New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-25
NOTES FROM PRINCETON COLLEGE,.

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PRINCETON, \. j., Jan 22.-At the beginning
o. the college term Dr. McCosh aehnitely announced
that the new long desired was at last to be
erected. The plans are almost completed As soon
IA possible work will ho begun on the foundation.
The site chosen the finest tho college campus 1t
IL on portion OF tho lately acquired PROPERTY formerly
part of the Potter Estate. directly in the rear Of the
bas OF the two literary The building Will
stand on tho summit of knoll commanding an extern
sye view and will be centrally placed as regards the
dormitorcs quite much so perhaps as tho present
one.
Work upun the new dormitory has been pushed
throughout the Winter the weather being 20 favorable
A. Ia allow IL 10 20 on with perfect safety. The building
IA now up 10 the third story. and already gives promise
Of being handsome addition to the ornaments Of inc
campus As an accommodation TO the students II GER
ainly II much needed glance at tue catalogue shows
that nearly hundred students are forced to room ~
The town The slightest Increase In the numbers Of tho
| next years class would make It SIN morr DIN ult
than 1t now 10 obtain good room at q reasonable
rate That It ia OF necessity and no. from inclination
that students occupy rooms In fO"n is seen from The
fact that OF the 10 members Of the upper all
but twenty have In tho college, The new dnrin
tory which is 10 have accomu odaons for about 100
occupants will render II possible Tor everyone who
wishes to room within the college campus aud, espoc
ny since # Is uncr.tood the rents In the building
are to be set very low II likely that ts privileges vii
| be In active demand rs soon 40 nvaihbic.
Professor Young 60 Boston 10 order the new
telescope Clark II Will nave an object glass twenty
two inc mes diameter aud b" twrniyeight feet long
Any instrument much larger than inns "ould mol be-
available for in the iIastcad Observatory II u
hoped that the prompinrss with winch The order was
even Will insure the completion OF the glass In little
more than year II 1t had been long deferred the
for the great Russian eie,eo might nave inter
oil tffs IA it, he a
The number Of lectures ana entertainments promised
TO students and penple OF Iinct during TINS Ter
IA unusually large. The students Lecture AssOcia
tion winch died ont years ago nom bad manage
mcnt ana consequent lack OF support has been revived
I'M uusWer strong feeling among Ire Students thhl
,hc noneuance Of such an Institution prac
tcale ana al vzablc. The managers OF The citation
have determined upOn only Ior ',iureT or we season
IN be delivered Dr. John Lord, Frank Beard the art
lat Eli Perkins and James L. Fields III the course IA
sucoessu one OF which there seems 10 be no reason To
dnnbf lhe Association sill be placed on an assured foot
ing for next year. The energetic acton O some OF lbt
nenbers If The college Facu ~ mas secured what seems
TO yearly course OF lectures on arr or some Kindred
topic 10 delivered before the btudruts ana probes
snrs Of the college aud seminary only. Tickets are
| issued at the college offices to any authorized
applicant. and the Lectures ,, are nC
gave his course of lectures on ths typrh relics 1hl
wear the Rev WIN. G. Pine VIII drilFrf Tour lectures o.
tbh UIstorca element in Art The Theological Semi
nary IL al favored TIE OF lectures which Is de
| lyereG yearly upOn the h i. Stone Foundation u
this TO be gwen by the l1v IT ~ % ew
York on the subject OF Miracles by thc Kindness
the Faculty of tie Seminary the Lectures VIII DO deliV
cred in First PlcsbY teriAn ChuIGh so that ever
one VINO desires attend thein ana genera invita-
| lion ia extended to the college and the town. Tn
numbers who avacd Themselves OF .he privilege ~ ~
tenlng last Winter 10 Dr. storis on 81 bernard ana MI
Times show that TINS act OF courtesy VI" '"o P"i' VI u"
/ seminary Is fully appreciated.
The opposition among the Students TO continuing am
Longer in The InteT-COllegGte Association culminaic'
mi. Winter in the refusal rather neglect 10 send
| representative TO the C NEST In New-fork