The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25

htnt and whose duty IL was TO q cfeat the
charges brought against the New York
- isoi Of the Presby terrain church. mat
too many unedgcated men filled Its pull
pits east Of the Delaware Ten years
later the college was removed TO Prince
ton and planted In Nassau hall Built or
untrimmed native sandstone, in su5Gtan-
t.al colonial style. -four stories high. and
q bout 80 feet long, Nassau hall. at the
time of It's erection la lTSs. was the largest
Angle building In the colonies. Standing
u short distance back from the old kings
highway. upon the gentle slope of Rocky
slil. the middle ground between New
York and Philadelphia, Il commanded a
broad view OF iow-lytng New Jersey. a
scene of varied beauty. with here a spire
10 mark WOODLAND settlement or there
eilttering water course through cultivated
fields
Al Nassau hail assembled a body of
youths who received instruction In al
tho higher branches OF learning then
taught in the four existing American col
leses. and here, through Presidents Aaron
Burr. father Of Col. Aaron Burr; Jona-
than Edwards. Samuel Davis. Samuel Fin
lay and John Witnerspoon, successfully,
was fostered that intellectual zeal which
had such a powerful influence In inoiding
public sentiment in those stirring times
There Is peculiar charm about this place
where the history OF American education
T. so intimately associated with that OF
American independence. In 1916. the
school was broken up. when the British
made tho bulldog their Headquarters
with the basement stable for their
horses. while its eminent president Dr.
Wttherspoon. who had signed the declara-
ton or Independence. was In the conti-
mental congress at Baltimore. when the
American troops had routed the English
TN that critical battle of the Revolution al
1Ets re4
ace OF Nassau hall which. with slight
camage was reduced 70 his possession.
IL Is said that the portrait OF Washin gton
by the elder Pcaie. now hanging in an old
frame In North college, was paid for with
fund of so left by Washington himself
10 repair this damage. which consisted
chiefly in the construction 81 an effigy Of
George II. which was then In this frame
The continental congress used the build
Ing Tor their sittinvs when driven from
Philadelphia. and adjourned ia i7S3 70 at
tend In a body tha college commencement
In l3g every remaining trace OF the IN
friendly Briti~h was removed ~ FIRE.
which destroyed all 81 Nassau hall except
is strong stone vail
In islS. the old building having Keen re-.
paired and refitted Princeton wax visited
L. Washington living and James X
Fsuldinr. the latter being 80 favarablv Tn
rr,ssed by :he situation AMI SURROUNDINGS
of the college 81 New Jersey shat he aft
erward embodied his impressions in thu
following lines:
WITH hll$tered feet We falisring came
To where old Prluc@tcn's classic yane
WITH cupoia and copper vane
M earnings holy hon5rS crowned.
Looks from her hlEa Hill all arouna.
ger ss1ce a wondrcus fair scene
81 aav5nE woods and meadows green.
Tbat sooth 70 say. a man might svea-
Wee reVer scene - woudTous fair
'-oia Nassau" stands today as T. stood
a. The beginning q che century but where
were waving wooss ana meadows
green" IN iS& are now the broad lawns
she walk srd the wide spreading Gins a.
. college campus. which consists % about
- a-fss. sua MON this campus have been
erected twenty-five cHfHrps ~ STONE ar,s
six ~ brick. all devoted 20 the purpose
~ ghe n~w university. Tho H.tiaerfa ex-
cent ~ special permission NJ rha faculty.
reside n the college dorrnitorfes These
ara the west wing 90 Nassau ha.i East
college Nes; college Reunion hail. WA
erepoou h8f. Edwards hail University
'ssa A'her- Z Dod hali ana David Brow,
Bah TIRE Srhcol ~ Science huihllnr. th-
chancellor Green library. p3ekia@on haIl
Murray hail ard a nsrnNer ~ ctNer build.
i0Ss. Including the majority % the aory.7f.
toFias. have been erected SINCE iS.a The
t~aatisgl Ms~guaHd chapel the rsft az
FtuTy g. Maryland. 81 New York. Nas
hnilt IN isSa The academic le-sarea and
reelfatioos az Cons ucfcd fnAiuIs- in psNk.
.nsca Ban. while the scteutfH. lecture
re- n1s ara Ia 2ar4torles are PRINCIPALLY -,
TIE building ~ the John = Green school
- s-ier~e. ere Haistead ASTRONOMICAL o.
seTNatory. the magnetic observatory ard
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ssaaD - s.s,a~tc art the central F,a~t a,
watch has Been completed, wtB cantafn
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