New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-16
GLASS DAY AT PRINCETON.
THE IVY PLANTED BY THE GRADUATES.
PRESIDENT McosH ON COLLEGE aASEs-shALh
PRINCETON BE CALLED UNIVERSITY

PRINCETON. n. j., June 15.-Ihe Ciass DAY
exercises OF the graduating class took place to-day Inc
weather was warm but aside from that 80 couio no'
have asked for pleasanter day. The old town is now
n, hest Tbrongs visitors arrive on every tram W
orov tho varous amusements and exercises OF coia'
mencemept week At 1915 a. IN the class 1ormeu AZ
lire on the front campus and marched 20 thc rir"'
byteran Church where they took their seats "" eN -
of the platform which was decorated WIN palms "
eowers Clinton W. Bird, of NewYork, master OF cere-
monies delivered the address oi "o'o'o
behalf of the class Of 'S5. Inc CLASS oi"'o',
Duncan Edwards of Ncw-YorE, then pronouneeu
remarkably fine Grafton. Frank s. Woodrun, Oh Ne"
York. read tho class poem. The assenDiaso '"eu va"
to tho campus where several college songs wer" suns V
the class after which Charles +. McCIumpha' oi We"
York. pronounced tho ivy Grafton from the stops Oh ~
North and member OF the class assis'ea III pss
tho ivy This ivy has quite eyentfu history WASH
nqton Irving cut slip from the Ivy at Aboo'tsiou' ~
home OF Sir Waiter Scott, and planted bae Bunny ~
Tho ivy Of the class Of s5 alp OF the Ivy from sunny
side presented to a member OF the class Dy hie'0 -
Washington Irving. marble slap Win '"o
Ivv Of $50 upon it was inserted in the front wan u
Ola North Collage and within this slab n copper DoA
containing among other things copies " inc frinoes
ian l." of the class OF sc, " The Nassau LII, VA .n
of,s5: "The Brc-a-Bran." "The Nassau herai"' "
all the Invitations and programmes oil eon'i'H''N'"'
week . r,.o
Tho cxercses OF tho afternoon peculiar to Prince
,o r,av tako Mace around the old cannon which IL
nanted muzzle downward in the quadrangle formed Dy
Nassau Hall and East and West Colleges Inc cannon -
an old relic OF the Revolution left here AFTER inc "
Princeton Around this old cannon for ths specii W
casion there large wooden amph!theatre Win o
ING capacy of from 1000 1900. The cannon l'seh
IL p,nted black with the OF the class on II IN god
Az n M the class marched around tho campus singing
college songs aud cheering each building In turn Al -'o
they marched into the amphtheatre already heu win
a large asscmblage great part OF whom "here Hiucs'
Mr. Bird then introduced Jonathan sturges, OF New
York who read selections from remarkably fine class
history containing all the successes and failures OF INC
class since they entered college, with many incidents oil
personal nature aud escaades OF individual members
and OF the class "a % whole. A. Bradley Gaither' OIL
Maryland delivered tho presentation or5on' present
ing Appropriate gifts to those members OF the CLASS WHO
for eeeeutricities OF various kinds, or for
strange exploits have attained unenyiaDio promi-
nence This Grafton was the feature OF the day ana
was marked by a kindly humor throughout. Edmund
Wilson, OF New-Jersey. read tho Prophecy clarence
w. Mevaine, OF vermont tue cens S o. e S"i ,hon de-
ivercd the presidents address, the embemailc wreath
broken. the goodbye pipe was sno.cH te Sis
song was sung and the exercises were over Inc music
of the class song was by l. - Freat, OF New-1Ork ana
The rords y Theodore Pu.l ing OF Pennsylvania. Tie
report which Dr. McCoh made to the Board OF Trustees
was given to the public this evening anI mas oeeH
During the last year the college has been carrying
out practically the course OF studies sketched IN my re-
port to board In November lac scheme Is nov ~
iull operation aud is working successfully.
am not whether can make
Philosophy which is now in a more thorough
ly organized condition than Is IN any American COZ
lese feel bound to state here that seysrA, OF our
younger professors very much underpaid We gaze
them what they REGARDED ga, a s' 70 oo yesr
but they have now been number OF years win US ana
they have proved Themselves able instruction.; AZ
the evil practices oi the college lave ilsalpeareh %
mast take that new ones do not spring up Ihe
arrcste Of the Board 40 ts last meeting
believe that much good and no evil comes OF gymnA'u'
The intercollegiate games and games with others out
side Of The college used 10 be watched 0y the Board OF
Ing and exciting and tend 70 allure certain young men
20 give too much time to sports and 10 a'',to
boneat OF their college course: have ths
lists before me 81 me VINO I,' M t '
seven We now rank tho students In groups la al SIX
and Ya 9s oh No S%s S ao S eo sp
That the remainder Win i've exceptions arc IN The lover
half OF the aud fifteen In The two lowest groups
he mn and sixth The honors the competitive games
cannot be Lt saSr y n1-ofsslesaI trasn.; snd
fear that consequence some OF the member. OF the
| IN their classes. But these youths nave We
cheers Of me great se .opu nIS AMI In Inc
newspapers aui arc the heroes nt th'rc as rer ~ III
the high scholars II re1nres ,nen VISION sln me-
ns havs hitherto discouraged al proposals.
mako Princeton Collie 70 university. anu 81 opinion
however that the time has now come Tor considering the
auction Lam to have early opportunity Of reading
! = psper In pubic on " what an American UniyersIy
| should be-" 80. =, =.
| Member OF thc board viii be gratihed 10 know that
friends OF the college seeding 90 revive me PrtHco
! peciep n Will take a somewhat now shape. 10 VIII
leave theological questions o. be discussed by the Pres
by terrain Review and will take up Literary, PhlOsOphic
| Political Historical. Educational and Artistic topics
The Junior ofaOr contest between representatives OF
the Whig and CosOphc societies took place here this
evening 81 the best contests that has been
held here Tor years The following represented tue
Whg Society: J. W. Harding, Of Pennsylvania, Roman
lsm aud the Republic; NJ NJ Miller Panta9,.m In
literature; c. X. Er'lman. Of New ork, Hebrew
Character" william Jessup. OF Ponns}lvania lmagi.
nation in Life and Literature. Tho representatives OF
the Ciosophlc Society William Rankin, Of New
Jersew fhe Poetical Side ~ Modern Culture" A. W.
| Durell OF New.Jcrsey. Unrest IN Recent Thought"
| o. L. Eddy OF New-York "The social Chasm"; Wilson
Fapaad OF New-Jersoy, "DemOcrdcy aad Literature"