The sun., 1896-10-23
ALL HONOR PRINCETON.
At THE AGE OF 1870 IT BECOMES a
UYIYERRITF.

vnraary of the signing OF Princeton's first char
ter The exercises in honor of this event and
the formal announcement changing tho name
OF tho institution from the College OF New
Jersey TO Princeton University, took place In
Alexander Hall this morning. The body OF
learned men who assembled TO do honor to
Princeton represented every institution OF
learning in this country. Forty Of these men
were college Presidents. Representatives were
present also from Canadian colleges and uni
versities. Tho foreign delegates on the plat
form were from the universities OF Leipsio,
Goottingen. and Halle. Germany; the Archie
ologlcal Institute, Athens; Trinity College,
Dublin; University OF Utrecht. the Neither
lands; the French Academy OF Sciences. tho
University of Oxford, and the University OF
Edinburgh.
President Cleveland was escorted from DR..
Patton's house to the hall by the Philadelphia
City Troop. His reception was fully as hearty
as that accorded to Mrs. Cleveland. who ell
tered tho hall In company with Mrs. Patton a
few minutes before tho President appeared.
The academic procession filed down the aisle
mt exactly IL o'clock. President Cleveland
and DIR. Patton. arm IN arm, won't first, ana
Immediately behind them were Gov. Griggs
and f. E. Green. Chairman of the Sesquicon-
tennial Committee. The exercises were
opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Theodore
l.. Cuyler. Al. The announcement of the uni
versty title was then made by President Pat
too. At the close OF his speech DR.. Patton said:
Thanks to the liberal provision Of the
trustees OF the College of New Jersey, this
institution from the beginning has been
fully empowered to do university work
in all its spheres, and we have had no
occasion to change the charter of the College
of New Jersey in order to change its corporate
hos haan nj To oh
corporate name OF this institution in order that
the name might more httingly correspond to
the work it has been doing. and that the new
name may serve inspiration. And 50 1t
10 my pleasure to-day, and a pleasure for the
expression OF which havo no equivalent in
words, to say that the wishes or the alumni in
this respect have at last been realized, to say
that the trustees, faculty, and alumni stand to-
Eether, and us with the voice of one man. give
their hearty approval to the change that has
taken place. 1t is my great pleasure to say
that from this moment what heretofore
through 100 years has been known as the Col
lege Of New Jersey shall In all future time be
known as Princeton University"
President Patton then announced the endow-
nnn S lop , tne new IiofapS' hS Ss2o
mick professorship. the McCosh professorship
in philosophy SPartlally endowed, and sew
ment was announced as 81. 352. .29l. Prest- |
dent Patton expressed the hone that graduate
school devoted to postgraduate study might be
The degree of Doctor of Laws was Civ en- to:
EnSsS IN fs6y ctss
Ireland: GoIdwin Smith. Fellow OF Oriel Col
lego. Oxford. and formerly Regius Professor of
Toronto. Canada: John B. CLARK. Professor OF
Political Economy in Columbia University, |
Of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Md; Seth Low. President OF Columbia Cniver- |
sty Sew York city; s!m1E HoISomD Maths.
Wheeler. Professor OF Creek IN 'e cornell Uni,
ferred upO4: The Rev; Morgan Dix New York
New YORK eits Bishop
Hurst. washinRton; the Right Rev. Henry
Yates Satterlee, Bishop of Washington. and
of Doctor Of Letters: Richard Watson m Glider
New York city. Horace L. Scudder. editor Of the
Atlantic Monthly. Boston; Charles Dudley
The degree Of Doctor Of Music was conferred
upon Edward Alexander Mcdowell. Professor
OF Music in Columbia University. New York
The, honorary degree Of Doctor of Laws
was also conferred in absentia upon Lord iel-
University OF Glasgow, and Otto Struve. for
merly director OF the observatory of Pulkowa,
After the last decree was conferred, Presi-
dent Cleveland was introduced Dy DR.. Patton.
TT was our hearts desire to confer still an
other degree on this occasion; But the dis
tinEuished gentleman upon whom we wished
power OF the American people which he repre-
Bents in the interests Of his own modesty. ana
treat his wishes rs a command. We are very
much Rrat!hed that we meet this morning in
Of our country. lApnlause.l it would have
pleased us to honor ourselves IN honorinG him
high Of 'hRG his pu6c serHces
and strong patriotic position in this. the hour
& Of his ,,R nations on, trial: LApplause We thank
for leaving the cares Of executive business In
order that he may grace our academic fest-
val, and we thank him for the Willingness that
he has expressed in resp nse to our urgent In
vitation to say few words on this occasion
have the great honor of presenting to you the
President Of the United States"
President CLEVELAND responded as follows:
Of numerous and widely varied interests, a
spirit OF conservatism and liberation is abso-
lutely essential A collegiate training. the
study of principles unvexed by distracting and
misleading influences. and a correct apprehen-
is established. ought TO constitute the college
graduate constant monitor. warning against
popular rashncss and excess.
Tho charac or OF our institutions and our
national self interest require that feeling Of
sincere brotherhood and a disposition to unite
Our sche mo of Government in Its beginning
was based upon this sentiment, and its inter
ruption has never failed and never can fail to
Rrievously menace our national health Who
can better caution against pass ion and bitter
ness than those who know bS thought and
study their baneful consequences. and who
are themselves within the noble brotherhood
of higher educationP
There are natural laws and economic
truths which command implicit Obrdience and
which shoulG unalterably fix the bounds OF
wholesome popular discussion, and tito limits
81 political strife. The knowledge gained in
our universities and colleges would be sadly
deficient If its benehclares were unable to
recognize and point out To their fellow citiz.ns
these truths and naturtl laws and to teach
the mischievous futility of their non -obsery-
ance Or attempted violation.
The activity OF our people and their rest
less desire to gather to themselves especial bene-
fts and advantages lead to the grow til of an
unconfessed tendency to regard their Govern
ment as the giver OF private gifts, and to look
upon the agencies for its administration as
the distributors OF official places and prefer
ment. Those who In university or college
have had an opportunity to study tho mission OF
our Institutions. and who in the Light OF his
tory have learned the danger to a people of
their neL;e ;est OF the patriotic care they owe tho
nationa! life entrusted 10 their keeping. should
be well lifted To constantly admonish their
Fellow citizens. that tho usefulness ana bener-
conDe o. their plan OF government can only bo
preserved through their uusellish and loving