The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
\. Y. U. ALUMNI STIRRED UP
nR. WILELLAND SPEikS oar
A. me tNNg.AL DINNER.
Uants More Active Participated ~ the
NluRni IN University AnalFs-rhe
N KIND ~ Nan tse Thlnks Wh0 shsnlsi
succeed Ghaneetlsr NarCPacAen.

.vir,t Of dissatisfaction on the part
- ONE of the alumni of New York Uni-
,srsifv With the conduct % tho Affairs
- .hsir alma mater found q spokesman
ias, night az the annual dinner % the
gunl al the Waldorf in the Rev. T.
,,.vin McClelland. prsaident Of the
mn. or a. be said he perhaps ought TO
to It. -president OF the alumni OF the
apartment Of arts and sciences.'
Dr McClelland's REMARKS wore ~ satiri-
81 a, times - not 10 be unders,a ndAble to
'hase not familiar With the inside history
of'he dssirsof the alumni to have q strong
representation on the university council.
He began by recalling that Chancsllcr
MAcCTacksn was not present although
invited and said that the attitude nf
the members 81 the council. none Of
whom YES present. vas "a be seen In the
enthusiasm With which they had ac-
c.ptNd Tho invitation TO ba there.
Dr McClelland went into the history
of the rejection Of the plan rendered last
year To the council for alumni repre-
.sntAtlon and of what he called the failure
" tho plan proposed by the councsl a. a
substitute for that Of tho alumni. lie
s,ld ,ha, the plan proposed Ivy the council
has failed because it gave no oeriaintv that
the rho,ce % the alumni would he ether
representative or effective and because
the term proposed Tor represent ativea
s~cted by the alumni was too short.
The speaEer. amid some cheers and a.
many groans. described an alumnus %
NaN Nork University a. at present rscog-
niIed frequently a. the Adopted -nn OF
other foreb~ars and sotneiinss - "A
founding who has no cholastic fore
hears at all. He contTa-. 100. o.. a ,Uis
condition the definition OF a Harvard
alunnus a. one upon whom has been
conferred the degree 81 bachelor
som. II those present. DIR. McClelland
sAid were willing 20 admit for the sake
II peace that an alumnus Of New York
University might he adopted from some
other college. bat they didn't like the
dss n alumni with no collage mother
sN~~pt the foster one Tie added that he
would he ashamed 20 tell the proportion
Il moo college TO college men who have
par N directing things AT New York
University.
!, had come to a Pass. Dr. Met LELAND
ssd where the alumni were measured
not oy what you are. hut by whH; YOU
have given in dollars aud cents tn anna
"sisg In other words. the yellow yard
s.rk mas been laid on you and On ne,
ara we're sick 81 ".
- I'D continued DIR. McClelland. -hs.-
,aIse some Of Us found out thai a mi
versity 10 meant to replace the college IN
the preparation for an active career.
while we believe that nothing can replace
the college There are a Few who believe
that 10 10 not the function OF the universi'y
to stand before Callow high school youths
and say: We welcome you to the degree
~ doctor ~ medicine. bachelor Of laws
other degrees With which Ne have been
80 prodiRnl
after speaking Of the approaching re-
trement OF the chancellor and saving
that he Was willing To give him the credit
tor all the achievements Of value that
have come To the univ eFsity. Br. Act lei
and went IN To describe the sort Of man
the alumni wanted for the place Among
other thmRA. he said they wanted a man
Who would -appolnt a BODY of councilman
vno will counsel, not merely men whose
names are great IN busine-s. law or mel
lcine hut men who have interest IN the
institute We love iNpp!aTse.
Continuing hi- description 81 The ideal
chancellor Dr McClelland sad he should
10 man who would -Sa' ne face like q
Ant against sp-c1llef tptorlrl crri u, its= =
and that he must -holiev" and practise
thst the college - nOI IN" ris~e ?" IRA ~
men 20 make living. bu' - grow lf~,
n teach law not n a practice ~ bus 70
neea but a. an honorable professor. "a
send doctors out who viii uot ask What
ioes the public owe me hut what do !
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