New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-11
1NyTTrRSlRY or RUTGERS COLLEGE,

THE CELEBRATED NEw-B RrNswrcT SCHOOL
BEGAS ITS 10Th YEAR YESTERDAY.
At Rutgers College yesterday morning exercises
wer. held commemorative Of the granting OF the
charter on November TO- i7T. Kirkpatrick Chapel
filled with students OF the college and 'heo-
,ogicol seminary and friends OF the institution.
The sermon Of the day delivered by the Rev
J. Douglas Adam. pastor OF the Reformed Church
the Heights Brooklyn. The college glee club led
the music and AZ the day also the anniversary
OF Martin Luthers brth the club sang the great re-
formers weIl-known hymn. Elm fsste Burg u"
Colt" in the original German.
The story OF the granting OF the charter was TOO
by President Austin Scott. lie said In part:
The germinal thought out Of which Rutgers Cob
lege grew has been imputed 20 Theodore James
annals In April 1855 in company with Hendrick
Fisher ne crossed TO New-York from his home on
tioss Of me assembly out OF which grew by degree.
the independent organization OF the Reformed
OF the man just named and pastor in Albany. on
January !, l755 began to seek The written consent
% a college 20 be nur'ured by the Dutch church:
but American in nature An assembly met pursuant
new college issued commission to freiinshuysen
training school and 10 solicit funds for IT. founc~
FrelInrbnvsen went in l75e but ga no, return and
what his fate T. uncertain. Meanwhile &C.
terrnlned opposition arose to the establishment OF
new college though the urgent need OF a special
tr'nIng Tor American ministers OF the Dutca
Church acknOw edged. An EFFORT was made 70
secure separate profess0rshp Tor IN. pnrPos .di
in 1884 and later with the College Of w-Jersey, at
Princeton. But the friends Of college indepenaent
those institutions persisted .-
and Council OF New-Jersey. praying Tor q college
charter. Finally, November 10 100. there vas
received the git Of the charter OF queens toiies.
named In honor Of Charlotte. the royal consort
Under this original charter the trustees met ana
organized. and Hendrick Fisher vas chosen pr.s.-
Board. Ine-e
started Latin schools at Hsckensack and az New
Brunswick. and another was projected Al Iappah.
authorized by the Board as whole. since the ste
o. the college was then N question. IN. chattsr %
was in II regarding residents ana nonrsslients .,
the Province OF New-Jersey. which. after repeated
and Council Of New-Jersey on November "a l'os
The charter named twen;y-on, trustees rom Nr"-
York eighteen from Ne~-Jersey and two from
copy OF the original charter il not now in the
possession OF tn college AM has not yer pesn
found elsewhere In It's amended form, after the
repeal OF the residence restriction II was passed on
March 90 no The record states thai ne peu,Ioih
for the change came from Hendrick Fisher, presl-
dent of the Board OF Trustees Rutgers college, "ss
established meet the pressing need OF those cary
years of a specially trained ministry but even the
founders themselves made this subordinate 10
The language OF the charter follows closely tina;
of FreIinghuysen's commission and makes the pur-
pose OF the grant that a college may be erected 10
which the learned languages and other branches or
useful knowledge may be taught and degrees con
ferred. and especially that young men OF sui.ap'r
abilities may be instructed in divinity preparing
them FOR the ministry and supplyng the necess.-y
~ The churches" The college is now free 10 merge
the particular reason OF ,s founding in the more
general object and 10 give training as complete
possible TO young men whatever the PROFESSION or
occupation to which they propose 10 nevo.t L. men n
resent many religious denominations, and the ma
iority are not of the Dutch denomination; Among
,srions branches Of me Protestant faith. but tav
ing received equal welcome Catholics ana jews