Princeton 5823 lied with the farming and fishing induMrics Fox farming was introduced about iMKy and by a system of breeding a pure type of silver black foxes was established, the pelts of which brought such high prices that I Ik- growth of their indusln was assured. There were in 19.42 approximately 700 ranches on the island ranging irom two pairs up to over roo pairs per ranch. Prince Edward island is the most densely settled province of Canada. Over 97 per cent, of the population is Canadian born tind de- scended from English, Scotch, Irish and French settlers; p.88,0,58. Charlottetown is the capital. Jacques Cartier discovered Prince Edward Island in 15.44, but thought it was part of the mainland. When its separate en- tity was established it was given the name of Isle St. Jean. In 1798 it was renamed Prince Edward, as a compliment to the i)uke of Kent, who at that time was conimander-in- chief of the British forces in the British Am- erican provinces. In i6oti Champlain claimed possession. In 1758 it was occupied by a British force, and was finally ceded to Great Britain in 1763. Consult B. Bremner, Island Scrap Book (1932); The French Regime In Prince Edward Island (1926); W. R. Living- ston, Responsible Government in Prince Ed- ward Island (T<)VU); Handbook on P. E. Island, Princeton, borough, Mercer co., New Jcr- j sey. It is the scat of Princeton University and of Princeton Theological Seminary. The chief architectural features are the hand- some Gothic buildings on the, university campus; p. 7,719. Princeton, Battle of, in the American Revolution, was fought near Princeton, N. J., on Jan. 3, 1777. The Americans were, scat- tered and General Mercer was mortally wounded, Princeton Theological Seminary, a di- vinity school of the Presbyterian Church, at Princeton, N. J., founded in 1812. Princeton University, a leading institu- tion of higher education at Princeton, N. J., founded in 1746 as the College of New Jer- sey, The college was opened :it KHzabeth- town with Jonathan Dickinson as president, On his death, in 1747, Aaron Burr became president and the institution was removed to Newark. In 1756 it was transferred to its present site at Princeton, where the first building had been erected and named Nassau Hall, Jonathan Edwards was elected presi- dent in 1757, Samuel I)avics in 1759, and Samuel Finley in 1761. In 1768 John Wither- spoon came from Scotland to take the presi- dency, and he remained at its head through the Revolutionary War period. The war told heavily on the college. In 178.$ Congress was obliged to retire to Princeton, and for a time Naasau Hall became the capital of the nation. Dr. Wilherspoon was succeeded in 1705 by Samuel Stanhope Smith. During his admin- istration, Nassau Hall was burned (1802) and rebuilt in 1804. During the administra- tion of Francis Landey Patton (1888-1902), the number of students and instructors was more than doublet!, seventeen new buildings wero added, and in i&)6 the corporate title was changed from the College of New Jersey to Princeton University. President Patton re- signed in 1903 and was succeeded by Wood- row Wilson, the first lay president. He re- signed in TO 10 to become Governor of New Jersey. John drier Hibben was elected presi- dent and inaugurated May 11, 1912. He was succeeded, June, i o, $ $ , by Harold Willis Dodds. Consult Williams' Handbook of Princeton; Collins' Princeton. (1914); An- nual Catalogues of Princeton University, Prince William Sound, a large inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the southern coast of Alaska, just e, of Kenai peninsula. It is a strikingly picturesque region bucked by tow- ering snow-capped mountains and forest- lincrl cliffs. Principal and Agent. When one person authorizes another to act on his behalf, ac- cepting responsibility for such action as far as it lies within the scope