. Princeton sketches. The story of Nassau hall . ^ With an ardorwhich time does not seem to diminish, gray-haired alumni unite with undergraduates inchanting the praises of the present, and prophe-sying great things to be written upon the virginpages of coming years. The critical observerwill doubtless make some deductions for thepardonable optimism which springs from a deep,personal interest. At the same time, he willrecognize that a great enthusiasm cannot comewithout some adequate exciting cause. He willsee that an institution which wins such alle-giance from her sons must possess an atmosp
. Princeton sketches. The story of Nassau hall . ^ With an ardorwhich time does not seem to diminish, gray-haired alumni unite with undergraduates inchanting the praises of the present, and prophe-sying great things to be written upon the virginpages of coming years. The critical observerwill doubtless make some deductions for thepardonable optimism which springs from a deep,personal interest. At the same time, he willrecognize that a great enthusiasm cannot comewithout some adequate exciting cause. He willsee that an institution which wins such alle-giance from her sons must possess an atmospheremost favorable to the development of a gener-ous, manly culture; he will perceive in thespirit which pervades the sons of Nassau Hall,the strongest justification of her present claims,as well as find in it the surest indication of afondly anticipated VII. UNDER THE PRINCETON ELMS. These old elms on the campus know morethan they tell. Very few rushes they have notseen; not a cane-spree but they have caughtglimpses of it around the corners of West Col-lege ; they have stood about the bonfires in theQuadrangle at many a great celebration, andhave cast their shadows on groups of men sad-dened by touch-downs at the wrong end of thefield. If Nassau Hall has a familiar spirit, andit certainly must have, you may be quite surethat it is lurking somewhere among the branchesof the old elms. Without them Princetonwould not be Princeton. At Northfield recently, where over one hun-dred and twenty colleges were represented, anOberlin man remarked how the Princeton boysseemed to stick together. Why, he said,you fellows are just like one big he was right. There is no other collegeof the size where the undergraduates are so well 149 I50 PRINCETON SKETCHES. acquainted. It was in Pi-incetou tliat the col-lege grounds ^vere first called The
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