New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-19
DIR. McoSH AND PRINCETON COLLEGE,

| HIS RETIREMENT FROM SOME or HIS present
| DUTrFs-A SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY.
| President McCosh of Princeton College recently
informed committee of the Board OF Trustees that
at the next meeting of the Board he should ask 70
be relieved of some of his present duties lie SAID
| that he had performed the responsible duties
| of president of the college, besides the
teaching of certain important branches OF
philosophy, and he considered 1t inexpedent to un-
| dertake both departments next year. He added
that his personal friends wished hun to adhere 10
| the teaching of philosophy which he was willing
| to do If a School of Philosophy were established
| which should include mental, moral and pohtlca!
| science, with history. Although not offering MS
resignation as president of the college it was IN
| piled in the statement which he handed the COM
mittee.
There are several trustees of Princeton living
| in this city, and reporter OF IHE
TRIBUNE called on two of them the other day TO learn
| what action the trustees would take on Dr Nc
Coshs suggestion that School OF Philosophy
should be founded, and whether, If that was DONE
it would make necessary the election OF dis success
sor to fill the presidency.
cit was understood by the committee said ono
OF the trustees, "that it was a virtual resignation
on the part of DR.. McCosh, and a now president
will undoubtedly be elected in June"
Does that mean that the School Of Philosophy
will be founded 7" asked the reporter.
1T will be- and DR.. McCosh will be at the head
of it,"
"Who will be associated with him p
THAT question is still unsettled. There will bc
four OF five professors in the school besides Dr.
McCosh, and it is possible that the new president
may have a char. OF course that depends on the
man whom w select as president, for if he should
be an astronomer he would scarcely be at home IN
the School of Philosophy"
"Who Will be the PRESIDENT
There has not single name been mentioned"
"What principle do you have in filing your va
canciesT
"A graduate of the college has the preference
ALWAYS. all things being equal. If there is IN the
list of candidates for any position graduate he is
TO blame if he is not successful. Ii is because he
is not at the head. In regard to the prcsi-
dency. if there is member Of the Faculty fitted
for the Office he will doubtless he elected In any
case. graduate of the college will probably be APP
pointed. A comparatively young man will no
doubt be chosen"
"What will be the expense OF the new school y
About 81 500 600, which will be used in found
ing the several chairs as we have sufficient room
now for the additional classes"
How large is the teaching force nowf"
There are thirty professors. and the force
is very complete. The death of Dr. Atwaier recently
made necessary another professor, and as II was IN
the philosophical department, We thought 1t good
time to establish the school now
/" Is there any doubt about the money being sub
scribediD
What other improvements will be made at
Princeton this year q .
1.-The University Hotel. now owned by William
Libbey which cost $3.50. 900, Will be used a
dormitory for the students after this year,
" Is Princeton a denOmlnatiOnal college !"
O. L nv preSb MI
their management; but II Is not at all denomIna-
tiOnal"
The reporter then talked with another trustee
about the financial condition OF the college. lie
said that the endowment fund was about million
dollars and that 1t was judlciousy invested, " The
college," be continued needs about SoOooOQ
more to be added 10 its general fund The annual
expense of the college is from $1JO,OOO 10
$1,000 We have no floating debt. Our policy
is to increase our expenses as last as we can IN
crease our revenue" ,
Besides the proposed school what addition 10 the
curriculum is promised next yearT
An Art School, which will be founded by either
one man one estate at an expense OF 100000
" Has co-education i'll woman's school been sug-
gested 7"
I'm. subject &C female education has never como
up and nth tho present great advantages afforded
by YasSaT Smith, and Wellesley, there Is little need
of our college discussing that question:
"Was the recent action of DT. McCosh eX-
pectedp
The trustees are acting entirely on his succes-
ton He advised enargng the department of
ph osopby and making il school TO correspond
with the school Of Natural Science and we are act
ing IN accordance with his wishes. lle Is now
seventy-One years old and has been presI.
dent Tor fifteen years. The college has prospered
under his presidency, and we don't know where to
look for fit successor to HIM"
About the time that DIR. McCOsh became president
of Princeton College ii received gift OF II 100000
from the late John &. Green, of this city, who was
for many years member OF the Council OF the nj
versty of the City of New York. When the Rev. Dr.
Crosby invited TO accept the chancellorship of
the University. besides his salary he was promised
that an endowment fund sufficient to place the
institution a substantial basis would bo cstab- |
lIshed at once Mr. Green subscribed literally TO !
the fund, on condition that a certain amount |
should he raised. When it was found that the whole
amount could not be subscribed he was asked TO
his conditions that the institution
might not lose his generous subscription. Instead
of doing that he withdrew from the Council, and
soon began giving TO Princeton, of which his
brother was a trustee, and he gave in all over
81 800 900 to that college.