New-York tribune., 1901-06-13
PRINCETON'S YEAR ENDED.
ALUMNI TRUSTEES ANNOUNCED Gov
ERNOR VOORHEES, HONORED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO rHz rR1RuSE.I

IBY TELEGRAPH TO TRIRUNE.I
Princeton, N J.. June 12-John ID. Davis. n OF
St Louis; James LaughIn. 1r-. IS. of P1ttsburg.
D. B. Jones. 20. OF Chicago; John L. CadwaIlader.
SO OF New-Yorb and Alexander Van Rensselaer,.
II. Of Philadelphia. yesterday chosen rep
resent Princeton Unverstys Alumni the board
of trustees These names were announced to-day.
This action marks the most important step in
Princeto1's development since the change which
began in 1885. with the transformation Of the col
lege into rhe university. Dissatisfaction with
OF the present methods has been openly expressed
by the alumni. who thought that in order further
TO advance the interests OF Princeton direct call
should be made upon men who stand in close rels
.lcn the 'nstitutiOn's graduates Most OF tho
trustees. the body formerly constituted.
consisted OF men who. though desirous OF main
tanning the untversttys standing have been unable
to give close attention to the wishes OF those on
whose support the welfare OF Princeton rests
This step means said a prominent alumnus to-
day that there will he other than few men on
the board Of trustees who are not afraid 10 say
what they think"
Foster NJ. Voorhees,. Governor OF New-Jersey. sat
at President Patton's right In Alexander Hall to-
day. and received the degree OF IL D. Vice
Chancellor Emory received similar honor. When
Woodrow Wilson had introduced the Governor the
audience cheered the professor heartily. and for
moment the president looked though he
undecided to confer the degree upon the Governor
the speaker.
President Patton and the Governor. followed by
class. led the procession which formed in front
of Old North and marched to Alexander Hall. The
seniors wore with their caps and gowns hoods
bordered with orange and white. The line then
entered the hall, which crowded with friends
and relatives Of the candidates for degrees. The
day was excessively hot. and a number OF people
were glad TO escape from the hail 10 the campus,
though there was hardly vacant seat IN the
building at any time during the exercises
These began with prayer offered by the Rev. DR..
David r. Fraser, of Newark Then came the
senior Oratons. The Latin saIutatory was pro-
nounced by Edward Glassmeyer, of Reading Penn
HIS classmates applaudsd his periods. though ir
Is PROBABLE that if this class bears a resemblance
TO former classes few of the members had counpre-
hension OF what being said. Howard r.
Omwake. Of Greencastle. Penn then spoke on
Education and Culture" He followed by
Merritt l. Harding, of PlainsvilIe Penn. the sub
ject of whose Grafton was The Spiritual Coucer-
ton Of the Universe and then William A Babson
OF South Orange. N j., spoke on "ToussaInt
L'OUverrurS
FELLOWSHIPS AND PRIZES.
The Rev. Dr. Elijah R. Craven secretary OF the
Board of Trustees. then announced the award OF
the following felowships:
The J. 5. X fellowships in mathematics To- Oliver
D. kellogg. Of vineland. n J.; James G. Moore
head OF Wytheville Va. and Adam " HItebeitsI,
oI Green Lane. Penn: the South East University
Fellowship in Social Science 500. TO Edward L
University Fellowship in Biology 500 year az 1 70
Earl Douglas. OF Medford, Minn-; the Charles
aare 500 year 70 EmeT esp s Ggrhard 1 or Pa.
ts enn; tne GRIversity Fellowship in Archssology,
ship In Astronomy. the annual income OF $1,000.
eelor Green Fellowship in Mental Science, being
The interest yearly Of $1,000, % John K. Macke OF
Portland Ore: the Class OF 1850 Experimental Sci
e2ce Fellowship. the. annual interest OF GOOoO TO
mention OF Eert ; Johnson. OF Pennsylvania; the
Boudtnot Fellowship in History, 800 year. 70
Fellowship in Modern LANGUAGE. 500 a year4 TO
Howard R omwake.. OF Greencastle. Penn; the
Cochran: ths Special FeiIowshifp in Biology to
Richards. OF Illinois
The following were the PRINCIPAL prizes & &awaZded:
% William Ia A Ba3son % OF SOUTH oGange y J.:
and third TO Walter e Hope OF Brooklyn \. T.
saS % A6ram g G. Par pBaTthoIomsW Or BgaIo
The Baird It prize Of 500 70 Ralph p Swonord OF
". A Babson; the Baird prize for delivery. $50.
70 70 RssF o Hope 5he Baird prize OF SO & fos PSs{ry
prizes Tor disputaton: hrst Of $40 to R. s steen.
The junior orator medaIs~First 10 Bond Housen.
Orange. y J third to % EdWfS Sf' n KsIfosx Of s
wiekly. Penn; fourth 10 Raymond T. ParrOtt. oc
TRs N5l;snp Isslssn prize Of 8. 900 70 Bond Hogsen ,
70 II + StambaR5rh OF Earrisbv-g -'e'-Oo - '07o
The comforting OF degrees followed the announce
proposed The candidates for the degree Of D, D.
Lney Wee ne Iev ElWaId Ttlsss. o. Rroessor ~
the Rev Chalmers Martin. 5s. former missionary
IN siam ana now PRESIDENT pennsylvania COl-
lege for Young Women Those who received the
degree OF NJ A. proposed by Professor Hibben.
William Lauuing. c. Z. Patterson. the Rev.
G. B. F. HaIeck and James d Mcclure.
DR. Patton then announced the gifts 10 the uni
versity in the last year The most important OF
these were made known yesterday in the presi-
dents address 10 the alumni and printed in this
mornings Tribune. The sum Of $4,000 given by
whose made public. has been
subscribed for the maintenance OF the library, and
a fund OF $1,000 for a fellowship in biology
another present from friend OF the university.
The following members OF '01 have been ap-
pointed tnstructorships: Edward Cflassmeyer. or
Reading. Penn. instructor j.
Wilson. OF Bellefontaine. Ohio. Instructor In
zraphics and geometry, and Howell n. White, OF
Walton, N Y, instructor IN Latin
The seniors sang tonight the steps OF Nassau
Hall and the loving cup was passed to each men,
Der OF the class.