New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-01
A SCHOOL ON THE ETON PLAN
TIE ENDOWMENT FROM THE GREEN ES-
TATE.

of New England few such institutions exist. Phil
lips Academy, at Exeter. is the best-known, and
that draws its pupils largely from the West and
South. Select and classical schools abound. but
they adhere to no fixed curriculum, AID their di-
plomas are by no means titles of admission to the
higher universities of the country. To supply this
want the trustees OF the John c. Green estate. to
which education is already indebted in Princeton
College alone to the extent of million and nan
of dollars have determined to endow and equip
preparatory school at La Yrencevle. n. j.. sparlng
no pains or expense to make it the most complete oil
its kind III the United states
A TRIBUNE reporter found Judge C. s. Green, OF
Trenton Yesterday at the Office of John A. Stewart
No. 40 WaIst., where a special meeting OF
trustees of Princeton College hal been heid.
Judge Green, who a brother of the late John !.
Green gave the following information In talk
concerning the school:
THE Lawrenceville school has already received
its charter from the State OF New-JerSey' ana us
trustees are now perfecting permanent orgaliza-
ton. The trustees are judge John I. Nixon, lreS-
dent Caleb 5. Green. Charles Z. Green, Barker
Cn,,,,nora TN. Rev DE- Aiken and Professor Sloan.
The charter prescrbes that the trustees shall all be
residents of Ney-Jersey. DR.. Aiken is professor
in the Princeton theological Seminary and Pro-
lessor Sloan is connected with the college. Mr.
Gnmmere is prominent lawyer in Trenton"
is the Lawrenceville school to be conducted as
an adjunct to Princeton College
1t is to be absolutely independent of any con-
troll except its own board of trustees. Lawrence
tille was selected as the site of such a school for
several reasons 1t was my brothers birth place
and he received all his education at the old Law
rencevle school, which he left at the age
of fourteen to go into business in New-York. To
put the Lawrenceville school, which has been es-
tablished seventy-live years, on new footing was
always a favorite idea of his, and Mrs Green is
OILY carrying out his expressed intentions IN
the present plans LawrencevIe, half way
between New-Yoyk and Philadelphia, and
within six miles of Trenton, was also thought
favorable site for large school. The trustees
hay, recently purchased for $4,000 the buildings
.ad goodwill of the Lawrenceville school. The
present buildings will BE- torn down and modern
ones erected In their place. Dr. Hamii, the present
principal, will be succeeded by James e. Macken-
ze. graduate of Lafayette College, and formerly
connectedwith the high school in Wilkesbarre Penn
He is man abont thirty years of age, with much
executive and educational ability. The Lawrence
willie school is to he on the model OF the Englsh
schools at Rugby and Elton, with sucn l10dllcaIOnS
as a careful study OF the educational methods III
vogue here may suggest. Mr.. Mackenzie, the mead
master will have five under-maSters. Each VIII re-
side in a separate house with certain number OF
pupils in his charge. There will be a large build
dornitorv for the larger boys. The number of
pupils will be limited at first to two hundred
and the age OF admission VIII 1e ron I"eaN 80 ~
twenty. The yearly expense VIII probably DC houi
$500 TO 800 The curriculum VIII embrace al
the branches now Taught IN the Latln ana prepara-
tory schools in addition TO the modern LANGUAGES
and such other studies as the master may appoint.
The courses will be, to soule degree. optional,
enabling pupils TO prepare for business OF lOr
entrance into the colleges"
Have the under-masier been apPojin,, !" nv.
"Nr Cross, of baltimore, is one, believe Inc
Others have not been definitely named"
when will the new school be opened
Mr.. Mackenzie Is at present III Princeton
making his arrangements, and the trustees are
doing an i'm their power hasten forward the work.
Plans for the new buildings are In the hands or the
architects Messrs Peabody and Stearnes of Bos-
TON. and ground will be broken this summer.
Whether the school will be opened in the fan or It's
new footing and before the buildings are cohpleleu'
is not yet determined" -.
quent conversation with Charles H. Green nepneM
Of Judge Green that the new school would ne lhaue
to conform closely to the English models ne rag
ging system, which is practically obsolete at huGEPy
general arran cement of the separate houses. each
with its own master. is believed to otter many
advantages over the present systems 1T Is ezpec'ed
that there will be more applicants for admission
than the school can entertain.
ATALK WITH DR.. WILLIAM C. ROBERTS.
The Rev. Dr. William C. Roberts, secretary of the
Presby terrain Board of Home Missions, is trustee
of Princeton College and he chairman of the Com
mittee on Curriculum. reporter OF The TRIBUNE
called on him last night at his home III Elizabeth
and talked with MN about the new school. When
asked if such q school needed, Mr.. Roberts
said
"very much indeed. There is of the kind
outside of New -Engand. 1t will be to the Middle
States what Phillips Academy is to the Eastern
States Lawrenceville is quiet town OF perhaps
1900 people, five miles from Frneeton-an admi-
rable place for young students"
Where are the Princeton students prepared Tor
college now y
MANY come from DR.. Pingrys school in this city.
In some classes his boys outnumber those from any
other school. Others come from Concord, n. ii.
. Freehold, Blairstown and Lawrencevillc. We have
long felt the need of such an intermediate schooi
is now proposed" D.;.,.o,.r9y
None really except that some of me college
: trustees Will also be trustees OF tn the
school as In fact, now some men are
trustees in both the College and Seminary boards.
One effect of the school VIII De 70 Ialee tle
standard of requirements Tor adfnlssion 70
Princeton. | have been trying 10 add the singic
book of Euclid and two equally small Things
TO our requirements which would place fIlhcetoo
standard par with iale's although 80 inuc, Is
said by some persons abous the difference Ill 'Ho
standards of the Two colleges" . e
will it be easy TO adopt the English system Oh
Yon NAV rest assured that the Greens will not
adopt any English system without modifying IL 10
suit our colleges They will take the pest suge1is
fions from EtOn and Rugby, but VIII make the
school thoroughly American. In fact, nau noC
heard that they had decided to have the boys
under the care OF ne instructors as a ,sy in
his ideas, and viii conduct me scn Toa
In accordance with American ideas. Inc
course of study will be arranged, OF course
10 conform with the curriculum OF Princeton, put
Lovs will be prepared for any college, classical or
scientific, and also for business iie Inc paIi mas
been four or five years in maturing. as the Greens
have been trying to secure the proper man 10 pisco
a. the head of the school, About $ooQovo Mii oo
spent in purchasing the land erecting Inc p"iunse
and establishing the endowment iunu'
PRINCE7ONs SCHOOL or PHILoSoPHH.
II NJ Alexander. one of the trustees OF