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

7 Bah V on the Second mile 0i his race and Il
nov In the col grass lgraat iauEhterl. and
I wiAh 10 remind you. genilomen that ale
has Won many % her races By magnificent
work In the third and fourth miles
Bishop Partridge Of Japan wa intro
duced 10 the alumni by President Hadley
a. a magician Ia his college days who
had gAine,i thai reputation because he was
able 10 take money from the peoples
Dockets Since then he has become a
bishop
Bishop Partridge told Of HE work in
japan and spoke about tho great progress
that Americans were making in that
country. He rdiculcd tho idea Of a war
between that country and tho United
States and said that the visit u the Amen
can feet 10 Japan did great deal u good.
When Bishop Partridge concluded Presi-
dent Hadley announced that he had re-
oeived a despatch purporting 20 be from
Washington and he believed that Il WAS
from Washington. which contained the
| fOllOwings 1t 10 the best eel grass We
ever had There Wa great cheering
over this despatch. presumably from
President Taft
In introducing James ]. nm. President
hAdley said Of the Hill family that some
had obtained Yale degrees. some were
born with Yale degIees AID some had Yale
degrees thrust upon. He added that
Mr.. Hills three daughters had married
Yale men. which caused him 20 be called
Nale's youngest son.
Mr., Hill got . great cheer when be stood
up to respond 10 President HAdley's
Introduction. He said:
II had ever done anything IN the course
Of my life that would stand the test Of What
Yale stands for want 10 say few thoughts
about What feel has helped me the most
In life Never In my lne have { found
place where a lis would take the place Of
the truth In 1fty years of business sH-
perienos I never found that q transaction
that was under the shade Of luck or dsoep-
ton was worth while. So far have always
had to keep my hands clean. aud hops at
my age I am too old TO learn neW tricks
Nov want To say a few words about What
regard "A sducation The result Of edu-
cation h q trained mind. whether trained
In school. college 81 the great university
Of the world I consider nothing a more
valuable asset TO any man than a trained
mind The value % the trained mind Il
best eEemplided hy The case Of Chief Justice
John Marshall. who took the Constitution
Of tho United states when Il vas a MIXED
up document hard to understand and 70.
wrote and Interpreted Il ~ that Il 10 clear
foundation ou which the courts Of the
United States stand
he made Il most clear 40 that tho courts
can never lawfully usurp authority and II
y also most true that they cannot rightly
shrink from any responsibility that may
dcyolye upon them. The free government
Of this country makes H. final stand behind
the wisdom Of the supreme Court. and the
supreme Court oWea much 20 the trained
mind Of John Marshall
Former President Dwight made a few
pleasant remarks. was heartily appl auded
and the alumni dinner came Ia a Yale
finish with the singing Of Bright College
Years and the college cheer
II was gwen out this afternoon that
William Smith Culbertson of Emporia.
Kan. a student ia the graduate school.
Ia the Porter prize man Of the Yale year
1910 BY Porter prize 10 here meant the
John Addison Porter university prize
established hack in ls72. before there
was a university. aud reestabhshed on a
larger foundation and a broader basis
IN the year lO19. II amounts to st5O.
Is the larges, one in tho oft Of Yale I'M
versity. and one Of the great university
prizes oG the English speaking world.
Mr. CulhertROn won tho prize with an
essay on Alexander Hamilton The
judges give honorable mention % Charles
Andrews Bennett ~ Dublin, Ireland
a bachelor 81 arts OF Oxford University
for his ossay on Christianity and Con
temporary Thought Honorable men
ton s also made of q drama erutled
Lovely Peggy by Jack Randall CraW-
ford. another student IN the graduate
school who received hia bachelor of arts
degree from PrinCston University