The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
PRINCEToN'S SONS DINE.
On. sHIRLDS, OF PRINCETON INN
FAME, THE -RERO or THE ETENING.

I0uo CheNrn greeted EVERY Mentlon OF htn
Hsme-Prcstaspt Patterns speech Teuehea
the hearts or the hiuuui-Ex-Sasyor VIII
Ham H. strenE Make the College Saen Laugh
Thus far the walls OF The banquet room at the
now Delmonico's havo rung to no such ebullient
enthusiasm az made them fairly trcmblo last
night when tho Princeton men let out their
voices at their annual dinner. In so far
as tho proceedings were concerned they
took on the form Of an ovation to
DIR. Charles w. Shields, who, because
OF his action in defending the Princeton Inn,
was practically read out Of tho Presbyterian
Church by the total abstinence element, and by
implication a protest against the action of the
Presbytorinns. Although DR.. Shields was not
on the list Of speakers, he was tho hero Of the
occasion, and overy mention Of his name brought
forth vociferous cheering.
His only appearance on THE formal programme
was at the beginning. "a no was put dow to say
grace before the dinner. From a sense Of tho
proprieties the 300 men present rcfrained from
any expression at that time. but hardly had tho
dinner begun when q man of tho class Of 'ss
rose and called out:
Three cheers for Prof. Shieldsl"
The response was instant and tremendous.
With ono accord tho whole number OF the
diners leaped TO their feet and expressed their
sentiments unmistakably in ono stupendous
Princeton cheer. terminating in "Shicldsi"
Finally he was compelled to rise in his place and
bow. During the progress OF tho dinner
a delegation from the Amherst dinner.
in progress in the room below, consisting
OF A. @. James and H. L. Bridgman brought up
the compliments OF Amherst to Princeton.
which brought forth q cheer for Amherst. DR..
Harlan and JobE Hedges were appointed to pre-
sent Princeton's compliments to Amherst. The
cheering having then been started the
classes, began to give their yells, 'sS
proving particularly vociferous, with 's6 q
good second, and for ten minutes the
room was q pandemonium. 1t had hardly quieted
down when John L. Cadwalader, the President,
rose to speak. In his second sentence he re-
ferred to Prof. Shields. and instantly the entire
concourse rose to its feet and chcered until the
speaker, motioning for silence. said:
II shall have to discipline Prot. Shields II he
doesn't stop interrupting the proceedings"
Mr.. Cadwalader deplored the lack Of a close
association between the university and the
first speaker. President Patton said. in the
course Of his speech:
criticised us SC. severely might have had more
confidence in the men who are responsible
might easily have absolved them from
sfsirs. IN Wow OF their remote residence
aud imperfect. acquaintanee with the facts of
| not enter into any discussion OF the questions
that have given Princeton such unenviable
prominence during the past six months. All
that l need say will be sufficiently indicated in q
ut is not strange that an institution with SO
great q function should be separate. indepen-
dent, and governed by laws of its own making.
and it should be- free from ecclesiastical entan;
s1s@en TIA. suS S9 not between anaeTva Prine sss mo and
I'm bound to recognize the fact that the
u~nhampered by any sectarian considerations.
[Applause and cheers.l 1 am loyal to my Church.
but 1 cannot consent to have tho law Of that
p poseG on a. Pr siGseii GniSefsslty. tGrest Cheer.
fng.l While 1 hold my place at the head of your
hand Of ecclesiasticism from resting on Prince
ton University; Tremendous cheeringl
popular ciamor. we owe a duty to our students
and to the parents who have committed them to
G is p sq1s; i kp i Fa ,nst t .Sst s5e se% msn sps
given s to ez Ssss but mon ! slso ,m know ssas
ee 'n Years. moran and that of Prineet sHsn never had
So clean a recoE. a as in in the be- year . th1t clos closed ;%d WITH =
indignant when 1 think how good men and
e01a to @1 sood Account psss nt'f the De criticisms that we
received: il:advised as many OF them have
know our difficulties. and l cannot stop to ex.
plain them; But one thing min Is sure; prohibition
!No. H sna ' spsa sFi ehss4s. i + RFi RiIl only %lEeFess So
r. s5so. s sS3sS 7 s4as s eas Ss sss ' + $3iasss,5 a q
or that we are spending energy in self-defence.
We are keeping on in our uninterrupted way
and doing our work as we have been doing it oil
@lPPRi ,aF9t sna sPat,on"I L 'n0.'
Strong. assuring him that the stuffed tiger on
the other side Of the room was a Princeton and
"if It WAS a Tammany tiger" said the er-
Mayor. as he rose to respond, II should proba;;
S S!y so 10 5n I'D y It; A sone ss%BRiSatia aggoS of P sSs CAM !
our headquarters q very brilliant young man
wig a5o d { E 5oSi s q s0u I'D i0t j 6 hSwlsd tho
Prineet9nians. catching on. City Magistrate
Job T; Hedges turned pink and looked at his
erstwhile boss apprehensively.
SIN the goodness Of HIS heart" continued Mr..
delegation Of ALUMNI from various colleges call.
and ! was to make them q speech, idolivered a
BY name, but Somehow left out Princeton:
W en-, they y had gone 6sor ny SI Young 1rie END i ssi6e at
":sir you have failed to mention the name of
the only college in this country that turns out
a position. where no could exhibit statesman:
lo@ EMy at name ms a is J ofP!!'ssd iiLaushter.l
After the election job took charge Of the APP
was to he a graduate OF Princeton" Laughter
and applause.l
place was taken by st. Clair Mckelway, who
made a short speech and was followed by james
c. Carter. John 8. Wise spoke briefly and Prof.
Bliss Perry talked about the life of the college
professor. Tho final speech was made by the
Rev. william ]. McKittrick Of Buffalo. who
aroused No little enthusiasm by his response in
behalf OF the alumni. He said;
when 1 was invited to speak on this topic 1t
tho 6ugies Of Revolutionary battledeids, Or
travel backward along. two centuries of the
history of philosophic thought; For they who
played like boys along the corridors OF old North
College. and sang like nightingales on her
glorious campus. have put their swords into our
national struggles and put their hooks into the
highest thinking OF generation after generation.
cit is not always wicked to DO proud. There
is a pride that has a right to smile in the face
of splendid achievement; and such pride may
be allowed to speak from the lips OF Princeton
men. as they see their brothers and fathers 1T
| ting their stones. laying their bricks. carrying
their hods OF mortar to the upbutlding OF the
towers and palaces OF our country's renown.
There is nothing that a university can turn
out quite as good as a man with wisdom rubbed
in through his scalp and righteousness en-
throned in his soul and the ribbon OF the worlds