The New York herald., 1871-06-27
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Class Day at Princeton College-excrcises, Rsci-
talions, Eloquent Discourses, Presentation
Of Medals Comforting OF Degrees
and Musical Performances.
PRINCETON COLLEGE.

The Historical and the Canou Speeches.
The Campus illuminated mt Might -i'r0me-
PRINCETON June &c, 1871
THIS curious apology Tor town retired to ret
last night at nine O'Clock exactly. Everything
looked so usual that one could hardy prcigure the
earthquake Of excitement which threatens to shake
the teeth out orthe residents 1t has been raging since
about eight O'Clock this morning. II did not shake
the HERALD reporter ont OF bed, for he
had left his c0nch OF downy straw three
hours before. Al five O'Clock A. NJ. q crowd had
gathered beneath his window and talked very loudly
indeed. The conversation was all concerning the
..Iues that come to hear the spoutin',n and the Jos
sibiity OF there being enough OF them to make alttle
money out OF. Judge, lhen of hotel and boarding
bosses rapture wnen they found thai The visitors
were com ing in scores.
~ never see so many come on the frs. train"
~ knOwea the Prcsydent "a ietcn 'ein"
. string OF persons carrying satchels and portman-
teaus were the cause or all tins Joy To what unal-
loycd pleasure they were about to be ushered is one
Of those things that pen picture, no type can
tell First OF rll. Princeton, Historically batte-cad
as II may be. ia, 1t must be confessed, one
horse village. Princeton without the College TO
mold IL together would drop asunder ike so
much dry rot in a paG Of wind The college occn-
pies nearly one side OF the entire street-that is
half the entire town. There are hotels, two OF them
Heaven protect usl-on the other. There are also
boarding houses; and finally there are three barber
shops ana drug stores five OF them.
'How do you come to nave many ~ the HERALD
reporter asked In confidence OF one OF the pro-
prefors.
"Ah there's a fine unhealthy country some miles
back Of US. = he replied.
Besides" whispered knowing undergrad
"lhere are no orner liquor stores here. We take IL
in soda and cream since McCosh came"
But 70 return to the string OF arriving guests and
what they had before them. The two hotels stand
side ny side, ana 1t Is a toss up which you
enter There were ladies in the string and
tney entered the caravansary at whose portal your
reporter chewing the end OF Princeton cigar
in the utter despair OF getting II TO draw. Presently
the landlord appeared At the door In furry
forgot ihem Wrote them had No II for the ladies,
and that's the reporters room.i This was addressed
To the curious man OF the village, who suggested
putting thcnrin No. II. THIS Involved putting your
reporter out In the DESPERATION OF the circumstance
he approached your representative and said:-
"Sir, shall have to put you over the bank.'
Thinking he had gone crazy The reporter replied,
"Therc, my good fellow don't want to be a
cashier. Pm not "a The business
"No, no. ne replied. ~ want to farm YOU
"Mv good friend, I'm not q iurnlp field. don't
want TO be iarmcd.'
mo, no want 70 M lodge you IN the bank" ,,.u
"Mv poor friend' the reporter responded, they
wouldn't open all account on such sum as am.
I'm not cash."
"Baccaltuc ia the ONLY resource and Off he
rushed. As q result the reporter finds himself and
his toothbrush in small chamber the back attic,
with the close prospect OF prick wall.
ut has one great advantage, said the landlord;
| tit'S COOL
| The reporter thought the whole proceeding was
| cOO--renarkably cool; but the poor man was nus
tered by excess OF business, which is thing,
and there being ladies in the casethat is. in No.
brought fresh relays Of Victims until the hotels are
overnowing into the boarding houses, and inc Tor
ence enc Of .air women and brave VEN men" ~ =
walk dow down the village and over the green Ola
was hanpy refuge from my Atiica near
the sky. Grim old Nassau Hall looked happy IN the
o an o ea ead w, reocea as soM sne
about TO take place M from It's hoary walls Behind II
Hail. butt by the Presbytenans on their rcunling,
furnishes dormitory room for the students. except
some few who & i've en- ~ gMe by special permission;
exclusively for lecture and recitation rooms.
| Somewhat between the Two Is the Museum winch
is to give way to new library, OF beautiful design
| which will be commenced In the fan. Then there
Is the chapel. plain, pretty building, and the gym
nasium, where the muscles OF the body are cared
for after due attention being paid to the delicate
| fbres Of the brain. Then there are the TWO halls
OF The literary societies OF the colege-the WING
| and the CliosOphIc-bullt the model or Greek
| temples There Is the hall OF the religious society,
the Pniadephian; there Is splendid observatory,
| which Is only waiting for some generous donor to
drop down large telescope, on hls way to Heaven,
in the form Of bequest. The Presidents
| a
between the College anu the First Presbyterian
church. The College may be SAID to be dong Wen,
since most OF the buildings now on the foundation
| have sprung up within the past lew years.
Jimmy has done IT, said tnonghtiul Sopno-
"wnos Jlmmys"
4 "Mac.n
/ sMcCosh p,
''Yes: ne's pulled her up wonderfully. he's put
| down drinking, and the only 'hazing done now
is 10 smoke out the Freshmen No more pumping
on them."
This was said with sigh OF regret, like Nestor's
| old fogy stories Of degenerated times "Rakes"
You heard Jimmy talk Of scurriious papers; that's
about "rakes," got up by Freshmen ON the Sopho-
with ne Sey s Is nGg m oa oaa
| or Princeton.
match between the Freshmen and the Juniors,
| which was rs mutiingy played as possible. Hard
AT a quarter TO two the Glass Day exercises
1 commenced at the First Presbyterian church.
mH omaps wen ed Than Sa cav very
FOR the ladies, friends and relatives OF the students
were there IN great force, ana the hard rude lines
| OF demarcaton between the sexes were no longer
visible as all, except the graduating Glass; who
in front, mingled, and in the pleasant light OF sun
and soul made sweet picture Of conlentment-
mothers cOntented, sisters proud, lovers-ay lovers.
| ye students-remblingv glad. No wonder the
] was lit up, ana his clear, hazel eyes beamed with
grave, yet unconcealed satisfaction. AS he sat be
| hind the pulpit and glanced around the general
iahery ferrule was, IS Of Godsmths schoolmasler,
Yet he knd o II severe in aught,
The love he bore to learning was his fault.
| A band OF twelve pieces from Grafua's seventh
Regiment Band was stationed in the choir and
opened the proceeding with si j'etar Roi.'
Mr. q. Henry Perkins, OF Maryland, the Master Of
| Ceremonies. In the name OF the Senior class. al.
pressed few words OF openhcarted welcome TO all
| present. aud then introduced Mr.. Alex. q. Van
| Cleye or New jersey who recited the class poem.
THIS production was long and smet wonderfully OF
the lamp, as school poems written IN the midst OF
| hard and often forced study must Ii was for the
| most part In the heroic metre and suggested
! strongly mixture OF Goldsmith and Crabbe after a
| course OF moral science The verse, however was
| smooth and rounded
| After a selection from "Rgoietto, Mr.. Josiah
| Mccain. OF Illinois, delivered the class oration
This OF the usuaiIninged JOY and sorrow order,
| with which all VINO attend class Orati0ns
familiar. II nevertheless good OF Its kind, and
when not excessively metaphysical, sometimes
scared INTO genuine eIoquence. The personal ad-
dress TO his classmates was given In an effective,
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