New-York tribune., 1886-11-14
WHY DIR. mCosH LEFT CAMBRIDGE.
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HARVARD AND PRINCETON.

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HARVARD AND PRINCETON.
PRINCETON. n. j., Nov. 13.-The scholastic
and ecclesiastical atmosphere of Princeton College ana
Princeton Theological Seminary, usually so calm ana
placid IS In a state OF convulsion. This condition
of affairs has Its origin IN Tue i's"
OF DR. McCosh. Thereby hangs tale whien can onH
be told In full by who can supply tho lines ID lhs
recsn, Harvard poem OF Dr. Oliver Wendell Hoimes'
which heretofors have been marked by stars IN al
nuhlishsd forms OF that literary contribution 10 the
Dr. McCosh has been the president OF Princeton
College since 1859 Although an Edinburgh
graduate and called hIther from foreign
land the roots OF his later life have grown deep IN
Princeton soil he has become Ihe college perfonned
and the college has become Dr.. McCosh In large meas
ure As the champion OF Princeton and Princetonah
ideas Dr. McCosh It will be recalled has been waslng
W arm controversy with President Eliot OF Harvard
College over the so-csed new education The vene-
rah,e president of Princeton has had little sympathy
with these new fang ed ideas; lie al least looked
upon them with eye and Scotch conservatism
The elective system OF studies not to HIS TASTE as
viewed by President Eliot and Andrew ID. NAite' OF
Cornell
Desnite this intellectual encounter however, the re-
l,o,. f the presidents OF Harvard and Princeton re-
NAMED friendly, and DR.. McCosh was invited TO De-
present at the recent celebration. lie ieI'
kind OF Harvard alliance in nis neari'
for he held from Cambridge the
l.
antieipation OF a delightful time 60 sanguine was he
that although he observed after his arrival that some
fifty conferred by the faculty OF Harvard
FIVE upon Yale he others upon presidents prole+
sors etc., IN institutions OF learning, WIN Prince
ton eft utterly cold. he yet laid no stress upon
the fact regarding 1t wholly matter OF chance or
oversight
When, however. James Russell Lowell traversed the
sunlect Of the education, DIT McCOshs ears oegan
TO prick up sun he alarmed IL was
mari
climax. sandvched In between the gentle soothing
and anbng lines OF tue poem those that nave
thus represented by STAR, AMI d.. McCoSh re-
garded them star performance OF the occason'
Wn.n they being read every Old Harvard graduate
who knew that Dr. McCosn was present as an Invited
guest olt the chls cr-ep down MS pack Inc hhes
we're construct by Dr. McCssh direct attack on
Princeton The theology ana alleged narrow views OF
,ha, institution held ridcule IN such way tha
DR. McCnsh c0ud hardly credit hrs senses Ihoh MS
mind reverted to the Of Princeton from the list
OF recipants aud then TO Mr.. L'w's worls
on ne new education AMI "ancient lghtA" IL was
TOO much for the venerable president As soon
AZ he possibly could he withdraw from
hall and. rot staying to attend sne banquet 20
lie thought would not b. weico ne at the Dan
seated in his ly, Dr. McCosh indei an epistle to
presleut Eliot s.tiug Orth the situation a. no re-
1t. rhs letter is sail 10 be model OF courIeou~
resane', potential rnerSy. oi nEnl.y pm anu nrns
, Il slssed that tb- wrlt'r hAt osrn and
sa the GceSrA'S1 aeS ,n.,r9 "a. Easd 1Si baVs
supposed DR.. Holiness attack on Prince on Coeso
rom % FiGn Harvnr var coese bur for the fact that
been ignored In tn- d-gree iist to wnich ne col
personally objection. since ne hn-eif had Dssn
= long bear~r Il degree from H1rv'ri pE NO
reply Tue head OF Harvard 1pIesses his regrets over
the lines whoh DR.. Holmes nsd deV0tei 10 princeton
Collage these certainly nd not emboiy the sentiment
f Hsrvar College Dr. Eliot expr-sse regret that Dir.
McCosh had not been present at the nanqnrL
Dr MecSs9 unwilling a 'Gay 70 sys o ont m e eG
freely however TO TRIBUNE reporter about te statements
ors him as risna N his wrath and shaking he
That he snoad have been omitted ron those who
received degrees AMI orgetinl OF the eSt 'ha' he ~ ~
DT McCosh sad in the arst place that he neither eS
pecied degree from Harvard when he went went
guest TO te celebration 81 o. lSs rrs eoess &
nctv tsat he had got the degree l. l. D. from Harvard
when ne came 10 This country Bn
scattered all through The colleges TO Yale 10 Columbia
professors and four i've professors in 1onmDa
College did not leave the hall IL cambridge he cont nue
when the announcement Of degree was made He SIMPLY
AFTERNOON He there PRINCETON as eminent
tthe ssronomer~as in those colleges mat were
he Thought neither asOlshed nor Illuminated 6y s,s n
beng beng os' hn meant H. hopsS tSf Tie Boston
Sne Of Se Princeen roessors said afternoon that
the test curiosity about the town aGa eoeF @ S0
Or secoshs nc o%Ig scnIs sooeV and narrow
views generally. amt our consequent decrpllnae G
ve-ses know been pubsned IN any h ule
nauers lhnk Dr Holmes the CHIEF Oneuh'r ID tle
Harvard lid not % give honooiy uestrs
the princeton professors might have felt about
II we SHOULD nave had nothing To say. ne per.
sonoI between Presidents r.ot anu
NeCosh have always been friendly enough ne sIeht IN
of degrees nave Deeh
attack on our theology was que
nwarraned aggravates the other oversight Inc woe
anar and leaves blot on the Otherwise
Siameess ceroao Mes a, Cambridge Last Monday"
Following Is list OF tue leg conferred Ov Harvard
noc.or Of Iaws-seorge Robinson. Governor OF hassa
cbnsefts, Iucas q c. secretary OF the ln5roL
chusetts, Charles Taylor o the University OF SsmDrisge
Fng Mande Creighton. Of Emmanuel College CamOtuge
the atnr Of John Harvard sir Lyon PayIan % .. @
Tutversitv OF Edinburgh; Timothy D~lghS fIes.
dent Of Yale college. Ezekiel q Robinson PIss.ueL
OF Brown Unversy Joseph Lei ". frosss1a oless,.
x Adams President OF Cornell Unxrnty Marx A:
aopkins Of Williams College, Frederick Henry
Hedge on Harvard Edward :. PARK OF Andover seminary
Predecessor William Tyler OF Amherst College Jonahan IN
eersou BOwdoh Edward Elbrtge salisbury OF lAie coi
sgee Charles Dean Dwight Dunn, or fse ColIe9e
lanes Hail D. Hitchcock, Professor Heniy pIsel
Of Colurnia Collage Lincoln b. Brigham, Chiei nsuce
yhomas Cooley OF University spencer 2 Baird
of Institute Basil l. OF
Johns University Professor ASaph HAIL
Stsres NAVY = Weir Mitchell. Henry l. ABBOTT niten
states Engineers Professor George Brush o. Yae Colsge
Iohn W Powell states Geological survey
Field DIT John S. Bnhnas United States Army tunoo
Iancan OF Rome Ohniel c. Marsh Of Yale John q
WHITTIER Nicho Chovrene and Theo Tore d.
Doctor of Divinity William De VIII hyhe George fafA
Fisher ERbert conn Smyth and Alexander O. Allen
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