New-York tribune., 1873-06-25
THE COLLEGE OF NEW7JERsEY.
srDy1sHr BURIAL BY THE sOPHOAoREs-DEDIcA
TON OBJ TIE NEW LIBRARY AND SCIENTIFIC

yrrDvIGHT BURIAL BY THE sOPHOMORES-DEDlCA-
TON OBJ TIE NEW LIBRARY AND SCIENTIFIC
SCHOOL.
PRrSCErON, June 24.-There were three things
which greatly iuterfored with the grand promenade
concc- .s. night-thc dr-zle, the occasional fall Of
trir lantern upon the pedestrians, and eItraOr-
5irar funeral Of the most melancholy character. II
has been the custom for some years past for tho Sopho-
uores 70 bury different books eomprehended in the reg
ular curriculum, and thus pass gentle sarcasm upon
some one Of the professors whose peculiarties are
sure 70 DO incorporated In the details OF the procession
The circumstance leading 70 the burial last night iS
somewhat interesting and peculiar. 1t seems that the
Profssor OF Saursl History missed choice skeleton
from his museum some ago, and after searching In
vain for its whereabouts expressed his dsapproDatCn
~ the procedure IN rather pontedanguage. OF course
the reckless Sophomores before him knew exactly
where tho skeleton was, but they Kept
ouier and the skeleton was carefully pre-
served by tie boys. When bisding the sophomoreS
farewell upon the OF the last examination the Pro
feor arain spoke II his loss The SOphom0res there
upon called meeting and decided 10 bury the skeleton
when the annual Commencement season should come
round The funeral services took place last night. aud
as the Professor was sayaut in natural history Gi
the known quadrupeds. birds, and reptiles Ok creation
held their places in the OF march. TIC obituary
notice read rs folows;
The evil that men DO lives after them,
Tue good Il often inte.I,i win their Bones,
Iof De Vith tho ViNip1r0us vertebrate buhanUi
who departed this transltOry LIE, Ammo D0min Ie'5
Heart aud Flesh hAyln- fa-leG tAe osseon' etIuc-
+ure Of tl. ssnsadl-Il mammal, he inNDunLdriy dls-
conpued his peaceful 90 and dlspassOnate Cd existence
lameut,d and deporcd Dy AL surviving inaitl.-A !.
Rsguiescat in pace. TIE Funeral Pageant Will ente
tue Iguum FOflmen OK the Campus atlO4 this evening
Tic procession was quite extended, aud teariuly
sguler save when some Lingua LaryngeaP staIked'
clothed from head 10 foot in white. negro band
headed the ne march. and made the most execraOe
music that ever disturbed these classic shades Behind
tia urocesson came a large wagon filed with knding
wood. or a. the programme expressed u, The cart
tarinous process drawn by the humerus 'oA' After
messing through the town the procession assembled
around the Old cannon IN the campus where the
feral oratous delivered, and the dges sung by
the class.
This morning the procession formed az the college
chanel # iOJ O'clock and. headed ~ the President WI
uau, CulIen BRYANT and Olher distinguished gentlemen
renared 10 the Frat Presbyterian Church, where an
oraton was delivered before the two literary societies
by Indge Ross OF Pennsylvania. The gist OF this ora
tion was the necessity o. literary men minSlnng IN
national politics. He contrasted William NJ. Tweed
Judge Barnard. and others, whose rascaliY acts
have made them famous, with the severe culture
nersonal integrity and political purity OF Senator
Charles Sumner and others OF his class Tho applause
xas Geafenug and iug 70 is yohemcnco the orator
as constantly interrupted. After the orator WlthHe e"
and he President pointed % william Cullen Bryant a
The porrraturo OF the model politician the speaker hau
described thore arose round OF cheers from the alai
epee which seemed 60 shake tic very bouso
After b.laf address from tho President. william
Caea bryant n4Io peaJ aad gaoeiu uttIo spese1' ~