The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-01

Fourteen hundred undergraduates Of
Princeton gathered one night last week
about the whte-pillarcd doorway of a
house in Cleveland lane to sercnadc
jack Hibbcn. Tho wind has a free
sweep along the Cleveland lane, and
there was wire edge to 1t that even
itg. but the boys were sorry when
thcir tca-minutc visit came TO an end.
The scrcnadc took the form Of loco
motive yell and the verse in the ia.
guilty song that is dedicated to the
Stuart professor of logic.
This verse has not been changed
since 1t was written sixteen years ago.
OF two other verses, and two mem-
bcrs Of the faculty only, Is this true.
and when that has been said there re-
u aims but little that can be said re-
harding the attitude of the student
body toward the man who has Just
been elected Princetons fourteenth
president, and the third since the col
lege became university in 1896.
The student attitude toward the new
president is significant, too. for this
phase Of the matter has been given
dlst Importance by the trustees I'm
their search for an executive since
W Woodrow Wilson resigned on oct 20
1910, TO become a successful candidate
fot governor of New Jersey The prob
lens that Princeton faces now are
problems Of the student body above
everything else, and they are prob
lens that Princeton wants to solve
herself. The earnest desire to find
II esident to whom undergraduates and
alumni alike might lend unmlXed sup
port followed as a matter Of course.
Thirty Years at Princeton.
Jack Hbben was chrstened John
Grier upon his birth ON April 10. 1851.
IN Peoria, H., where his father. the
Rev. Samuel Hibben, was pastor Of Il
Presbyterian church. He got his prep
aration for college in the Peoria high
school, ana when he came to Prince
ten In 1878 he began a residence that
las been unbroken save for one year
spent I'm graduate work at the
University Of Berlin, six months as
supply pastor Of Presbyterian church
IN st. Louis, and four years as pastor
vi the Failing Springs Presbyterian
church of Chambersburg, Pa.
-Four Of these thirty-four years Dr..
Hibben spent as an undergraduate
marking his progress toward his
bachelors degree by taking the
Stinecke prize, the 81 prize, the Jun
ior Oratorical medal, the j. $. *. Eel
lOwship in mathematics, and the right
tc deliver the valedictory of the class
of 1852. He was class president of
Eis senior year, and as such became
It's permanent president From 1884 TO
1857 he was "a student at Princeton
Theological Seminary, and i'm 1891
came back to Princeton to stay as in
structor in physchology and logic
Three years later he became assistant
professor of logic, and since 1897 has
held the Stuart chair.
\ Lover of Many sports.
knowledge OF the date of the new
presidents birth is needed To fix his
age, 10y one who looks at his waving
brown hair, which has only the pro-
mise of gray in its dark brown. and
his face, which is stil unlined. His
ewes are merry, as the face and eyes
should he of n man who lives amid
pleasant thoughts. His figure Is slen-
der and well-knIt. ana he moves with
the grace that is given Of playing out
doors.
IN college Dr. Hibbcn played foot
ball' baseball and tennis, although
varsity "P' never came to him. Foot
ball ana baseball he had turned from.
except as a spectator, but he still plays
win SIKH and enthusiasm, and golf
mas come to take the place Of other
sports to which he was devoted.
Dr. Hibben believes in play for 9TH
crs as well as for himself He believes
i' 1t very strongly, and he dlssents
earnestly from the morose opinion of