New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-30
PRfNCETONS INCREASE OF STUDENTS.
A GRADUATES VIEWS AS TO THAT INSTITUTIONS
PROSPERITY.

PROSPERITY.
TO tho Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: 10 was stated at The last Meeting Of The Board
OF Trustees Of Princeton University that II the incom
Ing class proved to be larger than the OF last
year. the authorities could possibly accommodate them
In oAapel and rotations and with A. II turns
ont the applicants for admission enormously In
excess " hast year. md the little university town Is
overi owing The numbers already com, mp 3d. hun
Ord more than IN 1884. and there are more districts
10 hear from and antumn examinations stil to come
The following table shows The annually Increasing
demand for muirfcua:l,n:
1855. 1856. 1852. iess. iss2 1890 1891 is9?;
r FIJI sS;as 10 . ~ 20 I; iSi i@ Ia Y,
Total. isI ~; go ?oi aos AZ 49, 55
II mus. be remembered that III does not include
The students In the Theological seminary. Woo will
number upward OF go at the opening OF the next
session. The qncSun naturally arises. what causes
this unmisi akaLle dtn toward Princeton IL II not
a,hietIcs Mnch ~ Prlncc'on's proficiency in out
door sports Is adm,d. his has bean an "oh year
both IN baseball and football. Prnc~on's teams have
indeed nali,nn.d their reputation as fo'mcn worthy
Of the steel any but thr~uei one cause or another
they have failed TO win The champions petn"n' as
~. l .La nine did in 1891 and tho football eleven
DID IN 1852
The popularity OF Princeton cannot be attributed
10 pronounced leaning toward moiern axity In re-
ligiouS Teachings. ON the contrary. there 'S no In
sii'utOu OF learning Whlch auhrf'T
Conservative principles.
The infux ri matr;Culants at Princeton Is not dn"
10 any chapening Of the bachelors degree. nor to
any para cement VI the study Of the Greek: nor 10
the aband oHmcut Of excellent presidents In teaching
In favor u questionable educational experiments.
ON the contrary. Princeton stands pre-cmncntly for
,Dl prncips. Of scholarship md religion which have
made the graf colleges what they arc today ~ foun-
tains Of learning and morals, and darer TO stem the
~. al pil -trpp th seslI
inanglirat. new ana sham "Amertcan' education.
And this l. just Why Princeton Is receiving the
mark Of public sanction and from the mosd Intelligent
and thoughtful class. The alumni VI Princeton. par
tculary those who have been graduated under Presi
dent Mctosh a loyal. aggressive organized body.
determined 10 keep the venerable university In the
front The trustees have been greatly strengthened
IN recen, years from the active alumni and keeny
I'm this country and no pains ARE ~ be spared b
make the curriculum and the teaching force nearly
perfect and comprehensive possible. The John {.
irrccn scientific school Il second To no chronological
institution In the land The Electrical School gives
preparatlDn to engineers which certainly cannot be
excecd II cquallod. cl>"whcn. But above oil. Prince
Ton the highest quality Of education coupled with
pure religious, training based the Bible. and
rounds Il stud' MS with those Influences which com
mend themselves 10 wise father, and mothers. IL +
n good sign when such fidelity t. the good and truo
In education meets. with drciucd public approval
New York, June IS. 1902. PRlNtETONlAN.