New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
A MEMORIAL TO GUYOT.
HIS NAME HONORED BY THE ALUMNI OF
PRINCETON.
LAYING THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NEW HALLS
-THB ALUMNI DINNER-THE PRIZE
DERATE-CLASS REUNIONS.

Princeton, y. j., June lO.-rhe commencement cN
ercses of the college continued today win 'c
unwilling Of the Arnold Guyot Memorial 1aDle' III
Marquand Chapel at II o'clock. The tablet Is threc
fourths Roman bust placed on part OF Do"Iuo'
from switzerland. in the study Of which ne mace III,
fame. The tablet is the work Of Oln l.. warner "a
NewYork and is mastery production. Inc e'i'
is a handsome ono and is another valuable addluo
10 Princctons chapel Professor william Libby 81
the representative OF the 100 alumni who contribute"
TO the tablet fund, presented 1t to the coiese !" '
following words:
II is with pleasure that come before you az ni'
time representative OF number Oh u't t,1cn Of
this Institution present the college TOM" ~
high esteem for one whose name i uc' =. Tbo
The name of Arnold Guyot for years attracted olo
widest attention of scientific men BEYOND w @ ,irtsd
walls. Among yOur students he was gicduH P,div
as "A teacher and rcvcrenccd as man. liiI i h.", d
teaching and influence have been IN many d n IN
be cherished most tenderE; i WAS Tcr Inc bcne
pcut the best years Of his me- ldhoiInr u vonr ac
rcpancc ~ lasting memorial OF acctiona'c
regard for him. 49, protessor
Professor Lbbcy then read letter from Professor
Dana. of New Haven, referring afectloha'cN ~
memory Of Professor GuyOt and his lau"rS LA .
President Patton received the haiusoI"0 e "
! behalf of the college. lie said oo,.
The fact that Professor Dana. WHO alone eau fn
with authority on such subject, + pr own official
POSITION give proprlcty 10 sperch iIon, ~, we
ON this occasion We take j,G Clra 70 our u-cs
can EG. ,, any, irercnn University Guy0t in another
In the totally Of things III ina'er l" ,r,o Of mind
los TO switzerland Dr. Guyots native !alu: p".
for Princeton, FOR America and o. ,y "o' ecicnti,
int philosopher. There are men VINO err hi,.c,
up the ladder and there are men VINO are Work
lie lived on high levels of thought ana Noses "c
| he went MP on the m0uutalntopN 10 NC
10 O'Clock the CIiosophic and Whg literary soo'o
! ties held their annual reunions. The ola mans nav
inc bcen recently torn down t. make room Tor ne"
| ones the reunions were held in the Ola '"'Po' anu
Examination Hall respectively.
A. 70 tbe alumni procession formed In front OF
Old Nassau preparatory TO marching 10 'h' pd'p"'.
hall Led by the band the procession OF l',N ooo
persons moved under the command of Nar>hai LIDeN'
President Patton. DIR. McCoSh, trustees oi '''
rho faculty and The classes in the order OF then se'V
raised ont of the front entrance of The campus ann
mn Nassan-st TO the west entrance oil 'hINcr'|
Hall The hall was decorated in PINK anu "i'V I0'
the ban which given tonight mi,
The toastmaster's table was upon the stage. Inv
oastmaster was James W. Alexander, Of inc Cia'S VI
60 President Francis L. Patton the venerable Df'
lanes McCosh and others were seated al U'i' ''pic
After the dinner Mr. Alexander with few appropriate
remarks introduced DIR. Patton, who spoke as i'l
lows:
Gentlemen Of the Alumni Of Princeton College
welcome Won 10 onr board. | have nothing To say
that il new we have small corp, Of slIueht'' NO
school Of science football championship ana so y,
po..blc In regard to dcrnitories don't get the I'm
preston because speak Of dormiiore, !lat We
are All Going 10 sleep We lay the corneTstoncs oi
hall, this afternoon. but not OF princeton 'o'''''
That laid many years ago.
When DR.. McCosh's mentioned as INC
master builder Of Princeton College. it was signal
for prolonged applause. DR.. Patton added
We have many Peeua him hin in n GsTs to we so
away for law As soon a. ! can find a man with
500 900 will put in law school.
TX President NcCo.h expressed his deep graft
arsrr.r fIfl
Rev William N. Padcn, Of the class Of 90 said in
parts
one Of the things that pleases me most in Pnnceon
College is an atmosphere OF incompl'tcncss ion nave
ter. They have the air Of incompletenc,'; lou
want faculty here to look into things and ! eeie,e
hat takes hold. We want the man = be greater
than tho artisan. We want our lives to be greater
than our works.
Adrian IT, Jone Of the class Of 20. said that tho
class authorized him to announce that they offered
So investment for two prizes in the English
department.
The other speakers the Rev. John II. schohcld
Of the class Of go and Professor J. Stillwc Sclank
" D.. IL d., Of the elias, OF 40.
The procession returned 10 the campus and there
separated the Closophans turning 10 the rl;lt and
the Wigs 10 the left, formed IN PROFESSIONS, and
with the undergraduates marched to the Of
Of the pcasantest exercises Of the day. At signal
from Professor Libbcy. led by the band. the large
-embly sang the Doyclogy. after which PRAYER was
offered by the Rev. Dr. McCo5h Tho contents for
The c3rneT.to tone, wGe then arransed by tie
II. =. Osborn Whig The contents II The stone
were McLcans History Of the College. Professor
Giger', History Of The society. the general catalogue
~ the college, a directory ~ graduate. the Ih1
catalogue The Brio Brac7 Nassau Lit and The
iI.ncetonlan' for the year l79o, commencement ap
the college end pictures Of the new halls and the
committees.
The two stones were laid simultaneously, the
Clo,ophic by President Patton, and the Wht By Dr.
McCDsh. The tdhcrents Of the two hall wcre then
treated to addresses by the Rev Howard Duifcll,
d. d.. - Of Detroit Cliol and John p. Poe ~,
# Baltimore Whgl, IN which the history oi the hall
iuturc were handled in a mastery waT me speaker,
were repeatedly interrupted BY applause - -.
senior class at Prospect tins afternoon. from to o.
The twentieth annual Calcdonian game were held
on the university grounds this morning. The games
were Of more intercs, than usual owing to the rapid
stride that has been made In track athletics for the
Of the day and carried of the Peace Cup" with the
round number Of 30 points; the sopfomorcs being
point. and md" the @nior, aS y g %h '" pont S''
- The annual Lynde pri1c debate took place IL the
ion. Resolved. That the Principle Of the service
Pension Bin is Revolutionary.7 was discussed ~ the
following deb1ters Affirmative II. NJ Gesucr. Of Sew
Jersey; II. X DcnIinger Of Pennsylvania; ). j.
Charlton. Of Oregon; negative. j. VI. Ycakle Of Penn
IdF6sa Of Of h3SsGn of aaS Sev OF SoIh e dcs1
We're r. W. CadTallader Of Pennsylvania; Blair Lee
William NJ. Paden, Of Pennsylvania The decision Of
the judges in awarding the three prizes viii be an
nouhccd at the commencement exercises tomorrow
morning.
The day closed with the sophomore reception 10 the
senior class In University Hall this evening. The
ballroom was beautifully decorated At 10 O'Clock
the music struck up and all vs. joy until the early
hours OF me morning. The patfohcsscs were Mrs.
g. e. Iartel, Mrs. w. Lanman Bull. Mr.. A. Carter.
Mrs Henry b. Fine, Mrs William Kcyser, Mr.. j.
DundaS Lippncott. Mrs. Henry F. Osborn, Mrs John
Petit, Mr.. NJ Taylor Pyne, Mrs Richard stockton,
Mrs: Bonsall Taylor, Mrs Il. V. White Mrs Bennett
II. Young
\ number Of classes have been holding reunions
during the week Last night the class ~ 80 held
It's dcccnnial reunion IN Mercer Hall To night the
cheers Of 40, go. 80, 49, - and 80 were heard
the college campus. The class Of rs which has met
here every year since graduation held an informal
reunion tonight. About twenty 1--WE members Of the
class were present. Mr.. Cory Fleming Of New York
CITY, the class president. presided Early in the morn
Ing the class took the inevitable and time honorcd walk