The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
interesting Mementoes Of
the University Presented
to the Library.
BX-PRESIDENT CLEYELAND'S TABLE
Coming College Events The Glee
and Whist Clnbs-Where
Students Come From.


lection, says the True American For
over fifteen years Professor Libbey has
been at work collecting interesting me-
mentoes, relics, autographs, pamphlets
and scrapbooks from old alumni. This
collection has been made in order to COM
plete a set of scrap books that will be a
thorough history of undergraduate life at
Princeton through the many years OF the
university's existence. This COLLECTION OF
relics and documents has been very sys-
tematically and carefully arranged, ana
will be transferred to the exhibition room
of the University Library as soon as a
place has been prepared for it.
The work of editing the "'99 Bric-a-
brac' has been finished. The proof has
been read and placed in the hands OF the
printer, and all arrangements completed
The book will be placed on sale DECEMBER
49,, without doubt. This volume will be
the handsomest yet issued and will con-
tain a number of new views of the cam
pus and buildings.
An organ recital and reading was given
in Marquand Chapel on Friday evening,
by Mr.. Henry C. Briggs, the university
organist. A large crowd was present and
listened to Mr.. Briggs selections with
great pleasure. Professor Bliss Perry read
ssAbi Vogler'' from Browning.
A very unique piece of furniture has re-
Gently been placed OF exhibition in Mas
sau Hall. 1t is a beautiful table pre-
sented to ex-President Cleveland by Go
bferno, president of Zulia, a Venezuelan
state. The table is circular and repre-
sents all the different woods produced IN
Venezuela. The table is about four feet
in diameter, and composed of 27 pieces.
1t was received by Mr.. Cleveland last
January and transferred by him to the
musuem for exhibition purposes.
Since the removal of the books from the
old to the new University Library there
has been a strong effort to increase the
number of volumes. The library of the
Botanist Sachs was offered to the univer-
sity recently. After being examined by
one of the professors, and found to be OF
exceptional value it's purchase has been
authorized by certain friends of the uni
versity.
The income from the class of rs endoW-
ment fund for a library of English poetry
and drama, amounting to $500. has just
been available. This is the library to
which Mr.. Charles Scribner, rs, has been
giving SO freely for the last two years.
The purchase of a number of books for
this collection has been arranged for.
The Princeton Glee Gu organization
will give its first concert of the year at
New Have next Friday evening. For
several weeks past the clubs have held
daily rehearsals in order to be prepare
for this early concert. While a number OF
the best musicians in the organizatlon
e-,, ~ 1ar+ I'm ~ ON N OH nnVT 1mafG~1li
has been brought out to ensure the club
being about as good as last season. The
Banjo and Mandolin Clubs will be fully as
good as last year.
A golf match was played on Thursday
between a team from the Princeton Coli
Club and a team from L~awrenceNllle
School. Princeton team won by a score
of 81 to s. The best Individual playing was
done BY Vanderpool and Jackson for
Princeton and Dudley and Williams for
Lawrenceville. There were nine men on
each team.
Al mass meeting of the undergraduates
will be held next Tuesday evening to make
definite plans in regard to systematic
cheering at the Yale-Princeton football
game. The Prfncetonian has issued a call
for popular songs to be sung on that ec-
CASTOR. and at this meeting there viii be
a rehearsal. A number of prominent
alumni will address the students and urge
upon them the necessity of accompanying
the team to New Haven.
At a recent meeting of the Symphony
Musical Club, plans for the year were dis
cussed. and the following officers elected:
Fl. B. Lewis, leader Of the Banjo Club:
w. NJ. Scott, '9s, leader of the Mandolin
Club, and F. c. voorhees,, so, business
manager.
Club was well attended and an instructive
lecture on Student Life in Germany" was
delivered by Professor E. Y. Robbins.
Professor Robbins spoke of the leading
characteristics of German and American
college students and compared them. Mr..
Robbins has spent a number of years at
the leading German universities.
Professor Andrew f.. West, of Princeton
University, has been elected a trustee of
L~awrenceville, to fill the vacancy caused
last year by the death of. Edward I
Green, LII. D., of Trenton. Lawrence
ville's enrolment this year is 351, an in
of 30 over last year, and the largest
in the history of the school.
The Gun Club has been holding practice
shoots for candidates for the team. Mr..
coaching the men. At the end of this Sc
ries of practice shoots, the five men maxi
ing the highest average scores will repre-
sent Princeton against Yale in the final
match next Friday for the challenge cup.
There are % men entered in the whist
tournament which began last Monday. |
The tournament must be finished by De-
cember 10. This tournament will deter
who will represent Princeton in case
a match is arranged with Yale and Har-
The chess tournament is also in
progress with more entries than usual.
the end of his preliminary tournament
q team of three men will be selected to
play for Princeton at the annual meeting
of the intercollegiate Association, which
takes place Christmas week, in New York.
The members of the University Glee
Club will have seats in the center of the
Princeton stand at New Haven next Sat
urday and will lead the singing of the
Princeton supporters.
The Yale and Harvard football game, |
Saturday at Cambridge, was re-