New-York tribune., 1873-06-18
TIE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
RUTGERS COLLEGE.


rIw ALUMNI MEErING-F1FTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
RAIsED-A PRoPESsoRsHIP or JoURNALIsM-rHE
JUNIOR EXHIBITION
NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j., June 1.-THE town
is full OF Commencement visitors IN gay attire. and
pecuniary affairs at the college have been unusually
brisk Princeton with her yearly collections OF hund
reds Of Thousands has spoiled tho tastes Of people for
smaller gifts but TO those used the good old days Of
moderate liberality to-day has been red-lned one
In college annals The alumni have come on in
respectable numbers. and have found the old
place little changed from last year, though those
who have been absent for several years hardly knew
their old alma mater The new building this year. which
but for the accidental falling OF wall would have
ready for dedication, is tho Sophia Ashley Kirkpatrick
Memorial Chapel, large, handsome brown-stOne
structure, costing SOOO), but which would have cost
good judges say. $4,000 in NeE-YOrk. II will contain
handsome chapel, finished in black walnut with a seat
ing capacity OF 5OO spacious library ROOM
and rooms for the Board ot Trustees and
the President 1t is tho gift OF the lady
whose 10 bears she IA wing given SlOCOOO OF So
OO0 according TO the decision In the Supreme Court
given next FAN in a conested will dispute. As % its
general funds, tho college needs money badly, while
money is needed build dOrmltOrY and increase
disgraceluy poor library aud TINS year special effort
is being made n supply these funds. The General
Synod laoy In session having given all the Thcoiog
cal Seminary. the college has had fall back upon ts
Alumni And we'll have they responded this drst day.
The arst thing to-day the trustee meeting. at
which nothing but routine business done. Among
those presentwere Senator Frenghuysen Associate JUS
toe Bradley e1Gov. Newell, DIR. Chambers OF the New
York Collegiate Church. and G.. c. Ludlow OF this city.
Shortly after this the alumni met in the college chapel
and presented, through committee. to the college, fine
portraits in OIL handsomely framed. OF DR.. John Knox
collegiate church clergyman OF so years ago.
James Van CImpen ROmcyn. ID. d.. trustee
FOR 30 years and Of the Reformed Church
fathers Peter 5pader college trustee FOR 80 years. and
Louis Quick another old friend OF the college The inst
tuition now Possesses gallery OF about 80 large oil port
rats. which ad0rn the chapel in handsome style. After
this the Alumni Association appointed committee Of
four consisting OF tue Rev. Dr. John c. See Rush Van
Dyke, u. D.. f. g. Vail, and II. X. How. 60
prepare constitution and BYLAW and procure
rom the Legislature q charter OF incorpo ration
After this tho Rev. Theo b. Romeyn deliver ed the
annual address taxing for his subject, The College as
Conservative Force" II was ln argument In favor at
Classical education against the "ultra-utlltaran
method" Of training The alumni at the conclusion Of
this oration passed over 10 the Geological Hail. which,
by the way s being rapidly fitted with cases for the
reception OF the very large and tine collection
which the college has long possessed but been
compelled 70 keep boxed up for want OF
space. In the hail fne collation. spread. at the
conclusion OF which the usual speeches in order
but amounted to more than efforts generally do
in fact to SJOOOO The important gift that Of
J. W. Schermeraorn, the NewYork schoOl-bOok pub
Usher This gentleman owns mine farm in Morris
County, on which one mine IA in profitable working
order and 20 followed by five MORE for which the
prospect IS good. He offered to the college one
half the net proceeds OF these mines until
the ann NJ $4,000 shall he accumulated this shall then
be taken 70 found PrOfessorshp Of English Literature
aud Journalism. Mr. s,bermerhorn gives permission to
the College TO appoint the professors ana begin
before the sl5 900 Is obtane but the college wait
a. II probably VIII, that sum VIII De reabeu III tLeo OF
four years In conversation with Mr. 5chermerhorn "A
his idea OF what such course or instruction should
be, he said he had yet but crude notions on the
subject but his acton took rise from MS cOnVlc-
Is at present offered Dy our cOeSes no prsiinlnaly
training for devOees He thinks course or journal
ism which should instruct young men in cotemporane-
history and English literature, ana ~ the same Ime
teach them 20 write concisy freely, and we'll on cur
rent topics would be valuable as any college cOd
furnish This he thinks would elevate the profession
bv nfusing into 10 "A higher culture and scholarship.
Before the actual founding Of the professorsnip ne ex
poets that consultation with President Campbell VIII de-
velon something more definite as % details.
This gift put Alumni IN a good humJr, ana smaller
1ifts followed Justice Bradley gave 1000 toward
dormitory aud agreed 70 III ac0ve Of tue library
President Campbell p n DurYea Of Newark. and Dr.
Chambers Of the NewYOrk Collegiate Church gave $500
" the Free Church Of italy, the SON OF
q n winfield Of Jersey City, and the Rev. T. q Wilson,
each gave 500; the Rev. Dr. SclenCk or MOunOuLni
Alexander Hamilton, Of the great statesman or tho
same name; the Rev. DR.. lie FeVre or haHtdn'
tie Rev Dr. Berry OF MOntciar, and another gentleman
gave each SO-aU 10 the dOrmltory' FrOL JOhu
T. smOck OF the College presented the hOrIry win
romulee sets IN French OF the Journal des Mncs and
Annals des Mines. lIo volumes worth Sg-a WOrK nov
very difficult 10 obtain entire e, H. Winfield OF Jersey
tTv aReed 20 MI acOve with books, and Dr. Schenck
of Monmouth gave 50 volumes.
THIS Iferno9n the Literary Societies have held their
reunion. and listened TO an address Dy the h'V mr
Wells. the same vein as the Alumni address OF DR.
Rameyn. This evening the Junior h1AIbi1oh IOo4
place, Grafula furnishing tho music.