New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-10
PROSPERITY OF PRINCETON.
RAPID GROWTH OF THE UNIVERSITY.

rr,,co,or \ L. April (spccial).-Thc ordinary
olece catalogue Is about Interesting TO the average
reader In or ont OF college, as Horhcrs ca'aios"e
a, the ships; It's pages presenting only bare cur
rculum and list Of the faculty and students. The
,a,o,ocuc for lSa2-93 OF the institution. known
co.,lv as tbc college OF Ncw-Jerscy, and popu-
larry AS Princeton University, is not Of the ordn;ry
lind lis more than 200 pages are filled with matters
~ interest not only to the undergraduates but also
10 every man who wears the orange and black and
Sings the praises OF Old Nassau
Great as the gains at Princeton during the
.,cc,s.ful presidency OF the venerable Dr. McCosh
an INCREASE I'm the number of students broadening
~ the curriculum and other important changes that
have taken place since DR.. Francis l.. Patton be
came president. indicate many advances made In the
LAST five years. There or students, Il being
fellows and 1903 graduate students. or the "o'
. dereraduatcs ca in the college proper and 80
are In the John {. Green Schoo! of Science. The In
crease this year is about 100 students In the total
number: five years ago there were only about 600
students In the institution Few American colleges
can show increase OF nearly so per cent In so
short q tine.
But increase OF numbers is not the chief point
OF interest in the new catalogue. The curriculum
broed when sT. Patton assumed charge OF the UNI
verity, has been steadily growing from year 10 year.
and is said that at least seventeen new courses Will
be added during the next year. Nearly all the de-
par.men,s arc strengthened. some time ago MIS-
Robert L. stuart of New York, gave the college
1854. 900 10 maintain professor,hiS In the depart
ment Of philosophy embracing ethics. logic. meta
physics and history of philosophy and Psychology
She gave this I'm memory OF her husband ana MS
Bother, Alexander Stuart The proicssorShipS now
established this foundation are those OF psychooy
and history of philosophy, ethics and mental science
and logic. President Patton and Professor Shields
have the courses moral philosophy The president
teschng ethics. theoretical and practical, ana eVi'
cences Of Christianity. The latter is an exhibition
ot{d. tint
the Christian religion and the aim is to show that
Christianity Is, and sntChristian systems are
moi. capable Of rational defence.
Under the head OF jurisprudence ana Pohucai
economy Professor Daniels treats OF finance making
q careful analysis governmental receipts and ex-
pencitures. II the Princeton seniors do not know
how TO handle a Government oflice when they get
one Il will not be the fault OF the university The
archaeological department and The pariment OF
language and literature have botL been enriched by
tie addition OF new courses, HebIN". Italian ana
spanish stand in their places with the traditional
latin Greek. french and German Of the regular col
iere course. Professor W. NJ. Sloane represents
Trnceton In the managing committee Of the American
School at Athens.
There are university courses for graduates in some
twenty subjects, including an advanced course in
biology, which has been established In connection
with the geological, geological. botanical and chemi-
col departments the objects in view being: % To
foster spirit of original research, and Co To qualify
advanced students TO become teachers. This course
is open TO college graduates also to students present
ing diplomas from recognized medical colleges. 1t
is restricted to students who are candidates for
& degree. II they possess sufficient elementary knowl-
edge to profit by the instruction. There are several
university fellowhps at Princeton open to graduates
OF any American college, paying their holders annually
from 1900 TO 5000 each There are also many col
Iege fenowships and scholarships. Among the sub
tects Of essays for the current year are these The
Prevailing Types Of Philosophy: Can They Reach
Reality Logically ?" "Thomas Hardy as a Novelist
"The Limits of state Education and - Criticism
OF sidgwicks Methods OF Ethics.'
The new buildings at Princeton marked feat
ure OF the year. These include the Museum OF His
toric Art the Chemical Laboratory. two dormories,
tho Albert b. Dorl Hall and the David Brown Hall,
both gifts of Mrs. David Brown, Of Princeton; the
DYNAMO Building OF the school OF Electric Engineer
ing and the halls Of the American Wig and Cnosophlc
Literary societies. handsome structure the GIT OF
Mrs Charles b. Alexander, Of Ncw-forh TO be
used for commencement exercises and all academic
gatherings the Isabella MoCosh Inflmary and the
Irohaw Memorial Building. The latter building has
been erected by /. V. Brokaw, of New-Iork in mem-
ory Of his son. Frederick BrOhaw
II must not be thought that all the Princeton
students spend their entire time working for degrees,
preparing Rotations, porting over books or pom
derng the mysteries OF the laboratory, and the col
lege authorities have provided both gymnasium and
an athletic field they may gain the sound body
to contain the sound mind. The gymnasium was built
I'm 1860 BY Robert Bonner and Henry q. Marquahd.
In the athletic field the grand stand and the Osborn
clubhouse are the gifts Of Mrs. j. j. McCook ana ITO
lessor Ii. T. Osborn, respectively.
The college estimates Of annual expenses OF
stdent occupying an unfurnshed room, not including
clothes. travelling or vacation expenses, range from
1921 TO 1865, the medium being $i43 There are
ninety endowed scholarships, twenty of which
have been founded since 1855. For many years the
college has RENTED part of the tuition fees OF canal
dates for the ministry, sons OF ministers ana olher
uor,hv anrlicants As result OF this liberal policy
tho amount OF tuition RENTED has increased until
A. is now more than double the entire income from
the scholarship and charitable funds. Inc trustees
have appointed a committee 10 increase The Scholar
ship fund to $4,000.
President Patton will start tomorrow for Bermuda
having been granted Of absence by the trustees
q. the college until June. lie will return TO Frlnce
ton in time to deliver the baccalaureate sermon Dr
Patton's family will accompany him 10 De'in"uh anu
he expects to spend the summer Win tieh 'iefo'
returning for that purpose after commencement
A brilliant reception given Dr. Patton last
Wednesday evening by Mr.. and,Ms. J. Dundas Lip
Iancott at their residence in south Broad,st, IN
Philadelphia at which Dr. Patton made a few Drer
remarks about PincetOn's progress Inc Pas .,
cast model Of the campus which is 70 be par, Of the
Worlds Fair exhibit was shown nra AoOt' and among
"thrr prominent gentlemen in attendance We PIeel-
Ssnt Gilman q Sens mopians; and Provost Pepper
The eighty birthday of cx-President nc. o'n
was celebrated here last saturday night! lie was
serenaded by the Students, after which he gave t'h
O reception and made few remarks about HIS an-
ninistration, and the progress that lrlnceOi has
made since he frst came here lie said mat u0ugh
lie felt the finger Of time beginning 10 press upon nun,
he was still engaged I'm active work, ana hoped "
be for long time 10 come. Mrs. McCOsh also IT,
ceved a large share Of the Congratulations.
The freshman baseball team has at last arranged u
schedule for the season. IL is as follows nPh 10.
University OF Pennsylvania freshmen at Princeton;
AprO 10. Camden Athletic club at Camden Apri
% Pennington at PcnningtOn April 20. Harvard
freshmen at Princeton May q, High school az fV,cs-
town: Nav 49, Columbia freshmen ut New YORK May
u, University Of Pennsylvania freshmen at Pmla1eE
phia; May 20, Harvard freshmen at Cambridge May
-, Lawrenceyillc at Lawrencevillc.
TRINITY COLLEGE.
Hartford AnriI a (Supciol.-On Tuesday evening n