Evening journal., 1909-05-03
PRINCETON'S
SONS AT DINNER
Had Delightful Time at An
nuaI Affair at the COun-
try Club

Princetons Sons gathered az the an
nual dinner of the Princeton Alumni |
Association OF Delaware at tho VII /
mington Country Club on Saturday /
night. There were sons Of Yale and
Harvard and West Point there. too, and |
all joined in having a delightful time.
Woodrow Wilson. president OF Prince
ton University honored the alumni
with his presence and he made felici-
tous speech. Thirty-hve members of
the association attended they and the
guests including Professor Wilson,
Judge Edward q. Bradford and Judge
George Gray. OF tho United States
Court; General James II. Wilson, Judge
James pennewill. OF the State courts
United States District Attorney John
p. Nields. Attorney General Andrew
i G.. Gray Secretary of state Daniel O.
Hastings. Henry b. Thompson. David
T. Marvel. Robert Morrow. Rev. Alex
ander Alison. Jr.. Rev J. III. Crawford,
Rev. r. /. Hallett. John Biggs Arthur
w Spruance. John i. Neary. Henry NJ.
Candy, William Bush Allen Craig,
Henry A. Jackson Willard H. Porter,
Robert Brokaw. Alexander Bergland.
George Gray. Jr.. Gregg Dandy J.
Frank Ball. Robert H. Richards, Pro-
fessor Hersche A. Norris. A. II. G.
Garrett, Col Robert Craig. of West
Point, and Bayard Henry, Of Phiiadel-
phia.
Judge William C. spruance Is president
of the association but he was unable to
be present and Judge Gray presided as
toastmaster.
President Wilson Of Princeton was the
principal speaker. his theme aeing gem
erai discussion Of education. lie regarded
Princeton as the ideal college After
speaking OF the object Of education and
the discipline that should come with it he
discussed the elective system which d'd
not ind much favor with him lie thought
man was strengthened by doing only what
he chose but by taking the unpalatable
things as we'll The study Of the different
branches. Instead of what simply was
elected. tended to better discipline, he
said Greek and Latin he believed are the
foundation OF the English language and
literature and would always continue so.
President Wilson spoke OF the fact that
this is an age OF democracy. In which mar
should be in touch with fellow man. IL Is
the business OF the young man TO adjust
himself to democracy. Public morality ex
tends to business and Il Is a function Of
government aud society 10 see that gov
ernment Is administered honestly.
In tho course Of his remarks Presden
Wilson said that the youth born 20 for
tune or great wealth was handicapped
but he laughingly observed that practical
iy all would accept wealth IL they cou.
get II.
lie ventured the belief that within
the next decade there would be
change IN university life He pointel
out that the tendency to-day anon
the alumni as well as undergraduate
Is 70 emphasize the Importance q
athletics and the social feature at III
college. and TO regard studies as
price paid 10 attain the other. He wa
[ OF the opinion that the change wa
coming and must come whereby Oh
curriculum and tasks Of study VIII
made paramount in the universitc
and IN so saying he did not belittl
the Importance OF athletics or the 50
cial features Of college life.
Judge Bradford spoke Willingly
response OF n toast 20 Yale. and Ger
eral Wilson I'm responding for We'
Point remarked that IL was the plac
for discipline.
Judge Pennewiil spoke for Princeto
In a stirring way. and District Attol
ney Nields responded for Harvard. II
G spoke OF the life and characteristic
} of John Harvard. and said Harvar
was now resurrected and his fine.
l. traits were being lauded. Mr. Nielo
laughingly said Harvard would cor
cede to Yale supremacy In checker
e marbles and chess He spoke Of cot
mopolitan Harvard and said that COZ
q mopolitan characteristic now finds 4
,, best illustration I'm the fact thi
Harvard Is exchanging professors wit
'r the foremost universities Of Europ
He pointed out that Professor Georf
Foote Moore. OF Harvard. is 70 go
the University Of Berlin this year, an
his grandfather was the Rev. Georl
Foote OF Old Drawers Church
. Odessa.
N Mr.. Nlelds also spoke Of the wic
u departure OF Harvard from the o
class standards. as was exemDlihed I
the degree NJ B. A.-Master OF Bus
IT, ness Administration. The create
ed work OF President Lowell Of Harvar
n; he said. would be TO coordinate q
nd work at Harvard. The ideals
President Eliot and President Nort'
Of should be cherished together.