New-York tribune., 1878-03-19
THE COLLEGE OF NEW-JERSEY.

The COLLEGE or Ne W -JERSE1.
QUIET RESTORED AT PRINCETON.
Az ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT MCosH on THE RECENT
oCCUERENCEs-No FURTHER TROUBLE ANTICIr
PATED-srUDIoUs AND ORDERLY CHARACTER OF
THE COLLEGE-TuE SUSPENDED soPuOMORES To
RETURN THIS WEEK.
lFRoa OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUYE.I
Prime EToN, n. D., March 1S.-The excite
ment consequent On last weeks turbulent has
almost died away and peace reigns in Nassau
Hall. DR.. McCOsb made short address TO the senior
class ate their Bible recitation this morning. lie
pressed himself much pleased with the strong att-
tude the class had taken in regard 20 both
the hazing affairs and this last disturbance, AMI sd
that absolute quiet hat the college needed. -
mans rights must be respected he continued. These
students In violating teseirighs have broken the law
they have been taught under the laws control and the
faculty and myself wish the law to take It's course
acknowledge We have not been watchful as light
have been. The college had been quiet since the dis
turbance Of last June; much good. work
being done by the majority Of the students that
reason 10 expect any disturbance whatever 1t came
upon suddenly and unexpectedly that 1t found
at disadvantage but we quickly rallied to our work
The prevent any future disturbance is for the
OF this class and OF all classes who interested in
tle fame OF their Alma Mater, to firmly resolve
t. irown down any attempt ut lawlessness and
done shall have more such dsiraccful
This, 10 my mind, is the remedy and the
should pursue. I receive every day letters full of
recipes Tor the extinction OF this awcss spirit but they
are almost all OF them absurd. and their writers ev-
IDENTIFY their Information from the papers and
are ignorant of the facts OF the l feel this
affair affects personally well the college, and
absolute quiet and order alone aid US" These
marks were loudly applaudod, and the class almost
unanimously expressed to another their acqules.
cencc In DR. McCOshs remarks. and showed an evident
determination e. resist. strongly than before,
any attempt AT insuboIdination.
In an interview with Dr. McCOsh this nO1n, lie said
that throughout this last disturbance he had acted
the best legal advice obtlnabe. and the faculty have
det. rmncd allow the law 20 take its full course.
twenty-five " the suspended sOphonor,s will return on
Friday, the 22d. few VIII not return their many dis
ciplines have made them sick Of tHc COLLEGE and
the college 10 sick OF them. To those who return
word of their past iDo havor Will be spoken. We
pect them 80 quietly about their duties. and We shall
suppress any attempt NJ uprOarOus welcome which may
he made by their fcow-studeDs. feel that this IL
critical me and II We pass It safely all viii he well'
The feeling college is certainly good one, and the
majority Of the students arc tired OF this
MOL. They feel that few foolish boys, acting the
impulse Of the moment have seemingly injured the in
sttuion whose fame they should have preserved and
decreased. The threats against Nlebuhr. the hotel
treasurer frequent Saturday. now scarcely
heard; aud calm reflection shows the still turbu-
lent element how vastly IN dis'ayOr any attempt
at further trouble would De held 10y their fellowstudents.
The Professors Of the Seminary and the College Faculty
appear TO have arranged all dsasrccmcnts for they
both determined to punish severely the least at
tempt 10 renew the collision OF last week. DR.. Murray,
Professor Of English Literature. formerly Of the Fifth
Avenue Brick Church, and DIR. Beyens, preached very
able sermon In the College Chapel yesterday In1u
cnce, which has been warmly praised by the students.
and mas had most beneficial result.
And now that this affair which has provoked so much
hostile criticism 10 Princeton and on the part OF
papers such distortion OF facts. seems hnaiy over, 1t
may be well TO take brief glance ~ the students Of
Princeton calm survey OF the whole body would show
about rs respectable number Of young can be
found in any similar Institution. Dissipation, OF which
there little. and this last year noticeable amount,
Is confined only a few. Tie more wealthy
class studens-quite the OF those In other
large insiituiiOnsare almost all church members and
quiet, hard working students. The disspation-what
little there may be-is .lmosi entirely confined To the
lowest class OF students, and IL frOwued upon aud dis
couraged by the better class. The town itself does not
afford many opportunities for dissipation, but Princeton
Is such short journey from Trenton. Philadelphia
and New-York that this offers little obstacle II
tho tastes OF the students were largely inclined that
way. The tickot-agent here tells me that where on
Fridays and Saturdays three ana four years ago, lie
would sell 100 tickets New-York Philadelphia, and
Trenton, he sells this year ten IL cannot be denied by
anyone familiar with the college life that the
tone the college has improved wonderfully the past
few years. and II would he difficult o md higher moral
aud religious In such large body OF young men,
here. Those who ccnsuIc Princeton College aS
whole the OF a few unrly members, should as
certain her true status first, and then write Their articles
This fact OF the Improvement OF morals ana feeling
within the past few years make these late outbreaks all
the discOuraging; and, did the whole body OF
students Join them encourage thct, The case
would indeed be a serious But the fact that this
lawe-sness confined to such small minority, makes
ut
greater.
rumOr was prevalent Saturday night, In the Col
legc that McNie OF the College was TO be
hazcd. Fearing this, Mr.. McNel informed Dr. McCosh.
and had policeman satiOnedat the of students
wing OF the Uniycrsity Hotel, OF which he IL The
proprietor Indignation at tue idea of such proceeding
ran high among the better class OF students, that
mad the attempt been made, they would have them
selves handed the offenders over TO justice or more
eiectually prevented such foolish act All Is quite
now, however, and will probably remain 80. The
Faculty have yet taken action III regard 10 last
weeks occurrence and far as can nc ascerained are