The sun., 1894-11-18

His only query was in relation to the health Of
social f opssnizatlon or anil fhs Doctor shook the hand
Of ssr systSS ,Se G h.sS reG hs s ana and o sssd
When the greetings had slsckened the Doctor
went about among the colored walters, asking
the state OF health Of their immediate relativee
One morning when the Doctor entered the
man ma with With his is head shaved He asked tutor II
the man had been III. The lecturer told the
mores. Dr. McCosh summoned the man TO his
study and asked him II he had any friends
hspesior h Green r ns only annpens =, ,h friend
cellor stating the circumstances. The Chan
cellor suggested the criminal prosecution
work himself with a win TO- find the guilty men.
sion from them. This he read in the pulpit.
When he reached the signatures he paused,
so Sbo sSs sns ssH r,p mo
unless they themselves made II public. Then he
read chapter from the Bible on repentance.
chapel under the Doctors ADMINISTRATION. One
morning he announced . hymn. reading the
wandering sheep am -
Bah" bleated an undergraduste.
The Doctor paused. then resumed:
"A wandering sheep am L"
A chorus Of bahs greeted the announcement.
,Dr; McCosh severely lsctpred the students d % on
unsni%oas l best drowned hi, voice. II He paused. %
Of the United states and consress. He asked
tSe Ss s.yd
for the trustees, the President Of the college,
and so on down own from the senior, 1 TO the fresh
roar of laughter greeted the final petition. A
tutor was an abused and derided man in the
Before the extension Of the proctor system in
Princeton, Or. McCosh was called upon fire.
One night merry party WAS assembled In
room, making great noise: pr. Msc3sh hur-
the no rspg
time he hammered on the door and demanded
admittancei
ITS me. President McCosh.r
You're a liar" was the reply;."if you were
u DR.. McGosh was fond Of walking The coldest
winter day and the deepest snowdrift would
81, he MaRd 20 Pos
mile away: Mrs. MeCosh opposed these s winter
the window. As he was getting back to his feet
a passer-by heard him say:
This Is the second time but III tell her It's
One of his fayorite strolls wa, to the athletic
but would not stay on the side lines: Many a
time, when the backs wer rolling the ball down
the field by sho5. Ss The SoGd have
his mind to return TO the ropes After victory
his house was always visited by the students.
gymnastics and athletics he expressed as fol-
lows:
the colleges, but q perfectly proper method Of
correcting all the evils now complained OF would
the colleges and let them agree upon uniform
rules, Three times. while President OF Prince-
eaes eosSs ., nrsd to
three delegates. The meetings failed OF their
object because two OF the colleges refused to
take part in them We must come back TO that
plan now. Old man though am, l should be
glad To join such movement;
1T Is my idea that each college ought TO have
. perpetual body OF men 10 superintend the de-
partment OF outdoor sports. TO restrain eIcesses,
the the students. This body 81, should consist Of the
President OF the college and two or three OF the
faculty. and they should be guided by the rules
laid down At a convention OF representatives OF
all the colleges"
He was present at all the big baseball games
At practice he would sit on the players bench.
brats bis birthday. by calling on him in body;
missionaries speech. and would invite the boys
In TO see his presents. or his son. DR.. Andrew J.
% ways Peferrcd er t1'i 10 % him in in his remsrEs % anu
:, As President OF the Philosophical Club the
Doctor Vas UNI unre,traina6ie: He had his own
expression OF the profound views OF some of the
professors. much to their disgust. There was q
and the Doctor last winter. At nrst he objected
to DIR. Royce's presence. but finally met him.
argued with him, and ended his part of the con-
troversy by shouting at the Harvard thinker,
DrzMcCosh will be buried IN the cemetery at
Princeton in the line with all ex-Presidents.
The cemetery is called the Westminster Al bbey
OF America" II Is located on Witherspoon
street, about a quarter of . mile north Of the
campus. In the same line with his grave lie the
bodies OF eX-Presidents Jonathan Dickinson.
Aaron Burr. Jonathan Edwards, Jonathan
witherspoon. Samuel =. Smith, Ashbel Green.
Davies. James CamAhan, and MAclean. The
grave will be marked by plain marble slab.
bearing Latin inscription.
The Executive Committee of the Princeton
Club OF this city met yesterday and adopted .
memorial 10 DIR. McCosh. lt was ordered that .
committee of thirty-th three members be appointed
by the President to attend the funeral OF DR..
McCOsh. The members Will meet ~ the Old
Chapel at 80 +. NJ. on Tuesday.
The funeral services will be held 1t the Mar
Quand chapel in Princeton on Tuesday afternoon
at O'Clock. President Patton will preside: I'm
mediately after the exercises in the chapel the
funeral procession will move to the cemetery,
where a brief service will be held At
the grave, Arrangements arc being made
officers and alumni OF, the college and
other friends OF Or. McCosh- In addition 10 the
regular train service on Tuesday special train
will leave New York at IL O'Clock. returning
after the fnneral. which Is eI-
express from Philadelphia will stop at Prince
arriving at IL ;lo +, NJ.