The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-11-23

for the special use OF students ar
patrons OF Princeton University, b,
attracted the attention of thousant
all over the country. 1t is said tn,
the New Brunswick synod will tax
some sort OF action upon the matte
especially in the case of Prof. Shield
who was one OF the signers OF tn
petition upon which the inn wa
granted It's license to sell liQuor
Another OF the signers was EXPIRES
dent Cleveland, whose signature
was that gave the inn management
the necessary number OF signatures t
Insure the issuance of the license
Professor Shields, who Is minister c
the Presbyterian church, and bear
the title doctor OF divinity, has bee
severely criticised by parts of the coun
try, and resolution condemning hin
will be introduced at the meeting @
the synod. II 1t Is adopted, he will
resign his professorship and his con
nection with the church at least 80 |
Is reported. He has for thirty year
been professor ir Princeton.
Many synods have condemned the
professor and the inn. There ha!
been raioed all over the country hut
and cry against the inn; Presby terlar
ministers and Presbyterian assoca
tions have been particularly active
and 80 great has been the clamor over
the matter, that it has become almost
national issue.
In view of all which, some facts
about the inn and the university may
be OF interest For time out OF mind
Princeton students who desired to
drink alcoholic beverages have been
forced to patronize veritable grogshops
in Princeton town. These saloons
have been OF the worst imaginable
kinds. The thousands of stud, nts at
tending the big school have ever had
among them certain number who
would drink. These spent their mig hts
In the saloons OF the town, where the
proprietors would serve any sort Of
liquor. demanded, and whence boys
came forth staggering and dazed from
the use OF spirits.
Such was the state OF affairs when
four years ago Moses Taylor Pyne, u
trustee of Princeton and an alumnus
determined that Princeton men should
not be subjected to these indignities.
He went among his friends and the
friends OF Princeton and raised enough
money to build the splendid hotel that
Is now called the "inn." A double
purpose was in Mr.. Pyne's mind when
be caused the hotel to be built. Not
In all Princeton was there q hotel
q
as first-class. or course, there were
hotels, but they were OF the cheap
kind, and 1t was in these hostelries
that friends and parents Of students
were compelled to put up when they
visited Princeton. Mr.. Pyne conceived
the idea Of killing two birds with one
stone. He would build a fine hotel to
accommodate visitors to the university
and he would supply a place where
the students could be served with beer
and ale under the supervision Of the
university. A stock company was
formed, the hotel was built and
petept ability as hotel man, and who
also knew the wants and the vagaries
Of college students. This manager is
very sedate appearing gentleman,
who rules the famous grillroom with
rod o. iron. To this man was intrusted
the task, or duty, OF seeing that no
" freshy" or "soph" got into the grill.
room--the place downstairs where the
ale and cakes" are sold-without
being accompanied by senior. The
grillroom is open until II o'clock every
night, and any student in "Old Nassau"
may enter sc long as these restrictions
are observed, drink as much beer as
he may desire to consume, and smoke
innumerable pipefuls Of tobacco, while
the roof tree sends back the echo OF
the very best songs that Princeton
talent can produce.
That ia the inn and its purposes.
The fight Is directed particularly TO-
ward the grillroom. Upstairs in the
inn is q room where students OF any
class may, when with their relatives,
obtain any kind of alcoholic beverage
they wish to order. This part OF the
fo
matter that no one has objected to it,
except on general principles. The
rule Is mperative-students can get
nothing here except with their rela-
tives. This part is q hotel, nothing
more.
Now, Trustee Pyne believes
thoroughly in the institution and 80, it
may be said, do most Of the authorities
OF Princeton, who contend that the
real issue Is between the temperance
Of licensed hostelry where there is
the strictest regulations and the in
temperance of the bad barrooms of tho
room Ia to be closed the whole thing
must be closed-that the closing will
start at the top and strike the grill
room last. The alumni are generally
with Mr.. Pyne In his position and it is
generally understood that President
Patton and the other authorities agree
with them.
In this connection The Chicago
Times Herald furnishes an interesting
phase OF the controversy. 1t tells OF
the strong criticisms that are coming
from Presbyterian ministers in general
and some Of them In particular, and
adds
"The university authorities have nc
hesitancy In speaking tacitly, if moi
overtly, about the peculiar and deli
cate debt that Is due to them from the
ministry Of the f'resby terian church
This debt is remarkable one in some
ways. 1t Is worth referring to in ex
tensO.
From the very beginning Of thu
university the sons Of the Presby yteriar
ministers have been educated free o
charge at Princeton. There are man.
hundreds, nay, thousands, OF Presby
terian ministers' sons who have bee
graduated from old Nassau with no
cent for tuition. Not alone thai
Scores OF eminent Presbyterian min
listers have been given their educatio
In the arts In this old school, for Prince
ton not only educated the sons of Pref
byterian ministers free OF charge, bu
she has also given free education
young men who proclaimed their d.
sire to become Presbyterian minister
themselves. And this is not the en-