The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-22
The Chair OF Burglary ut Princeton
and Rutgers.

Princeton College has many learned pro-
fessors and valuable professorships, but the
public was scarcely prepared for the discovery
that Chair of Burglary is among the adj
Juncts of that venerable institution We have
not yet heard who fills the important Office
OF Instructor in the Art Of HOUSEKEEPING, but
the exploit at Rutgers the other night shows
conclusively that he is a very accomplished
teacher. From the skill and ingenuity
exhibited in breaking into the museum
of the rival college VIC have the
evidence that Princetons Professor OF
Burglary is a man as profound in his art and
as capable of imparting it to others as any OF
the Phi, ID. S associated with President McCosh
ia elevating the curriculum OF the college. II
we remember Alright one Of the distinguished
graduates of the College of New Jersey So
journed for time, some years ago, in the
New Jersey Penitentiary, and while residing
in that quiet retreat at Trenton employed his
leisure in writing valuable treatise on the
Art OF Burglary. 1t is possible this gentleman
has returned to his Alma Mater and trained
the young men who participated IN the late
affair at New Brunswick for the haz-
ardous attempt at HOUSEKEEPING they
carried into execution on Thursday
morning. Assuming that this must have
been the case--for no untutored burglar
could have trained the Princeton lads SO
weil-we have only to add that il Professor
Fagin can only be induced TO accept the Chair
Of Petty Thieving the venerable college will
be pretty well equipped to occupy unique
position among the notable universities of
the world. In course of time, too, Princeton
may be able to supplement its Chair OF Polti-
cal Economy with that equally important de-
partment, Political Corruption, and we have
no doubt some eminent Christian statesman
might be induced to accept the professorship,
if it is richly endowed. Thus the triflng
affair about the cannon would lead TO the
most valuable and important results.
Let not the partisans OF Rutgers think that
in bestowing all this praise upon rival in
stitution we are unmindful OF the merits
which belong to the college at New Bruins
wick. Everything in New Jersey is equally
dear to us. We would not do injustice to one
institution of learning in that State even in
doing Justice to another. We, therefore, say,
with that sense OF fair play which we hope
may never forsake US, that if any young gen.
tleman desires to study the Art Of Burglary
under some other teacher than one OF those
expert gentlemen in Houston street, and
is not satisfied either with that great
school at Sing Sing or the not
less famous college at Princeton, there IS no
place We would be 50 happy to recommend to
him as Rutgers. The original theft of the
cannon by the Rutgers students from the
Princeton campus shows an expertness that
speaks volumes in favor Of the High Handed
Stealing Department Of the institution.
To the professors in both institutions and
TO the friends of each we have only TO say that
the Faculty OF neither ought to be held 70
accountability for an event they could neither
foresee nor prevent At the same time the
acts Of few young men reflect infinite dis
credit upon both colleges and make US feel
that the Chair Of Burglary occupies the place
of honor in the courses of study promoted by
these excellent institutions.