The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-23

( sesqui- centennial anniversary of the
granting of the first charter of the
| College of New Jersey was celebrated
this morning in Alexander hall. This
was the anniversary day proper in the
celebration programme and many dis
| tinguished men, who had been unable
| to attend the other exercises of the
sesqui-centennial. We're present today
! Alexander hall was crowded to its
utmost capacity by those eager to do
homage to Princeton university in the
| hour of her glory. and also 10 hear
the address of President Cleveland
After the academic procession had
fled into the building, prayer was Of
fered by the Rev. DR.. Theodore Guy
Ter of Brooklyn
DIR. Patton, in making the announce
ment of the university title, spoke Of
the pleasure it gave the trustees that
no change in the charter of the college
had been made necessary in changing
the corporate name. He said:
From this moment. what has here
tofore been known as the College Of
New Jersey will be known in the tu-
| ture as Princeton University.
INVOKED GODS BLESSING
After the cheers had subsidized he
! invoked the blessing of God upon the
university and upon the men in charge
| of it's various departments President
/ Patton then spoke of the success when
| had attended the efforts towards IN
! creasing the endowment of the univer-
sity. Although the complete list IS not
/ vet prepared, he announced the found
ing OF t-aa AfSGOTn1.ck professOrshlp
and also the partial endowment OF the
McCosh chair Of philosophy.
4 The gift of $600.000 for the library vas
/ announced. but the name of The donor
is still withheld. Another gift of
$3.50. 600 for purpose not speclhed
/ was also acknowledged from an un-
known source The total amount oh
| tanned up to the present was given as
81, 353, 900.
Professors Schields, Young, Sloan and
Murray then presented the names OF
the doctors of degrees of. men distin-
guished in the department OF pnilos-
! ophy. science, education, history, po-
liticaI economy. archaeology, literature
and art. Among them were:
Doctor of Laws.-Karl Brugmann,
I7niversity of Leipsic: Edward Dow
den. Trinity college, Dublin: Andrew
Seth. University of Edinburgh: Cold
win Smith. Toronto; Joseph S. Thomp-
son. University of Cambridge.
Among the Americans similarly hon
ored are: William Gardner Hale. Uni
versity of Chicago: William I. Harris,
United States commissioner OIL edued-
ton: Joseph lie Conte. University Of
California; Seth Low. Columbia uni
versity. New York city.
DOCTOR OF DIVINITY.
The degree of doctor of divinity was
conferred. among others, upon: Rev
Morgan Dix. New York; Bishop John
+. Hurst. Washington; Rev s ~ Nc
Pherson. Chicago; Rev. S. j. Niccolls,
ST. Louis: Rev. Professor M. b. Rid
die. Pittsburg.
Among others the degree of doctor
of letters was conferred on;
Richard Watson Glider. Augustus St
Gaudens. Horace E. Schurder. CnarleS
the honorary degree OF doctor Of
laws was also conferred in absentia
upon Lord Kelvin, the Scottish natural
lls,. ana OrCo Stuvre. formerly director
of the observatory at Pulkowa, Russia.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
President Cleveland was then intro
duced and took the platform amid a
tumult of cheers and enthusiasm. No
more heartier welcome could possibly
have been accorded than was given to
his excellency-
His address was as Follows:
tlenen: As those in different occupa-
tons and with different training eacn
see most plainly in the same landscape
view those features which are the most
reariv related to their several habtual
environments, so. in our contemplation
of an event on an occasion eacn lndl-
viduaI especially observes ana appre-
cidtes. in the light his mode OF {nouSnI
supplies. such of its features ana mel
/ xJo.~+- - r,,os+ in harmony With MS
mental situation.
..Todey. while all of US warmly snare
. the great enthusiasm and felicHation
which pervade this dssemblege. L am
sure its various suggestions and mean
irgs assume a prominence IN our re-
spective fields of mental vision depend
ent upon their relation TO our eXFer-
fence and condition. Those charged with
the MANAGEMENT and direction OF the
/, educational advantages of this noble
, institution must plainly see. with we'll
earned satisfaction, proofs of its growth
+ ana usefulness and its enhanced oppor-
! tunities for doing good. The graduate
. of Princeton sees, first. the evidence OF
, a greater glory that has come TO ms
) alma mater and the added honor re-
+ fected upon himself. while those still
! within her student halls see most prom
iuentlv the promise of an increased
: dignity which awaits their graduation
from Princeton university.
THERE ARE OTHERS.
/ but there are others here, not OF
2 the family of Princeton. who see, with
} an interest not to be outdone, the signs
: of her triumphs on the fields or hgner
education. and the part she has taken
: during her long and glorious career in
l the elevation and betterment of great
I people.
"Ancng these 1 take a humble place;
r and as 1 yield to the influences OF this
occax.on, 1 cannot resist the train OF
thought which especially reminds me
of the promise of national safety and
the guaranty of the permanency OF our
free institutions which may and ought
to radiate from the universities and