Centennial Catalog New York Alpha Phi Beta Kappa
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THE ALP HA OF NE W YORK HE Alpha of New York of the Phi Beta K appa Soci w ’ ety as instituted 6a the first day of May , 1817, by et New m re r er Massachus ts and Ha pshi . A cha t , signed and h e - t sealed by t e presid nt , the vice p e fident and the corres ponding secretary of the Alpha of Connecticut was on that o r e el or e Alban the e ere H no abl Chanc l K nt of y , R v nd John Chester of Albany and the Reverend Andrew Yates of Sche with themselves in conformity with the laws of the Phi Beta “ K a e ra e ppa, into a separat and distinct b nch of th society to be known and called by the name of The Alpha. of New l m e m er the re re as ful and a pl a ann as b th n of Connecticut, set New Ham hire e e th Massachu ts and m njoy d e same . B y virtue of the power vested in them the Honorable L James Kent, L . D Chancellor of the State of New York . w the Reverend Andre Yates , S . T . D . , a professor in Union e e the Re ere o A r Coll g , and v nd J hn Chester, . M ministe of th r e Second Presbyte ian Church in Albany. met at the house e r e Alban l 1 1 of Chanc llo K nt in y in Ju y , 8 7, (the day not te corded) and proceeded to the business assigned to them by they elected twelve gentlemen to share the initial mem wi bership th them, among them the Reverend Doctor E e re e of Union e liphal t Nott , p sid nt Coll ge, and Thomas C . w e A . r r M . e a r B o n ll , , th n p ofesso in Union College. from w he was r e 1 hich g aduat d in 804, and later president of Washington (now Trinity) College and Bishop of Connecti At r e mee e cut . an adjou n d ting, h ld in Schenectady on July w 22, thirteen members ere elected from the senior class of 3 On ul 24 w r w Union College . J y t elve membe s ere elected r m the e 1 1 f o distinguish d class of 8 8, among them Sidney ree e e e e A o z B s , G org Washington Doan and l n o Potter. At other meetings the organization of the Alpha was completed the o of m e e the ffi r by initiati n embers l ct , election of o ce s. the - w th e r m adoption of by la s, e lection of honora y embers and the drafting of a form of initiation . e rm of was e on A 1 Th fo initiation adopt d ugust 9 , 817. t o e e ecre re ri e th I c ntains a pl dg of s cy , p sc b s as e pumoses the e the e r n r e m ra of soci ty ncou agi g of f i ndship , o lity and er em r lit ature, and lays phasis upon the f aternal relation be w w t een the members . The Ne York Alpha still uses this Under the constitution transmitted by the Alpha of Connecticut and the by—Iaw s subsequently adopted activity mee tings through the colle ge year and an annual ex hibition on the afternoon pneceding commencement to be addressed w by an invited orator. The Alpha of Ne York so began and The er r ex er e so continued for many years . lit a y cis s pre w e . T e e r w ous d bate, and declamation h s ere pe formed ith v r The e e were r a ying assiduity. subj cts discuss d in gene al — m those of current interest political , oral . theological , r favorites of many gene ations of youth . OFFI CE RS OF THE SOCI E TY ‘E P T N 'r'r D LI HALE o , . D LL .D . ‘ AME LL J s KENT , . D . ‘ S P E N VAN R SS TE H EN ELAER , LL. D . ‘ Tuouas D . D MACAULEY , LL . D . * N S JOH CHE TER , D. D . ‘S AMUEL BLATCHFORD , D . D . ‘ T J oxm W . AYLOR ‘AmB Rose S PENCER , LL . D . ‘ N S V G . JOH A A E , LL D . ‘ T NA m mE x. P . TALLMADGE ‘ ALFRE D C ONK L I NG , LL . D . ‘ALO Nzo D D POTTER , . LL . D . ‘B N N E JAMI FRANKLIN Josu m, M . D . , LL. D . ‘ m re n R Gr s AVE I LL , A . M . ‘ T R S C . D D HOMA EED , . ‘ q mm L . MARCY , LL . D . ‘B AM E N l N o m m . J FRA NKLIN J s , M . D , LL D ‘ WI LLM M H . S W E ARD , LL . D . ‘ C JOHN . SPENCER . LL . D . ‘ N D . JOH A. YATES , D . ‘DAmE L e we y D BA RNARD , LL . D . * 0 HN A . J YATES , D . D . ‘ S LAs r x WRIGHT , J . , LL . D . D . 0 514 A . S {1 YATE , . D ‘R B N H EU E . WALWORTH . LL . D . ‘ALom o DD POTTER , . , LL . D . ‘Wl LLlAM K ENT , LL . D . ‘ W L L M A P B LL I u W . C M E , LL . D . ‘ A X N W F B F R . LE A DER AR IELD RAD O D , LL D *W1LL H S 1AM . EWARD , LL . D . ‘ Honx r xo G . WARNER . LL . D . *W LL A 1 1 M G I LLE PI E . MITCHELL S , LL D ow: A . fl LANSING , D.D. ‘ N N n T CLARK SO o POT ER , LL. D . ‘ O HN A. R J DE EMER , A. M . ‘ H N Y WH I T E H R E R O NE , LL . D . * CHARLES F . DANFORTH B N N R Ph. D LL . D . E JAMI HENRY IPTON , . , ‘ S RE AGLE T PhD JAME S RUAX , . 5 L P R PHI I HEN Y Cow , D . D . ‘ Sm G . AS E H HMOR , L . D . A H C Ln N mns Ph. D HERBERT , . Ph H BENJAMIN HENRY RIPTON , . D L . D LL .D . ‘JonN I RA BENNETT A N Ph. D . B ENJ MIN HE RY RIPTON , , LL . D . ‘Jorm I RA BENNETT F S G RANK AR ENT HOFFMAN , A . M . D A . LEXANDER DUANE , M , Sc. D . VI CE PRESIDENTS ‘ D W D AN RE YATES , . D . ‘ onN S D J CHE TER , . D. ‘T S A CAU Y D . D . LL D HOMA M LE . , . ‘ X D PROUDF T ALE AN ER I , D . D . ‘ S JOHN CHE TER , D . D ‘ SAMUEL BLATCHFORD , D . D . ‘ oaN U LO W D . D J L D . LL . D . ‘ X D P RO DFI T ALE AN ER U , D . D . * R AMB oss S . PENCER , LL D . ‘ S GILBERT MCMA TER , D . D . ‘ H V O CK . F . R S . DA ID SA , M D LL D , . ‘ A G . LFRED CONKLIN , LL D . ‘ S N C . JOH PENCER , LL . D ‘ L Nzo A O POTTER , D . D LL . D . ‘ A osmm BENJAMIN FR NKLIN J , M . D LL . D . ‘ V CHESTER A ERILL , A .M . ‘ JOHN A . YATES , D . D . ‘ I sAAc W. S . JACK ON , LL D o fl w : A . YATES , D . D . ‘ D . Tuom s C . REED , D . ‘ A S JOHN . YATE , D . D . 0 1 m . {1 FOSTER , LL D . ‘ T D . ALO NZO POT ER , D . LL D ‘ ARcmB A LD L . LINN , A. M . ‘ H WILLIAM . SEWARD , LL . D . ‘ H JO N A . YATES . D .D . ‘ M . P A ASA J A RK ER , LL . D . ow : fl A . YATES , D . D . ‘ N S . JOH FO TER , LL D . ‘T s xs AYLER , LL . D . ‘ N JOH FOSTER , LL . D . ‘Wxt u AM MITCHELL GILLESPIE , LL . D . " a n S (l o FO TER , LL . D . * N A R JOH . DE EMER , A .M . ‘ X D . V D . ALE AN ER M EDDER , M "’ RE E JOHN A DE M R A M . ‘ N S A G S S A .M COR ELIU U U TU WALDRON , . 6 ‘ t S Wu u u DEN MORE Max ox , DD . 1890 JOHN E MORY SHERWOOD 1 ‘HE r' n 189 NRY Wm e om , LL . D . — 1892 W RS M . D. H . 94 ILLIAM LIBBY PEA ON , , L . D . ‘ 1895 STE P HEN K . WILLI AMS , LL . D . 18 r Ph H 96 BENJAMIN HENRY a ox , . D L . D LL .D . L B B Y WI LLI AM I PEARSON , M . D L . H . D . 18 — P P R 99 03 H ILI HEN Y COLE, DD . 1 A e l E D 904 LDEN L w s BENNETT , . ‘ 1 NE Y S H 904 Sm G . A HMORE , L . D . 1 05— 07 V HmDs Ph D 9 HERBERT CAL IN , . H . D . 1907 BENJAMIN HENRY RI PTON , Ph . D ., L. , LL D 1908 ‘JOHN I RA BENNETT - F P 1909 1 1 RANK COE BARNE S , h.D. 12 A M . D . Sc. D . 19 LEXANDER DUANE , , s x B .