The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-20
PRINGET0N'S PROSPERITY
The Plans for the New University
Club House-A Long List
Of Applicants.

PRINCETON. June 20, 1901. AT the
annual examinations held at home
and abroad this month, by far the
largest number of young men have APP
piled for admission to the College Of New
Jersey for the coming new year. besides
the many who report In September.
Princeton University now bids fair TO
have over thousand students on her
roll from many parts Of the globe within
the very near future. The Freshman
Class OF '92, from every indication at
present, with several foreign and distant
points to hear from, will greatly exceed
that Of any previous class that has en-
tered this expansive and prosperous col
legiate Institution. Large, costly and
spacious buildings are now being erected
In order to meet the rapidly increasing
demand at this thriving prominent Amer
lean seat Of learning.
The total number OF applicants for en-
trance. with fifteen local examinations
yet to hear from. is z18. The remaining
examinations will swell this total to at
least 450. OF the AIS thus far recorded,
255 are for Freshman entrance. and l63
for preliminary examination. With the
applicants yet unreported, and estimating
the additional applicants who come uD In
September at the same number as last
year tthough the gain In June this year IS
about - per ceEt), the next Freshman
class will number from go to 270 men.
The Academic gains a little more than
the Scientific side, 30 that the probable
proportion is i70 TO $50 Academic and so
to 30 Scientific Freshmen. There are also
five Sophomore applicants and few
scattering for upper classes This 10 the
third year since the local examination at
New York was instituted. The total
number OF applicants at New York in
T1C0 4el 4 40. fn
The number OF applicants at some OF the
other leading local examinations this
| year Is as follows:-Philadelphia 39;
Pittsburg, 2S; Chicago, IL.
The plans for the new University Club
house, the gift of Prof. Henry 4. Osborn.
are being rapidly prepared under the sup
| ervision of the architect, II. o. Speir. Its
In order that the building may be ready
| to receive the football team on the 1st OF
| October. The basement contains the
| kitchen, store-houses, sc. The center Of
the ground floor will be taken up by a
trophy hall. In which will be placed the
| various athletic trophies, mementoes Of
great victories, &c. The other two rooms
on this floor are a dining-room to accom-
modate fifty or sixty men, aud q ciubroom-
| for the use of the teams. The second
story contains meeting room for the
Athletic Committee, rooms for the use OF
the graduates who come to town to coach
| the teams, one for the University trainer,
who will nave charge of the building.
and one for the steward. A wide veranda
| will run along The side towards the Uni
| versity field. The first story OF the build
! ing is 10 be of brick, and the endeavor is
substantially and comfort rather than
| elegance.
A new eating club has been formed of
about thirty members Of the class Of '93.
who have been incorporated as the Cap
and Gown Club, and will begin immedi-
ately TO build q handsome club house
on Prospect avenue.