The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-02
THE LITERARY WORLD.
wrrKlr CRAT Rh0sRDTyG WRIT.
TRS And Moons.
,,.t.f Chances at Recent Publications.
works Of Merit Fresh From Press.
Folklore OF the Negroes.
Princeton Sketches.

Princeton Sketches.
THE STORY OF NASSAU HALL. By
... R. Wallace. Class OF 81. WITH
.,u,,on by Andrew j.. West. I'm.
a. Dl.,r professor OF Latin in the Col
10. oi New Jersey g.. l.. Putnam's
NcN York and London. For
al. ty west. Johnston d co.
r.. traveller from the West or South
t.,r..ne 0n his way TO New York is
,.,. a.u t0 s,ttle down TO hours OF
a..rl..s. os mis- train runs across the
40 a...u OF Ncw Jersey. yet, IL he be
III .l-sItIut tourist. hc will have Occa--
-.. f1 u1lce when half way onward
nom Philadelphia, distant view Of
3D.. WlsL There, three mites away
n u elevated ridge. and blacked 10y
an.e oi blue hills, lies Princeton,
lrH.hrIol in It's old elms, the many
iu.s az the University rising half
l Boo foliage, some OF them silent
Witnesses ot "a glorious past. while more
n u.m speak of the present, and pre-
.-f ile more glorious future II he
la graduate. his eye will search the
..Y Uu. until. in the mid lie OF mis- view.
d. ft.a tae slender belfry spire OF Mas
san Hlu. The historic centre OF the
princeton campus. Perhaps the monOt-
lrr ~ thc Jersey plain through which
Do I.s been riding makes the sight OF
r.. classic Din. graccd with fits green
groves anl shotering shades, all the more
.I.ruin.. but whether this be so or not
ll II.n. CON man travelling that way
eFar fl. snu passing Princeton iunctiOn.to
GLANCE. with f0udncss toward what seems
OBJ Dim. more and more. as his years roll
ou. o. true oasis Of rest and happiness
il DIES hfe's itinerary. II his train stops
&C tle junction he will probably try the
three mile journey and revisit the old
place. He viii notice that the branch
Toadwlth its formidable grades and break
neck curves. once planned. as college ira
O.uon says. boy a distinguished professor
well, he will notice that these are
"uudem qui semper fucrunt." the same as
they ever werc-tO use tho classic words
~ that old Latin prose book now dead
and gone. in which So many Of the alumni
We're prepared for college. And as the
pulling little engine tolls mp the last
steep grade towards the Princeton sta-
ton. though many change viii meet
his eye which viii GLADDEN. him, as a
lover of Princeton. and salden him as
he misses some cherished landmark. yet
De win nuI many things still unaltered.
j he be- an alumnus of "a generation back.
the O Will Doe only a few professors of
Dis OLD faculty 20 meet. and perhaps
DEE IS most likely % encounter first some
y
record. such as Dennis or steve. or the
and only James Johnson.
ON glauCing around he viii notice at
first only the wonderful change that
has come over the place. and, as with
O wave Of an enchlntcr's wand. trans
formed the quiet ola college into the
vigorous and active university. lie will
fee the old college green enlarged into
b park OF hundreds Of acres. stretching
out over the hill. and down the slope.
With its two score beautiful buildings.
iie VIII learn Of the growth Of the fac
llty. and will ascertain that IL has in
creased IN q ratio less only than the
number Of the students He will be as
.onished AZ the multiplication Of new |
apartments, branches of study elective |
md optional courses. the museum. OBJ |
serNatorics, laboratories. Libraries app |
laratus. the various athletic grounds. |
Ind the many club houses and other |
organizations of the students All these |
sill seem now and strange 20 him. with /
he subtle fascination Of the old and |
he ever striking charm Of the new
beauty. But II he stays a day or two
most Of the lineaments Of the old college
IS ~ was 20 him take shape again and
evive and the campus around Nassau
Ial VIII still be found. as Of old the
centre OF oll the university life. Truly
so and remarkably SO I'm the beautiful
October evenings, as the leaves are be-
ginning Go torn, and the professions Of !
students SINGING the college songs move
10 ana fro, or better yet in the still
long evenings ~ May and June. just he
Tore the seniors leave. and their singing
sounds from the steps OF ola North.
where All the historic memories Of the
'lace an The oll student life M Prince
on. back to the dina "reminiscences Of
he Revolution and the colonial time
Gem % he evoked hy the ever new
magic ~ The ola music There under
bee trees planted I'm the time Of Wash
lFton. the figures of tho Revolution
aaprear to student imaeination-Madi-
1n Witherspoon. Ellsworth. stockton,
rene1u. Rush. "Lieht Horse Harry"
Fee. the E9yarls. LivingstOns. Freline-
lysens. and an that company OF noble
'u.f who used their swords 10 achieve !
mrrlcan freedom or their pens to sign
Do Declaration Of Independence and ,
ann" The Constitution Of the United
airs But our prosaic muse IS run :
ne away with as and we are getting
90 tho domain OF Mr.. Wallace's book. /,
oppose our traveller cannot stop at
ln'ei.n Junction. Suppose he is far l.
way from Princeton. Then let him =
ad fhis book, written newly by one /,
DO has lately passed out from under .
e Princeton elms. They. too. are the 4,
me- as they ever were. but a little ;,
Ter little Rrander, a little more ma :
Sic. Mr. Wallace's book will take y
p reader IN spirit 70 the old academic .
aics There he may recline on the !,
'llow sward and hear the seniors sing II
= and rccreate IN his own magma 9
% that little world Of university life "
W lost 10 his sight. but living as truly :
ever in his heart and life y
southwrst Negro Lore ''
'ODOO TALES. BY Mary A. owen. v
J. J.. Putnam's Sons, New York .a.75. II