New-York tribune., 1868-10-28
PRINCETON COLLEGE.

INSTALLATION or DIR. JAMES M'COsH As PREsI-
DENT-INTEREsTISG CEREMONIES
fPKoH oUR SPECIAL CoaREsPoSDESrI
PRINCETON, Oct. %. To-day the ceremonies
Of installation OF DR.. MCosh took place
Al2 o'clock the procession formed In the College
campus Headed by Grafula's Band the cortege, cou-
s,ug Of the officers Of the College The exPrcsdon ana
The President elect the Governors VI uo state te Chhh
ocllor the Directors ANA Faculty 9i tho IneoiDsIai w.
Seminary, the under graduates ana theF olal0i 'ue
oncalg clergy men, the Alumni and laufeau Oh fIIDse
ton and host OF citizens marched to the Ch1,eh nnder
the orders Of Gen. Caldwel h Hal, piahu MaIshai
graduate Of the Class OF 1871 lo seats reserved lol
rival of the procession. aud inc galleries were crowded
with ladies On the platform winch he had Dce carried
i'm chair sat venerable Col Josepl warren scott o
New wrunswick. Of the class OF I'go anu AZ hs suo -
bert Herring OF NewYork, also AN alunnus ana now IN
his g3d year Among the other distinguished guests VINO
occupied seats the platform during the ceremonies
were Cows Marcus l.. Ward aud Daniel Hmnes. Judge
FIELD Of the United States District Court, Chancellor
Inbrske .cn Chancellor Greene, eN-GON. Pollock, OF
Pennsyl lyania BshOp Mcllyaine, OF ONO; Cen hoDcrI
Anderson. the hero Of Fort SUMTER ana George H. SUI
art OF Philadelphia with te fIesiIeht ceo. 'ho ie'
ing President, aud the Faculty OF the College;
! address OF welcome To the incoming fiesluyht;
The Rev Jonathan Stearns, member Oi tho b"aru o
Trustees then offered up prays AN auSis'a ns
delivered by the Rev. Charles Hoge, d. d., IL" D., OF
the class OF 1915. was very Affecting address; anu
his emotion. On behalf OF the undergraduaes, Mt.
j. Thos Finley of the Senior Class de'Srea err an aaHgs
In Latin which warmly applauned Ny t1e s'unchs
The address OF the Hon William prae,dsnt Agdsn
der OF the class OF 1874, ,and now @ Ircs,uois ny
New York was repcte with beautiful thoughts most
beautifully expressed The speaker RECALLED th9 assoea
tons OF his youthful days spent at Nassau hall anu
seemed the moment 10 be vinB over again the happ
EfGoy pollock Of the class OF 1891 responded on be-
half of the Alumni In eloquent address, closing WIN
tribute to the retiring President a9d IN ms 1
feryid hope for the happy future OF tue ColeHe ,,
DR. McCosh then presented TO Chancellor IaDrske
by exGov anes e1ov odsn and the LTs'ses s9a
forward aix his signature To the roll OF fresuehts.
the Princeton boys made the roof ring WIN .nslr % M
shout Tho charter aud keys OF the college were sn uo
hyered to President by oxPresident MeLehi,
who was much moved to say more than lew words
I'm which ho explained the significance OF the ceremony
and pointed the main duties devoving upon MS sue
oessor The sceno was very impressive one oa,.m,o
DIR McCOshs inaugural on the subject OF ACADEMIC
Teaching IL occupied almost two hours In the delivery
and listened to with the greatest attention .aeaon nee
ought 10 be-" and pointed out many OF the evils when
incrust the system In Europe to show that even wnere
ment. much s remains TO be done bring the system
up TO proper standard Of excellence Tue making oi
ling was forced to perform. was IKE drawing blood
from the nose The study OF the dead languages ana
the mathematics carried TO extremes There Woio
other things equally important which received e,ss
much less than their share OF attention. fys,
ica culture, mental and moral science, ana po
nticai economy, for Instance, should be attenaeua q
Of these and other evils, or rather OUT VI
knowledge Of the and appreciation OF their nnu
ence upon the human mind, will arise great improve,
ments. ALLOW mo freedom OF rpeech lAppauso,i 80 49, =
am wrong am ready to change my views as soon as
revolutioniIe your American system when % , hh
bly combines the practical with the theoretical
even your own educators admit s by no means perfect
have visited your colleges They are not @ ,h
be rashly meddled with You have Your Opinions On to
subject Of education which be changed only Dy time
and experience. In your common schooi syssI I v s
tenn OF elementary schools but for universities you s'
lJok TO Europe What Ia the idea or lna cause ., o
vcrsty teachngi Some, the realistic, thh ' m -,
jot Is tng OF youth for the pracucal Dnsihess "
lie The idcahsts believe that u is To educate tho piu
L. elevate AZ 10 the position which the Creator designeu
| ~ occupy. God has made nothing perfect hs