The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-23
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIRST
BIRTHDAY OF THE INSTITUTION.
Essay by Grover CleveIand-Degree of
Doctor of Laws Conferred ON Lord
Aberdeen-That Saloon.

PRINCETON N j., Oct. 22.-The one
hundred and ffty-first birthday of Prince
TON University was celebrated here to-day.
More than usual interest was manifested in
the commemoration on account of the pres
ence of ex-President Cleveland and Lord
Aberdeen. governor general of Canada. The
academic procession of Princeton trustees,
faculty, alumni and undergraduates formed
at Marquand Chapel at a. m. and marched
to Alexander Hall. The body was led by
Mr.. Cleveland the Earl of Aberdeen and
President Patton. The exercises were
opened by Dean Murray, with a prayer.
Then Grover Cleveland read his address,
which was in the nature of an essay on
the value of liberal education and the re-
sponsibilities of wealth. 1t was Cleveland
esque in word and tone throughout In clos
ing Mr. Cleveland said:
"a just people willing to concede equal
rights and privileges to every citizen would
enforce justice in their government; a frug-
al and economical people would command
frugality and economy in public admins
tration a people who valued integrity and
morality would exact them in high places
q people who held sacred the honor of their
country would insist upon its Scrupulous
protection and defense, and a people who
love peace would not again suffer the hui
initiation of seeing dashed from their proud
grasp the almost ripened hope of leader
ship among the nations of the earth, in the
high mission of driving out the cruel bar
barities of war by the advent of the pa
cific methods of international arbitration
Happy is the land where examples of hero
ism and wise craftsmanship abound, but
happier is the land where the people rule,
and fortunate above all are those people
when their government is controlled
watched and defended by the virtue pa
triotism and intelligence of millions of truly
Self-made men,"
Following Mr.. Cleveland President Pat
to Lord and Lady Aberdeen and conferred
upon Lord Aberdeen the degree of LII. d.
Among other things President Patton said:
ut is with unusual emotion and with pleas
that hereafter among the laureates of
Princeton University it shall be our
privilege to write the name of his Ex-
cellency. the Right Honorable Sir John Will
liam Campbell Gordon, seventh Earl Of
Aberdeen"
Lord Aberdeen then delivered his address,
He expressed his deep appreciation of the
honor conferred upon him and eulogiZed the
university He assumed that it was an
honor to the governor general of Canada
rather than the individual, and added: 1T
seems in fact to form part of that inter-
change of international courtesies which
happily is of frequent and regular occur
renee between American and British nsti-
tutions and especially between the univer-
stiles of both countries. That is an I'M
doubted fact. But why is it that we some
times meet simultaneously with other symp-
toms of an opposite character, we are puz-
Zled by such utteranceS When we meet as
individuals we experience nothing but
courtesy and hospitality. Yet public utter
anceS from time to time IN various quarters
dc not always harmonize with that atti-
tudC.''