The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-22
RUTGERS CENTENNIAL.
The Celebration Yesterday-A Notable Gath-
ering-CouditiOn of the College

NEW BRUNSWICK June 21.-Rutgers to-day cele-
sembage filed the college campus this morning.
Old alumni were as jovial as boys, old chums nearly
shook each others arms of, and all seemed rejoiced
to be able to visit once more their Alma Mater, and
meet the old friends of their college days
The great feature OF the day was the historical
address of Juoge Bradley, which was delivered In
the First Reformed Church to large and attentive
audience. There were present on the platform,
Ruished gentlemen chancellor Halstead H. Q.
Kelsey, Secretary of State the Hon. Amos Robbins,
SEerti surer G Newell WaTd snd Prce fss;
Acknowledgement Stockton, Professor Hart, Gene
and P Plume, and DR.. McCosh, Of P%rnceton. % "A Around
the church hung portraits of many of the prominent
men OF RItgers College ana i t9e me Reformed Church
OF the college was called to order by President
Df. Campbell said that this afternoon the college
enters upon its second century OF labor On the
18th OF last March he was appointed 'chlef beggar
dinner-time, when Mr.. Abraham Voorhees, an
nounced that he would give $4,000 to the college.
DIR. Campbell read the subscriptions, as follo@s:-
Twelve subscriptions OF $4,000. O........... 500 900
One subscription of s2500 Observation-Disclosures. 25O0
Twenty subscriptions OF $1,000 ......... 900
Middle Dutch Church, Albany. 1880
Several scholarships, each. 1000
Fourteen Subscriptions Of sioO0 each ii 600
Five subscriptions OF $500 each.. $500
Total. ..............s sos, 25O
or this s35 600 had been subscribed by alumni and
the remaining $50 600 were obtained from nine per-
sons, IN one week, Win DuC little sOlcltatl0n This
sum- including the sum contributed last year, made
total OF 900 increase in the funds OF the col
ege In S40 the college lad been unable to pay the
Presidents salary, and a committee had to be ap-
polluted TO raise the funds for it, He cOntrasted this
state of affairs with the present. Six years ago
Sl37 600 had been raised for the college, and to-day
SlO5 600 had been reported making total OF S242 coo
In thirty years after the time when they had been
unable TO pay the Presidents salary.
The Alumni were now called upon to make reports
of their work. Prof. DoOlittle of the Glass OF 80
stated that his class had raised S2O00 and pledged
5000 more.
The Rev. j. S. Johnson, OF the Glass of &c. re-
ported that that class had succeeded in obtaining
$4,000, and hoped to do more. Dr. Manley of the
Glass OF IA reported s1 900 as his class contribu-
tion This, however, had already been read from Dr.
Campbell's books Dr. Ganse of New York, took the
opportunity TO make humorous and effective speech
to call forth aid
The college choir then diversified the financial cal
cuations with "Integer Vitae"
Sheriff Voorhees, then resumed the proceedings
by pledging the Six-Mile Run Church to the amount
| OF S1006.
General Sharp of AT suggested that sufficient time
had not been allowed for the collection OF subscrip-
tions TO which DIR. Campbell replied that the cen
tennIal celebration did not end until next COM
mencement. Colonel Herbert Of 81 stated that the
class had one subscriber ON the books to the amount
OF $4,000, and who had pledged the class for $4,000.
| and expected TO make IL $1,000.
Dr. Stryker OF Philadelphia reported that three
members OF the Class OF '46 had met and that
had been given. The Glass OF "a had but four re-
| presentatiyes who pledged themselves for the sum
OF $4,000. The Class OF 52 pledged themselves the
amount of $1,000, and the Glass OF "a did the same
The Class OF 5s reported s2O01s, with the hope OF