The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14

VIZ ILL Princeton Inn stand or fall,
" That is the question that is
troubling students faculty, under
graduates, alumni, friends. and. inciden-
tally. the whole Presbyterian church OF
the United States OF America.
President Patton has declared himself.
He says he will fight the question out TO
the end, If he has 10 fight the entire Pres
byterian church. The matter has, there
fore. become serious. not alone for the
body OF the Presbyterian ciergymen, but
also for the university. The case Is in
tensely interesting. 1t involves the great
question whether Princeton shall stand
for licensed liquor selling IN the face OF
the most strenuous opposition from pres
byteries and synods over all the United
States. The university authorities have
no hesitancy In speaking tacitly. If not
overtly. about the peculiar and delicate
debt that is due 10 them from the ministry
OF the Presbyterian church. This debt is
remarkable one in some ways. 1t IS
worth referring 10 In extenso.
From the very beginning OF the univer-
sity the sons OF the Presbyterian ministers
have been educated free Of charge AZ
Princeton. There are many hundreds
nay, thousands OF Presbyterian ministers
soas who have been graduated from ''0ld
q
alone that. Scores Of eminent Presbyterian
ministers have been given their education
In the arts In this old school, for Prince
ton not only educated the sons Of Presbv-
terrain ministers free OF charge but she
has also given free education 70 young
men who proclaimed their desire to become
Presbyterian ministers themselves And
this is not the end Of princeton's geaeros-
fly. Although q Presbyterian foundation
Aar
doors without charge 20 the sons of min
listers. no matter what the denomination
and has 50 broadened her policy that any
young man who wished 10 become a min
lister. whatever his denomination had free
access 70 her halls and 20 all that sfe had
to give
In view OF these facts certain mem
bers OF The faculty, the alumni who own
the now famous INN" and The friends Of
Princeton who are teetotaierS themselves
are somewhat surprised to say the least
ar the attitude cf the Presbyteries that
have openly and harshly criticised the uni
versity for maintaining what the clergy
call "grog shop IN classic Princeton.
President Patton and others have not
come out fatty on the subject but II IS
known that the feeling in this rexpec, Is
running high. and there are riFnnrs that
IL the church continues 10 attack tne
university as Il has been doing FOR the last
two weeks. the free hst'' Will be SIS
pended. ana cievgynea's sons and pros
pective ciergyrnen will 5e forced 10 seek
out some other university for their eduea-
ton. o. nay UP
What is the Princeton "iuu" about
which so many clouds have recently gath
eradr l. = not really such a terrible
8. A
Princeton students who desired 70 drink
alcoholic beverages have been forced %
p4tronize veTifasle g-oz shops II Prince
ian town These saloons have been 81
The wors. imaginable kinds. The saouz-
aads OF students attending the big
school have ever had among them a GER
tain number xho would drink. These
spent their nights IN the saloons OF the
Gown. where the propFletors wotsid serve
any sorI ~ iiapor dsDanded and whence
6cvz came forth staggering and stazsa
from the use Of sp!riss.
such wss the state az affairs when four
ears ago Moses Taylor Pyne, 4 trustee os
Esrlreafon ard al aluEnnlls determined tnat
EsrsnceEos n1eG should nos ~ subjected 70
snase lndtGnIties. lie went among his
sr.snAs and the fFlersda % Pr .ee;sn ana
-alsed enough money 70 build TIE splendid
gotsl that Is TON sailed she INN" a d0aa-
j4 pUTposs was II ar PTae's na!nd Rnea
g "a .sseG t1e aqteI 70 BE- built. Aog In al
Princeton 9aS there Il hotel @hSea nasgt.
3 called wE2t - kE5w3 as ''Grss c.ass."
y course taeEs Wcxe hotels bat they. were
{ ths cheap kfCd. ard * was in thssa
1sfalr3es thar friends and parents az stu
}en.S were compelled . put 40 when they
-ssated PrfCeSeoF- Mr. Pgas conceived t1e
Gsa o. k!l.uz .w3 birds with cre st03@-
fe would bg.ld 4 aae hotsi 70 azeoEnnooezfe
zs.toFs "a the university and re would
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