The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-06

beginning to fidget under the Laird's ar
raignment Of football and he changed the
subject He said that he hoped that the
presence of the lake would prove an in
centive to all kinds OF aquatic sports and
that Princeton would find that a crew could
now be made a possibility. He went on;
We have the highest authority for pro-
nouncing aquatic sports clean sports. No
one has a word OF censure and every one a
word of commentator for such exercises.
Therefore, those who distinguish themselves
on Carnegie Lake and thus bring repute to
Princeton in contests free from suspicion OF
brutal practices or underhand unfairness.
which Is worse, will have done their Alma
Mater a distinct service. i hope Mrs. Car
negie and I may be permitted to give the
first trophy competed for on the loch, per-
haps one to be held by the Intercollegiate
winner until wrested from it.
After Mr.. Carnegie had finished talking
and had handed to President Woodrow
Wilson the bundle Of deeds to the property
upon which the lake stands the president
rose to maxi the address of acceptance.
You have adopted America as much as
witherspoon and Wilson did" sale the
president, and Princeton is proud Of the
interest you have taken in her. II was
charact eristic OF you to see so readily the
opportunity offered for identifying the
grounds here"
President Wilson sketched the history Of
the college in the War of the Revolution,
aying that it was impossible for one at
Princeton not to feel the impulse of patriot
ism; You, Mr.. Carnegie, must feel as we
do the propulsion of history here" he said.
Il would like to feel that you will here
after regard yourself as enrolled on the
honor roll of the university and as an
adopted son Of Old Nassau"
After President Wilson had finished
Gnaakinn the Gfhdanfa IN the 0allarv all
stood in their seats. The visitors on the
lower floor took the cue and all the faculty
also stood. Then the young man in the
corner near the organ said something, with
one, two, three after IL and the whole chorus
OF ~collegians wun into the sonorous Old
Nassau" At the end of each verse,
when the first bars of the chorus were
reached, the boys in the gallery and the
faculty members on the platform took of
their headgeaT, caps and mortarboards,
and swung them far above their heads in
unison.
Mr.. Carnegie stood watching first the
yell leader in the gallery. then the faculty
members on the stage. Then the spirit OF
the song infected him also and at the chorus
OF the third verse he snatched of his mortar
board and swung it vigorously in time to
the measure.
The -tudents gave some more rah-rahs
for Andy" and then the black gowned
faculty men filed of the stag in process ion
and down the hall TO the robing room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie, the members OF
the Carnegie Lake committee, who had
special guests were invited to luncheon by
Mrs. Wilson After luncheo the party
was divided among five automobiles and a
tour around the lake was made.
About half an inch OF ice had formed over
all the surface OF the new lake and several
Of the collegians were down on the ice with
their hockey sticks. .. Some OF the towns
peo"le, believing that some sort OF cere-
mony would mark the donors first inspec-
ton Of his gift, in huddled groups
near the new stone bridge II had been
whispered around that Mr.. Carnegie would
drop a bottle OF water from Skibo into
Loeb Carne2ie. When the auto contain
ing Mr.. Carnegie, President Wilson and two
other members Of the lake committee
whirled off the road and along the embank-
ment OF the lake without any bottle of water
having been dropped the chilled spectators
went home disappointed.
Just as Mr.. Carnegie's auto passed by
the second bridge a venturesome young
man who had gone out on thin ice after
his hockey block broke through. He went
into the icy water up TO his shoulders:
Mr.. Carnegie had the machine stopped and
somewhat anxiously watched the college
boys companions break a way to shore
for the unfortunate one.
After the ride around the lax Mr.. and
Mrs. Carnegie went TO call upon Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland. The ex-President was out
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land made tea for her guests and they
remained there until Just before train time.
When the auto party had returned to the
train il was announced by A. r. Gulick that
at President Wilson's house in the noon
hour those who had been associated with
the work Of building the lake organized
themselves into the Carnegie Lake Asso-
citation, with NJ. Taylor Pyne president and
A, r. Gulick treasurer and secretary;
The association was formed solely TO
administer the made by Mr..
Carnegie for the maintenance OF the lake
and the immediate beautifying of its sur
roundings. Mr.. Gulick said that Mr.. Car
negie did not wish TO announce at the pres
ent time the amoun Of the sum set aside.
IL was sufficient, said Mr.. Gulick, to insure
the care Of the lake for the future.
IL was limited that the iron master had
not finished the plans he had for giving
Princeton memorials of his name and that
the amount OF the lake endowment fund he
had vested with the association might be
announced jointly with other beneices.
There was one person in Princeton anxious
to do honor 20 the Laird Of Skibo whom the
Laird successfully lodged before his train
pulled out at 3:55. This was an elderly
woman from Trenton who said that she
was there TO get Mr.. Carnegie to give a
library TO Trenton. She had often dined
with Mr.. Carnegie. she said, and she was
sure that all she had 20 do was to hand him
a fountain pen and he would write out a
check for a library on the spot. h man
who gave away the lake was not thinking
about libraries yesterday and the Trenton
enthusiast did not uncork her pen.