New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-23


IN branch and those students who so fortunate
- to secure these prizes general thing pursue their
stnAs for one year after graduation under the drec
ton OF the faculty il the universities OF France, Ger
many, and England. The donations mentioned above
were made previous TO the year ISL since then the
following additional endowments have been made:
New library by John C. .s2OOOO
School OF Science, by John c. Green 3OS00
Prize OF class OF I5UJ
Increase of Rohr IenOx prOfessOrship ........ 5000
Marqunnd Fund-for preparatory school, $4,000; ~
not assigned $1,000 IVSOVV
Additions to gymnasium ot.................. 5000
Professorshp Of Mining aud Engineering, in part
by George j. tVV
a, -, $4,000
The total increase Of the college SINCE 1862
therefore amounts TO &s22,7eO. There will be more
sndowments this week but the college authorities are
not willing that they should be announced OF present
During these four years the college reared at great
expense six new buildings which are remarkable IN
architectural beauty interior arrangements These
great results Of course mostly due TO President
James McCosh. Tho programme for Monday is as
follows; The annual gymnasuc exhibition by the
students under direction OF Mr. George Golde, from
fOi A. m 20 l2s p m The cassay Of the class
of 1875 in the Second Presbyterian Church. will be held
this afternoon and promenade concert will he given
upon the campus this evening.
CALEDONIAN GAMES.
Notwithstanding the fact that Princeton entered into
series Of Caedonian games for the first time in her
history on Saturday, the occasion called together an
Immense tnrong Of spectators and the eas Of the con-
iestants elected the hearlest applause. Mr.. George
Code the Professor OF Gymnastics in the College took
no part; but il owing TO his indefatsabe efforts
that the cames passed of successfully. The pole
yautug was holly contested, and the sackrace was
exceedingly amusing President OF the College an
nounced the prizes, as follows:
Saarag lorg juuHubnso, 10 feet p inches HstdreEso0,
ssrnng lo5s upp1sd,s "a Zee, 10 inches Deu ls
PuisF ,sc soa. Ss pouraP Bdaie, 81 feet 10 inches
o. ia1t and tTtatfv ysd Hu,ebipson - seconds
TLosir a. 5aDevsrea III ys isti Beach 10 yards
BIrlnr top ,'co and irpnerin'nn g feet iae.s' Van
s.rrI e.p-isaddes,oa atees ipens MarGsaa. feet
tsi6i. rssy .na,u inmate seconds; Hosehiasop
Tarosae s,ansr u poaui ch,e'eus' az e'i Aaeon III
uaaas se6 e-,isasar3 inches. Halhsl,On feet
Het sJ ESf~iieslr,or feet inches Dougsrir, fee:
Hura, es-ia ysrs HURDLES 'a'hesBeaei, p se'Oudsi
vssirr sa poe-Nsrqaad inch; Sheldon, feet reA
S'sE ace 900 arisA b;tesu Heptheon and IaHerg'F
Jsass~jola T,se, y T C Ct N. Goaie, \. Y. c. c. C.
TIVE BACcALAUREArE SERMON
The Baocalaureate delivered TO-DAY, III the
old church. by the President, Dr. James hcCosi The
subject was "singieness Of Eye" The following Is
brief abstract;
What a lamp does 20 house that the eye does 10 the
body--shOws the objects within, and enables the ~
dweer to and act freely rs IL - expressed, ~
IiIhtr We arc cmntna6dcd TO have the eye Single az
opposed TO tue that sees double, generally 10 ais
No organ Of he body Is liable 10 more diseases than
the eye. t@ because Of the cOmDleXty Of its struc
iure from IN many cost, humOrs and nerves, and from
it, extreme seusltyeueSs and dencacy. have seen
models iu OF upward o. hundred diseased
which the eye q fake, and these 40 not
by any means exhaust the number: But the mlnd
winch the candle o. the Lord and Is more feariuy
and wonderfully made, - hsoe TO greater ao.n1 e s
things single aud upright but they may he disloeated
hs 10 soc everything Hoube 20 dseaseI AZ 10 pIceA'e
everything In perverted form or iAlNe colOri 80
bobded as in darkness. IL may be the same
with the eve VI the mind
is one OF the worst effects OF the commission Of sin
that Injuries the whole soul, just as disease just AZ
fever consumption, weakeDs the whole body II has
q tendency 10 damage the aenleness OF me mental
EsiOD, and 10 impdrt 10 II fatal obigmty The moral
Sst tac snd does no, f1nii It's purpose Of dis.
corning between good and ovD, ana warning us Oh the
more liable 10 fall into IL second time. mans weak
point " that which lac bse yieldeds the limb when
fered FROM disease At place where the vessel has
been cracked II Will be most apt 10 break at the point
the burst 1t viii ever altefWaIu NC most
apt give way and the waters Will rush out III az lfe
sistble torrent Every one Knows That u we once give
money troublesome accnseT, we are hereafter
At his mercy and must yield 10 ever Increasing uean
boeb II our ainentabie position when We nave snsu
forth snbect 10 him who fret tempts and then tofhens
This - the origin OF prepossesson ana prelndo.. 1o
know that the sagaoOus Bacon found the causes thaI
had biDdered science for long ages IN certain ld9s
tdOtQ objects OF false worship 10 which We are ttDpe
70 bow etdOid false appearances that nlsload uahu
he warns us against anticipating nature lhstsau o OI
lowing the observations OF Its operations. what the
great foUBder OF nductive philosophy discovered IN
tbe history OF science may find ia the WORKING OF the
human mind and Ia the practical affairs o llfe There
are preudices PeBdered which prevent from disoOV
erng the truth, and which turn aside that love which
We should entertain toward God and our fellow men
The eye when was meant 70 objects single, now sees
them double and out Of shape Certain things, such AZ
God and duty pass very much out OF sight and certain
other things such the pleasures and boDOTs OF the
world bulk out OF all proportion.
Of the aIDentable resus Of this spirit Ia that the
man becomes incapable Of discovering between truth
and error between good and evil. He has trodden
many paths ali leading in different directions now
he cannot tell which s the right one Tie has lied 40
often that does not know what Is the truth. He
been 20 long and labOriOusy employed In deoe!vnR him
se thai now hs esnDOt deal honestly himself At
length the devil into HIM ar he did Judas
IpcaT0t and be assumes tie altitude VI REBEL and de-