The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-20

Assuming the role Of big Bill Taft. Of
Yale" the President OF the United States
banished worries of state and entered into
the spirit of the Washington sons of Old
Ell at their annual banquet at the Raleigh
last night.
He entered the hall TO the tune Of
THE Star Spangled Banner" but when
the orchestra struck into the "Boola'
chorus. with every alumnus on his feet
singing Justify. the Taft smile appeared
and remained in evidence until the last
toast had been made and the last Yale
slogan sung.
Songs Of the gridiron, diamond. and
campus took every old grad at the ban
quet board back in memory TO the shady
elms Of New Haven. and there was a tone
Of tender Renaissance or bright prophecy
for the future OF Yale IN each address.
Even the President grew eloquently seuti-
mental in his tribute to Yale spirit and
the traditions OF Eli
Three Alumni Speak.
Huntington Wilson, First Assistant Sec
rotary of State. was POSTMASTER. He
called upon only three alumni-President
Taft, Dean Jones. and Prof Emory,
chairman Of the tariff board. Dean Jones
made a direct appeal 10 the President. as
a member of the Yale Corporation, for
higher salaries for her professors. He
said other universities. not 50 important,
pay their Instructors more, and that it is
not uncommon for Harvard or Chicago,
for instance, to obtain a member OF the
Yale faculty by offering a large compen-
sation.
With the alumni cheering and waving
their napkins, Dean Jones turned 10 Pres
ident Taft and said: II beg Of you to see
that the salaries Of Yale professors are
raised forthwith" The Chief Executive
promised to DO his best. but said Yale
has not as much money 10 spend as many
like institutions.
1.-THE dean said something about sal
aries" the President began. My recoI-
lection is we have just got through rails
ing salaries. Now. Of course, they are
not up 10 what they ought to be- We
have not had as much money at Yale as
we have had at some other universities,
but / think that under the benefcent
government and the proper methods Of
our secretary we are on the way TO get
ting more money. and when we do get il.
we are going TO spend it in salaries. No
one can live in Washington without be
ing on that same side of the question.
Without Any Restrictions.
Tt IS true that our donors are becom-
Ing more liberal as 10 the limitations that
they impose on the money which is con
tributed 70 the university. and they are
leaving it to the university, as they ought
TO leave it. without any restriction what
ever.
I belong, though I claim to be a young
man, to old Yale. 1 graduated In 70
Our class numbered III graduates. My
fathers class Of g numbered about 100
and the difference between the total num-
Der Of the academic department in his
time and in mine was comparatively little.
Therefore. I 90 back TO the time when
every man in the class knew every other
man well.
I cannot add anything 20 what Prof.
Emery has said with reference to the
spirit OF Yale, for he stated it so finely
and his quotations were so much 20 the
point that It would be painting a lily to
do 80. The spirit Of Yale, as I under
stand It. is the spirit OF endurance. the
desire 20 win, the willingness to face de-
feat. but the unwillingness under any
circumstances TO resort 70 any method
that shall faint what comes. We, OF Yale
think We have something that they don't
have Ia the same degree in any other
university. I believe that Is 50 absolutely.
Every other university thinks the same
thing. and it IS well that It does but ~
you get men from other universities way
on IN corner. OF get the fathers of in
corner, who have had sons at other
universities. and force them to a confess
sion, they are more likely to admit that
Yale has the spirit and has the bond that
Is valuable for her graduates in a higher
degree than any other university.
Spirit Of seIf-restraInt.
The spirit OF service that We have
there no one can have been 70 the uni
veFsity without feeling the effect Of. ana
the spirit Of self-restraint. and OF being
not only good winner. but a good loser.
is something that nlakes Yale men sue