Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-14


Under this is written: '~The above amt 1
believe to be just. Jno. Witherspoon."
reference to a history of the college
shows that on this salubrious occasion the
trustees performed the difficult feat of elect
ing professor of mathematics.
Another framed document is an affidavit
test1ylns to the sale, by one John Living
stone, of New York. merchant to Rev Mr.
Aaron Burr. president of the college, of
rev Jersey, of a negro man named Caes-
ar Tor the sum Of eight pounds There is
at present. working on the seminary
grounds, an aged darkey answering to that
Eame. He says he is considerably over a
hundred years old, but has forgotten wheth-
er he Is the colored gentleman mentioned In
tne above afhdavit or not. 1t is said that
the Seminoles think 1t is scarcely probable.
though IT may be possible.
Class Officers.
The most important event IN senior year,
next TO graduation, is the election of the
senior class officers and speakers for COM
mencement, and there are usually a number
OF sore hearts and bruised feelings among
the seniors after the election is over This
year Is no exception The faculty appoint
their share of the speakers on the basis
OF scnolarshlp; but the class elect the rest
ana the voting is governed LARGELY BY popu-
Iarlty and wire-pulling. A few of the Of
noes 10 De hlled are perpetual, as for in
stance, the presidency and the secretary
SNIP while many of them are regarded as
the pest gifts the class can bestow and are
therefore secretly coveted long before senior
year ever is reached. This accounts for the
intense excitement while the balloting is in
progress. II Is one of the two supreme mo-
ments or senior year. The elections usually
take place in Examination Hall the i'm
mense room at the top of Dickinson whence
esnonns freshmen get their first glimpse
OF college, lie, by way of entrance exams
OurinS the past few years the scene during
tne casting of ballots has come to resemble
panoemonium pure and simple, and the fac
uity decided this year that the time-honored
custom of holding the elections at nieht
should be abolished. Elections were to he
neld In the day time. This, naturally. would
G1s S the occasion of much of it's charm
Inc seniors declared they would not hold
Inem by day; they would rather 20 without.
"nereupon the faculty smiled Then the
seniors met and resolved to omit the OBJ
1ectionable features, provided the facuItv
would allow them TO hold elections az 49,
As customary. To this Arrangement tbe
authorities willingly assented, and the ella az
vi Va accordingly held their elections last
w eunesday evening in Examination Hail
The most important of the otices all,
were: PRESIDENT, j. VI. Thompson who is
manager OF the Foot BAH Association. and
=, i tha per OF IVY; secretary. w. A. Sexton
Ok the Colonial Club; master of Ceremonies
y. .. Mackenzie, captain of next snrine's
nase pan team, and one of the choice. sr,r~
us OF Tiger Inn. The last ballot for the
Sidss uay committee was cast at & a N,
ana ana tne quietest senior elections meetin2
then adjourned years
another election. of different nature. but
e9uai Importance, was that held i'm fbe
ounces or the Daily Princetonian to cboose
next years foot ball captain. Those -
nad played in any of the three chamninno
imp imp sanes We're allowed to VOTE and as a
IssuI. OF the first ballot Doggy Tren-
ct-aro was reelected. The vote was unani-
nous. - oiiani-
"A dinner Will be given to the foot hal,
saa ~. Wednesday, the 18th, by the man.
A.
erected on the Stockton property. adjoinins
Morven, the old Stockton homestead Tbe
menu used at the dinner will be a work of
-, u IT'S worulng will be such as to ap-
peat strongly to each member of the tear
NS starter, Yale blue points will be served
Inc dining hall is to be elaboratelv a.
olatsu. and speeches will be made by the
coachers and other alumni The Glee CyInb
Will assist digestion with its rr,usic
During the Christmas vacation Princeton
VIII meet Yale, Harvard and Columhia a,
WE rooms or the Harvard School of New
tork, and battle for supremacy on tbe
cEesS board. cup valued at $500 is tn he
sven 10 the winning team, and a medal
VII De presented to each man on that
anu aiso medal to the contestant
winnlng the largest number of games. pro-
lung ne IS not on the victorious team
Two men. with escort of three S,,bS,;
su,es; VIII represent each college and it is
noped that Mr.. Lloyd of the Mail and Fx
press will umpire. The PLAYING will bao;,
december N. and continue every afternoon
until January 8.
Although Harvard's foot bau man ~. M,
snxious TO buck against a Princeton rush
me. yet her debaters are ready to meet tbe
orange and black on the rostrum The 40 "a
set for the wordy strife is April 90 II has
oeen agreed to appoint judges for this de-
pate, as well as for the Princeton-yaIe de-
PATE on May 10 Whether or not the de-
baters viii be allowed the floor twice &c
was the case in the Princeton-yale Iaha 10
Iast year Is still an open question. One ot
me chief advantages of Clio and Wbfe
iiais. Princeton's great literary societies
.,n IL psscuce or extempore speaking. The
superiority of the Princeton debaters las
year IN their rebuttal speeches was woe.
Iuiiv apparent to Yale supporters The
SeW raven men were totally unaccus+one1
% speak o~-hand At a rAce,t r,aat,n., .,
oeiesates from Clio and Wing Halls with