The morning times., 1896-10-21
D|B-R6N0R TO PRINCETON
Famous Educators Attend Her
Sc: Qui-Centennial.
OLD WORLD SENT GREETINGS
Time Honored Colleges of Europe En-
pressed Their Sentiments Oh Beaui-
fully Illuminated Pnrchments-Ad-
dresses by Professors oi National
RepututioIl-Grent Musical + Festival.

Princeton, N. j., Oct. 20.-The great
celebration of Princeto..'s one hunurcu and
fiftietn anniversary Was opened this morn
uS by ii commemorative religious service
i'll Alex ander Hall. Long before the time
set FOR the exercises arrived, the campus
" as Respondent VITA the orange and black,
SO dear 70 the heart of every son Oh
Nassau. Groups OF undergraduates loitereu
DrIcdVn The uiu eIIns auu SdLeu Win 'tu-
miratiun vi hiie the distinguished repre-
seDtatives of fotherinstitutlons, each decked
III the gay colors of has alma mater, wan
uvTyl icfc aJd Dlitfr .iDJ.J me campus.
AT 1920 interest became centcrcd at
Marquand Chapel, v mere tI!e aCducmic pro
ccSSlon, composed OF the trustees and
faculty of Princeton and the delegates
from other colleges, was forming. IRE
ceded by u body OF the undergraduates.
they proceeded TO Alexander Hall, where
they We're received by the audience ris-
ing To their feet. \ choir of alumni
opened the exercises by singing the an
them ''Veni Creator Spiritus."
THE OPENING SERVICES.
Prof. Fisher, dean OF Yale Divinity School,
pronounced the iGvOcatlun. After the sing
ing of the One Hundredth Psalm, Prof.
Dewitt, of the Princeton Theological Sem
mary, read the uhlrd chapter OF First
Corinthians.
i'rts.cuL Patton then delivered tho ser
mon, choosing the eleventh verse OF the
thIru chapter, read as MS text: "For other
foundation can NO man lay than that Is
laid, which is Jesus Christ"
ollow .ng the sermon, Dean Murray Of
fered the prayer
Afier singing of the hymn, "A Mighty
FoItress Is our God" the Rev. Dr. w. Is.
BoG.ue Of PhiiaGelpEia closed The morn
ing services with the benediction.
Hon. Charles E. Green, LII. D., opened
the afternoons exercises with brief
historical review OF Princeton since the
granting of its charter. He mentioned the
fact that Princeton had never received gifts
from tie State. bat had always been sup
ported by Individual offerings and be-
quests, and this lie claimed, cntailcd upon
its trustees the keeping in trust of those
pr ncpleS upon which the college was
founded.
lR. DCFFIELD'S ADDRESS.
He then introduced the Rev. Howard
DuffIcld, '13, pastor OF the old First
Presbyterian Church, New York city, VINO
delivered the address of welcome to the
visiting delegates
DR. Green tlen introduced President FL
loit uT Harvard, VITO replied in lehalf Of
American universi les ara learned societies.
After President Elliott's address Prof.
Joseph John Thompson uI The University
of Cambridge replied in a few Conrratu-
la.ory remarks ON hclGlf Of The European
universe les. He spoke Of tie close feel
ing that existed Lctwecu Cambridge and
Princeton and Of tie TACT that there was
no American university at witch
Cambridge man felt so much al hCne as
here
Then followed the reading Of list of
between nifty and sixty colleges which HAD
sent addresses of cougratuiation to the
university.
Amoue The distinguished guests who oc-
cupied positions on the platform were Presi-
dent Adams OF the University Of Wisconsin,
Gen Francis Walker. president of the Mass
achuSeuLs irstitIte of Technology; Prof.
ConraI OF The University of Halle. Ger
mary: Prof. Mcrssan of Desaronne of
raus Capt. White of ANNAPOLIS, Capt.
Niche Of West Point President Gilman
OF Jolius Hopkins, President Seth Low Of
Colulnb!a Prof. Fisher dean OF Yale
divinity school; Prof. Dowden OF Trinity
College, Dublin: Prof. Hubrccht, of the
University Of Utrecht. Holland; fror. Seth
of Edinburgh University. Prof Bruggnan of
Lcipsic, Prof Harkuess OF Browns, PreSi-
dent Ahgcil Of the University Of Michigan.
and President Harper of Chicago.
RECEIVED BY TRUSTEES.
The trustees Of the university Were also
on the platform.
Following the exercises in Alcxander r
Hall, the trustees and faculty received
tneir guests III The Chancellor Green library.
The central space Of the library had been
cleared and on all sides of the room Were
huugthe framed addresses OF Conrratulation
which had been received from over rifty
universities. Many of them Were works
of art, being brilliantly Illuminated and
written on heavy vellum in imitation of
the Sty!,. OF The thirteenth ana fourteenth
centuries. Among the finest We're those
sent by the Universities of Rome and of
Bologna, Italy. The photography of nearly
all the addresses was such as would eN-
cite the admiration OF the most critical
antiquarian and the exhibit formed very
interesting feature Of the celebration.
In the evening the grand musical con
cert OF the >"sqGiccni ennial under the dl-
rection of Mr.. Walter DamroSch took place.