The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-11
COMMENCEMENT DoIN6S.
Laying the Corner Stones ofTWin nuHa'
ines at Princoton.

inEs at Princeton
PRINCETON. June 10.-The corner stonesoi Sno
new Clio and Whig Halls we're laid to-day NO
alumni marched from University Han nea"eu
by President Patton and eX-Presldeht mSN
Upon arriving at the sites OF the new Uu' ,''
ings DR.. McCosh turned to the wing nan si,o'
followed by Dr. Cameron and nearly nan Vi S Sno
faculty. President Patton turned 10 tne oLo
Hail site followed by large NUMBER Oh 'he
faculty and distinguished alumni. Inc OK
ercises we're opened with prayer by Dr. NC
Gosh who stood midway between the TWO as
sembles. Then the two corner stones "eIs
laid. that OF Clio Hall by President ration anu
that Of whlg Hall by Prof. Cameron.
The Clio and Wing buildings are both to 90
built OF white marble. Each will DO ABOUT
sixty-seven feet square. with portico pro
jectinR from the front. supported by SIX O9 tbe
terrace. The roof above tho main cornlce VIII
be surrounded with Grecian balnstIinqe. o e Hn
tended around the building, termlnetihG az
the front door, which s to be cory 81 th tvn Oh
1 pSnnm ThSS is vf Be- Tee h
future when it will be richly sculptured. me
Of the an ado viii II 0e Be ,o finished
personally by the members Of the resne stity.
societies in Tth eI ther N BOTH
buildings are to be exactly alike in every par
tcuar. =, p,,noa-
ton College was held at ?. NJ. in University
Hall lust before the laying OF the corner stones.
81 nsary SSS Patton aud
dent McCosh occupied seats on either slde o.
him. MI AeXander called Sp1m te ssd SSmor
ously that it had been a disastrous year Tor
Princeton College. In the ta there nad o eea
scientific schools. The college bad had no en-;
dowments and no victories on the football ana
onnNsite nntmre these remarks evoked much
We have learning and theology" he con- n
compelled to go TO Columbia and Harvard TO
study law When find man ready to give
a law school; Let US move ahead" rDo.tor
Or, McCosh was introduced as the ,,r master bes
alumni so dearly that he would enjoy nothing
better than to hire horse and PbnEgy sH r
dpye Ns% the T ssd his :" Ts
tabiished a fund Of $500 for two prizes In
There was i horse" game Of ball on the
varsity grounds between 81 and 'ss for tho
worlds charlottesville The latter was defeat
This afternoon President and Mrs. Patton
gave reception at their residence h 10 the ne
Morauand Chapel at II. !. NJ. to witness the
unwilling of the Arnold Guyot mem99riai u tab
hey. the successor to biz chair. made the pre-
presen ted the tablet to the college. DR.. Patton
accepted the gift In his address he enlogi5ed
for by 100 OF the alumni who were former
pupils Of Prof Guyot II Is th TSicS was
brought from the Alps. Diagonally across
face Of the boulder there runs b large
This boulder was carried by an ice slide from
It's original resting place to the back yard TS OF
Prof. Guyot's house in Switzerland. Inc
tablet bears the following Inscription:
Arnold Guyo devogt student OF nature who Iorsd
OF creation D,sc0vereT tho laws OF glacier notion
originator of the signal service system reformer OF
geological teaching.
In the evening there was a reception given
by the sophomore class to the senior class i1
University Hall. The ballroom was decorated
with pink and white bunting. The chandeliers
we're Topped with smax and roses and the FL
music stage was decorated with ferns and
tropical plants, in the centre OF which was tie
with names OF the team. The reception was
voted the finest ever held in Princeton.