
Leland Stanford. Minnesota. or Tuiane.
L win shape and crystalline the intel
iectusi life Of Washington 10 an extent
hitherto undreamed Of
This was the gladsOme tidings which
the fifth annual banquet bore TO the club
The news was Cheerei 10 the echo The
ambitious vision was borne 20 the club
men not merely from the lips Of their
president DR. Charles D Walcott. Of the
Smithsonion Institution, but On the screen
of the stereopticon.
Thrilled the BanqueterS.
When the banqueters saw long line
of splendid cIubhouses beginning with
the Union League Club Of New York. in
cludiug the Lambs. Metropolitan. Yale.
and University clubs Of that city. cli-
NAKED with the drawing Of their own
beautiful edifce-to-be. their blood was
thrilled. They could not restrain them
selves
It was Citing that this ambitious. al
belt conservative. discussion OF plans
should form the epilogue OF this feast
Of wisdom and flow Of soul" which this
annual dinner was-with decided enpha-
sis upon the flow OF soul" 1t was not
conventional banquet. It was not
heavy or Ponderous- II was breezy
and witty affair. modelled in general In
tenfion after the Gridiron Club dinners.
The toastmaster. Henry z Davis, who
Is a practical hand at toastmastering,
gave plain warning 70 the speakers not
20 exercise their gray matter He told
them what was wanted
ANY classical illusions which accident
ally steal their way into speeches viii
be referred 70 appropriate committees. -
he concluded.
The first speaker was Dr. Henry s
Pritehett. ex-president OF the Massachu-
setts institute OF Technology. and presi-
dent Of the Carnegie foundation fund for
tie advancement OF teaching He ex-
pressed what he had TO say bluntly, but
always with a view TO the humorous
possibilities OF the situation.
There IS room for both the Cosmos
and University clubs in this mighty
Capital" he said There IS no doubt
about that
we have now reached the stage In
national development when the hard
working scientist. or the everyday
author. is quite as welcome at the White
House as the politician. This IS quite an
achievement, in view of the conditions
as they prevailed within the memory OF
our children. We are ready now TO study
men 6ispassiouateiv, to compare and con
tTsst them
Compared with Roosevelt.
Compare Theodore Roosevelt. of Har-
vard. with the Hon Boiss Penrose. OF
Harvard. OF william Howard Taft. Of
Yale. with Thomas c Piatt. Of Yale.
Comment is unnecessary. BY a curious
process Of retrogression I have lived. sue
cessively. in Washington. Boston. and
New York. and from personal experience
can say that most Of the people Of
these cities are engaged in throwing
bricks Al the man who Is about 20 leave
the White House.
IF you wish TO End the political soul Of
this country. you must go to Ohio. or Hi
nois. OF Bfiss0uri-most Of all. Missouri
Our President has the confidence OF the
people as no Executive has had since
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