New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-28
COLLEGE COMMANDMENTS
PRINCETON COLLEGE.
CLkss-DAY EXERCISES.

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~. appointment Of DIR. McCosh. His influence seems %
have been almost magical Money has poured in, build
lngs have grown up almost in a day, students hays
Hooked from all the land in obedience ~ bis mandate
The exercises OF the class have drawn together an In
terestng assembage. The old graduate OF fifty years
standing the proud father whose has just entered
the Freshman the happy mother, whose takes hSh
honors and the blooming girl who looks shyy low.
ngly at particular member Of seyenty's nob.
band-all are here
They who the centers Of attraction. began
to exert their powers Of fascination to-day.
Their last appearance coleaDs took place 10 day at
D. M in the First Reformed Church The class mum.
berng S. occupied the body Of the church. while around
them a setting to precious stone, shimmered the
Iaees and silks Of their fair friends. The church
crowded with the tiie Of Princeton. We don't know
what te means, but they there. They Away,
there-they always everywhere" and 40 ven.
ure the statement that the fe there Shortly
after O'Clock HsaIulla lifted up ais noisy voice snd
noated IN the class on waves OF Dah , iS
few well-chosen words, the Master OF t'Iemole-, VI
liam p. schell, introduced the poet OF the class MI.
Thomas d. Supplee OF Pennsylvania His salwart form.
and broad, matterofact face rather discouraged he
affiatus and yet 30 IL was His numbers were smooth
and flowing his dcton elegant and the poem one worthy
noticed with pleasure that he did not invoke his Muse
II H. perhaps the first college poem on record in winch
the Muse has not been called upon 10 come down and
help the poet out Of entangelement Of gowns ribbons
legs, and mental distraction IL Is with such Poe- a. -
with two-edged metaphors; they may lash themselves
with scorpion conples, but ~ with the priests there
was no cd, there i no Muse.
The class orator. Mr. Thomas b. Brown, OF the land of
forensic display the District Of Columbia spoke his pe0e
very nicely His gestures in Just at the right time
and his words were very prettny spoken He electrified
the audience by informing them Of the discovery OF tho
electric telegraph~the steam engine and the printing
press the eternal trio who always appear above the
Of the prevalence Of Corruption in the land hs -t
their pretty nicetes and became stern words OF rebuse
the Indefinite Perfecubility Of Man second cousin 10
the cOsme He urged that there is limit ~ human
advancement that even Princeton graduate migh De
improved Upon addressing Dr. McCOsh, he assured him
OF the respect entertained toward him by al The students
under his care He stated that more had been accom-
plshed for the College in the two years during which Dr.
McCosh has presided than IN all IT. previous e1isten.e.
and assured him that the class OF 20 would be among tbs
first Of the alumni 10 do its duty faithfully.
Dr. McCosh here was introduced and spoke as follows:
with your presence this day. know the deep feel
many Fathers, mothers brothers, sisters lover,
and friends have come here 10 see these young gentle
known TO all that this College OF New-Jersey Is very
quiet sober institution; that is known 10 everybody.
saw by the sOstce time by the approach o the dog
days but It Is certain that this College Of SewJersoy
addicted 10 extraya gance and excitement Presi-
dent Of this College 364 days and the S6Sh these Young
take the government out Of my hands The Faculty
which very grave body gives prizes TO the best men.
but these young mem when they are beyond the Prrs
they make many mistakes, that will guarantee th't
their wickedest man turns out pest OF al ana the Wet
of the orator must decline them can claim nothing
above my predecessors" Dr: Matesn, Dr; MeJosIs
one of those odd Princeton cheers given him by the
students He vsibly affected and was able to say
but few words. The benedicton closed the exercises
The second part of the exercises took place in front u
the Library building IL consisted OF the library Grafton
by William Bynum Glen OF North Carolina and the pre-
library OF the College. The Grafton full OF that
morality and sage wisdom that college students viii per-
enced than themselves. This morality Is all the more
refreshing the fact that the practice seldom aecors
with the preaching This custom OF presenting books y
excellent one, as "a method OF showing love for an
the number of books But We must saw Of any coiece
library that depends in degree such contributions.
very deliberately, very deliberately indeed" DR. Me.
Gosh received the volumes on behalf of the COLLEGE and
in the Of his remarks stated that the sister the
late Prof Todd had given $4,000 TO purchase Instrument.
e would be fve aG them year S one sd e me- mo
library that the museum would be put IN perfect order
and that magnificent building for library would be
speedily erected. These new donations were received
with umutuons applause being sun more added to Tho
The Ivy exercises formed the third part Of the day,
Thomas swenk, jr.. of Pennsylvania This was divided
accurately into sermonheads on the natural properties
of the ivy plant the peeuartes OF ts growth is phy
cal qualities, and, above ALL what, my brethren -
typical the Whole o4dT tG ont T be nd
faithfully the ivy was not planted Integer vite Was
not sung, and the 20 slab was not shown.
Around the old revolutionary cannon, planted in the
campus the most attentive wellbehayed, and prepos-
to hear closing exercises. First in order the
Glass History, SELECTIONS from which were read by the
Hampshire. 1t reviewed the pleasing incidents that one
who made the first fine Freshman recitation who
the first "plug who made that awful pun, who put pep
y-hs was the matter that the class history discussed
the record Of the class riumphs, defeats hopes
shouts of laughter by the students aud sympathetic
smiles by those not within the pale Of the mysteries
what is peculiarly Prncetonian custom, the pre-
sentation of the class prizes These consisted n price
bestowed upon the best gymnast best moustahe mean
grin man, wittest man, wickedest man, biggest foot in
FAINT The humor OF the proceeding consisting pa de,
nominating as the best gymhast probably one who dd
know the difference between the parallel bars and
bald the brckbat Of his native heath as the mean
character the wittest man, one whose only cono'P
ton OF joke pun a. the biggest foot one whose
as quisitiye man. TO the order, whose
in eyerybodys business and eyery mans hand
raised against IT. the nODbiest man. he who took u
liar delight in the varieties OF purple and hne linen ana
to return again to the law OF contrasts as the class IN
bearded OF them all, and as the wtckedest man,
he whose attendance on the prayer meeting has
largest disposed Of first in order not 10 keep HIM
waiting while the bgfoot was kept 70 the last be being
able 10 support himself in the Interval w. r. n. Buck
of Baltimore Md, the LATEST man. received nightcap
and pSS ha5 nj %h' g. Be% on G 4s
T. the bury infant, received stick OF candy, ruber
pIeeiy equipped after returning his thanks M. big
brothers s. b. Knkhead, Jr OF kentncy, received the
mean grin prize, which was graphic elresehtal9n OF
the thing itself T. b. Pryor OF Brooklyn received tie
best milstache prizes being eOrn-cob ana cat de-
signed to hasten hrsute development Ihar. r. ihoI,o
of Jersey City, as the inquisitiye man rtc.iea pt
OF blue itmus which the acidity OF ais lnqnsitlNe st
should turn red, and thus warm him. saliuel X Gum
mers Of Trenton chosen as the nobbeSt man. snd re-
ceiyed flaming necktie, beside which all the gories OF
Solomon sunk into insigniheance NnhAm sl~h,eI 81
Erie received, ut tokens Of the wekedet man. PACK
of cards a bottle OF champagne, and keg Of Iager
Charles b. Alexander OF NewlOrk was declared 70 nav"
the largest feet and received pair OF No Is boos 20
encasr them Henry 5. Harris deserves esptcal ti't
the presenter Of thee prizes ne kepl n ~