The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-20
RUTGERS COLLEGE.


Commencement week is gala week in this ancient
Dutch town, which looks upon 1t the event OF the
year. Drcssmakers have been busy for weeks prcpar-
ing for tho fashionable attendance at the Junior exh
bion, where the wealth and beauty of the place do
conRregate, and where they have iull opportunity
display themselves in the large and really beautiful
Opera House which the enterprise OF the Masonic fra
terny has furnished the city, and preparing also for
the lees exclusive throngs which sit through excr
cises Of Commencement Day proper, Wednesday,
which tho attraction mainly for all tho bellies OF the
country within dozen miles
Tho college catalogue shows now the roll 1888
students, which about the average number of whom
nfty-s,x from New York State mainly from along
the Hudson 100 from New Jersey, and three from
Japan, and the rest. like tho votes for Jewell and
washburne, scattering" Thus, Rutgers holds her
place as the great Jersey college, Princeton
being moro cosmopolitan In her constituency.
The graduating classes numbered ifty-one, but
has fallen Oh nearly onenalf that only wentynine
graduates, and OF these only two from the Scen
tho School That school has two courses of two
years. for which special certificate given for pro.
nciency In English, French and Natural science AMI
the other full course OF four years. either chcmis-
try or engineering. Tho four years. course is o new
ono, and has hardly got under way. The two who
graduate both take the degree OF civil engineers The
SUBJECTS OF their theses read to the State Board
Visitors on Thursday last were respectively tho tom-
dol Highway Bridge" and the EAST River Bridge
spoken OF IS very crcdltsbic productions
II Is matter Of regret that no donations OF mag
ntudc expected this year. the hard times seem
to effect the benevolent well other people. the
dormitorIes, which wcrc hoped year ago 10
be IN the near future seem as lar on us ever except
that $50 700 donation Is expected ncxt year from
liberal Philadelphia alumnus who this year has had
do the fair thing by The Centennial Exhibition sub.
scription. But there is a fund which has just been
started which certainly deserves the hearty opera
ton of all the alumni OF tho college II s called the
Campbell Fund named alter tho President because
IT represents his heart and is to consist
OF $780, 900 contributed IN small annual subscriptions
by The alumni and TO be devoted 10 raising the
Of The professors who, here, AZ at most American col
lcges, are undcrpaid. In order to live accord
ing TO their station one has to accept
State Office involving good deal Of professional
labor. one other acts as his assistant another has
turned TO nvenng. another teaches the languages In
young ladies' semnarics, another has taken up real
estate speculation, another has done editorial work.
another contributes to literary crilicsn another Is
connected with the United States Coast Survey, Of
the best has been attracted 10 the educational
OF Japan aud so These occupations OF course,
not allowed to conflict wich the college duty. but they
nevertheless the oody and brain winch ought to DO
free TO devote themselves to their classes 10 which
outside work should be done only as a refresh
mcrt-thc recreation of change OF work. This tho
idea oi the President and he wants better
mcnt 10 lbs own interchangeable eScriions in behalf Of
the college than the ready response OF the Alumni OF
the college TO the call tor subscriptions to this und
While tue college Is thus iooKing for the welfare
OF the Faculty, II is not forgetting the students There
is call ielowshps DO cstablish he'd Tor students
mtec oil the Faculty consisting of Professors Athcr-
ton, Cook Reiley, Dootc, Cooper and lockwood. TO
devise POSTGRADUATE courses In mental science natural
science. including economic geology tho languages,
comparative phiology history and political economy
tue ike Another committee has been appointed 10
CONSIDER the Proprley o. raising s further the
dard OF admission, which Is high at ths other
American colleges, except of course. at Harvard Tho
OF tho college, above all is to ground the student
well IN The eiemcuts Tor two years, then. making
his course elective 10 start hm on his professional
course. ana, no long enough. 10 give him
a thorough framing IN has chosen specially. Thus the
centennial " America, which Is almost concidont
with the centennial OF The college, finds this ancient
Dutch Institution shaking on the icthargy OF It's past
ana putting itself ~ The fore IN meeting the progress
save demands OF this advanced age.
The athletic sports OF the year have not been such
10 cast any great glory upon undergraduates Base
ball play has been mid, football play, N which Rut-
gers used to hrcsh Princeton anu Columbia. has been
discontinued, and boating has langulshed Tor OF
funds The students a class arc not wealthy. many
Of them being designed Tor The ministry and there
no body OF the Alumni which take sufficient interest IN
the sport 20 properly endow permanent boating set
The report therefore, which L. The press,
that Rutgers intends to send Saratoga this
year, incorrect There wlil however be exciting
contest on the Rartan RIVER, on Tuesday between
college and the Raritan Club. 81 this city