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Show tiee.M He declared the Belgian primate belonged not merely to his own church, but to churchmen the world over. In reply Cardinal Mercier said that he came not as a member of the clergv, but as an individual, 'iis the representative represen-tative of the people of Belgium, to express ex-press our thanks and appreciation to your university for your acts of kindness kind-ness shown us during the conflict. 7 After the exercises the cardinal was entertained at luncheon at the home of President Ribbon, and later spoke briefly to the members of the Princeton Prince-ton branch of the lied Cross. After an inspection of the university the cardinal left for New York. MERCIER WELCOMED BY PRINCETON MEN PEIXCETOX. X. ,T., Sept. 29. A mightier yell than ever greeted any victorious hero of the gridiron echoed over Princeton today when Cardinal Mercier of Belgium was welcomed with the famous ' ' Sis! Boom! Ah! Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!" from hundreds of students' stu-dents' throats, as he arose in Alexander Alexan-der hall to receive the degree of doctor of laws. The ovation lasted several minutes. The special train which brought the cardinal and his suite from Philadelphia Philadel-phia was met at the station by President Presi-dent Hibben and members of the faculty. fac-ulty. The prelate was escorted to Alexander Alex-ander hall, where President Ribben delivered de-livered an address of welcome. The president compared the distinguished distin-guished visitor to St. Augustine, 'pleading not for mecy, but for jus- A |