The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
WESLEYAN ALUMNI
MEET At BANQUET
Washington Graduates Exchange
"reminiscences of College Life
at Annual Function.

Amid songs. marches, and cheers
that brought back recollections OF
their college days. the Washington
Alumni Association OF Wesleyan Uni
versity, at Middistovn. Conn, held
their annual banquet last night at the
shoreham. The banquet was given IN
honor OF President william Arnold
Shanklin. the president OF the uni
versity. The occasion was an enthust-
astic one. the banqueters remaining at
the table until late hour. exchanging
"reminiscences of their college days.
Judge Martin A. Knapp, OF the Com
merce Court, was toastmaster. preceding
his duties with q rousing speech. In which
"reminiscences OF the university played
an Interesting part, and which were much
enjoyed by the assemblage He gave his
speech an interesting phase politically by
referring TO the fact that in these days
when ''egotism Is so fashionable" he
lad been reelected for three terms to
the Office OF the presidency OF the alumni
association, and that he never had any
occasion to say that he was not In the
contest for a third term.
The speech OF the evening, however,
was made by President Shanklin. which
was much enjoyed. lie spoke of Wes-
leyan University sending out men into
the world who do things" He regarded
the prominent part that college men
now recognized 10 have in the political
world as the hope OF civilization and
took strong ground for small colleges
and intensive work as against the big
colleges. His desire, he said. was that
Wesleyan should never have over 500
men on its campus. OF the n,oo0,0oO
endowment, which the university de-
sired. over 10000 had already been sub
scribed.
Responses were made by Rev. James
A. MontEomerv and A. R. Robertson. Of
the Undergraduate class, in which he
gave a history OF its standing In the
athletic world and its accomplishments.
Warns Against Recall.
Adds B. Browne gave the current Of the
addresses another political turn. which
was loudly applauded, in which he ap-
pealed to his hearers ito keep the ship
Of state free from the peril Of the Idle
mob in ITS effort for the recall Of the
judiciary
Prof. 4. Rosa. George Round. Duane e.
Fox. who spoke Of co-education as
academic heresy;" DR.. c. W. Stiles,
Gregg Paine, and Gov. z. W. Clark, Of
Alaska, also made interesting speeches
in responding TO toasta
During the evening Herndon Morsell
sang several songs, which were enjoyed
and applzuded, as were also the lea0
and songs Of Odell S. Smith, who was
chairman OF the committee OF arrange
ments, and to whom all agreed much OF
the pleasure OF the banquet was due.
Present at Banquet.
Those present were President William
A. Shankiin, A. R. Robertson, Judge Mar
tin A Knapp, Rev. James A. Montgom-
cry. James c. Clark, Duane z. Fox.
Herndon Morsell; Gov. W. E. Clark. Of
Alaska; n. N. Perrins. A. Mann, George
W. vinal, George c. Round, Frank B.
Littell, II. p. Gerald. e. l. Harvey, A. II.
Clark, r. n. Patterson, J.. F. Defandorf,
n. P. Scudder, p. z. Garrison, Sidney
Kent, A c. True, H. b. Woodward. Hugh
Mccoy, DR.. Thomas w. Burnett, Jack
son Tinker. Oswald T. Schultz, ". F.
Dales, F. S. Durston, Gregg Paine. DR..
Howard Hawxhurst R. W. Miner. W.
r. Roe. Prof. z. B. Rosa, Frank s.
Smith, Odell 8. Smith. Prof. Z. w.
Thompson, Dr. C. W. Stiles, Howard Hill,
Roger Bacon, Adds B. Browne. George
l. Bodine, DR.. Lemon, DIR. W. p. Thir-
kield John G. Williams. Rev. W. r.
Wedderspoon, Jay McCatheran, William
Walkley, John B. Mccarthy, and Mayo
Dudley.