Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20

moment, to look into your eyes, and, IN
SO doing to express to you, and through
you to hundreds Of absent ones, my sim
oerast thanks for the precious messages
you have been pleased to send me within
the past fortnight.
81 trust that in the deliberations pre-
ceding this fratenal dinner you have
intelligcntly ond unsclfishly studied the
University's interests. Loyalty to her
is paramount. In the many chapters OF
her imprinted history into which / have
been permitted to delve there is evidence
on every side of the intcnsest loyalty.
And, among those who have shown brilli-
antly in this attribute have been the
tsachers-men of ideals, animated by a
consuming ambition to advance the cause
of learning and to mold and develop
character. In short, to realize the full
significance of the Univcrsity's sublime
motto.
''Times change. New ideas appear.
Policies become Kaleidoscope. Standards
of success of institutions of learning alter
rapidly and vary, but through all there
may be seen silently-working, devoted
group-the tcachers-soul of the In
stitution. Theirs Is a special problem.
They have given years to its solution
Unless similarly trained, no one of us
should venture to enter that circle and
should be slow, indeed, to tamper with
its conclusions. These men are progress
sive and conservative. They are eager to
assist progress and alert to resist revo-
luton. They feel the worlds pulse, and
are conscientiously guided by its throbs.
So, in all thoughts and plans for our
common and beloved alma mater, let
not the teachers-the soul of the univer-
sity-be forgotten.
''For sll YOU have done for me / shall
ever be keenly grateful. You have my
gratitude for this brief opportunity Of
mngling with you. Good nightr'
Other speakers at the dinner were Mr..
Brunker, DR.. Samuel Chiles Mitchell,
president of Delaware College, Congress
man Simeon ID. Fcss, Colonel James G.
Mckay of Washington, John W. Armour
of New York, Justice j. Harry Covington
of Washington.
There was plently of the Penn spirit in
evidence at the dinner. Songs and class
yelEs with a revival of the snake dan CO
helped to make every minute pass swiftly.
FAIL 10 ENDORSE WELFARE REPORT.
At the business session in the afternoon
that concluded the two-days meeting
discussion of the report of the welfare
committee provoked the most interest.
The debate was lengthy and at the con-
clusion it was decided not to indorse the
report but to have the suggestion made
presented to the trustees of the univer-
sity by a committee named from the
Associated Clubs.
The report of the committee on NOM.
nations, which named but one candidate
for each Office, WAS adopted unanimously.
The secretary was instructed to cast a
ballot covering the election of the fol-
lowing: President, George Snyder, Wash
ington, ID. C.; secretary, l.. W. Simonson,
Baltimore, Md; treasurer, John Cornwell
Frankland, Rochester, \. y. The follow
ing vice-presidents were also selected:
Frederick Farquahar, Boston, Mass;
Luther Martin, New York; DIR. /. II.
Alexis ndcr, Pittsburg; Charles Patterson,
of this city; Thomas Flagler, Atlanta, Ga;
DIR. j. Turney Taylor, Milwaukee; Albert
Weiser, Kansas City; Frank Gengenbach,
Denver; Frank DeLisle, Oakland, Cal.
The following II men will attend the meet