New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29
COMMENCEMENT At PRINCETON.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune
PprScyToy Tuesday June u. |,

Correspondence Of The ~ Y. Tribune
PRIScEroy Tuesday, June %, 1884
The quiet city of Princeton has been thrown into quite
comoon by the events attendant upon The celebration
of another annual commencement at Princeton College,
accompanied this year, by the additional ceremony OF
the installation of new President. The friends oil
students far and near have rallied in force, men,
bors of the alumni OF former years have been prompt
to revive pat reininiseenees, and, as the climax
pers and ball bespoken. A commencement
ha. necessarily sort Of juvenile character and
any other than boyish reoicings necessarily cut
Of order. This afternoon PHILLIP X Kendall, Esq., OF
Washington, d. C.. pronounced the Grafton one OF the
interesting, in historic point of view ever pro-
nounced within the College walls II was listened to
throughout by highly fashionable audience, and stamps
the deyerer as the possessor of highly disciplined powers.
Tomorrow Vice President Mclean viii be installed as the
head Of this College. He is learned and accomplished
man. and though remarkable for any extreme bril-
aucy gifted with qualities that must 10
public Confidence promote the efficiency Of the collie
ae system Of education here adopted ihe address ne
will deliver the occasion viii he a synopsis
OF the origin history progress and prospects OF this col
lege and in printed form important add
ton 20 the history OF the collegiate institutions OF our
country The venerable Princeton College has witnessed
vast changes since foundation IN the social and p0lt
cal fabric and has certainly done it. part in equpping the
men, instrumental in directing these changes aud building
up present greatness glory and prosperity How many
tie shades Of revolutionary heroes that haunt the gloom
of these woods How impershabe the memorials OF their
deeds The following may be taken abstract OF the
address delivered on this OCCASION the Societies addressed
being hose into which the College is divided viz: the
CHo,ophic and American Wing Societies:
TLesueaker rst addressed himself to local associations
TO the impressions made himself by such return, and
the common nteres, which all possessed in the revolution
arv memorials claimed by Princeton. Seventy-seven
YEAR ago the battles Trenton and Princeton had been
fought he dwelt the disasters of that evenifu period
and the subsequent traced 10 AeT-Jersey the
origin of our present Constitution Landed the balance
achieved between state and federal rights and presented
an eloquent exhibit Of the character Of true liberty and
the Necessary conditions imposed for It's conservation.
The duties attaching 20 every good citizen were then
plainly stated and powerfully vndcaed while the con-
ditons leading to in life set up FOR emu
aton. The history OF the Roman world Of the Greek
Repubos of the Saxon eptarchy and of Engands Com
,tutioual Liberties rapidly reviewed. and praise
accorded 10 the influence Of the exalted virtue and talent
OF the male mind in advancing the true interests OF
>tates and uphodng the virtue essential to their con-
sOlIdatlon.
After vote Of thanks had been bestowed on The eo-
quont lecturer the asernbage adjourned The evening
10 late hour spent in listening To the exercises OF
the Junior cass-e1ercs Of varied merit but deserving
general praise This college evidently exces in ethics
and tendency abstract dquisiton Is readily detected
in these compositions.
The Societies 20 some extent secret Their pro-
c,edDcs divugei, and the badges Of member
ship constantly They understood by the
mutual recognition they calculated to secure ia after
| lie, a. likely Ia be of service.