Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-22
GROUP OF NEW BUILDINGS pEDl.
GATED, WITH NoTABLEs AS
GUESTS.
MEMORIAL TOWER
INCLUDED IN COSTLY ADDITIONS
Learned Men Of Europe and America
Participate in Ceremonies - Former
President Taft Delivers EuIosy Of
Grover cloveland-Tower Erected BY
Funds Contributed by Rich and Poor.

Princeton. Oct. 22.-The Princeton
university graduate college and the
Grover Cleveland memorial tower,
which is included in the architectural
dedicated today In the presence Of a
distinguished company Of learned men
Of Europe and America.
Gifts amounting to $2,S5O,O00, for the
erection and endowment OF the college
enabled Princeton to realize an idea
conceived twenty years ago-the hous-
ing of graduate students in a body.
The tower was presented to the uni
versity by the Cleveland Monument As
sociation, which received gifts for the
funds from all over the United States.
Taft Delivers Memorial Address
Pres;den: H!hben, OF Princeton. pre-
sided, and about him were former pres
ident William Fl. Taft, who delivered
the memorial address on Grover Cleve-
land; representatives Of practically all
the universities and colleges In the
nited States and Canada, hundreds or
alumni, and delegates from English,
French and German universities.
After the keys of the college had
been delivered to the trustees, Dean
Andrew w. West. of the graduate col
lega. to whom most of the credit had
been given for the erection of the COL
lege, delivered an address on The
Household Of Knowledge"
Foreign Representatives Speak.
President Hibben introduced the for
eign representatives. who made ad-
dresses. They included DR.. Alois Riehl,
recently rector in the University or
Berlin; DR.. Arthur Shipley, master OF
Christ College, University of Cam
bridge; DR.. Arthur Denis Cooley. pub
lie orator in the University Of Oxford,
and DR.. Emile Boutroux, honorary
professor in the University of Paris.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president OF
Colunbia University. also delivered an
address of congratuiation.
Rich and Poor Contribute
The presentation to the university OF
the Cleveland tower was made bY
Richard D. Lindabury, president or the
Cleveland Monument Association, who
said the funds were contributed from
all parts Of the United States. and by
men of all parties and in all walks and
conditions of life.
"They desired by their gifts" he said.
ITO testify to the admiration and re-
spect for those traits Of character
which made Mr. Cleveland an efficient
foe of municipal corruption In Buff
falo. the fearless and independent ex-
ecutive in Albany, and in Washington
the immovable defender OF the national
credit and the relentless enforcer OF
law and order without regard to the
persons or classes affected thereby"
Former President Taft then delivered
q memorial address on Grover Cleve-
land.
Taft's Estimate Of Cleveland.
Former President Tafts estimate OF
Grover Cleveland was expressed In his
Grafton as follows:
"Mr. Cleveland was not a great
lawyer. He was not a great economist.
He was not a great orator. But he was
a. great president and great man ana
he was these because OF the strong
mind, clear intelligence and wide
knowledge Of affairs.
HE had the character, honesty
courage and sense Of public duty whlcn
enabled him to meet great and crltlcai
issues without regard to personal con-
sequences. When he was nominated
for the third time 1t was against the
will of the politicians and by n popu-
lar uprising in the rank or the party.
He was a partisan and belleVed In
parties as every one must who Wlshes
popular government to succeed. But
he looked on party as an instrument
Of good government, and when 1t was
made an instrument to accomplish pur-
poses disastrous to the public veal he
refused to follow 1t.
"rhe party left him to embrace new
doctrines whose support properly sub
jected it to popular distrust whlch
kept 1t out Of power for three success
siye presidential terms.
"When he left the White House the
last time it would seem that the bitter
ness Of the enmity and open attack on
him by former associates would over
whelm him and that his leaving office
without a party was a humiliation
hard to bear.
"But as years wore on in his disnifed
retirement in the great benefit he
wrought to this university and the
wide influence for good he exercised.
the whole public began to perceive the
exceptional qualities of the man which
had shown forth in crises during his
presidency.
'.Now that the voice Of the partisan
critic was still and the people could
see him in due proportion with other
men of history he took the place he
earned among the men entitled to the
gratitude of men OF his country"
Notable Architectural Group
The graduate college buildings in
clude the tower, which forms the en-
trance to the commons portions Of the
college, the great hall used for dining
purposes, breakfast rooms. commons
rooms the quarters of the master of
the college. and the residence buildings
Of the students.
The Cleveland tower stands in the
southeast corner OF the quadrangle
group and is Gothic in style. as are all
the other buildings.
In the lower story Of the tower is .