Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1886 — M'COSH AND ELIOT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

M'COSH AND ELIOT.

The Presidents of Princeton and Harvard. Presidents McCosh and Eliot, of Princeton and Harvard Colleges, have been brought quite prominently before the public lately, on account of theAinpleasantness growing out of Harvard's 250th anniversary celebration. New Jersey’s famous educator conceived that a grave indignity was inflicted upon him on that occasion, and in a state of dudgeon turned his back

upon the University halls long before the conclusion of the -exercises. Correspondence has passed between the two distinguished men of letters, and, so farms public protestations, explanations and apologies go, the trouble has been smoothed over in a manner satisfactory to both. Faithful likenesses of the men are herewith presented. James McCosh, Princeton’s President, is a Scotchman, is 75 years old. and was educated in the famous schools of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Cuarles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University, is a native of Boston, and is

now in the fifty-third year of his age. He was prepared for college at the Boston Public La:in School, and graduated (A. B.) at Harvard in 1843. Johnny says he is his mother’s canoe, and she is always able to paddle ih —Merchant Traveller.

JAMES M’COSH.

CHARLES W. ELIOT.