The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-09
George Doane Smith, G. W. G.
McCarter, H. c. Barrett and
IsadOre KaIiscl1 Graduates.
ALUMNI OF MANY YEARS
GATHER AT FEASTS TODAY
President Woodrow Wilson En-
tertains Old Graduates and
NeW-Prize Debate.
Especial to the Evening star. ]

PRINCETON, june 9.-There are
four Newarkers in the graduating
class of Princeton University his year.
George Doane Smith, a son of former
United States Senator James Smith,
jr., is "a graduate of the Newark Acad-
envy. He will go into banking. George
w. Childs McCarter, a son of Attorney
General Robert II. McCarter, like young
Smith, is Il years old. He will enter
the law after taking a course at Har-
ward Law School.
Hugh Campbell Barrett, also q years
old. is a son of former State Senator
Michael T. Barrett. He will study law,
as will Isadore Kalisch, a son of ABB
ner Kalisch. and a nephew to Samuel
Kalisch, the lawyer. Young Kalisch
composed che music to one of the hits
of this years Triangle show, the title
being Wont You Elope with Me?"
Other young men from Essex county
in the class OF 1905 are: G.. S. Harvey.
M. O. Davey, II. c. Gilmour, r. w.
Osborne, II. L. Jones, P. Mount, E. p.
Miller and E. w. Mecalee
Today, the next to the last of the five
days devoted to the commencement
celebration, is Alumni Day. The prin-
cipal event of the afternoon was the
alumni luncheon in the gymnasium.
Hundreds of graduates, of almost every
class from '6s to '0S. were present to
hear a general discussion of the affairs
and plans of the university. President
Woodrow Wilson made his annual adj
dress.
Debating Societies Meet.
Another event of interest was the an
nual meeting of the Cliosophic and
American Wing societies, the two rival
college debating societies. The Phi
Beta Kappa Society met in Murray
Dodge Hall and elected members.
The undergrads showed the grads
what they could do in the water after
the latter had finished their luncheon
and before they attended President and
Mrs. Wilson's reception at Prospect"
the presidents residence.
The day closed with the thirty-third
annua Linde prize debate and the con-
cert on the front campus by the class
of '0s.
statistics of Glass.
The average age at graduation of
members of the class of 1908 is % years
seven months eight days. The class
contains 143 Republicans. sixty-one
Democrats, five Prohibitionists and
three independents. Religious prefer
ences are as follows.
Presbyterian, SO; Episcopal, As;
Methodist, %; Congregationalist, s;
Catholic, 8; Baptist, 6; Unitarian, 8;
Jew, 8; Mormon, 2; Universalist, l:
Christian, l; Lutheran, 1; Agnostic. 1;
Christian Science, 1; Spiritualist, /; no
preference, A.
History, chosen by hfty-four, leads
as the favorite study, English coming
second with forty-two, politics holding
third place with sixteen and science
fourth with ten. Tennyson Is the ia
vorite poet, with Kipling second, Byron
third. Baseball is the favorite sport,
ffty-four voting for it; tennis is second
with thirty-six adherents and football
third, with twenty-seven. Wellesley is
the favorite woman's college.
Intended vocations are detailed as
follows:
Business, Sc; law. 81: civil engineer
ing, %; manufacturing, II; ministry,
10; electrical engineering. 9; medicine,
z; journalism. 6; teaching, 6; reaI
estate, 8; brokerage, 8; banking, g.
architect. 3; mining, 2; reporter, q
mining engineer, 1; diplomat, /; pub
Usher, 1; Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation secretary, 1; politics, 1; rail
ways, /; %fnancier, j; astronomer, Il
illustrator, 1; lumber business, /
loafng, 1: gentleman of leisure, 1; sec
ond-story man, J..