YALE ALUMNI WwHEKLY
ALUMNI NOTES.
Conducted by JOHN Jay.
[ Graduates are invited to contribute to this column.)
1775—Mr. EB. S. Welles of Newington,
Conn., recently read before the Historical
Society of Hartford several letters of his
great-grandfather, Captain Roger Welles,
Yale 1775, who served in the Revolution
with Colonel Samuel Webb’s regiment,
from Wethersfield. Captain Welles was
present at the surrender of Cornwallis,
and in one of his letters refers to it as
“an inspiring sight to see those haugh'ty
soldiers march out of their fortifications
and lay down their arms.’’
*57—“‘The Great Poets and Their Theol-
ogy’ is the title of a new book by Rev.
Augustus H. Strong.
*63—In commenting upon Mr. Marigold’s
objection to the reappointment of Prof.
Wm. G. Sumner to the Board of Educa-
tion of the State of Connecticut, the
New Haven Palladium (Rep.) says: ‘‘We
are constantly hearing of Sumner, the
free trader, and might naturally suppose
that this was the important part of his
intellectual makeup. A more restricted
coterie is familiar with Sumner, the social
philosopher, the man who knows more
history and more literature and more
social science than perhaps any living
American; the accomplished linguist of
almost every modern and ancient tongue;
the gentleman who reads the abstruse
economic works of famous Russians in
the original, and the novels of Sienkie-
wicz in the native Polish; the scholar
who knows more American history than
Baneroft and Schouler and McMaster
combined, the author who has written
volumes that are standard works all over
the world and who has materials for
hundreds that he will never find time to
write: the brilliant lecturer who holds his
hearers spellbound from the beginning to
the end of his discourse; the genial and
kindly gentleman who is never too busy
to answer the question of the most sim-
ple minded student; and the educator
whose multifarious other duties do not
prevent him from doing what he consid-
ers a duty by the educational institutions
of Connecticut. The gentleman from
Bridgeport picked out an unfortunate tar-
get for his sneers when he lit upon this
wonderful man.”’
74—_ William A. Coffin is the author of
an article entitled ‘“Monotypes’”’ in the
current issue of the ‘‘Century.”’
76S.—John Hays Hammond has an
article in the current North American
Review on “South Africa and Its
Future.”’
6—The Waterbury American says:
“Congressman Fowler of New Jersey,
known to Yale men twenty years ago as
‘Doc’ Fowler, and gifted then with an
unconventionally breezy way of putting
things, remarks in a Forum article: ‘First
and most important of all, we have a
rotten and broken-down financial system
which, if not remedied, will certain'y
bring this great nation, with all_ its
wealth, to grief and bankruptcy.’ ‘Doc’
was one of two congressmen who attend-
ed the Indianapolis currency reform con-
vention.” His article received the ap-
si of even the New York Evening
ost.
78 John Addison Porter has been ap-
pointed private secretary to President-
elect McKinley. The appointment has
been highly commended in the state press
of Connecticut.
s4S iMdwin M. Herr has recently ac-
cepted the position of superintendent of
motive power of the Northern Pacific R.
R. Co., with headquarters at St. Paul,
Minn.
95T 63S§.—Rev. J. Lee Nott, who has
been pastor of the Congregational Church
at St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapo-
lis, Minn., has accepted a call to Benson,
Minn.
98 Frenry B. Brownell has become a
member of the law firm of Mitchell, Bart-
lett & Brownell, at 41 Park Row, New
York City. The firm makes a specialty
of patent, trade-mark and copyright law,
and succeeds Mitchell, Hungerford &
Bartlett, the firm in whose office Brownell
has been for some years.
729 Rey. C. O. Gill has returned from
Pekin, China, where he has been en-
gaged in missionary work, and is residing
in Orange, N. J.
29S —The marriage of Wm. H. Conyng-
ham to Mae, daughter of Mrs. Ella G.
Turner, will take place at the First. Pres-
byterian Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Feb-
ruary 17, 1897.
90S.—James M. Murdock is instructor
of histology in the Western Pennsylvania
Medical College.
99—George W. Dupee has begun the
practice of law with an office at 115 Mun-
roe street, Chicago, [11.
°90T. S.—Rev. Charles D. Crawford has
resigned the pastorate of the Plymouth
Chureh of Kansas City, Mo.
91S.—David A. Hays has been elected
comptroller of Johnstown, N. Y.
791S.—Robert S. Hotz was recently mar-
ried to Miss Leila Ross, of Chicago, Ill.
’91—Dr. E. W. Danner has removed
ae: Minneapolis, Minn., to Burlington,
a.
°91S.—Robert M. Hoffman has entered
the employ of the William R. Tripp Co.,
of Rhinebeck, N. Y.
"91S.—R. G. Hilton has accepted a posi-
tion with the firm of Babcock, Lary &
Co., dredging contractors, 29 Broadway,
New York City.
91T. S—Rev. Edward M. Marsh of
p Seas ae ee Praeger a call to
e pastorate o e ongregational
Church of Waterville, Me. aoe
91S.—The engagement of George M.
Sidenberg to Miss Samson of Morristown.
N. J., is announced. Reference to this
news in the last issue of the Weekly was
inaccurate.
’91—Albert Lee, who has for some time
been connected with the publishing house
of Harper & Brothers, has just been ap-
poined editor of the Round Table pwub-
lished by them. Mr. Lee first went into
newspaper work, but for the last two or
three years has been in more strictly lit-
erary work. He conducts the Book Shelt
of the Yale Alumni Weekly.
’92—Elliott G. Johnson is book-keeper in
the Jefferson County National Bank,
Watertown, N. Y.
99S.—Charles H. Saunders has opened
an office as mechanical engineer at 164
High street, Boston, Mass.
99--The engagement is announced of
Miss Elizabeth H. Chapell, of Néw Lon-
don, Conn., to Benjamin L. Armstrong.
Mr. Armstrong is secretary of the Brain-
erd & Armstrong Silk Company, of that
city.
’983—The engagement of William R. Begg
to Miss Spencer of Hartford has been an-
nounced.
'93S.—William B. Berger has been ap-
pointed second assistant cashier in the
Colorado National Bank, Denver, Col.
798--Lawrence E. Brown has changed
his address from 18 Wall street, New
York City, to 182 Lancaster avenue, Al-
bany, N ‘
94_-Bidward J. Redington is instructor
in Latin in Syracuse University.
794S5.—James B. Goodville is now’ en-
gaged in the coal and iron business at
Columbus, O.
794 Pendleton Miller is studying law in
Seattle, Wash., with an office at Hlev-
enth and James streets.
764-W. R. Moorhouse is with the firm
of Spaulding & Merrick, tobacco manu-
facturers, New York City.
94.-Milton J. Warner has entered. the
office of the Scoville Manufacturing Com-
pany, of Waterbury, Conn.
794--George Day McBirney has changed
his address from 1,736 Prarie avenue, Chi-
cago, to 52 Walton Place, Chicago.
794__.Meredith Hare has entered the law
office of Butler, Notman, Toline & Myn-
dese, of 54 Wall street, New York City.
94 John H. Goss has been made assist-
ant superintendent of the Scoville Manu-
facturing Company of Waterbury, Conn.
949.—'Samuel G. Colt has gone _ to
Buenos Ayres on a business trip, and will
remain in South America for some time.
794Bayard Dominick. Jr., has been
made a partner in the banking firm of
Dominick & Dickerman, 74 Broadway,
New York City.
794 At the annaul election of officers of
the Journalists’ Club of Baltimore, Md.,
Mr. Albert H. Buck was elected financial
secretary for 1897.
94 Jacob F. Kempfer and Miss Mariet-
ta E. Newcomb of Worcester, Mass.,
were married at the home cf the bride on
Friday, January 1, 1897.
’95S.—John C. Greenway has been pro-
moted to chief engineer of the Carnegie
Steel Works at Duquesne, Pa.
95—Frank §. Butterworth has_ been
elected secretary and treasurer of the
Washington and Glenwood Traction Com-
pany, of Washington, D
95—The wedding of Miss Elizabeth M.
Coster to Alfred E. Schermerhorn will
take place in Grace Church, New York
City, on Tuesday, March 16.
96—Clarence S. Day has become a mem-
ber of the New York Stock Exchange.
’06—P. R. Allen is to travel for a year,
principally in Europe, as tutor with the
family of Mr. Augustus Kirkham of New
York.
96—F’. M. Patterson is about to study
law in an office in New York City. Dur-
ing the Fall he served as coach for the
Missouri University eleven. He did not,
however, enter the Law Schoo! there, as
has been stated in various papers, nor
did he come under the ban of the Faculty
and be forbidden any future connection
with the institution. He went with the
Missouri eleven on their Mexican trip at
Christmas, as their coach, but did not
play with them. The incident which gave
rise to various rumors on the subject Was
the displeasure of the Missouri University
' Faculty at the members of the eleven
who participated in a football game on a
Sunday. The opposing teams were made
up from the players of the Missouri
eleven and the Texas eleven, but they
did not play as university elevens. Mr.
Patterson reports to the Weekly that no
more severe action was taken by the
Missouri University than a vote of cen-
sure on the students for participating in
this game, and he adds that this vote was
afterwards rescinded, and no further ac-
tion taken, on certain representations
made by the American Consul at Mexico
to the Faculty. Both captain and man-
ager of the team are again at the Univer-
sity. Mr. Patterson has the option of
coaching the eleven for another year.
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Cheshire Academy Alumni Meet-
ing.
The annual banquet of the Alumni As-
sociation of the Episcopal Academy at
Cheshire, Conn., was held at the Waldorf,
New York City, on the evening of Feb-
ruary 2. C..La. Rue Munson;. 7b L.- s8.,
acted as toastmaster. Rev. HE. §. Lines,
"72, was one of the speakers, and other
Yale men present were: Prof. Andrew W.
Phillips, ’°72S.; Rev. John Williams, Hon.
83; James B. Dill, ’76; Dr. H. Holbrook
Pa ag "77S., and A. B. Abernethy, ’64
oe
The Classical Club has recently re-
ceived a gift of $200 from George HE.
Dimock, ’74, which is to be used in
purchasing Latin books for the Classi-
cal Club Library.
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BOSTON ALUMNI DINE.
Professor Phillips Represents Yale.
Other Speeches Made.
The annual dinner of the Yale
Alumni Association of Boston was he'd
at Parker’s on Feb. 4, with an attend-
ance of about 150. From start to
finish it was one of the most enthu-
Siastic and successful gatherings of
Yale men ever held at the Hub.
Previous to the dinner, the business
meeting of the Association was held,
resulting in the’ election of the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, Walter I. Bigelow, ’77;
treasurer, Asa P. French, ’82; secre-
tary, Philip B. Stewart, ’86; executive
committee, Morton Dexter, ’67; Samuel
©. Bushnell, ’74; Elmer P. Howe, ’76;
Prot WwW. 'T. Sedgewick, ’77S.;- Philip W.
Moen, ’78; Sherman L. Whipple,
W. EH. Decrow, ’80; C. M. Ingersoll,
°80S.; Joseph Hone, ’94; H. S. Frazer,
’*S3S.; C. E. Hellier, ’°86; L. L. Hopkins,
OL.
Toastmaster Morton Dexter led the
way to jest and story. In the course
of his remarks he gaid that a great
part of what Yale men are worth to
the world is due to the Yale spirit of
devotion, self-sacrifice, firm purpose
and respect for h’gh learning.
Profesor Phillips was welcomed with
an unusual demonstration when he
arose to speak for ‘“‘The University.’’
(“A college should have no mean am-
bition."—-Eimerson.) Prof. Andrew W.
Phillips opened ‘his response to this
toast as follows:
THE TOAST ‘* UNIVERSITY.”
“Mr. President and Gentlemen of
the Boston Alumni Association:—I
bring you the most cordial and affec-
tionate greeting of the University
with the assurance that she is keeniy
alive to the sentiment which you
have offered me tonight. I bring you
the assurance that along with her
srowth and prosperity she tolerates no
base idols in her temples but that she
teaches the same reverence for learn-
ing and for character as in the old
days.”
.-He continued in substance: ‘The
déminating idea ard ambition of the
first President Dwight at the beginning
of this century in the development of
the institution was to make it, not
merely a place where young men
should pursue a curriculum, but to
make it a place of research—a great
center of life and force for the ad-
vancement of civilization. In this
spirit he established besides the pro-
fesorships of Science, Mathemattics
and Classics, the Connecticut Academy
of Arts and Sciences, for the purpose
of bringing together the members of
the Faculty and other men of learning
and science, for the encouragement of
research. 'This idea was still further
developed in the establishment in 1808
by Professor Silliman of the Ameri-
can Journal of Science, which was the
crgan of the Academy for fifty years.
In the same year Professor Silliman
took possession of the Old Laboratory.
Thus we find here the essential ele-
ments for the development of a de-
partment of science—the Society for
the Encouragement of Research, the
laboratory for investigation, and the
journal through which the results be-
come known.
‘This idea was still further fostered
in the founding of the American G:o-
logical Society in New Haven in 1819,
and the erection of the cabinet build-
ing. The interest in this subject re-
gulted in establishing the foundation
of the magnificent collections which we
find to-day in the Peabody Museum.
This idea was extended in 1844 by the
incorporation of a Philological Society,
and by the gift of a valuable library
to the American Oriental Society on
condition that it be deposited with the
Yale library. These centers of scien-
tific and philological life and force
were the germs of the Department of
Philosophy and the arts, projected in
1846 for the purpose of affording at
Yale the opportunities for advanced
study and research, which could only
be secured at’ that time in the univer-
sities of Europe. The Graduate School
of to-day has been developed through
the years since 1846 along these lines.
fiere and there in one department and
another, strong men have lived their
lives into it, and have established new
centers of life and force and rekindled
the flames where these centers had
already been established.
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Obituary.
MORRIS GOODHART, ’67 L. S.
Morris Goodhart, ’67L. S., died at his
residence in New York City on Satur-
day, February 6. His death was the
result of an operation performed on
December 21.
Mr. Goodhart was born in Amster-
dam, Holland, in 1838. In 1846 his
parents came to America and settled
at Hartford, Conn. In 1869, two years
after graduation he was admitted to
the bar in New York City, where he
has practiced law ever since.
Mr. Goodhart has always’ been
prominently connected with the
various Hebrew organizations of the
country. In 1884 he was chosen presi-
dent of the Hebrew. Mutual Benefit
Society, and in 1896 president of the
Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Soc’ety.
He also held many high positions in
the B’nai Brith organization, the
greatest of the Hebrew organizations.
In 1871 Mr. Goodhart was married to
a daughter of the late Judge Joachirn-
sen of New York, and is survived by
his wife and seven’ children, two
daughters and five sons.
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Death of a Well Known School
Master.
William Edward Peck, M. A., head
master of the Pomfret School for Boys,
died at his home Sunday morning,
February 7, after a sudden attack of
pneumonia. Mr. Peck founded the
Pomfret School in 1894, previous’ to
which date he had been connected with
St. Mark’s School, Southboro, Mass.,
for twenty-three years. He was head
master during the last twelve years.
‘His work at both schools was of a
very beneficial and successful charac-
ter, his new school having attained a
membership of over 80 and a high
reputation during the two and a half
years of its existence.
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The Mott Haven games will be held on
Saturday, May 29, and the intercollegiate
bicycle meet on the previous Wednesday.
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