Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
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are conducted in sportsmanlike man.
ner.'
In concluding he made a plea for the
support Of the alumni, who, he said, are
now a large and scattered family. He
said that with this years graduating
class the number Of alumni would be
about 1900. He told Of meeting former
parts Of the world In the past. he said.
excellent support has been given by the
alumni.
That Cornell is equal to any university
in this country, and superior in many re-
spects to any of them. was asserted by
Representative James s. Parker of New
York ne declared that a more perfect
organization. none of the big corporations
exception. had never existed in this coun-
try. He paid tribute to the first head of
the institution, President White, and to
the present incumbent.
Run After Notoriety.
He spoke briefly on the subject of ath-
letics. deploring the fact that "sorae stu
dents run after notoriety and get the
opinion that it is the real thing in life"
Many boys spend too much time in ath-
letics. he said. In conclusion he pledged
the support of the alumni to the alma
mater.
DR.. J. A. Holmes. president of the Cor
nell Club of Washington, who presided,
spoke of the problems which are con-
fronting the institution. Songs Of alma
mater were sung during the early part of
the evening, groups of Comedians at
either end of the banquet hall vieing with
each other as to which could sing the
loudest. Now and again a cheer broke
forth. an especially rousing one being
given for President Schurman-more af-
fectionately termed 'prexy.'
List Of the Guests,
Those present were:
President Jacob Gould Schurman, DR..
James A. Holmes. Representative Maurice
Connolly, Representative William E. Tut
tie, Representative James S. Parker, DR..
l.. o. Howard, w. D. Hunter, DR.. B. T.
Galloway, assistant secretary of agri-
culture, Lewis z. C1ephane, Charles A.
McAllister, Byron r. Newton. assistant
secretary Of the Treasury: L. c. Corbett,
man, A. L. Quaintance c, L. Marlatt,
DR.. II. S. Washington. John B. Small
wood. Louis A. Shepard, Joseph C.
Ramage. Capt. P. II. Uberroth, r. L.
Ettenger. G. r. Craig.
DIR. Fl. T. Guss. w, C. Funk, H. B.
Munger, H. r. Gates, Ralph Munden.
Lorimer D. Miller, John Gaub, Wayne B.
Wells. Eugene II. McLachlen. DIR. Will
liam A. White, Robert V. Morse, Karl w.
Woodward. G. f. Patrick, Paul f. Lesh,
Thomas J. D. Fuller, Merrill f. Clark,
E. H. Cumpston, H. G. Strait. George A.
Ranking, W. G. Guss. S. Jay Teller, Rob-
ert s. Albee, DR.. F. Edward Larkin, B. H.
Hamilton.
NJ. S. Cooley. T. X Bryant. NJ f.
Lowry. C. o. Rowland. C. E. Edwards.
Earnest Kelly. Dr. William j. Thorn,
Hugh Fitzhugh. II. n. Humphrey, II. l..
Westover, H. \. Finall NJ. w. Evans,
n. ]. Morse. DR.. Errett Wallace. l.. H.
Evans, E. A. Goldenweiser A. D. More
house. DR.. Robert S. Lamb, D. L. Van
Dine. G. P. Ritter Alfred G. Heggem, Fl.
w. Peaslee, c. B. Mirick, Prof. S. ].
Brown, w. c. Ballantyne, r. S. Wash
burn. c. NJ. Bennett.
G. II. Miller, l.. W. kephart, DIR. Karl
F. Kellerman, DR.. Heinrich Hasselbring.
Lieut. Earl ]. Atkinson, +. H. Hawley.
C. F. Chisholm. Philip Z. Hoge, G. r.
Clark. F. A. Fenning. Percy c. Adams,
II. A. Robbie. c. Silver, w. B. Rice, c.
Huckle. Fred L. Elliott, Herbert r. Cox,
]. W. Turrentine. Prof. Mitchell Carroll,
DR.. F. h. Cameron, II. H. Burroughs,
]. c. Hoyt. II. Stidham. DIR. H. f. Ames.
F. L. Milford, Horace Dulin, I. A. Mel
son. George A. Lamb. w H. Hook,
Theodore Henckels, NJ. S. Rich