Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-22
i,iiy's Celebrations at Pfllc,iOn
University.
PRESIDENT cLEvEL,Su's SPEECH.


Inc PRECEDENT OF the uniiel biaies hau
the eject Of Increasing the already
l.fse crowd In towo. Alexander
HAL, Ia which the ceremonies were
held, vac packed almost to sunocation
when Rev. Dr. Theodore T.. Cuyler Of
Hfooklyn, began tho exercises with q
dmple and heartfelt prayer .or the
Continuation to Princeton university
oiihe property Il enjoyed under thu
lille OF the College OF New jersey.
Before beginning the celebration
PnilAdslphia city troops assembled at
tho home Of President PAtten, where
pfo,idsn Cleveland had been guest
over night,and escorted tho head " tho
nation on foot through the Uuivcfsity
ffourtt 10 Alexander Hall. Mis-.
Cleveland was driven Ia an opon car.
faFe, under the escort OF Mrs. Pauen
q the nall. Delegates wore present
ftpioteniing iBGtitutious OF learning
All over tho world. Tho faculty A..
ftmbled at the Matquand chapel and
clothed In their academic gowns made
thoif Impressive march % Alexander
hall preceding President Cleveland.
Alter DR.. Cuylof'a prayer d.. Pat.
Ten made the formal announcement
thst Whist was iofmtfiy the College VI
NewJsfsey will henceiorih aud forever
b known az Pilnceton Univofriiy. A
scene oi WONDERFUL Unthutiaam iol.
loved. Df. Patton then announced
that an endowment funJ was received,
amgunting 10 nearly n million hn1 a
bait dollafa, not Including amoulb
contributed Tor Blair Han by John /.
BAir, aud tho new library. The csfs.
mony cDnierfing dtgIces on slHiy.nye
mrl olC1tud iof that honor was uO1t
on tho program. President PatlOn
trtltrd ~ confer tho degree VI doctor
o laws on Mt. Cloyeinnd, but thu
Pfraldont modoslly docliAed tho honor.
Tho degree Of doctor OF laws was rou.
isffoi upon a large numbur Of Eu.
fspean college professors AMI scholars,
Including Kari Brugmanp, Univcnsily
q Leipsie; Edward Dowdsu, Trinity
College, Dublin; Andrew Suih, Uni.
ufaiiy Of Edinnufg; Goodwin smith,
Toronto. anu Joseph J. Thompson,
p UaivoInliy OF Cambridge.
Among tho AmVfioana similarly
hinOfVd nfci joseph u. Angel, Uni.
ycfsity u Michigan; Wm. Gafdaur
Hall. Univeitity " Chicago; VIM. 4.
Harris, Uniled States com missionUr OF
,duratilu; J5fenh l.. Coir, Univoraiiy
~ California; 10Th Lowe, Columbia
univeftity. Tho degree Of doctor Of
divinity was conferred among others
uton Rev. Morgan DIX, New Yofh;
Bithop john n. Hur.l, Mashington,
ID. O.; Rev. =. J. Nicoll-, 81. Lsui,;
Rev. Prot. NJ, u. Riddle, Pitlsbufr. Pa.
lyon tho following. among others,
ihu degree Of doctor Of letters was con.
isirtdl Richard Watson Glider, Au.
gus,us H. 0audunp, Horace L. schur.
utr, ChHfles Dudley Warner.
tho honarsfy degree OF doctor OF
laws was also conferred In abssltiA
upon Lord Kelvin, scottish naturalist
bnd Otto Btruvt, formerly director OF
Toe Observatory Of PulkoWA, Russia.
Next came tue principal event u the
icy, the aidfese BY tue President OF
the United States.
cLLyELAsD's ADDREss.
Mr. President, Ladies' and Gentle.
mgni-As thofc 10 different ootupa.
lions And with fietcnt training each
zee most plainly Ia the same Landscape
view these features which arc mo,t
nearly related TO their several habitnal
environments; 40, In our cOntempia.
ton OF M oysat OF occasion, each In.
dlvltual especially Obiervus and ap.
pteeiatss. IN the light his mode Of
thought supplics. such Of its features
tud incidents ~ ore most In harmony
vita his mental situation. Today,
While all OF ua warmly share tho gem
tfal enthusiasm aud ielicliation when
lefvade this assomblagr, | am sure Its
various suggestions aud meanings
assume prominence 10 our respective
nsldu OF entail vision, dependent upon
iheir relation 10 our experience aud
condition.
Those charged with tho management
ADD direction % the educatisnal nd.
vsnlngrs OF this noble institution most
plAltly soc, with well earned sallsiac.
uoni lne proofs OF lis growth nnd ute.
lulnttu and its enhanced opportunities
lgr doing good. Tho graduate OF
Fflueelon sees nrst tho evidence OF
greater glory aud prestige that have
come 10 hih alma mater Hnd added
h0nof thence reflected upon him, while
Ihqto s,lll within her student halls zee
most prominently tho promise OF in-
dressed dignity which awaits their
t'hluntlon iram Princeton univtTnity.
but there are others here, not OF the
lamiiy " Princeton, VINO sec, with In.
tsIssl not 10 bo outuonr, ihe signs VI
hef tiumpho on the fiolds OF higher
education, ana the part the has tHkon
uutng her long and glorious oaret I
~ Tue elevation ami belIefmont OF u
gltAi people. AmoIg these take nn
Aumblo piace, ami 40 | yield 10 the
lluleueee u this occasion, 1 cannot
i,slst train VI thought which especial.
feniinda me Of tho promise OF ma.
uVhal enioly ald tho guaranty VI the
leIAAnvnce OF cur iIto Institutions
which may, ana ought, TO TadIate
Hvm tue universities and colleges
Au,Tod Throughout our land. Oh,
suhly tbs government resting upon
,ue WIZ anu uniVtual suffrage OF the
i.ople has no anchorage except Ia the
Hoplt'a intelligence.
Nhllv tho advantages OF COLLEGIATE
,uueauon are by no means necessary
keol citizenship, yet a college
slsunAle, found everywhere, caunOl
,.ueihtE his opportunities To iraoh MI
sHoW touutrymsn and lIilurt 9.
.".m leT 5000, nor hide his tAlrnls IN
hhptln, without rrsofeanoy 10 hii
.o,l. In 4 nation like our, charged
lh mo care OF numerous aud widely
'AAtu lnttIeHlb. a aniEit oi eanaeFva