The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-11-12
prlnco,on Co,logo. New Jersey.


Tho following graphic sketch of the ven-
cradle College Of New Jersey, taken from
the Philadelphia Enquirer Of the 26th ult,
will be read with interest:
Among the many institutions of learn
ing which this land contains, Princeton
College, or "the College Of New Jersey,
is, perhaps, surpassed by none. Beautifully
located in the pretty town whose name 1t
bears, il has been for far more than a CEN
tury an intellectual center, from which has
mdiated some of the brightest lights in the
armament of learning. The bench, the bar,
the pulpit, have caught some OF their fair
est ornaments from her classic halls, -
medicine owes 10 her instruction some OF
her most Bkillful surgeons and physiciansi
legislative halls have echoed with elo-
n nurtured meath her shades, while
the busy marts of trade TEEN with success
full business men who gathered energy and
ability in her class rooms.
PRINCEroN's RECORD.
II we reckon from the date Of the first
charter the College Of New Jersey IS 10Y
one hundred and twenty-five years old.
The Rev. Jonathnn Edwards was its hrst
President when the college buildings were
at Elizabetbtown. He died in l741 and u
new chatter was granted in the following
year, when the college was removed 10
Newark, and the Rev. Aaron Burr became
it's President. He was the son-in-law oil
jonathan Edwards and the father OF Aaron
Burr, n graduate Of the college, and at one
time Vice President Of the United States.
In 1876 the college was removed to nm
ton.
This was during Gov. Belcher's admins
tmtion, and It was proposed to call Tho
10. l..gIlsgss l,s hft mama lmt thn Nf0Ka
ernor declined the honor, and had the hall,
Mt that time the largest building in the
country, named Nassau Hall, in honor OF
King William III. During the Revolution
Nassau Hall was used alternately by the
British and the Patriots ns q hospital, and
to this day it bears more than one mark oil
tho deadly struggle waged near its walls.
At the time of the battle Of Princeton Q
portrait Of George II hung upon the wal
| Of the old chapel, now Il part OF the library,
When the fray was ut is hight a cannon
ball crushed through the building, tearina
his Mnjesty's likeness out, but leaving the
frame uniniured. Six years atterward the
| Continental Congress sat in the second
story OF ihe building. The commencement
exercises of the college were then beinf
held, and d.. Ashbel Green, atterworC
President Of Princeton 1Sl2-23), was the
Nal%edictorian.
All the members Of the Continental Con
grees were present, and among them So
George Washington. To him turned thu
young speaker, and in q burst OF eloquenc,
gayo thanks to the great warrior, who after
ward received the proud title of Father o
his County,
This, il is said, was tina only time Gen
Washington was ever known TO be presen
at n college commencement. Shortly ate
the memorable occurrence recorded above
by the request Of the board Of trustees
Washington sat for his portrait, and ]
now graces the south wall Of the Library
inclosod in the self-same frame which ono
held the portrait Of His Britannia Majest,
George II. The artist, the elder PeNle, in
troduced into the picture the portrait c
Gen. Mercer, of Virginia, who was moi
tally wounded at Princeton.
The presidential chair Of the college has
ing become vacant by the death of DIR. Nc
Lean, the trustees called to the position
from over the great water, DIR. James No
Gosh, d. D., IL. D., who for sixteen year
had been Professor of Logic and Meta
physics in Queens College, Belfast. II
accepted the tender Of the chair, and YET
terday was formally indicted into office.