The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-21
PRlNcETON's ANNIVERSARY.
One Hundred and Fiftieth CeIebra-
ton Opened Yesterday Morning
Some Brilliant Scenes.

PRINCETON, n. J., Oct. 20.-The great
celebration of Princeton's 150th anniver-
sary was opened this morning by a
commemorative religious service in
Alexander hall. Long. before the time set
for the exercises arrived, the campus
was resplendent with the orange and
black. so dear to the heart of every son
OIL Nassau Groups of undergraduates
loiterec beneath the old elms and gazed
with admiration while the distinguished
Representatives of other Institutions, each
decorated in the gay colors of his alma
the campus.
AT 10:SO interest became centered at
Marquand chapel, where the academic
procession, composed of the trustees and
faculty OF Princeton, and the delegates
from other colleges, were forming Pre-
ceded by a body of the undergrades, they
went to Alexander hall, where they were
received by the audience rising TO their
1eet. choir of Alumni opened the eX-
ercises by singing the anthem ''Veni
Creator Spirit,;s
Professor Fisher, dean of Yale divinity
school, pronounced the Invocation.
After the singing of the 10Qth psalm,
Professor Dewitt of the Princeton The
ologlcal seminary, read the third chapter
of First Corinthians.
President Patton then delivered the
sermon. choosing the 18th verse cf the.
third chapter reading as his text:
For other foundation can no man lay
than that is laid. which is Jesus Christ"
After prayer and singing of the hymn
"A Mighty Fortress is our Cod the
morning services were closed with the
bened.ction.
President Charles Green, Ii. D.,
opened the afternoon exercises with a
brief history of Princeton since the
granting of its charter He then in
troduced Rev. Howard Ruffield. 73.
pastor of the old First Presbyterian
church New York City, who delivered
the address of welcome to the visiting
delegates.
DR.. Green then introduced President
Eliot Of Harvard, who replied in be-
half Of American universities and
learned societies. In the course of his
remarks he said:
The universities and learned socie-
ties of the United States congratulate
Princeton university on the relations Of
she has always stood with that great
religious denomination, the Presbyter-
ian church, a church which has rem
dered innumerable service to the cause
OF civil liberty as well as of religious
independence.
Professor Joseph John Thompson OF
the University of Cambridge replied in
a few congratulatory remarks on be-
half of the European universities.
Among the distinguished guests who
occupied positions on the platform were
President Adams of the University of
Wisconsin, General Francis Walker
president of the Massachusetts, Insti-
tue Of Technology; Professor Conrad of
the University of Halle, Germany: Pro
lessor Merssan Of Desaronne of Paris
Captain White of Annapolis, Captain
Niche of West Point, Professor Gilman
OF Johns Hopkins, Professor Seth Low
OF Columbia. Professor Fisher. dean of
Yale divinity school; Professor Dowaen
OF Trinity college. Dublin Profer -or
Hubrecht of the University of Holland
Professor Geth of Edinburgh uni ,er
sity. Professor Bruggnan of Pefpsic.
Professor Hardness of Brown, Presi-
dent Aageil Of the University of Mich
lgan and President Harper of Chicago.
FOLLOWING the exercises in Alexander
nan, the trustees and faculty received
the guests in the Chancellor Green
library. in which the central space of
me library had been cleared. and on
an sides of the room were hung the
framed addresses of congratulation
winch had been received from various
universities Many of them were works
OF art heing brilliantly Illuminated and
written on heavy veilum, in imitation
OF the style of the thirteenth and four
ieenth centuries. Among the finest we're
those sent by the Universities of Rome
ana Of Boioane. Italy.
IN the evening the grand musical
concert OF the sequi-centennial. under
the direction of Mr.. Walter Damrascb.
TOOK place in Alexander hall.