, 1875-07-19

The Oldest College Graduate in tho
United States.


Tho qucBtion as to tho oldest iiyiug American
gtAduate Whites the Rev. Charles J. Warren tn
tho O6scroe IL not likely to 10 again agita.ed.
Let Prsncceop hayo tho honor, and long may tho
Eame Of Elbert Herring ap7cas gu hes catalogue
without tho sster1bk proti1ed. Tho agitation OF
this nx,ter has, however, awakened deeiro to
nt',atn correct list OF all living Alumni of
hmes'ca: colleges who were graduated pnor to
isol- Research and eorresp6udtuco justly tle
a1ed o. Princeton. 17oj; Horace 1.nuay, PLia-
1tov. 1hsmaa Williams: rro. idencs. i.
/. aged o5::!!, Yale 1909: Samuel Swift
81 recently tho list contained tho name Of Willard
Hall. Of Wilmia9sJu. Del., a.el 81, HnrvMd,
l19o, but he has passed beyond nnd above
oas:h's laboEs, joys. anu honors. Judge Her
ring. whose name he4ds tho aoo7o list, and
whose siIe il 30 nearly coeval with cur nation's
| Independence, Is tic oldcs. living A,neric.n
graduate, and probably TIM Oldest LAWYER
~ tue world; he studied law with
father OF the late Chiet-Justice OF tic *au.s
namo; was admitted to tho Lar when Oliver
Ellsworth was Chief Justice Q! tho Uni.o4 STAGE,
aud Sas appointed Judge in oar'y lsfo. probably
York. Tue high estimation III which he vas
thon hell ts shown i'll tho fact tAnt
he nas selected to- rzolounco the funeral
oEatlons on the dohth Of Gov. and Vice-presi-
don't George C!nton, aud tn perform tile aana
service on the death OF Gov. DoWis: ciuton,
with both Of whup ho MAJ intimately ac1uant-
Cd. Before Judge Herring was years old he
waa placed IN the celebrated aca3e1lr on Grcon-
ield Hill. Conn.,, aud vas three yca1q
Of ia1es great President, tho Rev. Dr.
dwight. At Il he entered Princeton College.
and is the only scholar tlylng VINO roceivcd tue
personal INFLUENCE OF that e.ninaut divine abd
Statesman, tho iev. Dr.. Wlthessaoou. Full
fonrscoro years ho has now worn college honura.
longer than anv graduate xnown, except ORD.
tarvatd's Trienosal has this remarkable record:
'l74G. Edyartlus Augustus Holvoke, Mr.. ND.
LID, AA ct MM6. Prao+0a: "is23." Did my
other man over carry college diploma eighty
three Year,?
Thursday. July 8, Was JUDGE Hcrrinc's 9oth
bir:hdaF. A large nnmuor Of personal friends
aud graduates frum Princeton and other colleges,
cl.rgymeb, civilians. morchAuss etc., paid h!nl
their respects at bis residouce. Among
man. othera, Gov. Ttilen. Leut:-Gov.
chaucelIor Q. i. Halsteai. Of Nov Jcr-
poy. Lettcrs Of congratulatlon wsEo read from
Mr.. William Cullen Eryant the hor. D1. T. ".
Chambers, the Isav. Prufeasor Cameron, Of
Princeton. Horny II. Alexander, Esg., aud
others; Judge llo'ring entertained h,s lrionds
intslgeotIy upon rnauy past public events.
and tie eminent non. politicians. s.atesmen,
and d.vtuon, who were his sonIors in active
life. and exe,ted leading inanonce ia
tho State aud nation aur'ns the carly
IN excellent health. sud. to 4 visitor, seemed to
have retained to q remarkable degree his intel
lsctna1 faculties, acquired knowledge, memory
and mental activity. only n0ed.ng physical siGor
to enable him 10 practices again a. The bar. or
names of his classmates wcEe read to him from
tho catalogue 10 remembered and related eoms
event In the history or somo peculiar eharActat-
istto OF nearly oTery one.