The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-15
IT IS DR., MCCLELLAN NOW
PRINCETON GIVES DEGREE ILL.,. ID.
no TIE MAYOR.
pran west Says lie Stands by General
Consent as hes: Mayor View York Has
known II Our Memory Many Rich
Glfls to the University Fellow ships.


rEl>CFTON, \. J.. June ,4-Prin ceton's
'"''h commencement came to close to-
raN \ procession of trustees. faculty and
o"rs h"aGcd ~ cx-Pre~iGcn, Cleveland
o.. President Woodrow Wilson formed in
irurf II the ii rary at 1910 O'clock and
'fr1ri to Alexander Hall. where the
,,oryISes wcr" held. Tho Latin sartatory
v,, triN cred 10y e. C.. Mierow Of Lake
v..i. y j. NJ s. Fales Of Buffalo spoke
,n rCuration and r Is Fosdiie of Buffalo
rJN" tive honor Grafton. President Wilson
DION nato the commencement address
lr WILSON also announce that the
roU"r Tor new recitation hall costing
i'..i s3Co.ooo had een given ~ friends
ri TIA" university, The structure will lie
t''t along the north side Of McCosh walk
81 VIII / . in the college gothic style.
~ honorary Cegree Of Doctor OF Laws
conferred u"n', George b Mcclellan
N,"pr If New York; A J. McCosh 1T New
York Sir William MGther Of London, Pres
,"7' i ". Finley Of the College ri the City
If Sew York. Prof &. A. Young OF Prince.
to' and J. e. Hepburn Of Orange, Prince
tor'- Oldest living graduate.
In presenting Mayor Mcclellan for his
C.Gree Dean West said
Nv inning Nv his conservative course the
Increasing confidence Of his constituents
and fellow memt ers he soon attained rccog ..
ri'ion as an influential. able and oonscien-
tlOus legislator As Mayor of our metro
politan city he has repeated with emphasis
his earlier record of sterling qualities in a
larger way. and to-day by general consent
stands as the lest Mayor New York has
known within OUR memory"
ES-President Cleveland one Of The trls-
tees OF the university. made report to the
Beard of Trustees in regard to the gradu-
a'e school in which he said that the institu-
ton may now be regarded as fairly on It's
feet.
The fellowships and prizes were an
ro,inced as follows; The $500 ma thematicsl
fellowship to George NJ. Conwel, Vine
land, y. j.: $500 South East Club fellowship.
to Watson Irwin. Springfield. M 500.
Class of 1877 university fellowship, Frank
H. futile. Summit. n. j. $500 Cha rles
Scribner fellowship. Char les W. Kennedy.
New York City; $500 archaeology fellow
ship, Clarence Ward, Thompson, Conn
$500 mental science fellowship, William s.
Kelso Jr.. Jersey City; $500 classical fellow
ship. Donald f. Durham, Reading Pa;
$500 experimental science fellowship, Will
lam V. Vandoren, Peekskill y. Y: $500
biological fellowship, Charles B. Hardman.
Louisville, Ky: $500 college fellowship
In English, James s. Messler. Trenton,
\. j.; 500 Boudinot fellowship In history,
Raymond B. Fosdike. Buffalo.
Among important prizes awarded were
the $3.50 Cuyler economics prize to Eugene
{. Euwor. Bellevue. Pa; $3.50 ethics prize.
Charles P. Partridge Nebraska; 500 ora
tory prize, j. w. Beatty, Georgetown,
&. c.: Grafton prize, Howard A. Waters,
New Britain, Conn; $50 Sophomore Latin
scholarship. Henry l.. Marsh. Manistee.
Mich.
President Wilson In his address announced
the gift to the university by number
Of alumni OF the tract known as the Olden
farm, Of 90 acres, which lies beyond Wash
ington road Immediately contiguous to
the grounds OF the university. and the
almost equally beautiful tract OF 24O acres
known as the Springdale property. which
Is in close proximity to the property OF the
university and which is now used as the
playing course of the Princeton Golf Club
These additions to the extensive grounds
more than double the amount of land
available for building and other purposes
The Olden farm in Its lower portion lies
along the course Of the new la Ike now being
constructed through the generosity Of
Mr.. Carnegie
DR.. Wilson also announced that the
alumni committee OF fifty recently ap-
pointed by the authority of the board Of
trustees has already succeeded In assuring
the university of an additional income
Of more than 500 900 year.
In view Of these gifts. the university is
about Dr. Wilson said to enter upon a
notable development in the inception of
the preceptorial system Fifty new men
are next year to be added to the faculty
under the title of preceptors, whose chief
function it will be to keep in constant
touch with the undergraduates, as guides,
advisers and testers of their reading.
Lectures are to be much less relied upon.
The old fashioned quizzes, rectatons
and tests are in large part to give way to
conferences Of individuals and small groups
Of men with their instructors. The present
members Of the faculty, as well as the new
preceptors. are to take part in this con-
ference work. The old time separation
of professor and student is to be broken
down and the students are once more to
come into personal touch with their In
tructors. as in the small colleges.
President Wilson also announced that a
very gratifying beginning had been made
for a graduate school. A private estate
on Bayard lane has been bought by friends
of the university and will be put at the
service OF the graduate school as place of
residence for the fellows and the most
rromisino ~ thu I'D vu n nod studepts NJ