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YALH ALUMNI
YALE CLUB NIGHT.
Gen. Woodford’s Speech—Resolutions
on the President,
[Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY ]
The first “club night” of 1899 was
held at the Yale Club in New York
on Friday evening, January 27th, the
special feature of the evening being
the presentation of a bust of the Hon.
Benjamin D. Silliman, of the Class of
Twenty-Four, the oldest living gradu-
ate of Yale, executed by the sculptor
William Ordway Partridge. After the
singing of some songs by a Yale Glee
Club double quartette, President
Thacher referred to the good fortune
of the Club in receiving such a gift,
and pointed out that by the acquisition
of such presents the Club would be-
come more and more attractive for
graduates of every age. He then in-
troduced Gen. Stewart L. Woodford,
the next speaker, whom he referred to
as “half a Yale man, and that half of
him with us to-night.”
GENERAL WOODFORD’S SPEECH.
Gen. Woodford began his address
with “Half-brothers of Yale,” and ex-
pressed his regret that he could not
claim more complete relationship. It
was not his fault, he declared, that he
did not finish his course at Yale in the
Class of Fifty-Four. His départure
from New Haven in the middle of
Junior year was due solely to some
foolish jealousy on the part of the
Faculty. His presence at the Club on
this occasion he presumed was due one-
third to the fact that he tried to become
a Yale graduate, one-third to the fact
that he lived in the borough of Brook-
lyn, where Mr. Silliman also resided,
and one-third to the fact that he had
long been an intimate friend of the
latter.
Gen. Woodford said that it was hard
to realize all that was contained in the
words “oldest living graduate.” To
aporeciate its full meaning one had to
recall that when Mr. Silliman was born
in September, 1805, George III was still
King of England: Napoleon had been
but one year on the throne of France;
Jefferson was President of the United
States; “expansion” even on our own
continent was undreamed of, and Wil-
liam Ewart Gladstone and Abraham
Lincoln were unborn. .
Gen. Wcodford then went on to pay
high tribute to Mr. Silliman as a lawyer,
and not only as a lawyer—for even the
best of lawyers are soon forgotten, he
declared—but as a citizen in the nighest
sense of the word and as a Christian
gentleman. Touching lightly on his
career, Gen. Woodford told of Mr. Silli- :
man as a member of the State Legis-
lature in 1834, of his work then in
securing the character for Green-
wood Cemetery; of his being one of
the delegates at the Presidential Con-
vention that nominated Hazrison; of
his candidacy for public offices in New
York, and of his early and lasting in-
terest in politics and good governmient.
After thanking Gen. Woodford for
his speech, Mr. Thacher said that he
was sure the Club would like to hear
from the artist wno had been kind
enough to present his wor« to the Club,
and Mr. Partridge responded in a few
words. He was not himself a Yale man,
he said, but was glad to be connected
with the family, which had been repre-
sented at Yale in an unbroken line
since 1796. Mr. Partridge referred to
his work on the bust of Mr. Silliman
as “a labor of love,” well repaid by
contact with so fine a gentleman, and
the interesting anecdotes he had heard
from him of Webster and other men of
the time, one or two of which he told
to the Club.
The following resolutions were then
adopted:
RESOLUTIONS ON PRESIDENT’S RESIGNA-
TION.
“Resolved, That the Yale Club: of
New York City, having learned with
regret of President Dwight’s resigna-
tion of his office as President of Yale
University, desires to express its grate-
ful recognition of the success of his ad-
ministration. The term of his incum-
bency has been one of unparalleled
growth in every department of the Uni-
versity, and of peaceful and harmoni-
ous relations between all connected with
' it; and this result has been largely due,
not only to his marked administrative
ability but also to his kindly and affec-
tionate nature. The graduates of Yale
feel for President Dwight not only the
deepest respect and esteem, but an un-
usual personal attachment. They earn-
estly hope that his future life may be
long, tranquil and happy; that, for
many years to come, the University may
continue to receive the benefit of his
wise counsel; and that the graduates of
Yale may long continue to enjoy the
pleasure of his personal friendship.
“Resolved, That a copy of this res-
olution be sent to President Dwight.”
Resolutions were also adopted con-
gratulating Hon. C. M. Depew on his
election to the U. S. Senate.
A HARVARD AND YALE DINNER.
Gen. W. W. Skiddy, ’65 S., was then
called upon to report in behalf of the
Committee appointed some time ago
to arrange a return reception to the
Harvard Club for their entertainment
of last year. His announcement that
the members of the Harvard Club had
accepted an invitation for the evening
of Friday, February- 24th, was greeted
with applause. The affair is to be given
at Sherry’s, 44th Street and Fifth Ave-
nue, and will take the place of the usual
Yale Alumni Dinner. Gen. Skiddy said
that more definite announcement would
be made later, but that he was glad to
be able to make this much public now
as still further evidence—if any were
needed—of the increasing good feeling
between the two Universities.
The meeting then adjourned and the
rest of the evening was given over to
informality and the singing of chor-
uses under the lead of the quartette.
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Attendance at Harvard.
The following is the summary of the
officers and students of Harvard Uni-
versity in all departments:
OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION AND ADMIN-
ISTRATION.
COMOraAuOIr. oo. carers ie . 7
(iverseere Sake a 31
Teachers :—
Professors ©: 23 3s These era ea Q2
Associate Protessors: 52.05. 5
Assistant. Professors:.. cos 27
eCtiTErS eG. Fas, 0 15
POtGTe Pe ee. I
Instrictorsei, ic ete yeas
Demonstrators and Assist-
antS Secs Sa ee ee 126
Whole number of Teachers.—— 411
Pregcuers «37 te a a 5
Curators and Library Officers. 18
Proctors and other Officers. . 32
STUDENTS.
I. Faculty of Arts and Sciences:—
1. College:—
Dentor Classi sree, 369
Juinor Class ier, oe. 335
sophomore Class.) 78 508
Freshman Clase. Mik 471
spectal ‘Studetits ii2.26 0 168
—— 1,851
2. Scientific School:—
Mouth Year et 51
ara Veer ieyigic ea ee 58
Secotid!) Veat i o420) ese 93
Pees Neat te i i eS 149
PCCIAy GH iba Fy ee tone 64
ee ee
3. Graduate School:—
mesIGenIOs, Bae 308
Non-Resident i725, 220.6536 14
—— 322
Whole number of Students un-
der Faculty of Arts and
MCIENCES aie ot feces tt, 2,588
II. Divinity School:—
Resident: Graduates ........ 9
pemior Classy. oe Soe 2
Niddte Gigs ics oe 5
Jiao Class ~ 4 oe 8
Sheds o ce 2
. ——-26
IIT. Law School:—
Resident Bachelors of Laws 1
SUetG. Vicario ae 102
Secon. Veat osc a, 170
first: YOu ue y oe 220
GO io 58
Se
IV. Medical School:—
In Courses for Graduates .. 28
Weiett Clase eh 2 108
Board. lees) ey 116
pce Class.) i eras: 143
Purst Classico Bi ees, 3 165
— 560
V. Dental School:—
write Veber Siecle 46
peconan Veat. oe. Bu,
Parse! Vranas A A 56
Treasurer,
139
WEEKLY
VI. School of Veterinary Medicine:—
Third Class
Miri Soe 7
Second lass: i8iipsivoeaaa 9
Pirst: Clash’) crestese: eee 8
Special |... utasieca sau ee I
— «25
VII. Bussey Institution ..... 23
3,912
Deduct for names inserted
more than ‘once........ II
Total for the Academic
Yéar ‘1608-90 «: 2 72Ps.. 3,901
VIII. Summer School of 1898 759
Total, including Summer
Bonoeel (asics, es. k 4,660
SOPHOMORE WRANGLERS.
New Debating Society Named—Work
Outlined—Officers Elected,
A few weeks ago a score or more
of members of the Sophomore Class
came together and organized a new
Debating Society which was to work
on the same lines as the Sophomore
Wigwam, established last year. The
purpose of both societies is to make de-
bating more popular in the University.
On Wednesday evening, Jan. 18, the
members of the new Society met at
Stewart's to choose a name for their
body, to plan work for the future and to
elect officers. After much discussion it
was decided that the official name of
the Society should be the ‘““SSophomore
Wranglers,’ and that debates should
be held fortnightly on Wednesday even-
ings, beginning Jan. 25. These debates
are meant to be as informal as possible.
Officers were then elected as follows:
Chairman, R. L. Atkinson; Second
Chairman, A. F. Yaggy; Secretary and
L. K. Butler; Executive
Committee, H. Auchincloss and R. H.
Nevins. The Chairman of the meeting
then divided the Society into two divi-
sions, which are to be known as the
First and Second Wranglers. The divi-
sions were made as follows:
First Wranglers—J. D. Bogart, T. L.
Cheney, W.e WwW. Hopp, ir.; Ro Ho.
Nevins, C. W. Allen, C. B. Waterman,
G V. Reynolds; H. Chisholm; J: M:
Carlisle, P. J. Leidigh, W. G. D. Mor-
gap. AG Be Kip di S&S. aigelis. Ree:
Pixon, -H: . Scoville 38 ode: 3G.
Robertson; :; D. B.. Lawrence, R:) 1.
Atkinson, E. H. Brown, W. R. Hitt.
Second Wranglers—L. B. Carter, M.
K. Parker, L. M. Thomas, A. D. Allen, *
W. B.. Allen, N. A. Baldwin, 2d, J. H.
Hord, B. P. Twichell, J. H. Wear, R.
5. opencer, FM. Wheeler; H. P. Judd;
H. Chappell, C. G. Pearce, A. H. Glea-
son; Ac Boo Vagey; Fo 7G. Tharrs, 7H.
Auchincloss, A. J. Young.
At the end of the year the side lose-
ing the most debates will pay for a din-
ner to be given to the other side.
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