WASHINGTON DINNER,
Fifty Present—Prof. Hadley and Gov-
ernor Brady of Alaska, Guests.
The twenty-fifth annual dinner of the
Yale Alumni Association of Wash-
ington (D. C.), was held at the Shore-
ham Hotel on Saturday, Feb. 4, and has
gone on record as one of the most
successful that the Association ever
gave. A disappointment, however, was
the failure of Justice Henry B. Brown,
Yale ’56, to respond to the toast, ‘Yale
on the Supreme Bench.” The dining
room was decorated with flags and hung
with ivy and smilax and the table itself
was beautified with smilax and flowers.
Hon. Ellis '-H. “Roberts, “Yale *so,
presided at the head of the long table,
while Professor Arthur T. Hadley,
Yale ’76, and Governor John G. Brady
of Alaska, the guests of honor, were
seated on his right and left. Ranged
around the table were the following
members and friends of the Association,
numbering over fifty: Professor Samuel
Porter, ’29; E. Whittlesey, ’42; Augus-
tine Smith, ’42; William T. Harris, ’49;
Edward Shaw, ’*49; Custis J. Hillyer,
"a0; Cyrus <t;: Talkeoisen Henry: C:
Hallowell, 52; William A. Meloy, ’54;
W.-C. Whittemore, .'55:.. Protéssor
Isaac Clark, ’56; Dewitt C. Sprague,
Ge Rev. join. EL Uwell Gs: BK:
Rawson, 68; Horace W. Eaton, ’7o;
Professor Simon Newcomb, ’75 hon.;
Francis J. Woodman, ’76; Philip G.
Russell, 76; Charles U. Fowler, ’76;
CG tig 77 Fe Porter” 738"
Witte, 35: RK Witlard, * oe;
T. A. Bingham, ’79; George P. Whittle-
sey, 7o; frank TH. Snell. °S2:> M-: -o.
Beach, #2. Mi. -A, °Guinntp,’ 84 5.
Yung Kwai, 84; Senator J. R. Hawley,
’% hon.; Senator O. H:. Platt, ’87 hon.;
]. B. tayoes. “87 S.> Baruch fsrach;
89; C. K. Ely, ’91; Henry S. Graves,
‘ m. &. Powell, o2; BE. .F. Gallau-
det, 03; W. W. Parker, ’93; E. J. Hill,
’93, F. P. Farnsworth, ’94; E. M. Gal-
\audet ’95 Hon.; John L. Ewell, Jr.,
97; R. S. Hume, ’98; Hon. I. Edwards
Clark: i, Morse>- J.-H. Bradford;
E. W. Cady; Chune My: -C:-B. Bliss;
E. R. Hodge; G. B. Baird; E. A. Hall;
H. Holden; M. C. Hart; and Represen-
tative N. D. Sperry of Connecticut.
PRES. DWIGHT’S REGRETS.
After the banquet was over President
Roberts arose and after a few remarks,
read the following letter of regret from
President Dwight:
“It is very kind in your Committee,
and also on your own part, to extend
me an invitation to be present at the
dinner commemorative of the twenty-
fifth anniversary of your Yale Associa-
tion in Washington on Saturday even-
ing the 4th of next month. I beg you
to express my thanks to the Committee
and to accept them for yourself. I shall
not, however, find myself able to
accept the invitation, as my engage-
ments here and other special circum-
stances are stich as to prevent. I hope
that the occasion may be a very pleas-
ant and successful one, and wish you
would give a most friendly greeting
from me to all the Yale men who may
be present.
“As to my own retirement from the
presidential office, I have long felt that
a few years near the evening of life
might be best and most happily spent in
the quiet studies and thoughts which
the educated man loves. The hour be-
fore sunset in the Summer day is a beau-
tiful one, but it is an hour fitted for
quiet thought—for memories and hopes.
Wishing you many blessings for the
New Year, I am, very truly, yours,
TimotHy Dwicut.”
ONE OF YALE’S YOUNGEST SONS.
In proposing the toast to President
McKinley, President Roberts said:
“We do honor to a Chief Magistrate
never surpassed in his fidelity to the
conscience of the American people; in
his closeness to the popular heart; in his
willingness to lead where the nation is
ready to follow; in his high purpose and
unswerving faith. Like Lincoln in
many respects, himself as a man, a
citizen and a President, it is permitted
to me to ask you to drink to one of
Yale’s youngest sons, the President of
the United States. We were not with-
WAT io ATLL UDA
VV Eee
out hope of his presence here to-night.
In his absence response will be by sing-
ing America.”
The toast brought every man to his
feet and it was drunk standing. After-
wards, all joined in singing the national
hymn.
The other toasts and those respond-
ing to them, were as follows: “Greetings
from the University,” Prof. Arthur T.
Hadley, Yale University; “Beginnings
of the Washington Alumni Association,”
I. Edwards Clarke, Bureau of Educa-
toms pong, “Eli Yate’; « “Alaska,”
Hon. John G. Brady, Governor of
Alaska; “Yale in the National Admin-
istration,” Hon. John Addison Porter,
Secretary to the President; Song,
“Lauriger”’; “An Interval of Sixty-
Nine Years,’ Prof. Samuel Porter, ’29;
and B. W. Parker, ’98. ‘A Study in
Biack; > ::Prof::.Isage Clark, Howard
University; “Yale in Modern Life and
Modern Life in Yale,” Hon. Charles
N. Fowler, House of Representatives;
Song, “Bingo”; ‘Yale in Higher Edu-
cation,” Hon. William T. Harris, U. S.
Commissioner of Education; “Sons-in-
Law of the University,” Hon. Joseph R.
Hawley, U. S. Senate. The meeting
closed with the song “Bright College
Years.”
The officers of the Association for the
present year are: President, Ellis H.
Roberts; First Vice-President, — I.
Edwards Clarke; Second Vice-Presi-
dent, Geo. P. Whittlesey; Secretary and
Treasurer, James H. Hayden; His-
torian, Dewitt C. Sprague; Executive
Committee, the officers (ex-officio)
and Cyrus L. Hall, Chairman; W. A.
Meloy; H. K. Willard; B. W. Parker
and F. P. Farnsworth.
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Finely Fiavored Philosophy.
[Nashville American. ]
President Dwight of Yale, at the
recent annual dinner of the Hartford,
Conn., Yale Alumni Association, gave
this explanation why he resigned: “I
lay down my office not because I am
old—7o is not old—but it is the end of
the Summer term, and vacation time
has come. My theory of life has been
this, in just this regard: I believe life
was made just as much for one period
as another, childhood, prime and later
life, and every man should prepare him-
self for the late afternoon hour, so that
life may grow happier till the golden
time, late in the afternoon. I look for-
ward to coming years of greater happi-
ness than I have ever known.”
What a cheerful old gentleman he
must be to hold such sound philosophy!
Seventy is not -old, he says, and why
should it be? Why should the hearty
old fellow of 70 not have the capacity
and zest for enjoying life? Not the
boisterous life of youth, nor the ambi-
tious life of middle age, but the enjoy-
ment which comes from the contem-
plation, reflection and recreation after
a hard fight with the world. Why
should he be compelled to keep on the
harness to the end, like a dray horse?
President Dwight has passed through
the invigorating atmosphere of the early
morning, past the splendor of the me-
ridian, and has reached the afternoon
hour; and he thinks he is entitled to
a rest before the final “golden time.”
And so he is. His simple explanation
was a finely flavored philosophy; it
contained a rich relish, and was a happy
summation of the hopes and yearnings
of a happy, humane and_ beneficent
nature.
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President. Taylor of Brown.
The announcement was made last
Wednesday, Feb. 8, that Rev. Dr. James
Monroe Taylor, the present head of
Vassar College, had been unanimously
elected President of Brown University,
to succeed E. E. Andrews. Dr. Taylor
was born in Brooklyn, August 5, 1848,
and graduated from the University of
Rochester in 1868, and three years later
from the Rochester Theological Semi-
nary. On his return from traveling in
Europe for two years he occupied the
pulpit of the Baptist Church in South
Norwalk for a short time, and then ac-
cepted the pastorate of the Fourth Bap-
tist Church in Providence, R. I., where
he remained until 1886, making an en-
viable reputation for forcible pulpit
oratory and good executive ability.
Dr. Taylor was elected President of
Vassar College in June, 1886, and dur-
ing the twelve years of his administra-
tion has done a great deal to strengthen
the College on all lines.
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MARYLAND ASSOCIATION,
Officers Elected— Toast List — Guests
at the Dinner.
The Fourth Annual Meeting of the
Yale Alumni Association of Maryland
was called to order by the President,
Hon. George M. Sharp, ’75 L.S., in the
parlors of the Hotel Rennert, Balti-
more, on Thursday, February 9, 1899,
ato P.M. The following members were
than chosen as officers for the ensuing
year: President, Fielder C. Slingluff,
‘61; Vice-Presidents, J. W. (Cain, ‘84;
and Wm. S. Halsted, ’74; Secretary,
Bernard C. Steiner, 88; Treasurer, John
McHenry, ’85; Members of the Execu-
tive Committee for three years: William
H. Welch, ’70 and Walter B. Platt,
‘"74.9.; for one year to fill: a vacancy,
Albert H. Buck, ’94. The members of
the Executive Committee holding over
are: For one year, Norman James, ’90;
for two years, W. Cary McHenry, ’80,
and J. Staige Davis, ’95 S.
Letters of regret were read by Mr.
Steiner from President Dwight and
from the following members who were
unable to attend the banquet: Thomas
S. Iglehart, ’40; Daniel C. Gilman, ’s52;
W. Woolsey Johnson, ’62; W. McCul-
loch Brown, ’76S.; Henry C. Hallo-
well, ’52; John A. Mitchell, ’61; Rev.
Hugh L. Elderdice, ’90 T.S.; Louis A.
Chase, 98 S.; Henry A. Rowland, Har-
vard, ‘95. The meeting then adjourned.
After the meeting, the Fourth Annual
Banquet took place, at which Judge
Sharpe acted as toast-master. The
singing was led by Philip S. Evans,
795 S. Solos were sung by George S.
Drake, Jr., ’97; Harry W. Carey, ’07:
and Theodore Lamson, ’97S. Grace
was asked by Rev. George L. Curtis,
78; and the following toasts were re-
sponded to: “Yale,” Prof. Andrew W.
Phillips, 73 S.; “Harvard,” Mr. Hugh
L. Bond; “Princeton,” Col. Thomas
S. Hodson; “Johns Hopkins,” Mr. J.
Helmsley Johnson; “Yale on the eve
of the Civil War,” Fielder C. Slingluff,
Or: Young Vale” Dr. J.-H. Mason
Krnox,-Jr., 92: “Athletics,” Prof. Jo W.
Cain, “84; “An Outsider’s View of
Yale,’ Dr. Howard Kelly; “Yale in
Medicine,’ Dr. W. H. Welch, ’70; “Yale
in Theology,’ Rev. George L. Curtis,
"78
The walls were decorated with Yale
flags and the tables adorned with blue
ribbons. The Yale men present at the
dinner were: Wm. D. Baldwin, ’97;
Wm. G. Baker, Jr, “66; ° Edward E-
Brownell, ’95S.; Albert H. Buck, ’94;
Wilson L. Camden, ’93 L.; Harry W.
Carey, 97; Harvey W. Cushing, ’91;
George A. Colston; 798; James W.
84; George L. Curtis, ’78; George S.
Drake, Jr., ’97; J. Staige Davis, ’95 8.;
.Louis E. A. deGoll, Philip S. Evans,
"O9 S.* Riehard He Follis, 95 S:;
Harry Glenny, ’94S.; Norman James,
’90; William F. Jelke, ’98S.; William
C. Kellogg, ’96; Norton A. Kent, ’95;
yo Mason Rox, “Jr. 02-4 nove
Lowndes, Jr., ’95; Richard T. Lowndes,
Jr) '98; -. Wilham: PY eindley: 7a.
Theodore Lamson, ’97S.; Walter B.
Platt, “74 S.; Richard ‘F.° Rand, 20s o.;
George M. Sharp, 775 L.S.;_ Munroe
Snell, Winthrop G. Smith, ’96; Fielder
C. Slingluft: “61; John: C: Salter, 97;
Bernard C.: Steiner, ’88; Walter R.
Steiner, ’92; Frederick H. Verhoeff,
’95 S.; William H. Welch, ’70. The fol-
lowing members subscribed for the din-
ner, but were unable to be present:
Bernard N. Baker, Charles W. Ely, ’62;
-Louis C. Fischer, 56; William S. Hal-
sted, ’74; W. Irvine Keyser, Jr., '945.;
William Keyser, ’95; John McHenry,
’85; George M. Upshur.
SO
Notes of the Colleges.
Cornell University appears to be a
good training school for diplomats.
There have been a number of minor
officials of the state department taken
from her Faculty. Former President
White is now ambassador to Germany,
and now President Schurman is ap-
pointed to the Philippine commission.
—Post Intelligencer (Seattle).
Professor John Bassett Moore, lately
Secretary of the International Peace
Commission, and previous to that As-
sistant Secretary of State, has once
more returned to his duties at Columbia
University, where he occupies the
Hamilton Fish chair of international
law. Professor Moore will in the near
future resume his lectures on “Inter-
Cam -
national Law and the History of
Diplomacy.” Mr. Edmond Kelly, who
lectured in Professor Moore’s stead
during the latter’s absence, has been
called to Paris. <A treatise on the
“History of Arbitration,” which Pro-
fessor Moore is about to publish, will
be one of the most important legal
works promulgated. He has personally
handled a number of the most important
arbitration cases which this Government
conducted, besides having had facilities
to study the briefs and documents con-
nected with those he did not direct per-
sonally.—Evening Telegram (Phila.).
Dr. M. W. Polk, Dean of the Cornell
Medical Faculty, has provoked a strong
protest from some members of Cornell
University by his reported remarks on
the negro while addressing a Southern
audience. Among other things in his
speech the following is quoted: “Do
not allow yourself to question the
negro’s inferiority. He is inferior and
cannot be otherwise.” ‘Treat him
kindly and firmly, but never as an
equal,”
Aberdeen has varied the thing by im-
porting a distinguished professor from
Harvard, U. S. A., who is lecturing with
great acceptance on “The World and
the Individual.” He is a brilliant writer
and a profound scholar, and his course
is attracting great attention.—Nature.
The Harvard University class day
committee has asked every member of
the University to submit words for a
new college song by April 1. In mak-
ing known its request the committee
says: “For some time it has been ap-
parent to many members of the Univer-
sity that a new college song is needed,
less solemn in character than ‘Fair
Harvard” and yet without the reveling
element of “Johnny Harvard.”
The Congregationalist says: “Cornell’s
new professor of moral philosophy,
Prof. E. B. McGilvary, has had a check-
ered career. Born in North Carolina,
educated at Davidson College and
Princeton Theological Seminary, he
entered the foreign missionary service
of the Presbyterian Church and went to
the Lao country in North Siam, where
his father had been the first Christian
missionary. Remarkably gifted as a
linguist, within two years he had trans-
lated Matthew, Luke, John, and The
Acts in a manner to entitle him to high
rank among translators. He then
studied Pali, the tongue in which the
sacred literature of Siam is written, and
also discovered, while botanizing, a
drug now used in the treatment of
leprosy. Avowing his sympathy with
the views on Old Testament exegesis
expressed by Prof. Charles A. Briggs,
he was recalled by the Presbyterian
Foreign Mission Board. Landing in
San Francisco, he found a position as
teacher in English literature in the Uni-
versity of California. Later he fitted
himself to teach philosophy there, and
recently his writings on the Hegelian
system have drawn from Professor
Watson of Queen’s University, Kings-
ton, the statement that it is his con-
viction that Mr. McGilvary ‘in pure
speculation is the strongest man that
America has produced.’ What is Cor-
nell’s gain is Siam’s loss. The record
certainly illustrates the mutations of |
American life and the devious paths
which men often tread before they come
to their appointed niche.”
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New Instructor in Economics,
Since the openng of the Winter Term
Maurice H. Robinson has had charge of
two of Professor Irving Fisher’s divi-
sions in Economics. It will be remem-
bered that Professor Fisher’s illness
made it necessary for him to discon-
tinue his College duties in November,
and up to Christmas, his classes in
Economics were conducted by Mr. John
M. Gaines, Assistant in Economics.
Mr. Robinson and Mr. Gaines now have
joint charge of the divisions in this
course, which includes almost the entire
Junior class.
Mr. Robinson is a student in_ the
Graduate Department, holding a Uni-
versity Fellowship in Political Science.
He graduated from Dartmouth in 1890.
During: the years following he was
Superintendent of the Public Schools in
Medelia, Minnesota. In 1897 Mr.
Robinson took his Master’s Degree at
Dartmouth, presenting as his thesis a
History of Taxation in New Hamp-
shire; and for the past two years has
been an Assistant in Political Science
at Dartmouth.
