New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-13
DE-. rc0sH on coiLlGE SOCIETIES.

rHE CONTROVERSY vim SECRET SOCIETIES
sFTIi4D-THH EIEKCOLLRGhrE CONTESTS.
Prf,cFloN, " j.. Jan. il.-.lho following are
extracts from iho Hddras Of President McCosh of
tine College OF Ne8Jorsoy ~ tho opening OF tie sec
un3 Term to-day:
W,rac<ou tar secret society question settled here
Toe tleu.ty HIs cN''1iri tIr ~, fnd tne bohid 'i
Trustee, Ht, iur.iy approved ilc.. '"tlN'i, al" i'
fused leo Change tir Jaw. ~ nave number or alumni
.taorrd,us ,cid l over t.c country, ami thrf' nave
..r,u1,.aleI ,ur hands very mu'n. Gao ipIned "a
s,a-tor1 thr other day has followed % c0drac
tii, IT. prs.Sut 10 cf.,irso il. e,rept so de
m4nt Ghas ,ur Dicr.cl4.ts % tn r'I'S Do
no. 90 - incrtiu" p'laonuiy n'-irt Do i.'t t'7chrr
ftr.l with .uuIHl,' tnc ul'uruy aittcs "a nac dt
ui-rlnE gEr.o "ls n't present ." d'Irti myself
N4ue au complied to t'I iri' ""l' ih' i-"o -
roaIiu wn,u tus association "tl co ,",u.thIo O. .t?
~ 10 anr gi,.h. ,.., 80 r.,.t t. i"nh%ui ,ic toI-
irsc M-ah"..hr "' "l'h % ~, a.'"o"" ." w. - "'i
r,ur.c wltJut ms, gic.r.rc 0b cr'0. Mi' Hc "'h To
discourage secret r"rc,cs do nos see ~ hy' under
proper regulations, We s"oHid hjt $40" sNi'l.t' nov
,cft AougA pray co. uCrt la our rooms .0 literary,
scientific adt phD-oPair purposes tuonnsi ~ 'ihcI.
indeed, not /" "'''h l"' l'"t' "N' we =,
two great socc,I 4. not Sid SD P'f-L9' hjt
cqualicd, by fhy ~ our American c"Irs - 'ih Dug ~"
way ~ WHitt i"i ih'ch'' "' nc ''''',i'o ~ y
creased LIT hcr" be- twO ol three ti car drDAS
on great academic ami social quc'IJ- thrown ch 90
ta whole c"urs'' ihe ",'1.l'h '.'''i'S ., ~
have produced some 81 tie greatest Si 'ihru ~ Httli
ta Historical society OF Dinn nutturei t4r Sreai ora
OF thc Inor CiiDs or OKlOri ana tnDidEe arc trlc-
rapncd 10 l,rtln, AMI stat 'mcn next BorhHf c'S'i1y
tear opon tncr newspapers that lry '{ .,1 W ' -
opinion OF youug Engau npw when theY ARE sufu "il
gr
10 rave such donates IA ODD pm, eon. uid u wiz give
ncr mat the Ncw-lIrk papers thau they nave had
an, month or tWO. ., ,
II h wei known tnat have been favorable all along
~ line intercollegiate literary contest But IN attending
tbr exhibition In Ncw-IOrk the lest two years nave
.It tfs IL ~ scarcely worthy or tho American COLLEGES
,, not believe tAat tlcsc tea minutes OfdtonS pre-
pared carefully beforehand ON commonplace 7uiyr'ts
dspyn. ltie tnought reasoning az rcscdrcn ana not
c,iwS fortn selconmand nor readiness of reply are
Ufrd 70 greaf orators ne the pp PIT ~ c 1o' OF
~ the oar. been all along pressing the Aso1,i,
zion 10 20 on To sOmetnng higher l am h'ppy va Hhu
mat tts accomplished, Thanks To no stnucbt fe
rs,u.attyr4 tho Association IrOm TINS cOlicSr ol
Pna,c.on. This last year had al examination IA
Grrl ana mathematics. Great good, believe. VIII re-
ant from tue report NJ the very able examiner, la htc
unfir.-On!y W. cannot consent that tho whOie nrst
ptt uathrinac good in Nest Point. DE made colnul-
,ory in our acadc.c department. And now IN tue com
Ing y,ar ia addition 10 al these we are 10 nave fillh
.iil mental science. This Will make the contest worthy
ct ;hc Am mean colleges and h0po that princeton VIII
throw H., wnUic heart ihtO II.
do not forget that como 10 tho eentrnni year,
and Princeton College feels that from the part sac TOOK
m tine glorious Struggle she should take eYcclIi part IN
inc cr5futon lsit vino the true olloWor. oil TIE
men VIM fons nt and Dld hundred years agol am
nUt SATISFIED mat al. the orators wnU wro eloquent
uo .5ogcs ubOnJ them wOuid have need tie dangers
r,uc they did. had they lived In their day reincmDor
that golne who garnisLed the tombs Oh the departed
rouuef, prosecuted living prophet greater than lhtn
n tnp genuine representatives OF the heroes or lIlo
ara those wuo do in day what ther fathers ana IN
n,ir ,tny grand work NJ the year In which we arc
entered should DO inter destruction Of those rings,
cn are Al prrSeut disgrace aud threaten 60 DO tine
greatly IOs.ered 10y tho habits OF coacodmenI acquired
gLpt