New-York tribune., 1911-11-10
SOME PROMINENT GUESTS
sJOLL|TY At NY. i. DINNER
Distinguished Men Join Alumni in
Honoring New Head.
DR.. BUTLER RAISES LAUGH
Columbia's President Then Wei
comes Chancellor Brown to City
of Big Opportunities.

York university last nlSnt AT the ulnner IN
the Hotel Astor 10 honor Or. Elmer Ellis
worth Brown, the new chancellor of the
institution.
Il have never sat in the presence OF rs
much brains as l did tonight" was the
remark made by one OF those present. which
the Rev. George Alexander. who was toast
master. quoted in introducing the delegate
from Harvard
The soiemnity of the exercises at the IN
stallation of the new head of the univer-
sity that had taken place during the day
gave way TO a tendency on the part of the
speakers TO draw upon the lighter aspects
Of the great place upon which Chancellor
Brown entered Nicholas Murray Butler.
president of Columbia University. told the
new chancellor that being college presi-
dent was great fun and that he should not
believe all the things that had been told
him during the day.
Your diet viii consist Of professors.
said Dr. Butler. turning toward Chancel-
lor Brown. You will eat professor for
breakfast. and II you are discriminating
YOU Will preferably take one of sociology.
and YOU will have literary man for din
ner II is really admirable and nutritious.
and am sure that within half year you
all the lunatics in the community
They will make a liar of you. All col
Iege presidents are liars ex-officio." And
DR. Butler told how a Western CO lege
president related to Or. Eliot. former pres
,dent Of Harvard how a local paper had
made liar OF him within Il week Of his
taking the place He asked DR.. Eliot If
ne had had the same experience. said DR..
Butler and Or. Eliot answered Worse
than that; they proved it."
Cites Street Cleaners Strike.
Sow. YOU may not have had the time 20
read the papers to-day" DR.. Butler con-
tiDued The gentlemen who collect ashes
ard garbage in this city have gone on
si,4ke because they don't want to work
nights. You needn't do that The rules OF
our union arc n minimum siXteen-hour day
"You will be surprised at the questions
vou will he asked and YOU will answer.
Orniscience is necessary to meet all OF
them. but YOU will know enough 10 get
away With it."
Dr. Butler then turned serious. He wei
coined Chancellor Brown as coming 10 the
CITY where he could hear the heart throns
of human life EIe said that New forK
CITY offered the greatest opportunities oil
any place in modern times for the educator
Whatever the conditions might he in this
oitv. no matter how its government was
hN said. II offered the greatest incentive Tor
work. the largest field for doing things
that were really worth while
There is no room i'm American education
FOR competitive institutions he SAID
Even banded together as we are. we are
vet feeble before the task that nature mas
set before US And here in New YORK par
tic,,larly. our work is tremendous. we can
make this CITY before our generation Is over
,,bat il ought to be, the world s greatest
beacon light. and / welcome Chancellor
Rrown 70 the great share Of this work that
he will help us to accomplish.
chancellor Brown sat among the pres'-
tdenfs Of the oldest universities ana '"o
t6elAgates from those whose preslden'S
icould not attend. With him at the speak
.rs. table were seated the Rev. George
Alexander Dean Clarence j. AsAleE'
mean Thomas NJ Ballet, David a boo1y'
nehemiah Roynton, Nicholas Murray But
,ar lanes c. Cannon. Dean NlillaIn -
coates Andrew : Draper, commissioner
of Education: Arthur Twining HaoleI'
rraeidaDt of Yale University; Paul ~
Iiorrs delegate Of Harvard University
To,r Daniel W Herring. Dean Jcsoph
1-rench Johnson. Clarence II. Kelsey, Will
lam NJ Kingsley. Dean De Egbert lie
ra,-re Henry NJ. MacCracken, Syndlc Johh
~ NacCracken. William F. Magic. oele-
,5,ts Of Princeton University; Or. John =.
rM1;nn,. John T. Parsons. JACOB Eoulo
scburuan. president Of Cornell University
Dean Charles II. Snow. Eugene Stevenson
Jobn J. Stevenson. Dean Francis hoVey
s,od1ard. James stokes and WiIlam =
y-.sbb,,rn Commissioner of Civil Service
Washington.
Reads Message from Taft.
Dr Alexander opened the speaking oS
reading a letter from President Taft En-
pressing regrets at his inability TO aUehu
the dinner the President wrote III part:
"Tbe government has lost faithful ana
.,s1a.,tle public servant when DR.. Brown
1eAzned as Commissioner OF Educatioi'
ArbsNew York University is TO be con
parstulated upon securing the services ol
so able anG distinguished an educator.
cbanceIlor Brown said that his principal
function was 20 abstain from SPEAKING DH'
tbat ne could not refrain from the an
ro,rcouent Of one policy on behal o.
the university. 49,. 90
IT has been decided" he said. not 10
co,duc+ the affairs Of the university per
-ar,,,l.. ~, the lines followed this week,
and we will settle down 10 real WORK WIN
. pleasant memory Of the days tnat nave
just passed ~, tho
Harvard University as the Oldest OF the
to,,,t,y was the first 10 offer lis Tribute
l. chancellor Brown. President Lowell was
N l,,. 10 attend. and Professor PAU Hehry
,ra,N,e took his place. He congratulated
Nv, York University on having secured
Dr. Brown and he offered his fcH'l'a tioiiS
~ the chancellor on the great Held oi
activity opened TO him.
d. Hanus told Of how greatly Dr. hro"h
had aided he achievement OF recoshl'ioi
IN this country Of the importance ana sell
business of the study OF education tie sara
that untu the present time eVerypody ;
opirion on education was equally soou'
and tpat that o. no one was worth muc"'
We were lust beginning the development
of 2 science Of education. he said. ana "hf'
was needed was a large series Of thorousn
eYperiments 10 establish facts that cou'o
he nut behind those opinions. Ana III
Brown had the experience and the quaiU,
catons 10 aid greatly I'm this Work thro"s"
his new power. 90
President Hadley Of Yale said mat a'
first he had been at a loss whether 10 com
rnfserate with the Bureau Of National hou
cation or 10 congratulate New YORK cii,
versitv on the change I'm Or. Browns held
Of activity.
Hadley Quotes French Proverb'
There is a French proverb' ne sdiu'