New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16
BACK IN NASSATJ'S HALLS.
FEATURES OF ALUMNI DAY AT PRINCE
TON UNIVERSITY.
ANNUAL MEETINGS OF WING AND cLfo-THE
SOPHOMORE PROMENADE A BRILLIANT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HIGHEST
HONOR MAN.


Princeton ~ j., June 1.-THE fourth day or
Princeton'3 10th commencement. Alumni Day ID
one Of lntcrmisslon. No exercises OF the commence
ment proper have been held and many visitors
have taken the opportunity to inspect laboratories
museums and halls of interest.
The annual meetings OF Princeton's famous lit
erary societies. Clio Hall and Wh!g Hall. took place
at IL o'clock. The meetings arc secret according
to time -honored custom. and after members OF
both halls have formed In procession on the
campus and marched to the respective society
buildings no outsider knows what takes place
behind the high oak doors Of the marble haiis'
beyond that there addresses by prominent
alumni Job Hedges, 'SS. New-York. member OF
Whig Hail. the Rev W. Merle Smith 81. New
York Clio Hall. and DR.. Stewart. 80. Harrisburg
Penn. Whig Hall. delivered addresses to-day.
At o'clock the alumni dinner was served In the
University Hall. and was largely atteEded
Later In the afternoon President and Mrs. Francis
J.. Patton held a reception at their home. which
was we'll attended by the visitors.
The Lynde prize debate in Alexander Hall, which
preceded the sophomore promenade, was the last
Of the days exercises The subject for debate was:
Resolved. That the arbitration Treaty recently
negotiated between the United States ana Great
Britain ought to have been ratified without amend
mcnts" Samuel S. Yantia Henry +. StockweH
and William b. Ramsey took the affirmative size
for Clio Hall. Thomas St. C. Evans. Robert r. Ster-
ling and Edward c. Elliott, representing wing
Hall spoke in the negative The judges were John
Cadwallader, &c: Edward W Sheldon. 49, ana
George r. Carpenter of Ncw-fork Inc uecsIo"
will be announced on Wednesday.
The sophomore reception and promenade tonight
was the SWEETEST socia function Of the commence
ment The Casino. with Its elaborate decorations
of pink and green. and Illuminated by clusters Oh
colored ncandescent lights. never looked orctue'
Hundreds CT Princetons fairest commencement
a., 80 fha adj
pha orchestra, and the presence Of many society
sophomores prom" the gayest Of the year Among
the women who acted as patronesses were Mrs
Grover Cleye and, Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger
Mrs. c. Ledyard Blair. Mrs; 5. Naudain Duer Mrs
VI. ID. Delafied. Mrs. william Rhinelander. Mrs
Francis l." Patton: Mrs Edwin NJ Benson, Srs
Grler Hibben and Mrs. w. r. Donaldson.
At the meeting of Princeton University trustees
last night Professor Arnold Guyet Cameron. IN ID;
Princeton, 'S6. elected professor Of the French
language and literature. The professor recently
resigned from Yale.
The list of honors to be conferred tomorrow was
made known to-day The sensation OF the faculty
announcement the granting of the distinction
OF insigne laude to Henry Norris Russo !, OF
Oyster Bay N Y. who is the first honor man OF
the class and its Latin salutatorian. This Is the
uate of Princeton since the establishment of the
present system Of ranking. fifteen years ago. Csu-
ally a half dozen men in each class get the
high honor of magma cum laude. To provide for
classes than the magma group. these being the
summa cum aude and the insigne cum aude. The
former Is the maximum honor that can befall a
Princeton graduate. II has never been conferred
never conferred til the present year. Mr..
Russell being its first recipient