The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-23
PROGRESS

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capllal and Surplus. SI4,Ooo, 900
ls S~syHI rs Semen a. @AJA
aor other hand was FnRci. lind.
/ otetann ui New York preaid.nR u.--,.
n fairfield sat at Or 0roavonor's rigbt
president GaTtield told the ,in,nnl
Hhat class reunions meant 20 him nd n
me ideals he has for Williams lie Thsn
~ proo"eded To read long let Of riftr
mat nav" iallcn TO the college rom
various sourcs's during the year. Ho
spoke ct the N0O.no which falls 10 Will
ans by the will ut the late John stewart
Kennedy 81 New York. Of two S9S mn
hequests from Mrs.. Frnno.s n Cnrt,s
81 Chicago and Mrs. Mary N. sticknov
/ hpalding Of Groton.
He Rad letter which the secretary az
the class ~ lssS had ust handed him
SAYING that lssS had subscribed 81 500 al
ts re'inion dinner 20 20 coward the fund
20 increase professors salaries. and that
the class pledged itself 70 contrtbute
$50 year Tor the same fund until it,
thirtisth reunion.
One q tho gifts which pleased me
most. said Mr.. Oarileld, was a chscs for
10 IRON Mr., Ernst. who was graduated
q year ago. lie told mo he'd landed on
M, teet and wanted 10 give his first week :
salary n Williams COllegs-
This was Dutchy Ernst. All editor az
the Williams Record. who's mora IN
familiar name was Morris l.. Ernst
tieorge ksnnan. who had Just received
a doCtorats Of letters spoke 10 the alumni
OF contrasts which hs found hetwean
educational practices IN Japan and our
methods Of teaching.
President Harry Pratt Judson OF the
University Of Chicago. a graduate OF
Williams in 1870. said he'd found a good
many changes In Williams College What
Impressed him most seems % have been
tbs increase m the number Of hathtihs
m dOrmitories and fraternity houses
To said he hoped Williams College
wOuldn't grow 20 he a large institution. lie
had seen Western State universities grow
faster than their resources. with the ~
suit that the professors had 20 teach too
many students
What ! hops IA $50 here said presi-
dent Judson. -is not a very much larger
college, but A. our resources grow a very
efficient college. You can get Greek and
Latin anywhere. but you can't get the
subtle somsthing that We know 20 bs the
spirit 81 Williams Collage
Other speakers we're Francis T. Isupp
and Frances Cabot Lowell. They aRresd
that Williams Colleges was SGT IN one OF
the perfect spots In tho world and declared
that nobody doubted IT, Mr. laupp
pointed 10 James h Garfield. brother
u President Harry Garfield and denom-
mated him The best Secretary Of tho
Interior this country ever had
Gov Hughes got a groat reception whom
Dr. Gros' enOr introduced him simply
as The Governor ui New York
Max RutiCr, h0ss chonr leader for ton
years ~ Williams athletics. hoped Ia a
tailc top and drew uihe rahs from tho
alumni that made The Governors ears
buzz This b uart IL What Gov. Hu-hos
ssid
come ~ Williams not 81 an ~ . stranger
bIt reEretful rh1t h h my FRS visit. aud
though n b. first visit come with o. sense
VI return N place that I have long knoun
through the influence 81 the men nourishri
here with whom II his been M, rrsl'
fortune - come into rnutac' feel to-tig
49, though a got part 81 tho Government
81 the State 81 New Nor we're here
lNppllus'f f,r.-s Of -ti~I
! m me ~ the ~ 80 vhp is adjusting
rho 0n,n.hl ltmni.iritiou ~ tho state
% bIsrre-, methods. without fer rr favor
I'd With r. rare Intelligence and facility of
adoption uhish has commanded The r'rpeCt
~ the entire community Tsclrdlrs- Of
party your hIuIrel trustee. Mr. CLARK
Williams. tho C1mr'rollsr Of the state Of
NeH tors lNpplau--i
! hnt one ~ oar distinguished tax com.
mi-=ionsrs. who has mastered tho occuli
mysteries 1T special 'rsnohi-e as-sssmsnt.
I rnd here distinEu shed Justice. ~ ~.
Sunrsm Court I have itsfensI Win pr
ticttlnr pleasure % What ~ KEENAN, ms
said with respect - the ethods " eduru.
ton in Japan AMI a. Dr Juds1n'- remark,
with respect 90 the small college aud ID,
cont1ct % tslcher and pupil
N seems - M that there will he No
In the future whatever with r.
spcot e. the mechluics n education We
are a fertile people. We are ingenious. We
80 a price upon educati0n above all things
and Ne are sure - far a. mere met h0ds Of
instruction 90 and s., far a. euupiment II
a material Character may BE- concerned n
attain the best that h achievable IN time
In our smgll colleges We have had men
In narrow circumstances. With small oppor-
tunities 10 impress the great world out
side. leaving their lasting impress because
Of the nobility and integrity ~ their char
aCter upon Young men AZ their most plls-
&c time That IL tho secret Of the succesa
Of American life to-day In its noblest fei-
lures Il II because Of the work that has
been done by those who we're worthy Of
emulation. not In the explicit instruction.
but in the communication Of their Ideals
and their aspirations 20 the young boys
and girls. men and women who came In
public schools and academies and colleges
within the sphere Of their influence.
Tonight tbs seniors who have just
become alumni arc having their class
banqust IN North Adams. Tomorrow
morning when the dawn IL grazing the
Fast they'll come back 10 WilliamstOwn
form In solemn procession and make
the rounds of tho college buildings. Than
with tho ball tolling IN the tower thsy viii
20 In for a last morning At chapel. When
they come out they will form In q circls
and one by ons they'll step out Of the
ring and follow IL around, shaking hands
az they GO Every one Of th0m viii feel
a. though the bottom bad fallen out Of
tho world and perhaps Il has.
TO RE- DCCE CLASS DAY CROWD.
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