New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-23
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
RUTGERS COLLEGE.

TRUSTEE AND ALUMNI MEEriNG-ExcrTING DEBATE
rroN AN AGGRESSIVE RESOLUTION OF THE ALUM
AUTHORIZATION OF poRTRAITs-ANNU4L ADJ
DRESS BY DIR. MISREPRESENTATION FnELING-
HrYsEN ON THE CANNoN-JUNIoR ExHiBITIoN-
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
ffpox SPECIAL coRRKs FoSDESr OF TIFF TRIBUNEI
NEw-BRUNswICK, n. j., June 22.-To-day
has the busiest day Of the commencement season.
Promptly at 10 O'clock Board CT Trustees met in the
college library, among those present being Gov Bedle
Senators Trenghuyscn and Randolph. Cortlandt Parker
exGov Newell exIieut Gov. Puyn of New York, Peter
g. Duryce Of Newark. and James W. Schelmerhoin, the
school hook publisher OF NewYork. After the tiansac
ton routine business the honorary degrees were Voted
but they arc kept secret until the announcement tcmor
row The Board then proceeded 10 the election OF the
Financial Agent, foreshadowed hitherto in THE TRIn
rxs and the choice fell upon the Rev. James lie Fevre OF
Hiddlebush N j. who is said TO be excellent choice
At the same time the Alumni Association gathered IN
Kirkpatrick Chapel There were not over hundred
present The mistake is made at Rutgers OF holding TINS
annual meeting before the Alumni get here Wednesday
Commencement Day proper gathers the largest mum
Der OF Alumni and should be the day for the meeting
Alexander Brown esq., OF Philadelphia took the char'
and announced the death on Sunday last OF H. N hoM'
the Secretary of the Association. The Rev Dr. "J ~
TAYLOR OF Newark made Secretary pro em' ana d
committee appointed TO draft resolutions concerning
the death of Mr.. How. These were subsequently, ih'io
duced and passed The Rev. Josephus Krum then IN
PRODUCED following resolution, which gave rse " al
excited debate;
R,solred That committee consisting of three Aumn,
n annninted 10 confer with the Board OF trustees oi
Ruteer College with relation 10 the adoption OF meas
by which the number OF tne @ zee H5S 70 the
creased and the choice OF the same may NC given o
Alumni
Immediately sprang up very interesting discus
sion over this new departure" The speeches. In the
main were deenses of the Board of Trustees 1t was
shown by several OF the speakers that OF the 80 members
f the Board OF Trustees 10 already Alumni and that
the most liberal and conciiatoTy spirit has always Deeh
manifested toward the Alumni; that for the past 20
years the Trustees have made almost all their seccohs
from the Alumni; and that change in respect 10 'he
election of new Trustees from election by tine boaru
TO ballot by the Alumni would involve the necessity OF
eosnge In the charter by the Legislature On the other
hand DIR. Krum insisted that he meant no cehsue o'
criticism OF the Board of Trustees He only contenoed
for principle, which that tho Alumni should con-
troll the government Of the College. He Thought
the election by the Alumni would provoke an
Increased interest in the College and its welfare.
Finally vote taken. but nearly all the
members abstained from voting, the resolution oemg
carried l6 to o. The committee appointed pursuant 10
the foregoing resolution the Rev. Dr. j. d. kruin'
Jpdee Iarremore OF New-York and the Rev. Dr. Apple
ton They are instructed confer with committee ap-
opted nv the Board Of Trustees consisting of the Rev.
DR. p D. Van Cleef of Jersey City, exGOv. Newell ana
a G. Ludlow esq., Of this city, for the same purpose
namely to consult about TO he taken for the
After the Alumni neurology had been read the trus
tees headed by President Campbell entered the chapel
and s. VAIL esq of this city stepped up and presented
70 the College behalf OF the Alumni the large pof
traits IN oil Of the late DIR. Thomas DE VIII OF
the Collegiate Dutch Church Of New-YorS,
trustee of 25 years standing, and Of the Rev.
Dr. Cornelius ID. westbrook the father OF
Judge Westbrook, OF the New York Supreme Court, a
Trustee for 80 years Mr. Wallis address was graceful
sulogy Of venerable and the portraits were re-
ceived by President Campbell in happy htte speech
The PORTRAITS are hung about the walls of the Chapel
and there about 25 Of them, nearly covering the
side walls and making very pleasant picture OF inc III
terror
The honr OF 10 having now arrived the Rev. E. W. Ap-
petoD, OF St. PaGl's Church. Cheenham, Penn, de-
vered the annual address before the Alumni He took
for subject the oxford and Cambridge Universities OF
England and for an hour spoke IN very peSsnt anu
finished style in regard to them He sN tn1 ms
tory OF those Institutions the service tney perform ~
British society and the system upon winch the! are co
Az the close Of the address, the Alumni meeting ad,
journed until o'clock tomorrow morning, ana passed
sop Of the edbes short speeches were by
Frelinghuysen Judge Westbrook of the New-fork suc
m%o G0uI Peas Prof Dcmarest Of the Theological
seminary the Rev Dr. Chambers OF the CSsgate DI'e9
Hope College. Michigan Senator Frelinghuysen eulo.
fe@srks by Dr. campbc that he thought it
mistake TO Judge an institution by the length ana eaan
hold a. mo D." before the youth Of a college the idea
that they are all TO be eminent. Refer.
Ying 10 the Revolution, he said one OF
the incidents OF that conflict was the capture by the pa
tTiots cannon, and they were left at Pilnceo
PRINCETON College charge of them but they belonged
20 patriots who rsked their lives in their capture
Recently RUTGERS boys after listening TO the JDes or
Princeton went and took Of them; when they DIS
covered their error they made reparaton and that over
their owl signatures While the decd under the clrci.
stances showed bravery the candid acknowledgment OF
their error when they discovered it, was an act OF true
nobility. loud appausel Rutgers gained victory III
thai affair, that is more valuable. more honorable
than all the brass cannons In the country ldreat ap
plause. -. A.. ..
Dr. Campbell explained that the return OF the cannon
was voluntary, unadvsed act ON the part OF the stu
denis.
Al the close Of the Alumni dinner the members OF the
Peithessophan and Philocean Societies repaired 10 their
Society halls for annual meetings and distribution OF
eociety prizes At 42 the two societies marched down
20 the Oera House and listened address on Read
ing by Rev. Dr. Hugh Smith Carpenter OF San Fran
cisco. .
Tonight the Opera House crowded with the youth
and beauty of the town there must have been nearly
1000 In the hall The speeches were all excellent, ana
the oratory under the vigorous training OF Prof. Doc,
little all that could be desired. Many and beautiful
honouets were given 10 orators, several OF the