New-York tribune., 1896-05-16
GOVERNOR GRIGGS SATRUTGERS
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF NEw-JER-
sEY's CHIEF MAGISTRATE
IN AN ADDRESS TO THE STUDENTS THE GOV
ERNoR COMMENTS on THE ADVANTAGES
OF COLLEGE EDUCATION AND

OF COLLEGE EDUCATION AND
THE NEED FOR MEN OF
TRAINED MINDS
New-Brunswick May Is (SpeciaD-Governor
Griggs was In New-Brunswick to-day. the guest OF
President Austin Scott. OF Rutgers College I'M
mediately upon his arrival in the city the Governor
was escorted to kirkpatrick Chapel where he was
heartily greeted by the assembled students and n
number OF townspeopIe
President Scott, in introducing Governor Griggs
10 the Students paid him a high compliment for his
honesty fairness and executive ability. He said in
part: i not tnly have the pleasure of introducing
TO You high-minded pure and ncorruptible Chief
MaSistrate, but citizen of this Commonwealth.
"ho IKE all of YOU, is a citizen of the republic of
letters the hrst Governor of New-Jersey who Is a
colege graduate since honored son of Rutgers
occupied the Executive chair" President Scott re-
rerred to Supreme Court Justice George c. Ludlow
who was Governor of New Jersey from 1881 TO 1884
The Governors remarks frequently inter-
rupted by applause. lie said in part:
When was student remember sitting in the
seats of the college chapel listening speeches and
/ did not then expect that would some day be the
speaker But the unexpected sometimes happens.
even when We are looking for 1t. l recognize tina It
much of what your honored president has said is
due TO my official position. but | You I
would feel more at home down there in the seats
with you.
Il am interested in Rutgers College. and were I
not an alumnus of Lafayette would be proud to be
an alumnus Of Rutgers. am not one of those who
believe that strength always exists in numbers. 1t
is my firm conviction that there is more strength,
vitality. usefulness and benefit derived from an
education in a small college than in large one.
In all the relations of life 1T is sometimes well to be
in the minority As a Presbyterian clergyman re-
Gently said to me- it was preferable to have been
In the minority in the Ark
Than in the swim in the dark
Rutgers College is ornament and a source OF
honor and usefulness to New-Jersey. In proportion
TO her size. she has graduated many distin-
guished men any college in the United States.
Dixon. Hopper, Bradley, and the innumerab bic family
OF Voorhees, In so far as Rutgers Is linked to
my my administration it shall be my duty and pleas,
ure TO have Rutgers get her own
Young friends, there is need OF educated men in
this country to-day. The necessity is loud and cry
ing for men of trained minds. educated public
lege gives. have always been thankful that when
/ was in college was compelled to learn
heart. The discipline of college awakened
my mental faculties S ana ,aTgh5 @ t.. me me-, now now
primarily to make of yourselves storehouses OF
knowledge. but to acquire that discipline Of mind
which will give you facility using 10 the best
advantages the facts which throughout lie you
learn. That is what In later life will distinguish
you from the man who has not received an ed'bra-
I'm many public statutes Of the day, in papers
which come before the Governor ior attention. there
is abundant evidence that men don't know the use
of words in common speech. Verbs and nouns
don't agree: often there Is no verb ana commonly
a wrong verb is chosen.
again, | thank you for this kind welcome. /
wish for Rutgers the utmost prosperity IN all mat
ers which pertain to the true interests OF an lnS-
tuition of learning.
Governor Grggs was escorted through the various
college buildings. and later entertained at luncheOn
by President Scott In the afternoon he was driven
the college farm, just outside the limits OF Naw-
Brunswick. where he inspected the buildings ma
chlnery and processes At o'clock he was taken to
the Nelson Field the college athletic ground. where
the annual exhibition drill OF the college battalion
took place. under the command OF Lieutenant
Davis L. s. A. The Governor expressed his ad-
miraton for the efficiency with which the students
executed the manoeuvres.
At the exhibition drill Governor Griggs presented
a beautiful set of colors TO the college bat
TALON. The drill OF the most successful
which has ever been given at Rutgers, and was at
tended BY a throng OF admiring and enthusiastic
spectators, Including many friends OF the students
from out OF town.