New-York tribune., 1883-06-19
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
CLASS DAY Al PRINCETON.
THE oRATIoHs AND PoEMs-THE CLASS GIFT
MCosH PRESENTS HIS REPORT AND TENDERS
HIS RESIGNATION.

tFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsE1
PRINCETON, N. j., June 1S.-The commence.
ment season began to-day. Every tram that came 10
Princeton crowded with passengers, and every
available hotel and boarding house Ia now filed with
visitors To-day the graduating class held Its Class Day
exercises For years these ceremonies have been
Interrupted by inclement weather, and consequently
this morning the weather report for New-Sork ana
vicinity" scanned eagerly by the seniors and their
anxious friends Nothing found there, however but
dark forebodlngs. which proved only too true
as the day wore along. At little before ~
o'clock the seniors wearing badges OF 4" orange ana
black" ribbon. with the figures "'93" upon them
assembled In front Of Old North whence they marched
the First Presbyterian, which tastefuy decorated
for the occasion.
The exercises began with the salutatory address by
James s. Harlan, Of Kentucky. He said: " College Is
place where many brick is polished, many diamond
dimmed You before you both bricks and diamonds
mingled In happy confusion each having Its place in the
crown OF the class OF SO. At such time as this the
diamond. forgetting Its brliancy, Is content to
take its place beside the brick. each vieing
with the other in making the crown shine
brighter than ever, for this is our Class Day"
The class grafton was then given by William Shell by.
Kentucky. In his speech no asked and answered IN
questions What the true spirit OF this class relation
shpi Does 1t afford heathful view OF human nature "
poes 1t dispose Of confidence dstrusi VIII be lost
berallty and love over the members Of S3p
The memorial grafton came next. The speaker was
F. n. Rutan, OF NewJersey. IL has long been the Gus
tom at Princeton class its graduation TO leave
tho campus gift to the college The class OF 49,
however taken departure from the general rule OF
erecting statues fountains etc. aud ha decided to offer
TO succeeding classes what to known as "The Lyman
H. Atwater Prize IN Political Science" Mr. Rutan paid
high compliment 10 Dr. Atwater as professor.
Dr. McCosh said accept the memorial IN the name OF
the trustees know OF no man more distinguished than
DIR. Atwaer who been connected with this instu'
tion aud conceive OF no filter memorial for class
TO leave its alma mater"
The class poem was read by c. " Thompson, OF Mis-
souri, The thought pOetcal and the versincation
somewhat above the ordinary. According to precedent
the Ivy Grafton should have been delivered from the
steps Of the museum in North Hall, but owing TO the
RAIN it was given in the church The speaker was F. l.
whock North Carolina. This finished the programme
for the morning At 2:3O p. IN. the weather was so
threatening that the cannon exercises were postponed
ust tomorrow.
AN oRAToRICAJ CONTEST.
The Junior oraorcal contest was held this evening In
the church The body OF the building was crowded,
while the galleries either side were packed with
undergraduates cheered Justify as their friends ap-
peared on the rosrum. The OF the Speakers and
subjects of their oratious are as follows George +.
woodruff, WiscOnsn-Suhect :" rho Popular and Moral
English Anstocracy", James NJ Baldwin, south Caro-
iina-" The PrincipIe OF Harmony In Nature aud
Men =; starting l.. Marshall Kentucky-"Wa
Mohammcd Enthusiast or aa lmpostori"i
g. NJ Harpcr PenRsy sylyanla-"Faith and P0-
etry"; john 81. Harlan, Kentucky" Macau.
laws PropAecy"; J. Jelke, ONO. "Materialism."
Tne frs four speakers paned were the representatives
of fhe Cosophc aud fonr Of the American Whg
Society 1Be result Of the contest VIII not be announced
until Wednesday. rhe Judges were Professor Arnag
nae john r. Emery, W. b. Hornblower, the Rev ". H.
omc interesting fac,s are shown by the class statistics
lust published. Ihera liz Ia the class 1861
was the favored year. there being 80 men born then.
aud November ana July are the ihygIei mouths Inc
class birthday Is January %. 1851. Tue maximum age
is twenty nine wears while tue minimum age rs nineteen cen
years, seven months. The maximum weight Is %Oo
pounds, aud the minimum weight ls 10 pounds naklhs
nosSs enc & cIs%er. ~ drlSsers 3e: tleaircgoers
So: summoned before the iacuty, 40.
gagged, and another who tried TO be but failed.
Again, there two unforthnates, VINO were engaged
senor year shown 10 De $500 tweniyeighl men VIII
study law, twelve theology, ten nedieae and nineteen
the PresDyteran ST numerOusy represcniei, with
the Episcopal second There sXiyone Republicans,
sIxY Ttesmasons anG nty-two Protectonists. All
tne States represented, NewJorsey taking the leud
To-day Inc classes So '73, 7s 80 held reunions The
president again tenderod his RESIGNATION 70 inc Trustees
IT to- gut tat no notice would gwen
until the Official announcement on "Wednesday
IHE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
The following the text Of the report VI President No
Gosh made TO the Board Of Trustees:
tnmy reports have always endeavorcd 10 give true
account OF the state OF tho college, eIaggcratng neither
lis cxceleuces It's defects. We arc now happily de-
iiyered from tho old college customs Of debasng CHAR
aeter / hope we have done forever with rakcs with
hazing, with smoking students ln Their rooiDs' win
secret societies. denying guilt 10 tHc Faculty In tho
idea that there evil In IT, with lnobs making noises
around professors houses, and with unDecomnS leVy
In tne CHAPEL IL has cost US some labor ana patience 70
put down tnese e5g met by h embace Of rebellion
and without boing compelled TO e1pel students Ocra
sonayib mn We lad visit rom dozen or two inter.
viewers New York or Philadelphia, Who' IN OFder
to earn few dollars, had To give the newspapers ahyey
nioure of awful disturbances. which. however, nHyer
ended IN nythiug more thau In sending dozen SUI
denis or 50 home for few weeks 70 their fathers ana
,noihers 10 give them advice. The steps took 10
suppress evils were represented IA Delhs u sVs hnu
the public iof uuie 'ooA "i'ue WV" VI "-' "' "'
But the very trouble have had to put down old
nraeces should lead 10 beware OF new forms OF eyi
springine up are In danger OF Two or three
Injurious practices coming ~ among usand am IN 9uy
bound To them to the trustees In some OF our
20. Wei! ~, ncasTc IN making noises and stirring up
disorder just as last year were happily delivered
from all ndec0rum In our Chapel cxcrcso5 10 tls com
ing year we take steps TO secure absolute decorum
| n our recitation rooms Again, We have ha1 evidence
M nte of considerable amount OF trckery ana deceit
ar tsstiUe examinations know OF practice which
dents than this The habit OF cheating learned ht COZ
| c1ntinnes with the man all hs days. The faculty
has taken up subject ana has subjected the exam
while 10 induce the voluntarily 10 pledge them
against deceit am bound to stale farther tnat
Vilnn tle last few yeare gymnasto games nave beed
carried on 10 an injurious extent rhc very elrcnm.
sfance that when came TO this college Introduced
gvmnsstcs makes the more an@ Gus they should
Be- keDt WITHIN bOuads. am not aware lat tbero
has en apv excess physical exercise Dd therc mas
nren n tne exciting games that are played calculate
tat some eiglt or ten students IN every class OF lOO
inse very much OF the benefit OF their college,
lie because their hearts are In ths sports
rather thnu their studies. ! am sorry TO
ne Obliged 10 say that the enthusiasm OF the students
ON these muscular feats rather han on n'
ieIrcu xeroses. Tho hero OF his class one VINO
Iands hgh not IN literature, science or phO'op1y,
b i'm fn r. physical agility Ihe larger portion OF tne
Ordinary nc s organ tIe college Is often gwen up 70
e roT1rI of games have asked the faculty 20 DEVISE
ofectlye measures avert these exce,scS committee
nos nrrparsd careful report on tie subject trust We
i he sustained 10 our efforts by parents and ny tho
pnoc press In Princeton no student Is allowed 20
roniend I'm any public game without the written per-
nsson of his parent guardian But there are parents