New-York tribune., 1868-10-27
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rFRoN orr SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
pp,ycvroN oct 26-TO-mOrrOw WIZ Wlthess
,,e nstatiop Of another President OF old Pnn'e'on
~ ~ ,, rs,,ey OF so many Of our countiy's Wsest
-, and hest sons The programme of exercises you
Aave already published, and II only remains ior h' "
.av that every preparation has been maue 10 Vpn'i |
eoremonies as Impressive as the 'mro''"O'o ""'
solemnity OF thc occasion deD'ahn' II
The incoming President, Dr James MeCosh' % ~ -,
n h naive Of scotland tan, handsome man, WIN
aark nepetra,ng eyes, pleasant smile, ana hiVs! eh
pasng manners His forehead is high and clear and his
Tnouth indicates him as man OF great hrmhess ana
strength OF Will He has just enough OF the schoiary
stoop 10 betray his sedeDtay ayocaon, yet his step
astc and in al respects he seems like vigorous man
20 whom the exercise Of mental bodily powers is
fatiguing His hair s gray for he is fast approach
ine the age Of three years. and he wears his
whiskers In the English style For 10 years DIT cOosh
was pastor at Brechen, IN Scotland and for the same
length Of time occupied the chair OF Professor OF logic
and Metaphysics III Queens College be1ast lie is @ te
author or several well-known WOIAs hos
which his Method OF the Divine GOyornment Phys
eal and Moral;p lntutions Of the Human Mind Iyp
cal Forms aud Special Ends CreatoD;" The Super,
natural in Relation 10 the Natural" :" Defense Oi
oters all OF which he shows great depth Of thoaSt
and the erudition OF mighty scholar. His Netho1 Ui
feeling among the Trustees OF Princeton, ana We o
venerable Dr. Mclean sgned his iPSnoH P 10 ~ spoken
from Presidency OF the college Dr. MCCOsh W9 III
enier npon e diseharce Of his duties under the most
favorabe ansoIces as he comes warmly welcomed; Is
most sincerely respected both as and as sfhoi
for many years tit successor 10 the long Inc OF great
and good men who have preceded MIN 800 wears old ~
"The College OF Ncw-JerSey 5 now ~ ScHS NV, 80.
wo reckon from the date Of its first charter WnGn was
was it, first President when the College buildings were at
Rhzabethtown He died in l747, and the new cnhtos @
removed TO Newark and the Rev Aaron Burr became is
President lie was the sonn law o ~ te College
and at one time VcePresident OF the Umteu SnSs' d
I75S Ihe College was removed to Princeton rms was
Relic administration.
posed TO call the main building by ms name 6ut n 1e
Governor modesty declined the honor, and had te nan
st that time the largest building in the country named
Nassau Hall. honor OF King William III during the
Revolution Nassau Hal was used alternately by tte
British aud the Patriots as hospital, ana 10
this day it bears more than ,S one ontgRd,Sg marx
forces engaged within easy rife range OF its peaceful
walls AZ the time OF me pate Oh t5lnceS I'm @ T now
George H. hung upon the wall OF the old cSpei r io
part Of the Library When the fray was at It's msITH
MaiSty Ilsp ont but leaving the frame uuinured
Six years afteTWard Continental Congress sat IN the
ssss Of the College were then being held and Dr. Ashbel
Green, aferwsrd President OF princeton a. iS waI
Congress were present, and among then sat 1soIse
snrsi fIvd eoonenee which eieetrined the assem-
bage gave thanks TO the great warrior whose vaor ana
wisdom were soon to make him the idol Of the world.
This IL ia said was the only time Con Washington
eSef kn0wi tobe present at college commencement
Nv reost be Board of Trustees Washington sat orhs
portrait and IL greces the south wall of the 1DraL
tTSt Of his Brtsnnc Majesty, Geo. II. The artist the
elder Poale introduced into the picture portrait 0t Gen
fon porti ait remarkable from the fact that the artist
had never seen the original 6ut painted II ron Gen
Mercers brother In the background OF the painting
glimpse Of the battle and view Of the College, near IL
mirrored the desperate strife that helped TO set nation
free rescued world; that viewed the deeds OF
sq VINO live gae s1 hearts Idsa@ sGS. A'eo 'neH OsSu
Nassau Hall burned down IN March Ism s1 sS& S"S re
II fell before the flames but the old walls remained nm
and it though very plain indeed solid pile that
ms stand for centuries
Dr. Edwards was -sueoeeded in the Presidency by
his son-nlaw, Dr. Aaron Burr, IA I4s hleF
In him came DR.. samuel Davies and Dr. WtheTspoon'
Of the sgners OF the Declaration OF indepehd-
ence native OF Scotland, elected just century ago.
Then Dr. Smith, Dr.. Ashbel Green, Dr Carnahan
and Dr. McLeanthe last four regular graduates OF the
college. Dr Mclean before his resignation at the last
commencement had been for 80 esrs WIN tne
made ample provision.
Among the graduates OF Princeton were Richard Stock
Of the United States Dr. j. Addison Alexander, the
great linguist and commentator; Luther Martin Brock
David Ramsay. Nicholas Biddle Theo Frenghuysen OF
Eew-Jersey Berren Of Georgia, Gov Mcdowell OF Nir,
gina Tapping OF Connecticut, Justice Wayne Of
the supreme Court and host Of others whose names are
who have been and are Professors in the institution
rorrev the botansf. Prof Dodd tLe Inatbcmoticiau
Dr. Jas W Alexander; Prof stephen Alexander, tue as
geography & and geology t,F St PnSe'Cn o o
tors OF the United States alumni Of Princeton Up
that time Onethrd Of the chief Law officers OF the Gov
srment and one-hfth OF the members OF tho Supreme
Court we're also her children Her record educa-
tional institution, is one OF which the whole country
should proud Beside what she has done for the world
an furnishing teachers for her classes she has
out a noble host other temples. She has supplied
College Presidents nearly Professors Colleges.
Theological SeminaTies and Law Schools. She has fitted
Senators for their duties Representatives Of FREQ
people. BOTe than 20 foreign ambassadors have called
her alma mater eight judges OF the supreme Court
much Of their fame 70 her and nearly 80 Governors
of States have Acknowledged their indebtedness her
1t is fact not generally known that the first Professor
OF Anatomy IN this country graduate OF Princeton
i Dr. Vim. Shppen OF Philadelphia. The fret
medical diploma gwen in the United States
given another Princeton graduateDr John Archer
Maryland-n l168 He ~ at the Medical school OF
Philadelphia, IN which DR.. ShIppen fOr years
hOnOred teacher Princeton sent forth too
and more than OF her struck down within
Gght Of the roof under which ne had learned his best
ee sons Of patii6tsm. Wnen great rebellion broke
optShe sent her quota with the rest.
Frank Preston Blair OF her children, but HE
Aaron Butt anetlHs be h.s aC i.c3 G 10 pT0.se OF
youth has he followed the teachings OF ms early
guide Gen; Ganseyoort-he who hunted Mosby--was
another and the iamented Young Hugh JaneWay, twelve
times wounded, and killed at last Just before the Rebel
hOrdes under the yoke and brave Toles OF the
Sixth corps. whom Rebel bullet carried on when Sheri
dan rode down TO Winchester town aud a hundred
Others not known 10 fame. bnt brave all whose
memories shall never die. AL these, and moro, old
Princeton NOUNS to-day.