The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-30
COMMUNICATION DAY
AT PRINCETON COLLEGE.
Bishon sstteries Points out the Dam
gers OF Arrested Development
of the Country

PRINCETON, N. J., Oct. 2o.--The COM
mcmoration day exercises OF the one hun
dred and nfty-fourth year of the founding
OF Princeton University were held in
Alexander hall before a very large
audience, The board OF trustees and fac
ulty, led by President Patton Secretary
OF state John Hay and Bishop Henry
Yates Satterlee. Of Washington, marched
In body 20 tho hall
President Patton made an Introductory
address In which he announced that at
the meeting OF the trustees yesterday
action was taken by the board to elect
some distinguished graduate to further
the movement establishing graduate
department An election to this Office
VIII To made later on He also an
nounced that new officer would be
elected, TO be known az the university
secretary. President Patton presented
the need Of gymnasium. and urged the
concerted acsion Of thu alumni toward 81.
curing the necessary funds TOR its cree
ton. Commenting upon the action grant
Ing the alumni direct representation IN
sleeting ave members 70 the board he
ssia THIS was the most important an
nouncement he had ever made since he
became president OF the university.
Bishop satterlee delivered an asfrss on
the Ethics n American Civilization" in
which he depled that the government had
developed imperialistic tendencies THE
nation. he said, has less greed Tor ter
rttery today than when jefferson bought
louisiana or Monroe Florida 81 sewerd
Alaska. and far less than when the an
nexattan OF Toyas brought on the Next
can war We had no thousht Nhatevor
% territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT Wheu We
went 10 war with spain. and hQf0re We
had time 90 realise thu tpil meaning ~
passing events. certain islands as the
result % that war. have become dcgaet0
an actual Part 81 us We cannot 80 hack
N We would. from these new rssponsI.
eiitsie@ which have been thrust upon vs..
Peril OF Arrested Developments.
The greatest danger - ali Is TIA peril
% an arrested Development Whatever
has life must grow or e must decay ~
on she ether hand there q. danger 81 Hes
parting from the original ideal ~ civil
tnsfteN on the other hana there IL equal
trnmsnsnt danger - becoming ehast.slxht-
81 n cur viswp ~ our c0uufrY's future.
or fAllinw 60 read the slxnn a. tho times
ana - rcsuze the Atstaric ataasiou as q
AZ shs Cl0ss q n,ahop satterless az.
dress Prof Woodrow Wilson presenfe8
Secretary Hay e. President Patton wha
cenfeysea upon him the eegrce q doctor
Praf. Iibeey placed ne oriciai gown
upnn Mr.. ftay. who sas ne rcciulFrt 81
= ropssnw cheer snf Proionr sA applause
lows.
"Mv gratitude for ,hs ajsiinsu ssfs
Homer q uos dinliuishea-tt 81 rather fn-
ssnssa. BY re sense = ny personal ga-
deep appreciation. tar I am allowed ~
interpret X as sign ct your approval
% ths manner in which ! and my coll
leagues 81 the government have. unlfar
The direction ~ fhe nFNal 1snt. conducted
the FOREIGN Fcih1lata of ihr country tsr
Rho rAHt two NnAgN hey have been
ye.rs ~ wuca iAbor sad many rerpis1i-
lies, aud ~ Any measure nf succesa has
attended our eraris, q has been sue. uot
20 any strength or ability % Fnine. but 20
tha fact that cur eourss wa. 81 elearfv
marked 0at fer US By a century % nA.
nanai traditions. from which we have
never swasVeh We have believed IN the
ccuntry. as cur fathers sid. in ita hiHh
and beneaeens destiny. and 40 believing
we needed 60 admit no other causidera-
ticn than those Of tha national welfare:
we had 70 hsarken 60 no yolSs but the
esu OF duu and heaeE."