Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
ALUMNI
HONOR FITZPATRICK
Retiring President Receives
Ovation at Association
Banquet.

More than half q hundred graduates
Of Princeton University and their
guests gathered at the Chevy Chase
Club Friday night in attendance on
the annual banquet of the Princeton
Alumni Association of the District of
Columbia, which was in the nature of
love-feast in honor of Maj. John D.
Fitzpatrick, retiring president. Il new
tour of duty for this Army officer COM
pels his removal from the National
Capital and the REIMBURSEMENT Of his
Office in the local association.
Maj. Fitzpatrick acted as POSTMASTER.
Dinner arrangements were in the hands
OF a committee headed by F. Moran
without whose sympathetic services few
Princeton parties of this sort ever oc-
cur, was In charge of the music.
The guests of honor and speakers OF
the occasion were Edward H. Dufheld
Of the class of 1892, trustee of the
university, and Prof. Alexander H. Smith
OF the faculty and of the class of 1901
DR.. Smith, in a scholarly talk, pointed
out the fact that too often the research
man and the author Of professional
and other books brings to his alma
himself a reputation more widespread
than the man actively engaged in the
teaching and guiding of mature youth
He made plea for the presence on
faculty rosters of more able men who
love teaching and for their more ample
recognition.
Urges Broader Requirements.
Mr.. Dufield's speech was inspiration
and dealt largely with past and present
trends in university life. He expressed
the hope that some day the disposition
Of college diploma, especially from
Princeton, might indicate not purely the
ability to gain certain academic marks
but might be based, as are the present
day requirements for entrance, on q
much broader foundation, including ex-
cellence in numerous non-academic
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Only physical exhaustion terminated
the contributions of the POSTMASTER
and retiring president, who for more
than three decades has been famed
wherever Princeton men foregather for
his ability as an entertainer.
During the evening special commit
tee headed by Charles Henry Butler was
spontaneously empowered to bear to an
adjacent dining room and to present to
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, honor guest al
! the banquet OF the Columbian Women
Of George Washington University, as
many of the floral table decorations as
he could conveniently carry with the
compliments and best wishes of these
and of all Princeton men. The bouquet
was graciously received
Formalities Are Ended.
| The strains Of "Old Nassau" ended
the formalit.es, whereupon the dinner
broke up into number Of small re-
unions.
Those present included John w
Haines, E. K. N. May, D. c. Colladay
George D. Strayer, jr.; H. A. Jackson,
r. H. A. Carter. E. H Martin, Larry
Parker, Marvin NJ Mclean, z. E. Col
laday, F. Moran McConihe, Kenneth S.
Clark, Bryon E. Ogden, r. M. Kauff-
mann. G. Thomas Dunlop, Huston
Thompson, CORTLAND Nixon, H. Alex
ander Smith, John D. Fitzpatrick, Ed
ward D. Dufheld. Alfred Pearce Dennis
Victor Kaufman. A. j. Mccartney, L.
K. Rutter c. E. Nelson, Charles Henry
! Butler, j. Scott Mailman, Charles H.
Bradley. j. r. Hill W. L. Beale, jr.:
Moncure B. Berg, Walter G. Dunlop
William Floyd Crosby. John w. Chill
dress, George @. Howell, John A. Selby
Henry Ravenel, j. E. Murdoch. Lee D.
Butler, Thomas Pearson. r. McC. Dun
Top. j. w. Gidley, Oliver Metzerott, r.
e. Evans. H. Haines, c. S. Heritage.
Richard P. Dunn, Charles P. Lukels
jr.: George c. Warner, jr.; w. N. Wood
and Philip King ir