YALE ALUN WreEkuy
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NEW YORK BANQUET.
President Dwight Speaks—Mr. Thach-
er’s Suggestion— Yale and Harvard.
The largest dinner in the history of
the Yale Alumni Association of New
York was held last Friday night at
Sherry’s. The guests were seated at
about thirty small tables, instead of
being gathered at one long board, and
if the success of the meeting can be
attributed to this new program, the
change has approved itself. A very
large aud joyous table was that occu-
pied by the “Class of 1492,” perhaps
as vigorous, hearty and audible an
organization as Yale possesses. The
representation from the Class of ’60,
who gathered in force around one of
these small tables, is referred to in
the alumni notes column.
Thomas Thacher, President of the
Association, was at the head of the
table, and the guest of honor was Dr.
Timothy Dwight; President of Yale.
The Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff, Lieu-
tenant-Governor of New York, was on
the left of Mr. Thacher. At the guest
table were also: Mr. Morris K. Jesup,
C1 Hon.; Mr. Hart Lyman, ’73; Mr.
Manning CGC. Wells, ’67; Prof. C. S.
Hastings, Prof. Bernadotte Perin and
Mr. Thomas Darling of the class of
7°26. The singing was a particularly
good feature of the evening, and it
was principally under the direction of
Mr. Noah H. Swayne, ’93.
Mr. Thacher’s opening address
touched on the athletic relations be-
tween Yale and Harvard, and he ex-
pressed his regret that there was no
representative present from the Cam-
bridge University. Yale could only ex-
press her feelings, therefore, through
the medium of resolutions. He was
very emphatic in his statement of
Yale’s readiness for a reconciliation.
An interesting part of Mr. Thacher’s
address was that in which he voiced
the feeling of a very large number of
alumni who regretted that they were
not more closely connected with the
College, and more perfectly informed
of what was going on. On this point
he spoke somewhat as fol-
lows: “We want closer bonds
to unite us to tke College. We
don’t want to criticise until we know;
we don't want to criticise. We want
to help in every way we can, and our
pecuniary help is the least we have to
offer.”’
President Dwight on being intro-
duced was very heartily cheered. His
speech dwelt principally on the growth
of the College in the last ten years.
He said that the funds of Yale were
now twice as large as they were at
the beginning of this period, and that
more than half a million, already be-
queathed to her from various persons,
was awaiting her possession. He
touched on the increase of membership
of Yale in all departments in the last
ten years, from 1,076 to 2,495, and the
corresponding growth of her corps of
instructors which now numbers 2388.
THE PRESIDENT ON ‘‘ YALE SPIRIT.”
Speaking of the Yale _ gpirit, the
President said:
“Tt is a common habit for every
graduate to think that the Yale spirit
reached its height in the year that
his class was graduated, and that im-
mediately afterward it began to de-
cline. I know I thought so in ’49.
And ’53, whom I left as Freshmen, be-
came imbued with the same idea four
years later. I met only this evening
a young man who was graduated last
Summer, and he confidentially be-
moaned in my ear the decadence of the
Yale spirit. I have no doubt that
every member of the class of ’97 is
preparing to bewail the same thing
next Summer. But TI want to say that
in my mind the Yale spirit is still the
same as it was in ’49. I had it then,
and I’ve got it now. It was never in
a better state of preservation than TI
found it in on January 2 last when I
returned to this country from abroad.
It pervades a larger number than
formerly, that’s all.’
Other speeches were made by Lieut.-
Gov. Woodruff, who responded to the
toast “College Men in Politics,’? Profes-
sor Perrin, Mr. Lyman and Professor
Hastings.
Letters of regret were read from
Secretary of State Olney, Mr. Justice
Brewer, Hon, Edward J. Phelps and
the Hon. Thomas B. Reed.
All the speeches were, to a very
large extent, informal in their nature,
which prevents the Weekly from re-
producing them more fully. It was
especially desired to reproduce one or
two of the responses at some length,
but this fact stood in the way. The
meeting was especially arranged to
give all a sense of perfect freedom and
remove any uncomfortable formality
which might follow the feeling that the
speeches might be reproduced in the
papers.
On the same evening as the dinner
a secret session of the alumni was held
at which the athletic situation was
freely discussed, and the opinion of
the New York graduates taken.
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short life. It is not easy to realize
that the battle is over for him and
that he has left behind him so many
who knew him as a boy and later as
a man, and who are today wondering
what fate it is that removes the
strong and leaves the weak. It is
indeed a sad occurrence, and further
clouds the beginning of a new year.”
JAMES M. CLAGETT, ’84
James Milton Clagett, °84, died at
his home in New York City January 7,
1897. He had enjoyed his usual good
health until a week previous to his
death, when he was taken ill with an
acute attack of neuralgia in the face
which resulted fatally. Mr. Clagett
was born near Nashua, N. H. He pre-
pared for college at Lawrence
Academy, Groton, Mass., and entered
Yale in the Fall of 1880, graduating
with the class of ’84.
In the following September he or-
ganized the Mapel Grove Academy at
Eatontown, N. J., and conducted it
for several years. In 1889 he went to
New York and taught in the public
schools, at the same time taking lec-
tures for two terms in the Columbia
Law School. At the time of his death
he was about to complete his legal
studies and enter upon the practice of
that profession for which his talents
peculiarly fitted- him. >
Mr. Clagett was never married. ‘He
funeral and interment occurred at Hol-
lis, N. H., the home of his parents.
DECIUS L. PIERSON, 794.
lt was possible to insert in the last
Weekly only a very brief mention of
the death of Decius Latimer Pierson,
94, son of Stephen C. Pierson, ’64. His
death occurred on the morning of
January 19th at Simsbury and resulted
from appendicitis complicated with
Bright’s disease.
He was taken suddenly ill there
the previous Saturday night where he
had gone to spend Sunday. He was op-
erated on there by Dr. Storrs, Sunday.
All seemed to be going well when the
complication, arose from which he died
on Tuesday morning. ;
Since graduation Mr. Pierson has
been connected with the Actuarial
Departmentiof the 'Travelers) Insurance
Company of Hartford. He was a
young man of much promise, straight-
forward, manly, courteous and above
all conscientious. He was much loved
by his classmates. Everyone who
came in contact with him was im-
pressed by his generous spirit and will
grieve to hear of his death, just when
he was well started on his life’s work.
The funeral services of Decius Lati-
mer Pierson were held at Weatogue,
Conn., on Friday, January 22d. The
fellowing Yale men were pall bearers:
A. P. Bartlett,. °94;.J. C. Brown,-94;
G. F. Dominick, Jr., 94; T. Eaton, ’94;
He LL. Eno, .’94; A. Phelps, -'94-and
John B. Solley, Jr., °94. Other eollege
men who were present were: W.
S. Beard, E. M. Day, R. R. Louns-
bury, C. M. Loveland, F. T. Parsons,
W. H. Sallmon, O. S. Seymour and W.
R. Wright. Mr. W. H. Sallmon took
part in the service and paid a high
tribute to the unselfish Christian
stirit and other manly traits of Mr.
Pierson. Mr.T. B. Solley, Jr., sang a
solo during the service. A meeting of
those members of the Class of Ninety-
four who were able to be present was
held in the Ninety-four room, Dwight
Hall, on Friday evening, January 22d.
As a result of the meeting, the follow-
ing resolutions were adopted:
Yale University, January 22, 1897.
Whereas, It has pleased our Heavenly
Father, in His infinite wisdom, to remove
from us our beloved friend and classmate,
Decius Latimer Pierson; and
Whereas, We mourn the loss of a true
friend, an unselfish and large-hearted
character, an ardent and sincere Chris-
tian, one who by his sterling qualities of
mind and heart endeared thhimself to us
all; be it
Resolved, That we, his classmates, ex-
press to his bereaved family our sincere
Sympathy in this time of affliction; and
be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these Resolu-
tions be spread upon the minute-book of
the Class Secretary, forwarded to each
member of the Class of °94, and inserted
in the college papers.
WILLIAM HENRY SALLMON,
RALPH REED LOUNSBURY,
THEHEODORE EATON,
- Committee.
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Fayerweather Will Case.
The decision in the Fayerweather will
case, which has been contested in the
courts for nearly four years, was filed
last week in the New York Court of
Appeals and demands that the residuary
estate amounting to $3,000,000 be di-
vided among twenty institutions, of
which Yale is one. According to this
decision each of the following colleges
should receive the sum of $150,000:
Amherst, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Wil-
fiams, Columbia, Hamilton, Lafay-
ette, Lincoln, Maryville, Marietta,
Adelbert, Wabash, Park, Wesleyan Uni-
versity, the University of Rochester,
Cornell, University of Virginia, Hamp-
ton, the Union Theological Seminary
and Yale.
It has been later announced that this
decision of the Court of Appeals may
not be final as further legal proceedings
have been instituted involving the dis-
position of the residuary estate.
By the direct provisions of the will
itself, Yale College was bequeathed
- $200,000 and the Scientific School $100,-
000. About 90 per cent. of this amount
has already been received by the Uni-
versity authorities.
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