New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-22
The New Princeton Press Is Novel Concern

formed several years ago, but the com
pany differed i'm few ways from any other
company in the country. 1t was compare
lively a small affair. and was situated IN
cramped quarters, with the result that only
a small portion of even the university
printing could be done there.
Last spring, however Charles Scribner
{ began to build a beautiful new building. IT
/ was formally opened on October l. The
| generous publisher equipped it with the
/ latest improved machinery and gave 1t out
/ right to the Princeton University Press
/ Company, which is composed entirely OF
men who are connected in some way with
/ Princeton University. either as members
/ of the board of trustees. members OF the
! faculty or graduates OF Princeton The
/ unusual thing about the gift. however is
/ that the company is not owned or con
trolled i'm any way by the university ana
! is entirely separate from II. 1t was Mr.
Scribner's idea i'm presenting this gift to
company outside of tho university that
| IT would relieve the university of a great
/ deal of trouble I'm running the press, and
, would also make II more feasible to solicit
outside work.
The company was Incorporated last
spring under an act providing for no pc
cuniary profit. In the articles of incorpora-
ton the purposes of the company are clear
" stated to be entirely in the interests Of
Princeton University. and TO establish
maintain and operate printing and pub
fishing plant for the promotion of edu-
cation and scholarship, and to serve the
university by manufacturing and distribut-
ing its publications. II at any time the
association fails 10 fulfil any of these
purposes for which II was organized the
entire property presrnted by Mr. Scribner
is to revert Immediately TO Princeton uni
versity according 10 a provso in the gift
This does not mean that no profit at all
IS 10 be made from the business carried
ON by the plant. but whatever is made
over and above expenses. is to he used in
the interests of Princeton i'm some way
which the trustees Of the company may de-
eide At first it is highly probable that
the money cleared will be used toward fur
Their extending the usefulness OF the plant
or in some other way by which the uni
versity will be at least indirectly benefited.
At present the plant is printing twenty
three publications, including one of the CO.
lumbia University mOntbles. The Daily
Princetonian," the official UNDERGRADUATE
newspaper, is printed at the press, where
a special apartment has been lifted up for
the Undergraduate EDITORS. The editors of
the paper begin making up their sheet
about O'Clock in the afternoon and since
THE Princetonian' has become member
Of The Associated Press and receives its
news service mp 10 1890 O'Clock, the press
is forced to turn out miniature newspaper
every day. The college paper is also plan
ming to get out several extras on the days
OF the big games, and these papers will
have to bc turned out with an account Of
the game in time to catch the crowds leav-
ing the football field.
One of the most interesting departments
OF the new building is a separate private
room, fitted up with a small press and
linotype machine, where examination
papers only are printed
The building itself is modelled after the