New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-17

graph that ever existed. IN sn1 Da , ns an
Il Ct %s .a sf Il
s w soap a ' telegraph q any kind When the ars
ture was attracted by the magnet 1t struck sma, 1e
WAS ma ntnod there to illustrate the telegraph to the
students .''''''' - r,,c,
most of the great discoveries in electro nave
since been made. Faraday and Henry useu tnem h,n
thew discovered misunderstanding. Sturgeon in writ;
ing OF them, says Professor Henry has been enaoea
other in the Whole annals Of magnetism; and no par
ael is to be found since the miraculous suspension OF
the oriental we ppSa no h ns Ss
telegraph the still more marvellous telephone They
lar to us as spoos OF Judging by their results
they constitute the most Important discovery wn,cn h
ever been made In electricity since Volta createu tne
Henry also put in operation at Princeton in 1885 the
very simple and Obvious plan OF using the intensity
spool and battery" working through long distances 70
tery stationed where the work was to be done; thus
making the powerful magnet at snort Tue se ~ an
problem entirely solved TO those who could raise the
money to practically apply his discoveries 70 INC co~
All these be might have patented in the United States
at any time during several years after ms @
aSanst the World That he was the first man do all
these things is not in doubt ne mao sa on
trolled the telegraph in country, certainly until
1851 and unless he had then been adequately rewarded
for its great Inventions his tenn would nave pecn eA
tended til 1858 Imagine the good he would have done
to science hnd the wealth which this would nave pro
But listen 10 his noble Words AT the time Of making
my original experiments in electro-magnetism In Al
bany, urged by friend to take out patent DOM
for his application to machinery, and to the teegraph
but this declined the ground that did not tnen
consider 1t compatible with the dignity OF science 10
conne the DEMENT'S which might be derived from II TO
the exclusive use of any individual Pure science was
his beloved and he could not make merchandise OF her
added these words; In this perhaps n Wa as soo
sss may be Il iss
will two sets OF Henrys spoos and Two pat.efie5s
One is the intensity battery and spool nrst
and the coil of wire may be, and often IL, several
thousand feet long. while the battery Is composer y,
more than hundred cells me distance 6 80 Ss
intensity circuit operate only to open aS
epso n Tnat cr u battery
cells OF large surface and spool with about n@n@rea
feet OF wire around its core The ntesty conD
nation opens and closes this quantity circuit -
There but names to be wrten Oerstea or
upon the magnetic needc Aargo who discoverea Una.
tie current could generate magnetism Sturgeon, VINO
covered the conditions under which an electronasnet
might he operated at distance-Who Inseutt .e ,1ad
those devices to an operative telegraph, OF the same
form and substance as that now III use ani @
world Beyond discoveries and Inventions nOths
is TO the present telegraph except that which
was Of common knowledge when those discoveries wsic
completed and that ordinary mechanical skill WHICH
far below the level either oil discovery orhVehton'
This Is the record. and 80 1t Will stand forever
President McCosh then made speech RECEIVING TIC
Gift ON behalf Of the college, and expressing the nope
ho, the tablst of Professor Arnold Guyo as kindred
.prit of Professor Henry might soon fill the space tha
had been left the present tablet PROFESSOR
J. s. schanck gave many interesting personal reniIhis
cences OF Joseph Henry as professor froesso - e.
Braekett who ills the chair formerly occupieu ny
Professor Henry, read paper ON Joseph Henry Us
Scientist" The last paper, on "Joseph Henry amonS
Scientific Men, was read by Professor g. T. Barker, OF
tho University OF Pennsylvania The services ended
with bepediction BY President John Macean, d. D.
LIZ d.
The annual meetings OF the literary societies were held
at noon.
The Alumni dinner was held in the University Hotel al
1870 d. M Between three hundred and four hundred
were present and among the invited guests were ex
President Arthur, O. Beaman, president OF the Ne"
York Harvard Alumni Association, and Dr. John Hail. Oh
yew-York city on motion OF Dr. Dufiield. Judge John
r. Nixon. OF Trenton, N j., was UNANIMOUSLY eieo'o'
'I Samuel Hayes Pennington, Of Newark, gave many
pleasing college "reminiscences OF MS 9sy % Rv Dr
T. BreTn, for Cor Az Ihs M hef for 'e5. "
h9oer' Beaman. President Of the NewYork Harvard
Alumni Association congratulated Princeton on the rae
that while she had OF late been taxing MANY Wa1sei
then responded in behalf OF the Class OF 81 aer wnct
Judge Nxen called upon Dr. Joh1 m, ha s 1 College
take hearty interest IN the welfare Oh one
an alr aIa1 i as eaae iniarn e u
motion carried 20 the effect that al menoers o.
tho Roard OF Trustees and all members OF the Faculty
who were not graduates OF the college should De con
| sidercd ex-onico members OF the princeton Cohes'
| Alumni Association. x,,. , NJ.
| From to o'clock the President aud Mrs
| McCosh held reception In the capacious ground
10 which all the students alumni aud their friends wer
| invited 60, A.. ,.a
prize debate took place between six members OF III
senior three chosen from the wing and three iron
Resolrsd. That the purchase OF Foreisn Built Q
Foregn Registered Vessels by American Citizens shou
he freely PERMITTED by Law" The affirmative was take
| by C. f. McCumpha, of New-York; Edmund Wilson; :, o
| New,Jersey and Sherrerd Depue, OF New.Jersey III
| negatye by C. W McIlvane, OF Vermont; j. ii. Cleve
land OF Kentucky and Monroe Crawford, OF NewJersey
There nh be three prizes awarded. one OF $780, one
| 500 and one OF 90. The judges were Bennett va
| syckel " j.: Joseph X. McCammon; ID. C. Hug9 II Z
| Uamili n Y and the Rev. Edward NJ. Deems, ~ y
Tomorrow the honorary oraons and theses VIII De de
yered and the OF the prizes and confer
| ring OF degrees viii be made.