New-York tribune., 1896-10-05
PRINCETON.

Princeton. y. j.. oct 4-The last week a.
Princeton has been spent in organizing the various
departments OF the university for the work of the
new year. and now the usual regular exercises
going forward according to schedule The students
are all back at their books and tricks ard the
lege year Is on. Conditional examinations occupied
the first few days. and the midnight oil burned low
In many rooms
Few changes have been made in the personnel OF
the faculty for the year. Some alterations are
also announced in the curriculum. bu; nearly all
this sort Of change il being reserved I'll after the
sesqucentennial- The most important change an
nounced IL the institution OF required Bible study
for the second term academic sophomores Pro-
fessor @. 5. Haton will have charge Of this course.
which now makes Biblical study compulsory for the
first two years In the academic department.
Thomas Mare Parrott. of the class OF 1885, recent
y n master at Lawrencevllle School. has been APP
pointed assistant professor Of English. 10 succeed
William A. Dunn. resigned. In tine department Of
experimental psychology, Howard Crosby Warren
has been appointed TO assistant professorship
and his former place as demonstration In the same
department will be filled by Guy Allen Tawney
Phi d.. who has held fellowship in philosophy
since his graduation in 1892 taking his degree In
Germany. In the department OF chemistry Frederick
Neher Instructor In analytical chemistry. has
ceived years leave OF absence FOR special study.
and his position will he filled by H. f. Sill. Mr.
siIs Old position In the department of applied
chemistry will be filed by William Foster jr a
McCay Will have as his assistant in general chem
stry William II. Mclaughlin Ph. b., recently OF
tho University OF Michigan. G. A. Hullett the lat
studies abroad p A,kinsSns position as ssss:
ant IN mineraogy will be filed this year by Henry
l.. Mcmillan. s4. G. r. Watson. formerly in
structor In French In the School OF SCicrce has
signed TO accept position in Lawrencevile school.
and his successor is 3. Frank Carter "a. who as
been studying In Paris and Geneva.
professor William NJ. Sloane OF the department
OF history. will not lecture in the first term, but
VIII visit France for the purpose Of gathering ad
ditional material for his Life of Napoleon.
Work begun Thursday addition o
the Casino TO be completed in time he used for
the sesqucentennial celebration. The annex
Will join the present building the east side. II
Will be 4oNfn feet A gallery will also be built
across the end of the auditorium of the Casino
Regular practice in marching tactics. In prepa-
ration for the sesquicrnfennal parade is being held
each afternoon by the Mercer Blues The details
OF the procession on Students Day have been
nounced follows: The column will be headed
of sixty-four students in Colonial uniform Next
Will come two companies of twenty -four each.
from Harvard and one from Yale. Then Will
follow the entire undergraduatc body OF Princeton.
IN he order OF classes. Visiting alumni Will ion In
The parade. marching by classes The parade will
he reviewed from the steps of Nassau Hall by n
number OF the distinguished guests present. and
among others President Cleveland viii make n
short address. James VI. Hi1v-o' 80 ~" F'o-~---i-
yaria president Of the senior class has full charge
Of the undergraduate portion ~ in~ dih 60 ....
geant Other officers have not yet been appointed.