New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
SYRACUSE MEN RALLY
Dix Glad University Has Started
a Forestry School.
CHANCELLOR GETS STARTED
Head of University Says Country
Needs "a Little Reciprocity
Around the Rim.

The annual rally Of the metropolitan
alumni OF Syracuse University to cheer
Chancellor James Roscoe Day took place at
the Hotel Brevoort, Fifth avenue and S'n
street last evening. The chancellor at first
was a bit wary of the cheers; he negseu
his audience mot to get him started pu'
the audience hadn't brought him all the
way down from his "baokwoods' toF notl',
ing. They got him started. all rlen'' anu
ne went
The chancellor talked a little bit AZ nrs'
about the university. He said that the !eai
had been sober one-sober in the suohes
OF Providence that had seemed impossloie
20 him. He referred TO the deaths OF ti''ee
men intimately associated with the grown
of the university. among whom was Johh
8 Huyler But he was confident that 'he
great work would go on. we are grow
ing" he said because we have TO grow
I've believe in large things he went on
he was getting started now-we can
understand how Americans can oeieNe III
any other than large things. IL mis- me
with wonder it perplexes me. wnen see
an American trying to dwarf things tha'
are large.
THE day % the muckraker is past. We
M longer mean TO have this country de-
famed throughout the world. Business IN
+eeritv was never higher than il is TINS
night when we are gathered here, and II
will continue 10 be high in this country
The business men Of America are the
noblest. straightest. cleanest. truest, most
+ransparent men that walk the earth in all
nations.
Il am glad we have a Governor who is
going 10 administer the state on business
principles; I am glad we have Governor
who is as wise as | am. Syracuse is IN line
with these large things. l have nothing
resstmistic. nothing foreboding TO say
either of the university or of the country
All the country needs is the Atlanuc on
one side. the Pacific on the other, Coo
great sky above-and a little reciprocity
sround the rim"
Governor Dix, the guest Of the evening
the chancellor really belonged there, one
might sav-could not wait 70 hear that he,
"a pilgrim from the people" might LAND
eventually at the White House, according
10 the random poetical thoughts of the
Rev. DR. Arthur Copeland. He was called
away early by an engagement to review
favored the company with a few thoughts
on forestry.
Two years ago. he said. when ne was
epeaking at Syracuse he suggested that
the university might give a practical NUS
tration Of growing trees for commercial
purposes. There was no reason. he de-
clared. why this country should he forced
20 go 10 Germany and France for seedlings.
Switzerland he pointed out. received a tre-
nendous revenue from her forests but 1t
should be remembered that she had sys-
fem Of forestry four hundred years before
This country was discovered. II was not
theory he was advocating. he added. but
practice.
The dinner of course. would have been
bopelessly inconsequential without a word
from Syracuse women. Mrs. Lucille Bald
win Van Slyke was the one who brought II.
She started off as was to be expected, with
votes.
Some women go about 1t. she said
with a lemon meringue pie. some with
an axe or a gun. and occasionally few
of us try logic. The women who bite po-
ucemen aren't going 10 get votes any
quicker than the rest of us, but then, OF
course. the rest Of us won't enjoy the mar
tyrdom Of a perfectly lovely little cell
"The first university. Eden, was co-edu-
cational Adam wouldn't have obtained his
diploma as soon as he did if his classmate
hadn't been an expert in botanical re-
search Anyway she took her degree first. -