Litchfield enquirer., 1865-01-26
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 For tie Enqairer.l NOTES BY THE wAYs
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 Ms. Eprros :--Though the world is now thoroughly travelled over. yet aH do nottravel And ofabose who do, all do not zee the same things. Hence it may not be presumption to supbose thu. few short notes by the way, may be of interest to some of your readers. Should this be of your opinion also, Mr. Editor, l pro- pose in this and few subsequent papers, to review, briefly. short journey which accom- plished few months since.
 Though my prinlaty starting point was my home in the mountains. my main point of de- parture, like many who travel from our rural d;nricts, was the great metropolis of our coun- ,ry Here availed myself of the convenient and economical facility which is allowed to travellers on our great thoroughiares, and pur chased ' through ticket to the chief city ol the State of Wisconsin, with the privilege oi stoppiur when and where pleased, and re- sumiug my journey at pleasure.
 Itsbsi,,g the week of Commencement at the Colleee of New Jersey. and having desire te witness the exercises of the occasion, besides having a kind invitation from friends to pass that season with them, made Princeton my Srst stopping,plac sa 5g
 As s notice of Commencement exercise' WouId. at this season, be quite out of date, pass them by, simply saying that they did not differ in general from similar exercises else where. ksss sf
 Princeton is one of our villages It is situate on a ridgo of land, easy of access by the New Jersey Railroad which passes at the distance of about mile, with comfortable public co;'' vevauce to and from each train. It is healthtul and qaist. and every way suitable for the lite sary institutions of which it is the seat.
 The grounds of the College. and of the The ological eminary;--institution which, contra. Y to what is supposed by many, are entirely distinct, and which are separated from each other by the distance of about three foulths of c mile,-are possessed of peculiar beauty and lovelinpss. The same may be said also, of the grounds of the Edge Hill School; an institu- tion of long standing and high reputation for the education of boys. Many of the private residences are eleg nt, and with their grounds highly tasteful.
 The Theological Seminary has given to the church some of its ablest Dlvines, and the Col lege has borne it's share in educating some of our most distinguished civilians. In it's cata- legus are found the names of James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, and sf George NJ. Dallas, one of our Presidents, not to spsak oi Aaron Burr, of the same office, Hhose malicious. ambition has consigned his brilliant talsnis to everlasting infamy. Among itsalanni are found also the names of Oliver Ellsworth of our own Staie, and Tapping Rseye, the founder of the famous L,chteld taw School.
 The College stands pdaong the first in ou, 1sad in the educational advastagss which it ai tnfds md, in the religious influence which il exefis upon its students it is probably surpass ed by none. It has otteu been largely blessed ty the influence of the Spi,it of God.
 It was my privilege 10 be present. tt the s class exercises ot 1862, when learned that all but three or four of that class were hope fully Christians, and the last gathering of the class was at meeting for prayer, at which every member was present.
 The College suffered largely by the rebelion, sv, tha 6s-creasp af it's sfudants as if was inc resort of many from the Southern States. It las now, however. nearly resained it's former numbers by an increased attendance from the North. A recent successful effort to increase its funds has placed it in more than its for mef prosperity.
 In my next will leave this seat of ltera- ture and science, and pursue my journey.
 -.e1H D.