New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-30
S1MRNCRMRNr AT PRINCETON.
Ueuseuninl Of the CiissspSbe sscsesy'

! s,s. Our specii Correspondent
PRIN rrox. N. j.. June %, leoS.
Tia exercises connected with the lioth an
90, Commencement OF the Coicgeo' NewJersey are
.oy In proere.A They NV ocular interest," roi'
-, from ths "a rrrcn.s % the Cen'enhisi OF the
rN0.opb,e socety. one Of tse two Literary Associa
s,,. vhch divides :ss cents hon the graduates Of
NJ, ,n,,itution The grounds stlscned 10 this College
sre an Die snd Rdor r ~ / .sIes' 'naes uoos' "a.
Ge"sh 800. a,~rnsiops witbcu; beigg at ali protein
~ an thew syie Of arch lecture. Ibe Halls of the
rmerosn and GnSoDSs nea, G ire
-. ysI ro.ion Of the grounds
A re- E'lege contains some 30 students and
\ onit f5M.sh,ns In oil respects When the
-. eyercls n but their places have been filled by
- ssiors ia new quarters sad large additions have
e. mso 70 the fuods Of tue college 81 thaI the la.
t,tntion has advanced considerably IN all its material
istsrests dwriDg the last few years. This college.
Xesyise tho Dsns Of tie STATE has educated q large
an ber o. her s0ns who NIL stations Of influence aud
kon1s in her counssls. she turaiy commands their
SeseyAisn and love- and these they exhibit IL annual
Mr. ages 70 iei shrnes a. this season. This year
kev ave turned ont ia more than US al Numbers. and
Aats . kinded ho ANAL enthusiasm by their oOmins
Il 10 o'clock the members Of the Cliosophc Socc.
net in their hall for the transaction Of such business
ode view can only conjecture withWt certainly know.
bg. At II O'clock pubic procession was formed IN
Ne college grounds Of the members of the two societies
s-he lunni-Faculiy and Boards of Trustees of tho
College, and preceded by hand diseouIsng sweet
ksrmonies proceeded 81 The First Presbyterian Church
nsa. OF hand whore the exercises have In time i'm
memorial been held. The exercises werr opensd with
prayer bv President Maclcnn Of the College. The Hon.
Henry W. Green ChGnc,lur Of New-Jersey, took the
ohnr He was supported on either baud by the dign
Dkrics OF the College and distinguished guests. Among
bhese we obsersed the Hon. L. Q. G. Elmer the Hon
Dsnis E. Haines Of the Judiciary ~ the state the fou
William s. johnson. Secretary Of State. ex-Gov Oaen.
md ethere
1ne Rev. George Musgrave Ceger. DID,. the his.
oeran of the Society. read full aud elaborate histor
pa sketch OF the Society from III fou daton IN l76S to
Che present time filed With humorous incidents aud
lnotat0ns. which called forth the APPLAUSE OF tho
Souse be caves full extract from the minn'te OF the
College. detailing the Particulars OF The commence
pent exercises OF l16s II appears Two SOC eilss ea
SSs c sSS.s'' The anu rivalry se,%oan iSo%
i7ss. the Faculty aboiishea hh. The following year
khey were revived under lien present nanrs, Inc
We'll meaning Society tah.hS The name VI tue Cho
sophc society and all the old members of that society
Being orgsuiscd lon ing t. this he Founders
Of this Society Robert Pa,crson OLvrr ELLSWORTH
tuther Martin. Robert Ogden. Tappan Reeve ana
othen. Ii numbered original, - me"Dcrs Inc
npeaker gave concise md interesting sketches OF many
n these persons In 7OiLe SJceiy VAS reo gained I'M
Ter its pres mt name by II ueI1brs of the oege The
gpeaker passed IN rapid the names q caice' o.
auy OF the most distngnis ed persons who had been
members OF the Society do@n :" 'he yeir l''n.
The speaker only read portions OF the ye'y iui nus
Nory he had prepared Cch care 1t VIII DOUBT
U.s. be pripted and tire given the pubic 10 per-
spsneut form In closing he gave hH verdct ~ Id'or
n this aud similar Societies ~ fu'ushlng otsfaoie
supplement to the College Carreuun ana expressed Ine
hope that as thus Society numbered aS~iat 300 names
upon its roll OF members-the uiosf OF whom were
Ewing and many of whom had attained to places OF
honor and proft-tbcy would GET bfsts the preseni
Centennial In worthy VI 1t. aud would leave
fts memory emhalmed H. tie hearts 81 lis members bs
6Aising fund toy lis further endowment. lie Closed
y N ltarf a
N5 600 were raised durDe The year or II the amount
0bould be raised to $1,000 ne wodl increase his SUD
pcriptiop TO 1907 This prrcuca Application 70 s.
rood discourse bronght down the house Win thuh
The Rev X n Kirk D. u. Of Boston. TIE orator o
Che day. then introduced. Although graduate o
S5 years, he felt young ever, aud came here
saute these young AMI give them the bencn
Of near half ceiturys exp rieuce amid the sceae
Of active life A larse part o. TIE experience OF me
bad been applied TO TIE CORRECTION OF th3 nIStake
0hey had made In college. he wound indicai
how 70 do this ard use most prshf"sy ID
eavsstass' they snloyss N o, 'Ias whic
goung fnea from sixteen ~ ,Seuty often have but
you'd direct it rightly. lheJ should not seek lame
wealth or admir- Il but to I've great nHd Sooa an'
% do Tyeaf and good things The College Is me gym
easiam, where you art to uai" yourselves hr thi
work 10 educate your angeFsIhftt anu learn 10 os.
cline the aDimal nature WIN wHcn u is United al
yhese and similar sdyant are Ia he nsed Tor sen
culture which the great end ut your college course
70 this tie SPEAKER islstcr a, iehetn upon t
fnrmafiOn Of good habits enthHsiasH IN stuhy, tue en-
Aviation Of the physical mel ectul snd moral ma ure
% the highest pori of Development Inc addfes
throughout was deeply int; estldg and calculated
trsDsfuse the speakers ON enthllsia'l INTO tDe MINI
Of his youthful audiSrr ~,uu A.,
The Socictys COLLATION. WIS held In neuer haiL I'M
walls Of which were hung sth evergrcsns and alorne'
With the names OF the mtsi Dvied EeIbDcrs Oh tn
Chosophic Society. The large NUMBER IN ateDuane
ssddly paid their respects to the good things Oh 'u
table After this nterrstn. aGire~s'S were ueii'e,e,
" Col William c. ARK nier, Chancellor " .. hai
sfcsd-tte oldest graduate upon tie grohSj-Tho CAV
several "reminiscences of the lion. George Sl. Daas
ii. former classmaie Dr Henry OF the Snlthsonia
Insttute the Rev. DIR. Jrnsfhin Edwards OF Ph lade
ohia the Rev DR.. Mcdonald OF Princeton froi. stt
SbAn Alexander ChnUcchI:G Green DR.. h ri, tae nov
tharIes Mcknight and the Hon. A. %. xaoIskle
The Rev Prof Atvaier anonnced that a genuema
Cad authorized him 10 say that lie womb give sioVI
b the erection Of All obscry story for tie College
In the evening the usual exhibition oil me jun"
Class Wa held snd Judging q om the crowds oi youl
and hsau " that Ii rungeo TIE church IN every pars IL
0he treat at attraction q, tb. season ~ toe ma or pn
o. the people The Delivered themselves In 'u
6llcving order. viz;
Viii, Hall Orstor.-M Wilhur Tate, Pa. Light; II Me
uls (3,rsy d. c. Causes National Ore lthe.s and pecs,
Hal Mcvsn. N. J.. The SpIrit o heio. Ii otio De ehe
Ca The Secret OF success. . ~, -. ca. =.
Cbo,Isu Orators--Join A. RlAr y. J The fnure 'a'f
man John A. Cobb y. j.. Moral Subipsty w. d ains
Euut n j. Mental Culture; John NJ AliS ~ IT, ih"gr'
The exercises were interpreted with e1eenel
Dasic.
A~~-s-~ of fhe Ccw.Hsrk Dry Good