New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-26
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
PRINCETON.
PROPOSED CHANGES ~ THE PLACE or EIBLE
INSTRUCTIONS

PROPOSED CHANGES ~ THE PLACE OF BIBLE
INsTRUCTIo".
Princeton y j., Jan. o5 (>pcclaI.-Libical instruc-
ton has alway. been an important acD. Ia the Prince
ton curriculum. The system under which tins IL
stfuctiOn h4e been given has Va'leq from lhc u umc'
but nevertheless. Biblical study has been eHphaszca
q part o, "a college education. Wien Or. McCo'h
bccane president u tie college lie adppeo the Plan o.
meeting tie Students even sunday afternoon ia the
ospel iDi az exercise 10 the Bible. upon "mch tAes
were required e. Is examination al the end o' the
term TN. system was aLandOncd after tAme and
the present adopted. The students' div!aed
mt, css.. y. cDuvenlent sle meet different members
~ tie faculty ia tier cias,fDOms for Instruction I'm
I,ec!ately after chap. each saturday morning. lie
RAPID Increase tie number Of students has made an
e1tg.. demand for instructors, which was somewhat
dlncUlt u supply this year.
There arc number Of men IN the faculty VINO are
excellent BibNcaI Instructors. but under the present
system o, dividing the whole body VI STUDENT Id"
ci4,.es It has become dincult u supply each class
from among tie faculty. IN Wow Oi thee iscis an
entire change ~ the prosent system IS o0ntemph'e"
By the plan, President Patton Is 10 s.Ye BbIe ID
structcu u the whole body Of students ID the chapel
every saturday morning ThIs viii Icngthen the
CAap.I exercises to pcriIaps LITTLE oven hdI al mum
Tie plan. II adopted, viii 70 into ehcet next year.
when Tho PRECEDENT Will probably give the "'O's con
lego the Discourse the kpistlr7 Oi ~ fauI VIM"
Ac no been giving the ,eniJ GAS lVh year ~ -
Tho pan w meet vith the hcsrtiest approval oi 'ie
s;udents because il viii give every man an opp'f
funlty Of being under President Pattons Instruction
Influence for four year, IN the subject "ihch nc
takes great satisfaction IN teaching
Professor Woodrow WllsOn has announced that he
will offer two elective courses next term III adoltoA
10 the regular required in political economy Tor
tho junior. Tie new courses are Admin -uatph'
which appear Ia the curriculum FOR tic first Tine ana
the "Hl,toiy II American Constitutional Law The
principal TOPICS that VIII be Diseased IN the former
subject The aatlre and scope Of administration
and the method Of Ito study; IL relationship, - a
topic Of public law; the Idea u tic state ara ~
functions the theory Of the division u powers the
.,,ual division Of POKER; the relationship Of admins
tiOtyc acts 10 the law; the source, form ana ch~F
u,icr Of administrative law; ard the oT9splzsuon
Of the executive. The cour7c will also Involve d
bic consideration Of the history Of foreign experience
f. the establishment Of trained techaieaI, puDlc
service, the feasibility and de-irsb!Ey % inc 4hup
ductOn and enforcement Of SIMILAR training III our
administrative organization, te means i.eCe,Aii
Professor wilson viii the question Of cohsutu-
fiolal law from historical point Of view comparms
Constitution With those Of foreign Countries III the
course IN political economy the lectures VIII be Oh
ffoe.sr Wilson +. at present writing hisof ,, o;
the United state, from l,-1 down 10 t!e PR ,nl tIr
The work viii be one Of the series On EpOchs 81
Professor William Llbbey. who went 70 New MexIto
and Arzona clrly last fall with Carl Lumlolu. to
make a study Of the Aztec mound builder. Is on his
way home. . So -, RI,
On The daf y prayer for college,, the Rev d. Iieo
dnre L. Cuyler Of the class Of II, Will pfc.h 10 inc
student. IN Marquand Chapel IN the afternoon ana
evening. -.
Thc Junior promenade b tho great .odal event OF
Tic year ard every effort j. being made Tor H. 'ucfc-
II Will t,ke place on the evening If the first day ~
TIC new term februa:y 3. The decorations VIII DE
in pink and olive and promise to be even more eiiD
o,,:c than those used Al The -ophomore reception IA
lime Tie committee la, decided on the plan 81
selling the orders Of dance, which are handsome carr
ra~es In dark brown leather with silver let"HuS c
fnre ti.e dance q concert VII be gwen b. INC sicc
banjo and mar dOlin clubs.