The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-10
WILSON ASKS FOR $t2,600,000,
AND HE'S GOING TO GET IT FOR
PRINCETON, SAYS M.
Alumni Cheer Ills Prophec, and Applaud
the Declaration That No lnh ersity
Gan spend Millions 30 Theoretically
Feast In the New Presidents Honor.

Or Woodrow Wilson. tn" new president
of Princeton University, at "A dinner given
In his honor AT the Waldorf Astoria last
night by the alumni. outlined publicly for
the first time his hopes for the extension of
the university system al Princeton. DIR.
Wilson made "A mastery speech, to which
the 500 old Princeton men present gave the
greatest attention.
When DR.. Wilson said that not only did
Princeton need si2 $4,000 to carry ou' his
ideas, but IT meant to have that sum. there
was n tremendous outburst of applause.
and cries from all over the big dining room
indicated that in his policy of extension
President Wilson will have not only the
moral but the material support Of all the
alumni OF the bii, New Jersey university.
No ri Iccton dinner years has equailod
! NUMBERS and rnth'h llsin the gather ! lg
of last sht. The banquet hall was crowue1
TO / almost capati and all through
the Incr the place rang with the class
cries of the alumni the grayh Cads and
baldhcads Of the early EOS being not one
whit les, voCifcrous tina u the Youngsters
of the late 'Us. The dining room was
draped with Orange and black, and an
orchestra played all the Princeton airs &.
number of new songs, dedicated to Presi-
uent Wilson, were sung. Par OF one,
written To lie tune OF Nr. Dool'y, ran
a. follows:
icr educated graduates
Are ifinccttnS special pride
To tuin out Just soou business men
Nassau has never tired.
but tho We all wear glasses
Ana lous sadly underfed,
Ne tEnN Ia choosing Wilson
That We showed our business head.
chorus.
Tor Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson,
lie one OF ". son OF Nassau Hall,
IL WOODROW wilson. Woodrow Wilson,
ITS Wilson. Wilson, Wilson that /, all.
Al the guest table with President Wilson
were ex-Pres ident Francis l. Patton, Prcsi-
dent Tracy II. Harris of the Princet Oh Club
Henry r.. Rowland. representing Yale;
Austen q. Fox, representing harvard.
George J.. klves, representing Columbia;
james W Alexander, Gen. Adna X. Chaffee,
lol. Albert j. Mills, superintendent of the
West Point Military Academy, Morris h.
Jesup and a number Of others.
Nj. AcNa der a. tOastmts.er used a. a
ga,"l the Clapper of the tell on Nassau
Hal soit mp for the occasion by the fresh
ma class al Princeton. II il the duty Of
every freshman class at PiiLCTton to steal
the c.aplrr OF the tel on old Nassau. and
the present class proved last night that II
hadn't been r"miss in this traditional duty.
Mr. Alexander made brief speech, saving
il part
is dead. long live the X ing, but cannot. for
her" on %" other sd" oi Ia" sits h" "a king.
ANY" and not kickinG hr"r1 for pr Pat
that hc has spirit, brains, education and the
support and respect Of tho al unnl, to help
him carry on his work There j. only or"
all of ~. he has heard of the man with the
hoe. but What be wants To hear about II tho
Now the mirut" Dr Patton went to the
THEOLOGICAL seminary an old lady died, and
ieit thr seminary s.,ooo,"'" which Il don't
u i stoulshlng-tie small mortality among
thos" Win h"Guo>t- Tor n" ooil"e" But We
announce tonight that We don't insist on
people dying before they Cpu CIV" H. any
money. W" ar" willing 10 take the dennis"
and postpone the deml-"
When President Wilson was introduced
he was greeted with three rousng Prince
ton cheers lie talked at great length on
the extension of tie university system
al Princeton. telling Of hi> dream Of the tine
when Princeton. will hav" its graduate
schools and rank with The greatest uni
vcrsities in the world. He went into the
minutsst details of his great ambition for
Princeton and then said
our dream IS to transform the thoughtlcss
boy into the thin king man The trouble with
IA" mud"ru und"rgrHduHt" j. that h" Is a
task because a" j. compelled TO do il and be-
caus" h. does II that, way h~ work counts
for nothing AZ all This youth - graduated
OF n" achievement; he j. graduated on a scale
of residence
II is not 4 part Of nay proposition N make
ia" undergraduate work all the time. but |
do propose to make HIM want to work all Of
IA" time. and think there ia a certain in
ftllihl" way tu do this Men must be OK
aWin"d on topics. not on text books You
must get your men inside OF the subjects
they nrr irving to got Out
" - our ldrn TO transform the youn ester
dong tasks TO ia" man dong thanking. and
gentlemen, | want to say TO YOU thut all of
this costs money. To start our system viii
r"uuIr" two and a quarter million dollars |
hear som" one Whs'llng. Well you must get
over that whistle" h"ctuse YOU must get used
to ftos" 0gurrs "" are going 10 get tins
money. | suspect that there urc men here
tonight who are gong to CIV" Il 70 me
To do IA" other things ! have dreamed OF
II l. going to take q great deal more money
| think have rcckou"d II an out on n sound
bushes basis and u" total that | have
reached i 81? 800 OnA Their" i no university
In IA" world that can max" 30 small 4 sum Of
money 20 20 far Their" T. no university
which can turn this much money into %
much good, red blood Applause
Princeton has ever been at the service of
the nat ion hut il cannot stand In the service
oil tn" nation without knowledge Cheers
and songs cannot give Princeton hor roputa-
ton Nothing will CIV" her her roputat ion
but the achievements OF the m,n she grad
uit">
Other speakers were Or Patton, Judge
Rowland, Mr. Fox, Mr. Rvs and job