The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-10-21
PRINCE7ONS DUBILEE
Celebrating the Sosq qhi-Oentennial
of Her Famous College,
EMINENT EDUCATORS PRESENT


Men of Learning frontNA sections of This
Country and of Eurohe Lend Their Pres
ence-President Cleteland and wife
Among the Many visitors.
PRINCETON, n. j., Oct 2l-The formal
exercises inaugurating the three days
celebration of the sesqui-c Of the
College of New Jersey, or Princeton, as it
is popularity known, began yesterday.
This ordinarily staid old town is crowded
with visitors from far and near. The pres
ident and Mrs. Cleveland arrived this
afternoon
This old town has taken on n spirit Of
patriotism and enthusiasm that has never
before been equaled in it's history. There
is not a building in the place that is not
aglow with the colors of the college and
nation by day and ablaze by night with
transparencios that carry the same spirit
of patriotism.
Theformal services were opened when the
academic procession formed in Marquard
chapel and marched to Alexander hall
| President Patton and Chief Marshal Lib
berry headed the capped and gowned parade
| of aCademiCians. Behind them came the
delegates from American and foreign col
leges and universities, mombers of the
faculty and board of trustees, and the
alumni of the college. Many of the for
eign dele gates wore their official robes i'm
the procession, and they presented a most
| attractive spectacle, some of the gowns
and caps being gorgeous in the extreme.
1t was a splendid army of brniny men
that assembled in the hall President
Patton sat in the presidents chair be-
meath the great canopy of onyx, and was
Il. i tfaV
branch of knowledge known TO the civil
lied world. The long metro doyology was
rendered by choir of fifty voices, after
which Professor Fisher, dean of Yale Dl-
vinity school, invoked divine blessing and
aid for the sesQui-centennial. its aims and
purposes. Professor Warlcld, of Prince
ton Theological seminary, read portion
of scripture from the first epistle of St
Paul from which DR. Patton took the text
for his sermon: For other foundations
can no man lay than that which is laid in
Jesus Christ
In the afternoon Alexander hall was
taxed to its utmost capacity to scat the
crowds of people who assembled there to
hear the addresses delivered by distin-
guished professors in welcoming to Prince
ton the visiting delegates from other in
stitutions Of learning throughout Europe,
Canada and this country,
Charles Il. Green, chairman of the board
Of trustees, made "A few remarks by way
Of introduction in Acknowledgment of
Congratulatory addresses received He
then introduced the Rev. DR. Howard
Duilield, of New York city, who delivered
the address Of welcome, in which he paid
u glowing tribute to the late DR. McCosh.
The Response in behalf of American uni
versities and learned societies was made
by President Eliot, of Harvard. His speech
was a happy effort in which he congrat-
ulated Princeton for its great achieve
ments
Professor John Thompson, of the Uni
yersity Of Cambridge, followed President
Eliot with II response in behalf of Eu.
ropean universities and learned societies
His address was brief, but most enthu.
siastic, and his praise Of Princeton charmed
all