New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-14

We meet again tonight, DoNS' WIZ"
mir1h and song;
Let melody flow wherever We go;
We dwell in friendship ever. so true and
strong.
And sorrow never know.
Yale song.
Twelve hundred sons of Eli Toasted
with the old Yale spirit tever new
at the Yale dinner at the Waldorf
last night They were there from the
class of 80 UP TO the promising ana
hopeful undergraduate Of 1917. University
decorum precluded the freshmen. While
1t was not essentially an alumni dinner
the alumni associations of this city and
Brooklyn and many of the classes which
are accustomed to hold an annual spread
postponed their usual dates TO join In
long cheer" altogether.
Professor "Bill" Taft. as he was intro
duced by the POSTMASTER, George Il. lde'
President Hadey Of the university, Wal
ter Camp, whose name is synonymous
with Yale athletics: Herbert II. Ramsey.
of the Sheffield Scientific School. and 5.
Reading Bertron, chairman of the dinner
committee. all speakers of the evening
literally sat meath the elms' in the
shadow of the old brick row and CON
veniently near the SCARED Yale fence or
the old days.
A large "oi painting" stretched entirely
across the south end OF the grand ball
room back of the guest table pictured TINS
scene of the old campus.
Politics is said to have produced an
epigrammatcal job Hedges, and the Yale
Loot nfcl hat
university had the same product, only
more so. in young Mr.. Ramsey, of "Shef,
who was the hit of the evening from the
rostrum. And that may be said without
any disparagement TO the other eminent
speakers Ex-President Taft was the
first one TO acknowledge it. He followed
Mr. Ramsey.
Some "Ramseygrams.'
Il object to the last speaker" he said,
mot because he is Shef man, but be-
cause he made such good speech that
had no time to think of what | was going
to say in listening to all he said
Here are one or two Ramseygrams:
I'VE may class all men in two classes
those to whom the study of mathematics
has been an experience and those who
regarded it as a conspiracy"
Shelf is even blamed for the climate
of New Haven. which is as restless as
woman who has a secret that no one
wants TO hear"
I've are trying to behave ourselves,
but not to such degree as to be incon-
sistent with human nature"
THE definition of income to a college
man is about two-thirds of his annual
expenditures.
THE worlds point of view of a bios
soming college graduate is that the end
of education is the beginning of knowl-
edge"
President Hadley, the first speaker.
speaking for the university and not for
the New Haven railroad. of which he
was made director. drew a long cheer,
with nine Hadleys on the end, when he
got up TO tell the alumni what they
meant and could mean TO the university
He caught the good humor of the Blue
throng by saying that the singing was
the best that he had ever heard at any
Yale alumni dinner.
Students Follow Sentiment.
university and they have done so gener-
ousy." said President Hadley. "and they
can give advice and counsel and it is a
fact that some of the best things done
at Yale have been at the suggestion of
the graduates. rather than the faculty
Another thing, the stimulus that the
graduate can give TO the institution, both
inside and outside. goes far to make Yale
what it is.
THE boys who come 10 Yale will fol-
low the sentiment that the graduates
have created. The opportunities are there
for a liberal education, and the FACULTY,
in the curriculum and other things, can
furnish him a motive for doing re-
spectacle amount OF good work, but if he
thinks the graduates care more for the
social honors and distinctions and the re-
wards OF what we used to call college
politics, why. he will work for those ends.
'If he thinks the graduates care for in
tellectual attainments. lie will bend his
energies i'm that direction. with the real
Dale spirit And so IL is that great deal
toward the uplift of .he university rests
with the alumni. Their responsibility is
a heavy one. and most Yale men of
former days meet il with more than en-
thusiasm.'
Mr.. Ide referred to ex-President Taft by
reciting d long list of his attachments in
public life, but said he preferred to intro
duce him simply as the Yale man, Pro-
fessor Bill Taft" Tho youngest" mem
| Der Of the faculty received rousing well
come.
| 1T is five years ago since ! had the
pleasure of standing here before another
company. made up largely as this com