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CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS Vol XI CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS VoL XI. No 15 Ithaca, N. Y., January 13, 1909 Price 10 Cents HISTORIANS AT DINNER. F. H. Hodder, G. M. Dutcher '97, UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE. F. S. Crofts '05, W. H. Mace, W. C. Abbott, F. H. Severance '79, D. C. Eminent Educators Gather at Cornell—Cel- Sixth Annual Meeting of Cornell Men at Knowlton '98, Max Farrand, G. W. ebrate President AngelΓs 80th Birthday. the Richmond Convocation. Scott and P. O. Ray. Other Cornell men who attended Seventeen universities were repre- The custom of holding a Cornell the sessions were A. V. Babine '92, sented at the tenth annual convention dinner in connection with the annual A. C. Howland '9-3, W. L. Whittle- of the Association of American Uni- meetings of the historical associa- sey, W. H. Glasson '96, T. B. Little versities, held at Cornell on Thurs- tions was continued this year. Sev- '02 and W. J. Norton '02. Women day and Frilday of last week. Only enteen men, present and former stu- who attended the sessions were Mrs. one member of the association, Clark dents and teachers in the President F. H. Severance 79, Miss R. Put- University, was not represented. White School, dined together at the nam '78, Miss C. C. Jackson '79, The presidents of nine—Chicago, Commonwealth Club in Richmond on Miss L. W. Johnson '02, Miss H. G Cornell, Harvard, Illinois, Michigan, December 31. They had been in Preston '98, Miss L. F. Brown '03, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin and attendance at the meetings of the Miss A. H. Abel and Miss E. Sing- Yale—were present, and the eight American Historical Association*and master '02. others were represented as follows: the American Political Science Asso- California, Professor George M. ciation. It was their sixth annual University Preachers. Stratton; Catholic University of dinner. The idea was copied this President Schurman announces the America, the Rev. Edward Aloysius year by the men from Pennsylvania. following list of University preach- Pace and Professor George Melville Wisconsin, Kansas and Yale who ers up to the Easter recess: Boiling; Columbia, Professors Mun- were at the meetings. Jan. 10-17. The Rt. Rev. Ethel- roe Smith and William Henry Car- At least thirty-one Cornellians, of bert Talbot, D. D. Episcopalian. penter; Johns Hopkins, Professor J. whom eight were women, were pres- Bishop of Central Pennsylvania Mark Baldwin; Stanford, Professor ent at the sessions in Washington South Bethlehem, Pa. Oliver Peebles Jenkins and Mr. and Richmond. Professors Hull and Jan. 24. The Rev. William Elliot George Edward Crothers Pennsyl- Catterall took part in the discussions, Griffis, D. D. Congregationalist. vania, Professor Herman V. Ames; as did Professor H. Morse Stephens, Ithaca, N. Y. Princeton, Professors Andrew F. who was a member of the Cornell Jan. 31, Feb. 7-14. The Rev West, Harry B. Fine and William faculty from 1894 till 1902. Hugh Black, M. A. Presbyterian. F. Magie; Virginia, Professor James Thirteen of those who were at the Union Theological Seminary, New Morris Page. Additional delegates Cornell dinner are now connected York city. were Mr. Joseph Warren of Har- with college faculties, the colleges Feb. 21. The Rev. Dr. Samuel vord, Professor David Kίnley of Illi- so represented being Cornell, Califor- A. Steel. Methodist. Brownwood. nois, Professor Victor C. Vaughan nia, Columbia, Kansas, Pennsylvania Texas. of Michigan and Professor Walter State, Syracuse, Wesley an and Yale. Feb. 28. The Rt. Rev. Charles F. Willcox of Cornell. Professor Burr, the president of this Tyler Olmsted, D. D. Episcopalian. TRIBUTE TO DR. ANGELL. organization of Cornellians, presided Bish op of Central New York, Utica. One of the most interesting events and gave an account of the early his- N. Y. of the convention was the formal ob- tory of the Historical Association, March 7-14. The Rev. F. E. servance of the eightieth anniversary and brief speeches were made by Clark, D. D. President, United So- of the birth of President James B. Professors Stephens, Hull and oth- ciety of Christian Endeavor. Bos- Angell of the University of Michi- ers. Professor G. M. Dutcher, '97r. ton, Mass. gan, on Thursday, January 7. A of Wesley an University, the secre- March 21. The Rev. Edward Jud- scroll of vellum, bearing a memorial tary-treasurer, had charge of the ar- son, D. D. Baptist. Memorial Bap- address, had been prepared and rangements. A telegram of greeting tist Church, New York city. signed by the presidents of the uni- was sent to President White, who March 28. The Rev. William Fra- versities belonging to the association was the first president of the Ameri- ser McDowell, D. D. Methodist. for presentation to President Angell. can Historical Association and for Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal The ceremony of presentation whom the school of history and po- Church, Chicago, 111. brought together in one group for a litical science at Cornell is named. few minutes the three most venerable Those at the dinner were: G. L. Students of the department of ora- of living American educators—James Burr, '81, R. C. H. Catterall, C. H tory will present, some time in Feb- B. Angell, Charles W. Eliot and An- Hull '86, J. P. Bretz, F. C. Church ruary, Ibsen's play, "An Enemy of drew D. White. The Thursday '09, G. F. Zook, H. Morse Stephens, the People." afternoon session in Boardman Hall 170 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS the soundness of your judgment and the serenity of your temper, the per- suasiveness of your eloquence and the delicacy of your tact, the breadth of your culture and the wealth of your experience, you have laid not only these institutions, but American edu- cation as a whole and the nation as well, which in her diplomatic emerg- encies has again and again had re- course to your aid, under a debt be- yond all reckoning. Your long life has been devoted to the highest ob- jects, alike in the realm of scholar- ship and in that of practical affairs. As scholar, editor, teacher, orator, administrator, diplomat, most noble achievements and distinctions have been yours. On this life of service and of honor we congratulate you. May it still be spared to us and to the world!" President Angell replied in part: "I had supposed that I had kept the knowledge of this unimportant fact —that of my eightieth birthday— away from Ithaca. Having reached my present year many may think I SOME OF THE DELEGATES TO THE TENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE ought to stand here and quote the ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES, HELD AT CORNELL LAST WEEK. words of scripture which say that THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN AS THEY WERE LEAVING ONE OF THE SES- 'All their years are labor and sorrow' SIONS IN BOARDMAN HALL. IN THE FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT, ARE PRESI- when fourscore has been reached. DENT HILL, MISSOURI; PRESIDENT SCHURMAN, CORNELL; PRESIDENT NOR- But nothing is farther from my mind THROP, MINNESOTA,* PRESIDENT ANGELL, MICHIGAN; PRESIDENT ELIOT, HAR- than sorrow. I wish to express my VARD, AND PROFESSOR J. MARK BALDWIN, OF JOHNS HOPKINS./ BETWEEN gratitude to my associates. There PRESIDENTS NORTHROP AND ANGELL IS PROFESSOR MUNROE SMITH, OF COL- is no nobler profession of men in the UMBIA. BETWEEN PRESIDENT ANGELL AND PRESIDENT ELIOT IS PROFESSOR world than that of teaching. It WILLIAM HENRY CARPENTER, OF COLUMBIA. AT PRESIDENT ELIOT'S LEFT keeps us forever in the society, of you SHOULDER IS DEAN VICTOR C. VAUGHAN, OF MICHIGAN. THE OTHERS IN students. We do not grow old be- THE GROUP, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, ARE PROFESSOR HERMAN V. AMES, PENN- cause we live for you." President SYLVANIA; PROFESSOR WILLIAM FRANCIS MAGIE, PRINCETON,* PROFESSOR Angell went on to thank his col- GEORGE M. STRATTON, CALIFORNIA; PROFESSOR HARRY B. FINE, PRINCETONS- leagues for the kindness which PROFESSOR WALTER F. WILLCOX, CORNELL; PROFESSOR JAMES MORRIS PAGE, prompted the memorial. VIRGINIA; MR. JOSEPH WARREN, HARVARD; MR. GEORGE EDWARD CROTHERS, STANFORD; PROFESSOR DAVID KINLEY, ILLINOIS, AND PROFESSOR GEORGE President Hadley of Yale then MELVILLE BOLLING, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA. arose and made a brief address in which, in the name of the association, was adjourned at a quarter before Universities, assembled for its tenth he bade farewell to President Eliot, ήve and the delegates went to Sage session at Cornell University, his col- whose resignation of the presidency Chapel, where they heard the Chapel leagues, the presidents of the univer- of Harvard University will cause his Chorus, assisted by the University sities represented in the association, withdrawal from the association. Orchestra, render John Stainer's tender hearty congratulations on this President Eliot, in his reply, said sacred cantata3 "The Daughter of his eightieth birthday. that the only thing he could say was. Jairus." "It is now more than two and "My cup runneth over." After the cantata was ended Presi- forty years since, laying aside the Four new members were elected dent Eliot arose, briefly told the pur- pen of the journalist, with which to the' association—the Universities pose of the association to observe during our country's darkest hour of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Ne- President AngelΓs birthday anniver- you had so nobly served her public braska. Princeton University was sary, and asked Dr. White to read interests, you returned to academic elected president of the association, the memorial which had been drawn life as president of the University of succeeding Michigan; the Universit}7 up. Dr. White read it as follows: Vermont. It is almost two score of Virginia was chosen vice-presi- "To James Burrill Angell, presi- since you began your great career at dent, and Harvard was re-elected dent of the Association of American the University of Michigan.
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