New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-15
THE PRINCETON EXERCISES
ALUMNI HAVE THEIR ANNUAL DINNER


DEDICATION OF TWO HALLs-InE CoRyERsrorx
| OF THE MCosH INFIRMARY LAID.
Princeton, June II (spccIaD.-Princeton has b..
unusually fortunate this year In the weather Of car.
mencement week. Last evening the annual Junior o,,,s
contest took place In the First Presbyterian Chur~
before large audience. The orations were Delivers
by John W. Nicely. Indiana; Bertram Van Dytn
Post Syria; Benisnnn d. McAlan, New-York; Abs.u.
r. Andrew, Indiana; Jesse b. Carter, Ncw.Yorh.
Horace l.. Henderson, Pennsylvania; Alexander ~
Thompson, Minnesota and Charles Is. Newton Peoe
sylvania. The judges President F.. d. waroeN
OF Lafayette; II. II. wees jr. the Rev. Paul MART,
Of New-York DR.. samuel Lloyd Of New-York D.
tho Mclean Prize the judges are the Rev. Dr. How,S1
DuiIield, OF Ncw-York; the Rev. n. woolsey weIa
OF New.York and Professor T. W. Hunt, Of Princeton
The first thing on the programme this morning VIA
the reading OF graduation theses upon scientific suh
jects by honor members OF the graduating chss a
the School OF Science. large audience gatherel
IN Chemical Hall to listen to the essays which ven
rend by the following: William 5. Conaut, 4
Princeton; John Paul Conduit, Of Nutley, n J.:
Charles Hodge, w!lkesbarre, Penn; Joseph N. Tncma
santa Rosa, Cal. spencer Way, savannsh, Ca:
Tomonao Cyama, Toxic, Japan; John II. Adama
Brooklyn; Arthur W. Butler, Yonkes, N. y; Orvllo
p Curan, jr.. Chicago; Arthur lie Grand Doty,
orange, n. j.. John H. Hanna, Of henderson, Ky.:
George Durley, jr., Washington: Curtis u. Hussey,
Allegheny, Penn., James 4. fnrkcr, Ol NeW'Orloa01s
George Van Duscn Rickcrt. PottsvIe, Penn; BsnjH
min Ames. of Washington; Edward Ellison Of Kansas
City Evan NJ. Evans. Of Engewood. n. j.; John Z
Graham, Of Roberts, Wis.,, sheppard Romans, y.
Englcwood n. j.. and Frederick J. Moses, Of Trentsa
At IL o'clock the members Of the American whis
and Cosophic societies formed in line in front 4
Old North and marched to their halls, where the formal
dedication and annual meeting took place. These
halls, which were begun over two years ago. are
rhto 1hav
stories in height and built In the Ionic order Of
architecture. The sums necessary to build them,
$50 900 apiece were raised by the alumni members
the halls.
At O'Clock the alumni Of the college formed IN
Inc in front Of Nassau Hall, In the order Of
classes aud marched 10 University Hail, where the
annual alumni dinner was served Representatives
Of classes away back in the thirtes were present,
while one Of the tables occupied by the It's
members of the graduating class. James w. Alex.
ander. go, OF New York, presided. Other speakers
were DR.. J. .. Murray, dean Of the college: "
HaIsey 40: ". c. spruancc, 'j2 the Rev. W. W.
Knox, 49,; II. Wayne Packer, 81: the Rev. W.
Woosey Wells, ~ Professor W. T. scott, II; E. Il.
Warfcd, 49,; the Rev. Richard NJ. Hodge, 'e9, and
f. s. Katzcnbach, 80. The question Of the ceie.
brntion OF the l5Oth anniversary OF Princeton was
brought up by DR.. Murray. The anniversary VIII
be In 1896.
The ceremony Of the laying OF the cornerstone OF
the Isabella McCosh Infrmary took place at
O'Clock. The project Of erecting an infrniary for
the Use OF students who may fall Ill while In col
cce has been urder consideration for some time,
but it was not until few months ago that the scheme
took definite shape. The necessary money was soon
subscribed The Rev. George y. stewart delivered
the address. Mrs. Isabella McCosh held the tUva
at the laying of the stone, and the prayer and bene'
dicton were by ex-President McCosh
AZ the meeting OF the Board OF Trustees, he'd
todny Professor j. Stillwen Schenck. for fifty years
professor of anatomy and chemistry. was made pro-
lessor emeritus. Leroy W. Nccay was made mu
professor Of chemistry William NJ. Daniels. ss pro
lessor Of political economy a. WESLEYAN was called
to the associate professorshp in political economy
Edwin T. Lewis was made assistant professor 10
modern languages, and John MCGOWAN, OF Clark un'
vcrsty wns elected to professorshlp In mathematics