, 1877-12-29
DIR. h1'COSlI.
The President of Princeton Cot1ege
in Chicago.
4 Talk to the Alumni. Present Condi-
tion Of His Institution.

1s.".'N NJ s a'e''"'s 4t"us' ~ t"e "t""'"
Of tho see.r in rseh the pss.st stod Of Old
p,inccton I. ,,o,, hv ,ho,c WIN n,,mbeT II .mor.
,tss e,,a,n,. s.ta,. ~ 'e 49, ,...a., .',n .s
-, ss.s. ,,." .,. ~ n@'. pnassa ts'o"
tnot 'es f.o unses M ~: ,h anu 10 'hs rs
has been for nome years identified. The Doctor
had 1een ,or 1on0 INN crnrc,ct, IN f,hiroot,
.ad t.v,rr ~ a.. ,o,nn H., ,sssS.,..as ha.s.
ano s1a'.ns ~ ,nst so'ns' snc Rraoua.e' ae'cs'
life. Tho arrangements for this pleasant soctal
reunion had nccn ,ntrusted to canahto
hands. .nd tho rc.nit. ,rco,,,iugtv ~ ,cft
ns.a,,. =. , o 'ss ~. e..o.' assu.o1 Ky. ls't
},eld In .ho la,lies' par,or,, whIcl, were thrown
into one for tho OCCASION, and wcrc resplcntlent
with l,oi,t and bcsusv. Tho crarcfr1 c,,andclirr.
,,o.a 1ns,a"na', @ ,.,,' x,''.x s.,,.,a ,.n .sa,as
"cle ,eslooAeu "'tn sn,'a1' WING III" afehes
over tue communicating doors were looped with
pendant strips of evergreen. Haurins.baskcts,
ht1ch with nIant1 of var1,u,s kfntfs. %npeth,r
With xndov r,,r+.tn ,r,, ,rlrror. .h,,o,,st ,,,,.
.,' ~, .o'se' "'a "'' es|a ~o"''
rnE NUMEROUS ouEsrs
began to arrive at 8 o'c0ck. They wnra not ntl
graduates IT Princeton, OF preachers, OF tarmcu
T., 49,. p.o.h~.s..s III. U.S.. $500,
:" t"a :. '""s, wv '"s'ua1u sep
lesentatlveh o1 ncasv esefy lmpor!ant branch
81 o1aheSs. among tne more hot;9eaoie were
dne !i9n' r. Is. Masti9urne, tho Key. j. II.
tto"ruGsc, , tno Me': ~, 81 =; navf' y; y: kef-
iooa, na'tg! nuticr, rrot' Meeton' Ghatlcs L.
- alier, !nG KeF. v; ~. 4onhe, linton =.
GaESe, .ii ~ us'o1, iheof u. oscnon, t1e ny.
Gheficg ElIlots Ju'gc rogers ": y: 9ipudy,
ynu9s y, t1tkes q tne ounteme tquft .! Illinois,
nf; u Jones ~ u Ia.Snlfst, E: ~. norman,
49,, ~ 'Gnct: RI u; r. "are' 3onn rot1'tMs' ~
Isham, ~ - ttranit !; D. Car!cr. y; y; Hay
nonot T y ". -. ulay, tae IVY. neoe1e =. Nnycs,
T. stnon. ft. N'nGAia' iss Lte'' nv.
,atte1anu. EnanHgt tasst; r. n9's, JnoRe
sc1, i l. J. J. @!!''ns' Will L. ei,ei @ T. " acx :
tn, =. u. McCormitk, ~, the Hev. >: Munro
tioso.n' fhe hcE. y. a. ionult, Eeaaf haR1ds'
~ y: ,, y. MaEsnoef, 1ol!, 4; M 1a!e; tle Lon.
j. I. ' Nosss,' I. En-; b. cars. Il cnry SG;ppe, " Kine,
the Rev. 6. /. Thompson, John Woodbridge,
f.. retGs I1atca @ .omu9n. Ene'' Of' o. H. HUI
nstes' @ tnG Nev: ~ ns1oas ,.a sma4ey. y.,,, =,
tl'c :;ll exchange g. 81 social greeting and 70 tho
IeneMinE u oia acqGaa,,tanses; auoHt oelock
ne &athcFanE vas calltd 70 or1cr nY Nj. clinton
e clarke, o. tue COMMITTEES M ot A%1ranaements. %
the statement IT.; Is that Is "on'd 'uakc somo re-
marks TN shls oecasoh.
, ph AGosH
stepped forward to tln centre OF the room, tho
guests stanE art,ii'u t'lo sder: and. with hls
his hearers IN account Of wlat had been done
at Princeton klnct lc came to TIL country. AMI
wtlat *as Bill! doll'E. llG NM cntne to this
district. ne said, during tho Chr1stEas vaea-
tlon, IN order to meet with tho alumni
Of Princeton, and xaa yrry much .cratlticd
10 hnd that lasGc numpcF OF Reht!cmcn-
some Of them, II might t'c, interested in othcI
golleges-han nonortd hm Httti'th pfeseMe.
lnG alamn, ma askea n,m 70 eiso soMe account
eee naSer e @ se nd s's tss E
to know something noout Its history sincc.
Fr1nscton w1. @ advancing. ltko thc CITY OF CHI
eHgo. SO fap!dly thas ~ would almost need to
VII WITH her Erowth' M Me iiad CONG e thu country
nine ycara ago, being called luther from tho
youngest " thu uniserstles oi GEcat Brltain,-..
a uMVGfalY Wnlsn haa aa5ntea NIL
tho moaefn Improvements IN tho higher
cducatton,-ln order TO s's.ltne, his
place at tl1o head oi ono Of tho oldest collegiate
!nstltutohe OF America. 1t WIS tor MIN TO con-
sioer Wlat ne enoah! iaoor 10 tccurc In Inc way
OF improving that G9llecc. ne camr at very
unfortunate time. The country had Just pissed
through rs terrible was, :Anda great many OF
trtnsctet''s 'stHdcnts ~ th9 k.Hail aa4. in tho
south haA diea on tne eatt!c.hcid: Ae 1onha
lEo college, III consequence. o. lta very lowest
F1c. ag1 ye. S,thertnr rnn sa
suppott, nna moct amply slau thcse promises
been fulhiictl. sescf't! new buildings wcro
soon auneu' tMa eoiteRe ioItMnateiY se-
uf'nE LUG services OF f1sine young
aot What nc had done Tor princeton, tiia1e the
iofcfasncht ascfsllect. Vhc Of tAcec buildings
that containing tue 'ioraty-.was Que OK lhc
tinest OF anY college buildings III America. bllt
they seeaoned these outward aaoFnmcats merely
AZ means towards
THE onEAT END IN WEN
to improve the hierr cdueatton - rE!neeton.
and. It might be, throughout thc Ohited states
10 that cnu new RF1tnsorAsltps Wcre cfeuted,
tho friends Of the college generously giving
their support. nc would not say That tlls<c
was M inferior systcm Of instruction ln Frincc-
ton at that time. but the fact mas the ago wna
advancing, es Chicago waa advancing now,
ahu tIcY thouEHt INC co!!cec ,oaEhk 10 ny
advancing nkeW!se' III thc t1rst p'hIe they liad
to coislder what snontu bc tug nature ol tic
cntra1,cc examinations, and III th!s rcsrcct he
would say thsy bud been gradually sucking to
raise tho standard. At thu same ttlho II would
not do to make 1t too high bccaslse In his ds-
trlct Of country there werc very lew prepara'
tory schools, and great many Young men reso
e1ucatcd-wcll, you could scarcely tell how.
Tley, would get some n!nster or tc4ci1ut at Ills
idle hours to 0lsc them lnstrncttnna in tho
classlcss and at last they would reach the col.
legc. Therefore thu standard had to bc 'na.lc
high, but At the same tne not - high a. IT, ex.
eIu4e deserving young men who had not b; tho
advantages al SuCh an education R6 Gould lr oh.