New-York tribune., 1881-11-20
COLLEGE LIFE ar PRINCETON.

(FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE GRBUNE'I
PRINCETON, n. j., Nov. 19.-Presidcnt Nc
Gosh begun again his series OF library meetings win
the upper classnen. These meetings were hrst held
two winters ago. and have always been very successful
1t has been customary for Fellows the col
ege or some OF the Posgraduatcs to prepare and
read at each meeting paper philosophical sub
ect free discussion follows, in which the writer IL
plains and defend his positions. All disputed points
are referred to DR. McCOsh for final explanation.
C. Armstrong Fellow in Mental Science, opened the
first meeting last Wednesday night with paper On the
"Crtcria OF Truth" large number OF men was pres
ept. ana many took part in the discussion which fol
lowed.
The Board Of Trustees OF the College met last week.
" h Scott william Iibbey aud II I. Osborne were
elected Assistant Professors Of Natural Science The
Board granted no honorary degrees being opposed to
the too free conferrng these honors President Nc
Gosh offered his regular report, among other things CIV
lug the number Of students in the college
for each OF the thirteen years since he became
President in 1868 The number Of students now Is
almost exactly double the number In lSGs. The mum
Der Of sudente cataogued this year is j37 The number
Of Professors has increased IN like proportion.
In the senior speaking in Wing Hail. the first prize was
taken bv c. x. Milford. the second 10y John Chewood.
long expected by all, has al last made
s appearance The book ia model OF good taste ana
skiIfu workmanship. 1t surpasses anything OF the
kind issued before. The illustrations are almost all by
men in college, and many Of the hits are capital
The following men were the Board Of Editors; o.
Grouse j. A. Hodge, w. d. Green, o. Hartman, IT, }. g.
Murlock l.. NJ ROylc and II. W. Hall Mr. Han and +.
White, 80. did the designing.
EB CrcGlOw 80, has resigned as Managing Editor of
The I'rincefontan, and II H. Wees, tr, ~, has been
elected a. IN his place +. NJ. lOyle has resigned ms
position the Board ~ EdltoTH
At recent College mass meeting the following oncera
Of tho Boating Association Tor the following year were
elected:
President r. X. Clark, 80; vice-presdent Samuel
Lloyd, 81; treasurer J" Rggsh ~; s'cFri5Iy' - ~
Look, 81: captain Of the crew, +. G. Baker, 80
The Lacrosse has been invited TO vl-lt Louisville
during the -prng vacation and play with the Louisville
team. The Invitation will probably he accepted. The
outlook for football II very promising The teams from
Columbia the University Of Michigan, Rutgers the uni
yersity Pennsylvania and the stevens Institute have
been met and easily beaten, and now the with iIar
ward and Yale during the next week are looked forward
confidence. Early in the term there WAS Thought
10 De lack Of good material in college for The team but
with practice the have improved 80 that
now II Is questioned whether Princeton has ever had a
better team than the boys this year.
The Bric u Brdc gives record OF games played by
Princeton during the eleven years which the game has
fOursled mere out OF 80 games played Princeton has
won ~, drawn 3. and lost g. she has beaten Harvard
every year since II, while with Yale three u the four
games have been ties; IN the fourth Princeton won