The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-28

elder Peels portrait Of George Washington, painted
once containing the portrait Of ' George IL H.
which portrait, as will be remembered, was
But at length i being formed, Inspection Of f the
| class rooms, d0rmtories society rooms, phloa0-
phca and astronomical apparatus, library and the
| new observatory, which promises when completed
to be one of the finest college observatories In the
country. IL speedily abandoned, and all fall into
formed according TO programme, when completed,
moved to the Presbyterian church, in which the In
augural was assigned to take place. in TIE following
order, under the direction OF General Caldwell X.
Hail. class of 1857, Grand Marshall
Glaiua'S Band
Grand Marshal.
orator OF the Under Graduates.
Under Graduates in the order Of classes.
His ENcelicncy the Governor and the Chancellor 0(
the state.
Ex-president and President Elect.
Officiating Clergy and Orators.
The Board OF Trustees.
The Faculty Of the College.
Tie Directors. Trustees and Faculty or the TheOlog
cal seminary.
Presidents ana Professors of other Colleges and
Summaries.
Judges of the United States and state Courts.
Members OF the Senate and House OF Representatives
OF the United States.
Distinguished Strangers.
Alumni ami Laurcat OF the College.
Graduates and students of other Colleges aud
Seminarles.
Citizens
Passing into the church the participants in the
ninary programme. On the stage the central post
OF honor was given to DR.. McCosh, while supporting
vi. III,
sident and on his left Chancellor ZabrisHle, OF New
| Jersey. or other dgnitaries, ecclesiastical scho.
sv tn sna ma o eas on
besides the participants in the further programme,
Whose name. WI appear hereafter. ex.Goyernors
! cellors Williamson and Green, senator FIeinghuy
sen. Mr. Nehemiah Perry Major General Robert
! Anderson, OF Fort Sumter fame Major g. y. Hasted
! Of the Fifth army corps: nrs. Sayres and woodruff,
orNew York; Pet HaIsted, OF peculiar political
| memories, besides the faculty and many alumni OF
Colonel j. warren Scott and Judge Ebert Herring.
both graduates the class OF 1899 ana each ninety
five years old. His Exceilency Governor Ward, fNew
Jersey, and ex-ocO President Of the Board OF Trus
tees. presided. Facing air this formidable array,
were less memorable members OF the alumni and
the under graduates. The gallery WAS occupied ex
who filled II tO its utmost capacity.
Governor WARD In calling the asseaiblaRe 10 or
der, briefly and happily explained the object for
which they had met. He pronounced q glowing
| eulogy upon the retiring president, and congrstu-
lated the college on having secured the services Of
Rev. Dr. JONATHAN F. srsAsrs, Of the Board OF
Trustees, offered feeling and appropriate prayer.
address r Of welcome on 1eh. q me en r AZ
tees by Rev. Dr. Hodge, OF ,ne elias.
Seminary Attached 70 the college he was xisd 70
welcome tOthe presidency Of the college 80 illus
trIous In the ned Of letters, long accustomed
To teaching young men, ana one, above all 20 con-
spicuously deyoui ~ . minister Of the Gospel Re-
igion and science went hand ~ hand-rere the
| twin daughters Of Heaven. Dr. McCosh would be
bright name 10 add to the brilliant galaxy Of those
who had pre- ceded him as President Of the college
representative Of the Misophic and American MIS-
siOnary Societies. On behalf VI the under graduates
/ interrupted with frequent applause Indicative Of
some Of the audiences uniers handing.
Mr.: WILLIAM 9. ALExaNpEE, Of the class Of 1894,
and President Of the Equitable Lie Inxnrancs Com.
pany, delivered congrstulst0ry address to the
| alumni and friends Of the college He called 10
touched upon the revolutionary "reminiscences con-
nected with the college. He told how when the War
| hundred students then beine educated here ionH
| The patriot ranks. IN conclusion he spoke OF ;wo
impcraa. epocas in sonnec;ion7.se 0r.l one bun-
called from Scotland 70 the presidency or the
college, and the second, when Or. McCosh was called
rG e FOR Dr. they sas soas.S coanS
In giving Or. McCosh to them Scotland hsd honored
them. He spoke N tsrns OF nnspsring eulogium
Of ,he distinguished services ~ the pas, o. Mr.. Mac
ean and promised ~ brilliant future for the eel
iegc under the charge of DR.. McCosh.
M. JAMES POLI0Cg. Of the class OF 1851 and ex
Governor Of PennsylvaBis followed In a brief bu'
brilliant address ON behalf OF the alumni The man
"a an suspicious time. The ccuMuy was now enjoy
ing peace. and he hoped would continue 40, ana
that th. cause OF education would bs piesssa
| thereby and especially PRINCETON college.
Chancellor ZAsnfsgIR OF New Jersey, now admlniy-
DR.. McCo.n. The choir then sang n De,sw zssda-r
n,Ds, when pr Maclesn made formal presentation 70
him Of the charter and keys Of Tie college: Ihe re-
Dr. NcCosn. having thus In due and proper form
been nangurared president Of the college, Proceeded
10 deliver his Inaugural addrese. lie Rad n ffom
| manuscript. and was two hours lacking ave minutes
reading IL. Notwithstanding its length II was listen
ed To with close aud rpdivded attention. His theme
was Academic Teaching in Europer He started
with announcing his surprise that In tnis land OF en-
inept scholars IL should be necessary to abroad
! for . man to all the presidency of Princeton. n
showed there was no national Jealousy. They had
Hent for him and he had come and he should 40 the
beat he could. In ANNOUNCING his theme ne would
say that ne had belonged 10 three Scottish univc1i
tiles and one In Ireland and had studied the course
OF studies In nearly a The European univcfsities He
nrst proceeded 10 discuss the purpose OF a
university education. He insisted that physical edu
cation WAS N essential ~ intellectual education.
universities fashioned the runG minds OF the coun.
try, and therefore hr argued u was Al important
that education received 81 universities should be the
hest that could he given. He approved OF the study
VI Latin and creek. but would give less time to them
than II given most colleges and more time to kpo-
study the English language. His idea make
forced more attention TO the natural Sciences
Mathematics he considered both OF great
practical utility and studies esprcia,Iy
calculated 70 discipline the mind. lie spoke as
length OF the best modes OF teaching and warulv
advocated class system and lectures. Tie also eu-
forced the necessity Of frequent competitive exaru
nations aud in this connection recommended the es
tabshment here. ~ in European universities. OF
fellowshipe. After recommending few changes in
their own college, a. increasing The pay cf the fac.
ulty. putting up additional buildings. Including =
gymnasium, and enlargng the library, he turned
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