New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-16
COLLEGE DAYS BEGUN.
OPENING OF THE PRINCETON FALL TERM.
-v,,rxcEs OF tue INSTITUTIONS PROSPERITY
.nnnrss OLE PRESIDENT M'COsH.

~yr,rxCEs OF TuE fhooF
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT McosH.
pprxcEToN, n. j. Sept. l5.-The quaint, old
s.'Acnea and historic borough Of Princeton has its
IT,, ,o.a aavs This il one Of them and one which
- no,ri,ug house keepers and small trades people
.,sr summer OF ethargy. look forward to with Keen
,h for TO them 1t meaus the beginning OF aauiuoDs
- ,ha,r bank accounts that have dwndleo during 'hs
snoctlvi,y OF juno. July and August. 10 Gay the
On term Of the college opened. TO those VINO
,na ioteres,s OF tho ancient college OF Jersey
:, ,aar, this opening Is peculiarly grstfyns for the
Ir.snman class is much larger than any previous
,,erine class and the college roster has increaseu
o. such IN extent rs TO encourage President MoCosu ID
.ns hone that he will live to see the realization OF lis
h,,,on 70 transform the college into a university.
G., = o'clock this morning the trains which run over
a.. ,osr.nie stretch OF road between here and the
..,oo with the Pennsylvania Railroad have Oeen
.o1r,ird with students The uppsr-clsss men were
.as,Iy distinguished by their air OF noncbalance ana
superiority. They speaking terms with Tue
.ran hands and strlklngly familiar Win inc
csnery along the road recalling incidents in connection
,n.rewih tnat would made the hair OF the Faculty
,and ON end had heard them The freshmen on ne
,ra-v crouchsd down In their seats and looked upon
,beir predecessors In college with speechless awe
.vho "a tbati" asked ons ore boli than the rest
uno Wa for the time under the wing Of senior He
,sca,ed rather Enthusiastically dressed young man. VINO
led by string meek looking bull dog heavily nu|Ao"
.That.- He played first last year and Is one OF
che best men 10 college, He's the fellow VINO leo CO"
I'D three flights of stairs in old North Hall ana ie' ne
.hers over night He's terror TO Freshies LOOK out
for him."
lis he smartr'
.smartest man at college Way up IN oaseoaN'
.>o.nau ho.,ne and Jumping. This his third year
81 the junior class , O,.,
The opening exercises were held In Marquanu OH"po
n, o'clock ana attended by the iseniy the ne"
esss and few Of the second third anu outn year heh
Dr McCosh presided and delivered Dre' address 70
tina .tudepts After recital Of the gradual growth Of
On. college he entered into description of the character
and sze OF the class OF go BE said in part: The total
number OF applicants for full entrance up to noon to-day
Is 224 OF l75 for the Academic department
md 40 for the school o Sciences The total NUMB OF
srplcaps FOR the Freshman class is 206 OF these lob
are academic and AZ scientific rue ocsI @
IN ives en- cities send us 10 and he prel.unary OK
sdmiffsI cannot be stae until examiners complete
tier reports 1t Is already evident however tn"e 'e
number admitted with conditions IS much smaler tnau
an npexons yesrs which NAV be taken evidence that
the in the preparatory schOoIs mas oeeh ucn
The TresIdnet then explained his views upon the
elective system OF studies as opposed to the system
be Obtsned by adhering To prescribed course curing
FIST two years sna oy sDlns 10 &c II1 hh n
hich would prove most congenal to them Inc seniors
may choose three or four electives such that the tne
occupied will be six seven hours a week. and the
juniors tn The electives and opuonas In the senior
wear are the history OF philosophy metaphysics, read
ings in modern philosophy, science and religion. inter
rational aud constitutional law, Roman law. oonstltu-
tiuua history OF TIE Unite states. physiological psy
cnology. comparative politics, history OF CHRISTIAN
art history Of Greek art pedagoglcs, Greek
itsTstnie. French German sanscrt mathemst-
les practical astrOp Omy, physics, al Piled chemlsuy
paleOu olOgy geology. physical geography, plOloSy
enbryOOsy, his tOlOgy. In tue JUNIOR year tey ale
history, Greek mythology. Greek, Latin, English
German, athematcs and physical geOgfa ny. . 4ue
only optional study IN the sophomore course Is EngIsh
A few stirring words of vice regarding religious
instruction ObservaDces the reading OF selection
from The Scriptures and prayer closed the eIercises
changes have been made about the coHese
buildings about the only noticeable improve
A. the Vanting OF the ana ths gliding OF the large
bal on he ola Nassau Hail. That relic of Revolutionary
DAYS built ths English and occupied BY them al tle
II ne OF the battle o. Princeton Until to-day the weahe
yaue this spire had not indicated the direction ~
tine wind since 1s6l. when Captain John H. Margefum;
climbed to the pinnacle 40 feet above the ground ana
fastened the National nag 10 the rod OF the vtne hlgh
wind al that tm- tradition has IT, bent the rod So that
became mDova0ly liked, pointing 10 lHe NOTln
throughout tue war 100, - -. -,
ON Thursday the conditioned students will he gwen one
more opportunity 10 prove theI efficiency. Inc only
addition 10 faculty this year Professor A. tIoth
inghan recently OF Johns Hopkins College, who taxes
the chair OF archaeology.
The seminary, which celebrated three quarters OF
century OF last spring will reOs Ell tomorrow
IL o'clock. -,-.
The students night holding reunions IN various
parts OF the village aud splitting the air vain tAelr
I0ege songs and yells