The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
HIBBEN SWORN IN
As COLLEGE HEAD
"whitest Nan in All the Fac Is
Formally Inductsd Into
ONCE.
PRINCETON m GALA ATTIRE
Hers's to Hihbsn; thsy e1r him Jaek.
he whitest man IN AL The Fac.
The PFincetoa spirit be dos not lack.
Hersis 20 Hibben; they can him Jack.
-Prncetun Ecahy Song

Princeton, May 1l-with the President
and Chief Justice Of the United States,
the presidents and representatives from
several hundred educational institutions,
and many thousand Princeton men and
their guests as witnesses. John Grier
Hbben. the fourteenth president Of
Princeton University, was formally in
Quoted Into once this morning.
The assembIage that crowded the cam
pus to see the Inauguration was one of
the most brilliant that ever gathered
here, while the academic parade, con-
sisting Of several thousand people led by
President Taft and Chief Justice White,
was the largest ever held in Princeton.
The parade consisted Of eleven different
divisions, containing the distinguished
offcisl guests OF the occasion; the many
Representatives from other institutions;
the trustees and faculty Of the univer-
sity; the alumni. arranged according 10
classes; and finally the undergraduates
led by Sam White, the president Of
the senior class.
President Hibben's Address.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke Murray. professor
CT English In Princeton University. OPEN
ed the inaugural exercises with prayer
and Scripture Nadings. after which the
Hon. Mahlon Pitney, ~. newly appointed
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States. delivered the oath
of once, and the keys Of the university
were delivered to him by the Hon. John
Altman Stewart. senior trustee aud for
mer president pro tempore OF the uni
versity. This was followed by President
Hibben's Inaugural address, which treat
ed with the various phases OF erudition
FsyaxrfAaA hrr - rol1aUaa M ha
preeepts OF Princeton with relation to the
instruction OF the undergraduate.
Dean Andrew F. West. OF the Prince
ton graduate school. conferred the hon
orary degree OF doctor OF laws upon Pres
ident Taft and Chief Justice White. In
eonferring the degree upon Mr.. Taft.
Dean West said in part:
william Howard Taft. as President.
IN dealing with vexing. debatable prob
lens Of new economic adjustments, In
maintaining the independence Of the judi
ciary. and In advancing to the limit Of
his official powers the cause of interna-
tional peace relations, even among those
who felt constrained 70 oppose him. deep
respect for his extraordinary abilities.
sturdy. honest, and high-minded patriot
ISM"
Adjourn to Gymnasium.
At the conclusion Of the morning exsr-
cises guests and Princetonians adjourned
TO the university gymnasium. where the
congratulatory speeches Of President
Taft. Chief Justice White, DR.. Francis
Landey Patton, former president of
Princeton University and now president
OF Princeton Theological Seminary; A.
L. Lowell president Of Harvard; Arthur
Twining Hadley, president of Yale, and
Columbia University. were the features
Of the alumni luncheon.
The Inauguration crowd OF about 1000
Princetonians and guests crowded on
Osborn Field this afternoon to witness
the annual baseball contest with Cornell
President Tafts arrival on the field was
the signal for an outburst OF the Tigers
pent-up enthusiasm. Escorted by Prince
toms new president, Mr.. Taft passed the
Princeton stands amid deafening cheers.
smiling and bowling to- the cheering
Tigers.