New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-14
PRINCETON CLASS DAY.
Trustees adopt Ne7c Course of
.StHdy-Erercises on Cam ms
fDT TELEGRAPH TO rHE rRrHrxr

Princeton. y. J.. June l2-The ann,s1 ,,oo.,-
Of the Princeton University trustees was held 70
day and two new members were elected IN M
hoard. Cleveland II. Dodge. '79. OF New-Yorl, "a
John Il. Converse Or Philadelphia. nras;d.,. =.
-he Baldwin Locomotive Works viii tak a.
places made vacant by the deaths Of stanord -,
tie Of Trenton, and John X. Cowen Of p3aI,i,,oo
A complete revision Of the undergraduate courses
of study leading 20 the bachelors degr-es a.
formulated by the president and fac1It,, ~
to-day adopted by the trustees The revfsio, -,
into full effect IN l995-o5. with transitional ar
ranEement for the coming academic year.
II is the most important restaternert Of .b
Princeton course O: study that mas been r,,aa
since President McCosh reorganized the ,o,-s. 3,
$50, and makes plain the attitude Of Princeton u,
regard 70 the standards o. college education mar
ticu4arly with reference 10 the vexed problem, Of
elective study.
The leading proposals IN substance as ,oIio,,,
Equality i amount Of entrance requirements for
each course leading TO bachelors degree. main,
tenaIce OF The bachelor OF arts degree IN its his
tOric sense as the degree OF aIl-round liberal es,
ca1.oa. modification OF the bachelor of science
degree to make it represent a purely liberal
education Of the modern type with emphasis ~,
scientific studies; the introduction of a degree of
bachelor Of letters TO represent purely liberal ed
cation OF the modern type, with emphasis on
nuTnanistc studies and slmpIifcatiou and unia-
cation OF the entrance requirements
Class day proved Of the fullest and most in
reresLiug features OF PrDcetou's I57th commence
ment The exercises began this morning when
President Wilson introduced 10 a large audience
in Alexander Hall William II. CnderhuI OF East
Orange y J. the master OF ceremonies for the o,-
casio1. The salutatory was delivered by d. IL
Barr o: Newburg, y. Y. who was followed by
George 3 HornblOwer. Of New-York City. the class
orator The exercises OF the early morning were
completed when Z. H Butler. or Tacoma. Wash
read the class poem
The class adjourned TO the steps Of ''Old North"
where 3. o. Satterwhite Of Louisville, Ky. deliy-
cred the IVY Grafton. which was followed by the
rls.tirg Of the class ivy. The visitors then scat
tered themselves about the campus while ZiIu-
uue-naus Band played selections from the great
composers
Al ESQ this afternoon The cannon exercises were
held in The centre o. the quadrangle ABOUT the old
Revolutionary relic. and special stands were erected
sor the purpose that seated nearly TWO thousand
persons while the seniors formed = large circle
al the foot Of the tiers. B. NJ Price. OF Oakmont.
Penn. gave the class history. and George Tucker
Bspham. OF Philadelphia. delivered the presenta-
Maxwell Srruthers Burt OF Philadelphia and How
ard 4 Henry. Of Philadelphia delivered the pres
In the early portion Of the evening many visitors
were shown through HaIstead Observatory, while
at O'Clock A-eTancer Han was filed FOR the spe-
cial concert given by the University Glee ClUo,
The social affair OF the day was the annual
sophomore reception. which was held IN the new
gymnasium Immediately after the concert, and
Shich many persons from New-York and PhiladeI-
pais ATTENDED. Tie gymnasium was Decorated in
fellow and white and the boxes were arranged
along either side The programme consisted or
thirty numbers. The dance cards were OF white
kid with re9roductlon or the front OF odd
North DOB gold.
The following acted 3 pa1ronesses- Mrs. O.. A
Armour. Mrs. Andrew Carnegie Mrs. Alexander
Biddle Mrs Bayar6 Henry. Mrs junius Morgan.
Mrs Clarence Porter. Mrs James Potter. Countess
Pourtahs Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer,. Mrs. G.
r Alexander Mrs A. A Anderson. Mrs. d NJ.
Barrtnger, AIRS. Frederick Brooks Mrs. IS. r. Cad
wala6er. Mrs T. ". 3. tarothers Mrs. Robert X
Cassart. Mrs. T. Lansing Collins. Miss 2 Cuyler.
Mrs John DeLeor Mrs. : NJ Dickson. Mrs
George A Dixon Mrs. Cleveland II Dodge Mrs
Alfred Ely. Ms. Francis Eppley. Ms T Il. Pow
Mrs RI. 2. Fine. Mrs Frederick treLnghuy-
SCI Ms George Frelinghuysen; Mrs !; 3 Harri-
man. Mrs j. II. JaueWay. lr-. Mrs A. .. JuilliaTd.
Ms Greuvile Kane Mrs Andrew Kirkpatrick.
Mrs q r KisseL Mrs J. F. D. Lauier. Mrs Q.
W. McA1rir. Mrs George p. Mcclellan. Mrs. Alex
ander Mr,'ao. Mrs George D McCreary. Mrs. Cor
don Mcdonald. Ars Allen AlarqUand Mrs
Frederick Mason. Mrs Paul D. NILS Mrs Il $
Morris. Mrs u y Mum. Mrs. Benjamin NicoN.
Mrs Fl. F Osborn. Mrs P " Parker Mrs oliver
IT Perry. Mrs.. John p Poe. Mrs Dallas p Pratt,
Mrs. .. y Pyle Mr. Douglas Robinson. Mrs 4.
= Russe Mrs. James Spear Mrs r. p. Stevens.
Mrs Charles r. Sn0N'1er. Mrs. Walter ?. Swireel.
Ms !. N Taylor Mrs !. u Thompson Mrs Bay
ard TIcke-uaU Mrs. 2. d.. NeUable. Mrs. George
Waffle Mrs p-ue Wilson. Mrs Woodrow Wilson.