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|NAUGURA7[D PRESIDENT
Woodrow Wilson Succeeds F, l..
Patton as Head of Prince
ton University.
IS THIRTEENTH MAN THUS HoAoRED.
Ceremony Is Held in Alexander Hall,
and Is Attended by Many Dfstin-
guished Observation-Disclosures of Re-
firing and Incoming Presidents
Greeted with Applause.

Princeton, N. j., Oct. 27-Decora-
tions of orange and black We're dis
played everywhere here Saturday in
honor of the inauguratio of Woodrow
Wilson as thirteenth president of
Princeton university. Hundreds of
graduates of the university ore here
and there were many warm greetings
between old alumni some of whom had
not met for years.
Among the distinguished guests of
the university were Former Speaker
Reed, ]. Pierpont Morgan, Chancellor
Magic, Attorney General Thomas N.
NcCarter, of New Jersey; Senator John
Kean, of New Jersey; Hon. Robert T.
Lincoln, Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, Sam
ael Clemens, President Butler, of
Columbia; President Hadley, of Yale;
Prof. Abbott Lawrence, of Harvard;
DIR. William T. Harris, national COM
missioner of emigration; President w.
IN. p. Faunce, of Brown; Chancellor F.
:P. Venable, University of Carolina;
President Cyrus Northrup, University
of Minnesota; President Wheeler, Uni
:versity of California; President L..
Clark Sulze, Smith college; President
William r. Harper, Chicago university;
President ID. C. Gilman, Carnegie in
stitute, and President Taylor, of Vas
rsaI.
In the procession, which formed in
rahe university library and marched to
Alexander hall in which was held the
.7iteEary exercises, ex-Preeident Cleve-
land and Gov. Murphy, President-elect
Wilson and the retiring president, Rev
u. L. Patton, Rev. Van Dyke and Bish.
ops Scarborough and Satterle formed
the first division.
The entire line of march of the AGA
demic procession was lined with en-
ahusiastic undergraduates and alumni
The first division and as many of the
second as the space would hold, occu,
pied the rostrum in Alexander hall, the
rest OF the procession in order occupy
ing the main audience room and the
balcony. As the academic body moved
into the building the orchestra played
professional, which was followed by a
hymn. Rev. DR.. Van Dyke delivered
the invocation and Chancellor Magic
administered the three oaths of al
legiance to the United States, the state
and the university, and presented the
charter and keys of the university tc
the, new president. This was followed
by rounds of applause lengthening int
a deafening noise as Mr.. Patton aros'
to deliver his address as the retiring
president.
The address of ex-President Cleve
Land for the board of trustees also pro
voked great applause.
When President Wilson arose to de
Aver his inauguralhe was greeted witt
prolonged applause, being also fire
quently interrupted by the enthusiasts
tic audience whose feelings were ex
pressed in timely demonstrations
Bishop Satterlee pronounced the bene
diction and as the occasional was rem
dered, the audience moved out of tn,
building and over to Nassau hall, from
the steps of which President Wilson ad
dressed the alumni and under-gradu
,ates. The next event was the turnin.
of the first sod by the president forth'
class of 10 dormitory which will b.
erected at the head of Prospect ave
nue.. luncheon by President Wilson
to a number Of distinguished guest
closed the mornings prorramme
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