New-York tribune., 1902-06-15

sextens.on Of the curriculum along decided peda-
reggie lines and special development Of the grad
tnste school. There are number of interesting
ktories told by the undergraduates and alumni
rebout the man who for fourteen years has been
~'Prexy.'' Here are few of them:
One evening year ago DR.. Patton addressed the
Princeton Club of Philadelphia at dinner given by
she club in his honor. In sounding the praises OF
The university he paraphrased sentence from Ma
seaulay's History of England after the follow
suE manner: Centuries hence, when some dust
lowered wayfarer from the Philippines stands on
1.-THE bridge that spans the Schuylkin, and beholds
sthe ruins Of the University of Pennsylvania.
sPrfncetoE will still be great The Quaker City
University head the incident, and some of her
Representatives demonstrated through the press.
Kilograms then came TO the Princeton corre-
spon6euts from Philadelphia carrying instructions
to call on President Patton and learn the sig
ESaifcance Of his remark They obeyed the orders,
and President Patton smiled and said: Just tell
our sister university that 1t was only a bit OF
.pleasantry
President Patton is nearsighted, and sometimes
makes amusing blunders because Of this defect
This accounts for the fact that he did not know
cne Of the members of his faculty who had been
on the corps of instructors for two years. The
Bachelors Club, instructors organization, gave
. dinner three weeks ago and invited PreideIlt
of the history department. was the last TO engage
him IN Pafoa aRa 5ad af'96 9o @ ha Ven R% a Mf
Giassmeyer / have enjoyed our tax very ' nlucI'
sion to me-" Mr.. Gassneyer is an instructor 10
Greek. and was graduated with the class OF a ayg
being the honor of the class, and the nISt
l sfirne President Patton met him was in his
\ senior year when he took his commencement Latin
.salutatory Grafton tc him have it approved
rSGlassneyer and Ratzenbach are OF similar bulla
khem in facial appearance .-,- -.
A certain New-YoTk paper sent telegram to ITS It's
correspondent here last winter with instructions
no Rush 500 word New Years greeting from Pres-
Epondent called on the president and presented the
Telegram President Patton glanced over II, and
1r~tTr - y,
sent tSat message that President Patton systemat-
scaliv de 5ecIineS TO Write Christmas carols New
years greetings Easter hymns for newspapers
that hes got enough to do in running this uni
: When John Hay. Secretary Of State. informed
rhe university authorities that he would be pres
s@nt at the Founders Day exercises held a year
laws ia President Patton sent word to one of the
Student reporters TO call and see him, as ne had
The president dictated the item. and then said;
y1F asFS ye9 an SGi aTe fna repy he continued
F"WeIi now, don't go TO monkeying with II, but
ses1 When n Pawnee Bilis cow punchers snake
rharmers came TO Princeton in the spring OF lSss
she students had some trouble with them II is
eaid that sophomores had a hand in the disturb
Patton met the class in Dickenson Hall and gave
zhe members OF il severe lecture saving n par,
an our streets this morning. and am also aware
Of fact that the sophomore class mad no small
come desperate. They are prepared 10 shoot ana
sf there IS further trouble they will shoot TO Kill
and some Of you may be among the slain, and l
dont believe that most OF you are prepared to die,
either You have special immunity against a
bullet from winchester rife and by the power
that is vested in j hereby forbid any sopho-
more or for that matter any man in this univer-
efty 20 attend that show Tonight Ihe snow
went on without ripple Of disturbance
Professor Woodrow Wilson, presloent-eIect, mas
ror several years been declared by vote OF the
e-uior classes the most popular professor IN the
4aculty. His place is leader in the educational
rxorld no man of learning Will dispute he is as
president Patton said, "a true and loyal son OF
old Nassau; a pre-eminently fitted for the
rresldency Of the university he is trained In art
and IS q social and political force in America"
number Of interesting anecdotes are tolo about I
Is cne which goes considerable way toward snow