The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-25
"OLD PRINCETON"
Commencement Week-Dedication Of the Chan
cellor Green Library and Of the John C. Green
Scientific School-The Literary Grafton
The American Scholiasts Denounced
md Politics Exalted-The Address
4 William Cullen Bryant.

md Politics Exalted-The Address
4 William Cullen Bryant.
PRINCETON, N. j., June "a, 1873.
brilliant assemblage OF friends and patrons OF
the College OF New Jersey the third in the dlstinc
ton OF age OF the educational institutions OF
America, was gathered yesterday at Princeton,
the beautiful village famous in Revolutionary
annals as the scene Of one OF the most glorious
victories OF the War of Independence. Almost
every step which takes in around the village
leads into the midst of venerable and curious
memories Two miles distant is the Old bal lie ground
from which rebeous bullets found their way
as far as the old library OF the college and there
dened the portrait OF the reigniDg King. George
the Third, tearing it into pieces in their wild and
enraged course. The figure OF the stupid English
tyrant was, after the war; replaced by order OF the
Congress, in whose halls sat many statesmen who
were children of old Princeton herself, with full
and lie-sze painting of General Washington, which
may be at the present day proudly and carefully
preserved as q most sacred relic. The solid sombre
nops~z w,Oi. are a.ons 'le s,!ee's also
bet6nen the good providence OF the lnhaSiIants Of
the olden times.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
this year, began as usual ON last Sunday, when the
much beloved and venerable DR.. McCosh delivered
events OF very great interest took place. In the
morning the students under the direction OF Pro-
lessor Goldie gave fine exhibition Of gymnastic
skill and in the afternoon, the regular class day
exercises of the class of 1878 were held. In the
evening promenade concert was given In the
college campus, and towards midnight the inter-
esting and solemn ceremony Of the "burlal of the
ancient'' was enacted with all the appropriate
vtes.
YESTERDAYS EXERCISES.
To-day the exercises have been still more impor
tant in the interest which they possess than those
OF yesterday. on the platform, among many
worthy and erudite professors and doctors Of
learning william Cullen Bryant occupied a place
OF honor. Mr.. John G. Green was among the audi
ence. After the procession of the literary societies
had formed at the college chapel and marched to
the church under the shadow of the 1ne old trees
and large number of umbrellas DIR. McCosh, the
President, with few Introductory remarks pre-
sented to the audience Judge Henry P. Ross, Of
Pennsylvania, grad uate OF the class Of 1867, and
formerly noted among Princeton memories for the
elOQuence with which he delivered the valedictOry
address at his graduation. On this occasion he
gave
BEGINNING with the usual sentimental and poetic
reference to the past, the present and the future
he then continued as follows:-
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their labors and sheer at their successes But IS true
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THREATENING DANGER TO REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT.
american politics but While they aesplse Them they
descant eaTnedy on the career e. Athens
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DEDICATION THE GREEN LIBRARY.
Judge Ross Grafton was followed by the music
OF an orchestra. Dr.. McCosh, in very felictous
liam Cullen Bryant, who to deliver the address
dedicatory OF the new library building given to the
college by John G. Green, OF New York.
ADDRESS OF WILLIAM Q. BRYANT
His remarks were impromptu and rather ram
bling. After what HAD SO kindly been said about
pear before them. In rising TO address public
assembly in Princeton, where there was SO much
that was solid and venerable in the aspect OF the
place and in its historical associations, at
one time the seat of the Continental Con
had gone forth more statesmen than from any
other OF the colleges, he felt inspired with a
asa AND the C u
much as he could not detain them long the dread
would soon be over. Iaughter.) He then re-
OF Mr.. John y Green, who preferred the MODEST
uses OF wealth to its possession; He had his re-
ward IN seeing how worthily 1t had performed the
Grand upon which he had sent it forth.
The College OF New Jersey, through wise admins
new branches Of Science had been ADDED, new in,
stitutions had been endowed, and now the means
OF wider and deeper research, in the form OF a
library, had become necessary.
VALUE or BOOKS.
In order properly TO estimate the value OF books
1t was necessary 10 imagine condition OF things
IN which all the books aud manuscripts In the
world would be suddenly and entirely destroyed.
All the records OF the past the lessons Of history,
the discoveries OF science, the conclusions OF
philosophy and the songs OF poets would be as II
they had not been, except In that treacnerous de-
pository OF knowledge, the human memory. In
considering such q state OF things one was re-
minded OF how much Is owed by us TO the past. But
Tor the past we would still be heplessly in savage
state. Every record OF advance in society would
be obltterated for ever. Turning directly TO the
present subject the speaker said that an ediIcc
had been erected by the college to be dedicated to
the great minds OF the past, %
TEMPLE or THOUSAND VENERABLE MEMORIES
OF those who had already passed the gates of
death-the authors OF books or those whose lives
were recorded In books Their dust was scattered
to the wind, perhaps, but we had yet what remained
Of their higher Misunderstanding tine impress OF the
living soul. Might none enter into the precincts OF
that temple without a feeling oil gratitude for that
good Providence which had led one TO endow 1t as
monument through which to speak to his fellow
men through all succeeding time
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