Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-22
STUDENTS DAY Ar PRINCETON.
Hundreds of GRADUATES Pnrsfcipntc In
the Eyer..feAs

STUDENTS DAY Ar PRINCETON.
Hundreds of GRADUATES Pnrsicipntc In
the ExcrcireS.
PRINCETON, N. j.. Oct 2.4-This was
alumni and students day. aud since the
weather was as fine as though made to order
the result was that the town was filled to
overaowing with visitors. Every train ar
rlving from New YORK and Philadelphia
added hundreds of graduates and relatives
or friends OF students and faculty to the
already large crowd here.
The days exercises began with the aca-
demic procession. which formed at IL o'clock
at Marquand chapel and marched to Alex
ander hall. The procession included all
of the visiting delegates end the faculty Of
the college. The beautiful hall which holds
1000 people. was crowded. The students
were punched in the baleony. the seats in
the circle below being occupied by out-of-
town visitors. As the parade entered the
hall, led by President Potion and Governor
Griggs, all present rose-toE their feet and
remained standing until the faculty and
delegates from foreign inst.thtions of learn
ing had taken their places on the stage and
the representatives of American colleges had
filed into the seats resertod for them in the
body OF the hall. All wyre the gowns and
decorations of their respective colleges.
The president OF the board OF trustees
Charles 4. Greene, ID. D.. ILL D., began
the proceedings by acknowledging the receipt
OF additional addresses rom this country
and Europe and then called attention to a
handsome banner which Decorated one side
of the stage. He annoSinced that It had
been presented by the ladies' OF Princeton
with the request that II be called 1.-The Ban
ner OF Princeton Universlty"
Mr. Green said he voickd the general SEN
timent and expressed the belief that the
gift would be accepted and become historic
under the title bestowed upon II by the
donors. The banner Is white SILK, trimmed
with orange and black. rrinceton's colors.
Governor Griggs of New Jersey was intro
duced as presiding officer He acknowledged
the applause which greeted his appearance
at the head of the platform clad in the flow
ing gown, representing she honor conferred
upon him by the college last year With
out making a speech, One governor intro
duced Rev. DR.. Henry fanDyke, pastor of
Brick Presbyterian churth, New York rep
resenting the Cliosophical society, who de-
livered the academic che entitled 1.-The
Builders" DR.. VanDykd's poem was eulo-
CYSTIC OF Princeton's career since its estab--
lishment $50 years ago, and lhe telling points
were greeted with hearty and enthusiastic
handclapping
The morning exercises concluded with the
grafton, princeton in me Nations Sery-
ice," by Prof. Woodrow Wilson, professor of
political economy at Prihceton. who repre-
sented' the American Whig society Prof
Wilson is one OF the most popular OF Prince
tons faculty and he wasigreeted with deaf
ening cheers when he APPEARED on the plat
form.
The old and the young boys OF Princeton
gave themselves over TO play in the form of
torchlight parade tonight in which the
humorous feature predominated. Historic
Nassau hall was ablaze With lights. and the
campus was made brilliant by innumerable
strings Of orange -coloredl japanese lanterns
Previous TO tho formation OF the parade
President Cleveland. accompanied by Mrs
Cleveland and Private Secretary Thurber,
arrived on special train over the Penn
sylvania railroad The distinguished vis-
itors were ment at the station by President
Patton, Governor Grlgys and Chairman
Green OF the board OF trustees. The city
troop OF Philadelphia acted as a social es-
cort and headed the Prccession to the re-
viewing stand. which. Ma been erected IN
front of Nassau hall ~ s1ent cleveland
stood for half an-hosr 2wsi,e the various
college classes passed In rsyiew. All OF the
divisions, consisting OF graduates. carried
banners and transparepoies. with humorous
inscriptions. many OF which made personal
reference 10 Mr.. Cleveland. One of them
advised him to Send your sons to Prince
ton" and created laugh all along the line
Each class paused long enough in front of
the reviewing stand to give vent to the
college yell, the refrain being, isis, sis,
Cleveland, Cleveland Cleveland" Mrs.
Cleveland stood beside her husband
and appeared to heartily enjoy the fun. Sew
eral big floats were drawn past the stand
with grotesqute objects mounted upon them.
An interesting feature Of the procession was
the number OF gray-haired men, graduates
OF the earlier classes, who entered into the
occasion with all the enthusiasm of youth
Some of them had iourneyed thousands of
miles to take part in the celebration The
class OF AZ contributed sixteen men. who
participated In the centennial celebration OF
Princeton college, half century ago. j. p
Hepburn of East Orange, N. j., who gradu-
ated in the class OF '32, was the oldest
alumni to put in an appearance. diver
sion was furnished by the 's4 boys. who
drew up in line in front OF the president
and shouted Sixteen to one-nit'' Mr.
Cleveland Joined heartily in the laughter
which greeted this sally.
The nights festivities were brought to a
close by a grand display Of fireworks. The
president and Mrs. Cleveland were escorted
to Prospect" the home OF President Pat
ton, where they will remain as his guest
until their departure for home tomorrow
night s..ass