The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-21
PAPER THAT PEARY BURIED
GEN. HtBHiPD ENHIBITS ~
At nov UOIN DINNER.
" Marked Pcary's visit to Northernm"st
Greenland IN 1000 and the t'cnrra'
Asks II II Doesn't Tend to Prove He
HAS Been where Tie says Tie itaS.

Gen Thomas II Hubbard the presi-
dent of the Peary Arctic Club, turnished
surprising variant to the usual course
Of after dinner oratory ~ tn" Bowdoin
College Alumni Associations annual am
ner at the Hotel Gotham last night when
in the course Of his speech h" brought
from under his napkin n small Tin cocoa
box and proceeded TO take the cover on
From within he brought a small soaled
package. wrapped in white sacklnS, TINS
he unfolded and then he held at arm
length single sheet of foolscap. much
creased
This single sheet of paper said Cen
Hubbard "is the original memorandum
left 10y Commander Robert + Peary at
the northernmost tip Of the continent ot
Greenland. marking his northern de-
limitation of the continent Tins paper
he left in this cocoa can in earn OF
rocks on a day in MAY. 1900. II renamed
IN that cairn for seven years, then II wa,
found by members Of the Danish sclen-
titic expedition in May, 1907, and by them
it was brought to Denmark H. ar act OF
courtesy and as conclusive proof that IN"
man who wrote 1t had been where he
said he had been after his return to civ
iliaation"
For a minute the fifty members Of
Bowdoin's alumni and the gGos's OF the
Wesleyan association who were also about
the tables looked in silenC" At the cocoa
can and at the creased sheet ot paper
written upon with lead pencil IN the hand
of the pole dscoverer. then there were
cheers and the diners crowded around
Gen Hubbard to have closer look at
the relic from tn. forbidden land Of dark
ness
When he began TO speak Gen Hubbard
said that there wero certaln people in
Congress who seemed willing to doubt
Pearv'S word for It that hn had been TO
the pole and there were others outside
who cla>sed Peiry with Coos. lie asked
ig IN the minds of the averag" p"opl" of
intelligence proof of the ganuneneSs
OF IA mans assertion il regard To one
achievement which h" claimed would
not predi-po-. an acceptan"" of his other
statements Dur!nS his long trip to the
Arctic from iSgS 10 1902 fedrv had COM
pe.cly delmita'ed IN" northern coast
oi Greenland. the speaker said. something
no man had eyer a"hi", 81 before \
record Of has visit To the eNtrc ne northern
tin of III. continent was whI' hp SAID
upon his return that he had lcit there 10
a earn
"For seven wears no human being
passed near that earn; then came th"
memhers OF the Danish expedition, and
they took this record with them" Gen.
Hubbard continued II Wa, thus the only
mlsslv. the only relic of mankind that
had ever crossed around the ZIP of Green
land over TO tn" Eastern Hemisphere
Before Gen hubbard had brought the
historic cocoa box the Wow II IN" uinerS y
Pres ldent William u" Wit Hyde If Bow
Of the progress that had been made NJ IN
Brunswick sine" they got out Of hearing
of the chapel bell.
There's really nothing bad about
Bowdoin. said tn. president with II
humorous refer.nC. to tn. prevailing {
custom of college presidents seeking
aims To paint a dolorous view of the needs
of their institutions During thu last
four or iiN years more than 81 .DNO.trn
has been added to the endow of the
college and our endowment now passes
the s2,UoW0 mark. Our only crying
need L. TO add to the equipment of the
medical college and already n campaign
IN that direction has been initiated!
President Hyde. in referring TO the
high standard of scholarship that Bowdoin
maintains said that the frateruitles
themselves hav" taken great pride IN
seeing to II that the scholarship Of their
individual members is kept above re-
rroach, they even appoint coaching teams
for their delinuuents.
George W 1illson. -, was toastmaster
Sore Of those al the tables were Donald
B Macmillan, VINO was n member ot
Peary'- successful polar expedition; Noah
x X. Pe'tinEill So. Dr Frank VI Tukey
! 81, Dr kober, f. Soule. 's6; Clarence h
Flint. 'Ol; George = Coleman. William u
Leonard. George VI La Monte. Herber,
b Shonk and Roland j Bunten repre-
sented the Wesleyan alumni