New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-11
ALUMNI PRAISE SHANKLN'
President of Wesleyan Seeks
100000 for University.
HAS RAISED 900, 900 NOW
= w. Whitridge Lauds Small
College and Classics as
Basis for Education.

,.,,dred members of the Wesleyan
,,.i,ersitv Club Of New York dined al
ra,ropico's last night in honor OF Will
-, Arnold Shanklin, president OF the
t,.orsity. The dinner was particularly
.a,sbration of his achievement In rails
q nillion-dollar endowment for the
Methodist college during the last year
l,.oree ". Dawson, '92. was POSTMASTER.
PRESIDENT Shanklin announced in his
.daress 10 the alumni that he did not
,,,and 10 stop at the million mark, but
',.nected 10 raise 100000 more during
49, ,ext three years Half of this amount
los needed as an endowment and hat
49, rev buildings, he said. Substantial
.,oo,nts had already been promised tow
ard the 100000 fund he declared. In
s,ssklng OF Wesleyan he said;
wesleyan is content to continue to be
college doing intensive rather than eX-
tsnsive work. IL does not claim to teach
oil things 10 all men, but rather to teach
the essential things to a picked body o.
resolute men"
The other speakers were Melanc:hon
Voolsey Stryker. president Of Hamilton
college. which is President Shankln's
alma mater; Stephen III. Oln. '66. Fred
.rick W Whitridge, president of the
University Club and also Of the Third
Avenue Railroad Company; Professor
Caleb T. Winchester professor OF English
literature on the Wesleyan faculty, and
Henry II. Crane. 1S. representing the
undergraduates.
MIR Whitridge said he had been so
busy answering summonses from the
Public Service Commission on charges OF
which he was entirely Innocent. and with
matters concerning the Yonkers strike
on the street car lines. that he had had no
time 10 prepare n speech. lie discussed.
however the advantages Of the small
college over the big university, as they
appeared to him. He declared the clas-
sizes and the so-called fundamentals.
which were dwelt upon more in the small
college than the large one. were more
important in the training of young men
10 think clearly. and for moulding char
aeter, than athletics.
Professor Winchester received the long
Wesleyan cheer with three "Winches
on the end when he rose TO speak. lie
said he represented the old guard of the
faculty. lie was inclined TO think the
college hoy Of to-day was not taught to
think for himself as he had been i'm years
past lie said the tendency to-day was 10
educate more by things than by thoughts.
The great mass Of reading matter which
the public devoured to-day was not cal
culated TO broaden the intellect-it was
not thinking matter. but was made TO read
while YOU wait he declared. lie depre-
cated the apparent present day condition
when many people seemed to prefer 10
get their knowledge and entertainment
from the moving picture show rather than
from good and interesting reading
Among those present were irving
Bstchclder. John T.. Eustis. Public Service
Commissioner: Bishop William Burt,
Judge George G. Reynolds. who is ninety
two years old. and the oldest living Yves
loysn graduate Judge Martin Knapp. OF
tho Court Of Commerce; former Governors
Weeks and Woodruff Of Connecticut.
George Coleman. counsel 20 the Public
service Commission. and George lie Mont,
State Superintendent of Banks OF New
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