60 THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 



ALUMNI OUTING. 



Annual Outing. Wednesday, June 12th 1907 at Bachmann's Pa- 

 vilion, Staten Island. 



Everything new- — Bowling and other entertainments. Prizes for 

 Ladies and Gentlemen. Bring your friends. Take train at the ferry 

 landing to Bachmann's Station. Staten Island. 



The Alumni Outing this year will be a real departure from former 

 outings — New place, New ideas ; Old and New members and their 

 folks ; those who have never attended an Alumni Outing should do 

 so this year and be convinced ; a good time is assured to all. Remember 

 the date — Wednesday, June 12th ; reached via Staten Island Ferry, foot 

 Whitehall Street, N. Y. City. 



Committee: 

 W. H. WARD H. J. BINDER, Jr. 



THOS. M. DAVIES. E. P. WENDLER. 



PAY TOO MUCH TO "EXPERTS." 



METZ SAYS they're ALWAYS PRESENTING BILLS WHEN HE ISn't LOOKING. 



In an appeal for more public spirit on the part of the citizens of 

 New York, Controller Herman A. Metz made indirect complaint last 

 night against the payment of the public moneys to experts. The 

 occasion was a dinner in the Astor Gallery of the Waldorf-Astoria 

 given for the visiting chemists who are attending the American Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science. The room was crowded with 

 the diners, many of whom are men noted in this country as chemists 

 and scientists. 



"I didn't go into politics," Mr. Metz said after he had explained that 

 he had run to a four-alarm fire and that the adventure had caused him 

 to be late: "I was pushed into politics. I did not want the job, but I 

 am glad that I am on the job." 



Speaking of chemists as experts, and mixing this subject with politics, 

 Mr. Metz said: "We have experts in other branches than chemistry. 

 Mr. Ivins served as an expert for three weeks and put in a bill for 

 $12,000. If he had been elected Mayor he would have had to serve the 

 city for a year for only $15,000. And, then, I have just had to pay 

 out $43,000 for experts in the Patrick case. The experts weren't 

 elected, but they were experts, and that was enough. 



