New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-08
A NEW YEAR AT PRINCETON
MORE STUDENTS AND MORE BUILDINGS
THAN EVER BEFORE.
FOUR NEW STRUCTURES TO BE PLACED on
THE CAMPUs-THE NEW ELECTRICAL
sCUooL-M'CosH's WALK.

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Princeton, N j.. Oct (SpeciaD.-Thc increased ar
tendance of students all departments Of tho college
has been Of qualification to President Patton,
whose second year Of administration has been so
auspciousy begun; to the members Of the faculty,
and, In general friends Of Princeton throughout
the country The freshman class is the largest in the
history of the college. In addition TO $50 fully adj
mtted, there IS large number Of specal' students,
seeking instruction I'm specific branches This in
crease Will bring the total attendance at the college
exercises TO upward Of $50 students, an Increase
of eighty three students last year, and OK
147 over the preceding year The influence
of this added body of students IS already felt in all
branches of the institution, scholastic literary and
athletic and renewed activity has been injected into
every artery OF the college life
Great changes, too, seen the campus, a
campus made doubly beautiful by the skill In land
scape gardening Of such artists Donald Grant
Mitchell {" TX Marvc7) and Frederick Law Olmstead
In the first place. tho purchase of the Potter estate
has increased the size OF the campus from sixty five to
225 acres, thus giving ample room for any possible
expansion Of the university for many years to come
The newly acquired property extends along the side of
the hills which the college IS situated, and IS made
up of meadow and woodland sopng gently toward the
Raritan Canal. The college has had heretofore
twenty three buildings, all but three OF which are OF
stone, and Of them, especially the Library, the
MarQuand Chapel, the School of Science and Whher-
spoon Hall, OF rare beauty. This year four more
buildings in Of erection.
The Art Museum, the first begun, is nearly
ready for occupancy. 1t is a massive and handsome
structure OF three Stories the basement of rough stone
and the remaining stories of Perth AmbOy brick and
terra Gotta. 1t was designed by A. Page Brown, the
architect, of New-York. This museum will contain
largo collection OF valuable art treasures among others
the celebrated Trumbull Prime collection of pottery and
the Manon collection of Assyrlan antiquities and will
bo Tho Of D.ofo MapOuand.
Another building is the Magnetic Observatory,
which stands in grove adjacent to the presidents
house and the magnificent avenue Of elms known
as McCOsh's Walk" 1t is plain brick building, Win
no iron whatever in its construction. 1t will be used,
under the direction Of Professor Bracket for the WORK
of the new School Of Engineering, which has Just
started with every prospect Of success 1t Is designed
make this school the best and most complete Of its
kind in the country.
The third building now in course of construction is
the dynamo house. stone structure connected with
the School Of Science, and situated back OF the new
Biological Laboratory, the gift Of the class OF ~
1t will contain various dynamos and other machinery
for the uses of the electrical engineering classes
Brown Hail. the fourth building, Is so named In
honor OF Mrs s. d. Brown Of this place who has con-
tributed handsomely to Its erection as a college
dormitory 1t is large and handsome edlhce OF
stone and when completed, will be the finest and best
of any of the eight dOrmitOries now on the campus
Its dimensions Will be about 75 feet by forty feet
In addition to these buildings it is understood that
the new Chemical Laboratory is soon to be erected
II will stand facing Nassaust the chief thoOuBhlafo
Of the village and opposite the School OF science
Tho old buildings Of the two venerable literary So
ceties Wing and Clio Halls, soon to give way 10
beautiful and commOdlous stone halls of the Greclah
style of architecture, designed by n. Page brown
Whig will be the first, probably, to enter upon inc
work of replacing its antiquatcd and maze qua t
str,cture with building which will be, with us sSter
hall one Of the chief ornaments OF the campus; -,
Through the generosity OF an alunlnuS OF we tui
lege a path has been made through the pcauuI ii
avenue OF elms I'm the presidents grounds "hch VIII
hepceforth be known as McCOshs walk so manner
in honor of the venerable eX-president, VINO was
often seen during the years he served as heh Oh o
Collage slowly walking, with medltaUVe aspect Do
meath tho grateful shade of the trees . ,,,
Changes are being made In the athletic 1eld, "nlch
will double its size, that II will contain TWO lo1
hall or baseball grounds. The athletic track Is 10 De
gTcatly improved, and new and spacious graids'au
will he erected. 80, ,...,.. -, ,bo colloca
"a no less markell and indication Is me anhouhc
ment Of the founding OF new university fellowship
nroved college and may be held for three years
11o value of the fellowship is 800 per annum, and
tbe holder will be obliged to be in residence at the
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