YALE ALUMNI WHEEKLY
YALE-HARVARD REUNION.
Extraordinary Gathering of Gradu-
ates in New York.
(Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY ]
The second of the Yale-Harvard
reunions was held at Sherry’s, Fifth
avenue and 44th street, New York City,
on Friday evening last, and, like its
precedessor, can only be described as
an unqualified success in every way.
The first of these meetings, it will be
remembered, originated with the Har-
vard Club and took the form of an
evening reception given at their house,
a year or more ago. Friday’s enter-
tainment was, to make use of a con-
venient expression, a “return game”
arranged by the Yale Club and given
in what Mr. Thacher called their tem-
porary home, on account of lack of.
space in their own building.
As there is to be no alumni dinner
in New York this Winter, Yale men
generally made every effort to be
present. The Harvard Club members
seemed to have accepted the invitation
to a man and the result was a gathering
of college graduates such as is seldom
seen in New York or, in fact, anywhere.
What one-half of such a crowd would
have done had the entertainment been
at the club house in Madison Square
was a matter of conjecture to many.
Really it need not have been. They
simply would have had to stand out-
side or go home.
It was a little after ten o’clock. when
President Thacher of the Yale Club led
the way into what might be described
as the audience room, filled with a vast
array of chairs. Previous to this the
crowd had been gathering in the hall-
ways, conversing in little groups, and
now they followed in, eager to see what
the order of the evening was ‘to be.
On the platform at one end of the room
were seated with Mr. Thacher, Mr.
Beaman and Mr. Wetmore of Har-
vard, and Judge Howland and President
Harper of the University of Chicago,
of Yale,
In his opening address, Mr. Thacher,
aiter extending a hearty welcome to the
Harvard men, said that it had been
decided to have no long list of after-
dinner speakers.. Punishment was sure °
to overtake the successful post prandial
orator. “For,” said he, “they have sent
Horace Porter to France, Depew to the
Senate and Choate to London.” This
he mentioned merely as a warning to
Mr. Beaman and Judge Howland.
Personally he was not afraid. And
then in a few words he introduced Mr.
Beaman.
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Mr. Beaman, after a few remarks on
the nature of the occasion, spoke of the
likeness of Yale and Harvard graduates.
He used to think that Harvard men had
a certain “hall mark” which Yale men
had not and he knew Yale alumni who
entertained a similar opinion regarding
the stamp New Haven graduates had
which distinguished them from all other
men. But after some experiences with
young men on entering his office he |
had been forced to modify this opinion
and thought them a good deal alike.
Looking around the room where Yale
and Harvard men were gathered to-
gether he defied anyone, not acquainted
with the men personally, to pick out
which were from Cambridge or New
Haven. This likeness led him to think
of the idea of consolidation. It was
an age of combinations. Why not com-
bine the great colleges—Yale and Har-
vard? As to the name, call it “The
Imperial University” or, without mean-
ing to disparage other places, simply
“The University.” After expatiating on
the advantages of such a union, Mr.
Beaman announced that he had
changed his mind. The old order was
best. It made possible these suppers
and receptions and games and all such
pleasant things.
Mr. Thacher. in introducing President
Harper of the University of Chicago,
spoke of the alumni out there deprived
of such meetings as the present one
and as to be pitied, therefore. This led
President Harper to begin by saying that
they had a Faculty of some 185 and were
not so lonely. The Yale and Harvard
“colonies” were about equal and fra-
ternized very nicely. It was a splendid
sight to see the professors, graduates
of Yale or Harvard for the most part,
grouped around the bulletin boards at
the time of one of the big games. Go-
ing on, he spoke of other universities,
situated in the middle West and North-
west. Those in the East could not
understand them, could not appreciate
them. Yale and Harvard men, he said,
were doing a magnificent work for the
cause of higher education in the great
Northwest country.
HE WASN'T BELIEVED.
The next speaker called upon was
also from the West, Mr. Samuel Hill
of Minneapolis, who came forward from
the rear of the room at the invitation
of President Thacher. He was, he said,
President of the Harvard Association
out there, which numbered many mem-
bers. Nevertheless Minnesota seemed
to grow Yale men, and such Yale men
as were apt to trouble Harvard. Right
near him lived one Heffelfinger and
also the Morrison boys. — Perpetual
reminders of troubles in past times.
“So you see.” he said, “I have troubles.
of my own.” Mr. Hill spoke of a trip
he and Mr. Thacher made through the
West some time ago, in the course of
which they met many people in many
states. Recently he traveled out to
Seattle. Everyone was much interested
in the question as to who would be
Yale’s next president.« “Who is mén-
tioned for it?’ he was asked constantly.
“Well,” he replied to people who had
met Mr. Thacher when he was there,
“they speak of “ITom’ Thacher.” Here
he held up his hand to stop incipient
applause and caused a laugh by saying:
“Do you know, not. one of them would
believe me for an instant.”
Mr. Wetmore of Harvard was the
next speaker called upon and was given
permission to speak on the football
game or anything. In the first part of
his remarks he told a story of two little
colored children who had wandered
into a field where a bull was kept. The
beast at once made for them. Terrified,
they ran for the fence, but in their
fright fell down and could not get up
again. On came the animal with low-
ered horns. “Can you pray?” said one.
“No,” answered the other, “I can only
say grace—for what we are about to
receive may the Lord make us truly
thankful.” Mr. Wetmore wanted to
apologize for himself and Mr. Beaman
for trying to express the thanks of the
Harvard Club for their entertainment.
But Mr. Carter was confined to his
room and, by this time, Mr. Choate
was probably confined to his cabin.
The mention of Mr. Choate’s name led
him to speak of the honor conferred on
college men by the selection of three in
one year for the important posts of
Governor of New York, United States
Senator from New York and Ambas-
sador to England. Such things showed
' that a college education was still a
good pathway to political success and
that such success need not be sought
only by the ward heeler.
Judge Howland, the last speaker,
said that he had come to a reception,
not to receive. Mr. Thacher, however,
had gotten after him. He _ spoke
earnestly of the good feeling now be-
tween Yale and Harvard. He had
always had a fondness for the latter
place, for he came very nearly going
there. A minister descending from his
pulpit after vain attempts to say any-
thing, since he had left his sermon at
home, turned to his hearers and said,
“Well, brethren, you missed an _ al-
mighty fine sermon.” In all modesty
he felt that way about Harvard. He
had been to any number of Harvard
dinners to respond to the Judiciary
until Harvard got'a judge of her own
in New York and his occupation was
gone. In conclusion, he said, nothing
could get Yale and Harvard alumni in
New York to fight, even when their
respective colleges were at swords’
- points.
After this the crowd moved upstairs
for supper which was served at separate
tables seating about ten each. Two
larger tables in the middle of the room
were filled with old Glee Club men
and there was plenty of good singing
throughout the evening. “Fair Har-
vard” and “Here’s tu good old Yale,”
were given with a will, and at the close
of the supper, cheers were given by the
Harvard Club for Yale, whereupon
Judge Howland called for the long
cheer for Harvard.
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Hockey Team Trip.
The Hockey team closed a very suc-
cessiul season with a trip to Pittsburg
last week. Notwithstanding the ab-
sence 0%-H:. Palmer, ’o93~ Ji..P: Brock,
1900, and A. Coxe, Jr., 1901, which
doubtless weakened the team to some
extent, only one game was lost.
The first game was played on Wed-
nesday, Feb. 22, at the West Park Ice
Palace in Philadelphia, with the Quaker
City Athletic Club and Yale was de-
feated by a score of 6 to 0. The Yale
team lined up as follows: R. E. Smith,
99 S., goal; F. E. Seeley, ’o9 S., point;
EK. A. Strong, 1900 S., cover point; W.
L. Barnett, L.S.; J. S. Campbell, 1900;
C. Li Childs, 1901 S.; E.'S: Bronson,
1900; C. S. Walworth, 1900 S.; S. Stod-
dard, ’99, forwards. 3
The following day the team went on
to Pittsburg and in the evening met
the Pittsburg Athletic Club at the Du-
quesne Garden. The final score was 3
to o in Yale’s favor. The line-up was
the same as in Wednesday’s game, ex-
cept that Strong did not play and Wal-
worth took his place at cover point.
On Friday, Feb. 24, Yale won two
games, one in the afternoon from the
Western University of Pennsylvania by
the score of 3 goals to 1, and the sec-
ond in the evening, from the Du-
quesne Country and Athletic Club, 4
to oO.
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Phi Gamma Delta Anniversary.
The twenty-fourth anniversary of the
Nu Deuteron chapter of Phi Gamma
Delta was celebrated by a banquet at the
New Haven House, Saturday evening,
February 25. Among those who re-
sponded to toasts were the following
Yale men: 'T. A. Vernon, ’75 S.; W: E.
Gand. 3! 9777559: 3: Martin, “e250 32: Hi:
Koehler, ’98, and F. L. Hutton, LS.
Representatives were present from the
chapters at Cornell, University of
Tennessee, University of Minnesota,
University of Wisconsin, University of
Pennsylvania, Trinity, Amherst, Brown,
Harvard, Knox College, Indiana Uni-
versity, De Pauw University, Pennsyl-
vania State College, University of IIli-
nois, Union College and Worcester
Polytechnic Institute.
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