Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-22
RUTGERS HONORED
At COLLEGE MEMS
annual BANQUET
Alumni in MontcIair Association
Sing Praises Of Jersey
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Institution. ssA

The nineteenth annual banquet d
the College Mems Association, Of
Montclair n vicinity, was held last
night in the banquet hall of the Hotel
Montclair. 1t was one of the most Sue
cessful yet held, not SO much in point
of numbers, but In enthusiasm and In
service. The affair was in Charge OF
| the Rutgers graduates.
The special guests were: President
William H. S. Denlarest, Of Rutgers
Professor William I. Chamberlain, for
merlv OF Rutgers; Congressmaf-elect
Edward w. Townsend, of Upper Mont
clair. and the Rev. Henry E. Jackson,
of Upper Montclair. Former judge
| Alfred f. Skinner, of this city, grad
uate of Rutgers. 's3. was postmaster.
! The first speaker was President
| Denlarest, who had for his toast col
lege and the Personal Equation" He
said in part:
1.-THE manner of personality is in the
| college feeling; the student personality
is the supreme thing in connection
with the college. The student may not
have received SO much from the teach
ers as he had from college life. The
ma Of quality will be efficient in his
work. There are a lot of boys that
ought not go to college. They have
not the personality and 1t would be
better for some boys now in college
to get out of it. They should go At
something else, especially as boys DO
not enter college until they are ~
years old. a..
Mr.. Townsend spoke to the toast
Campaign Stories" He made a YER
witty address, and kept his hearers
convulsed with laughter. IF politics
are not now being played at Trenton,
he declared, "in my political life OF
thirty years / have seen them
PLAYED. am a Progressive Demo
GRAFT and a Reluctant Republican" He
described Essex county as having one
hundred miles of beautiful streets,
lined with handsome villas and each
occupied by from I'M to five black Re-
p%ublicans. 1T have made some pre-
election promises" concluded MI
Townsend, and I will now make an
after-election promise. After a
fourth of March, when my name goes
on Uncle Sans payroll, and I BEGIN
TO a some OF my eieotion deoIs J
twill try and return 10 you a wof~ny
service"
The Rev. Mr.. JACKSON WOE O@sSou ~
by tho POSTMASTER TO deliver an eaio6y
on the late Rev. DR.. Arnory H Brsd-
| ford. He said In part: TT 10 not nee
essary for the college men OF Mont
clair to deliver an eulogy ON DT. Brad
ford. His life was his own sufnctert
eulogy, and the college men should
seek what causes the influence OF Dr..
Bradford in the community. The SIM
plicity. sincerity and love OF the man
did not consist in the books he had
written, nor in the rare judgment Of
the man, but the secret consisted IN
his goodness for his fellow nan and his
! compassion for those In need. He
welded together goodness Inc chivalry,
which made goodness fascinating and
attractive. He was n good man: bril-
liant men are plentiful, but good men
are a rare achievement"
The party broke up by singing Annie
Laurie" and Aud Lang Syne." Dur
ing the evening songs were unE by q
quartet from the Rutgers Glee Club.
The Upper Montclair College men all
congregated at one long table. and
during the evening a w college yells
and sang songs and whistled. just be-
fore the last dishes of the banquet we're
severed they all arose. and. led BY
lsEsman J. Ridgway and Seward Davis,
they marched In lockstep around each
table in the large hall, singing We'll
Wander" much to the amusement Of
the diners