Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-12
HARVARD'S CELEBRATION
THE GREATEST DAY OF A GREAT
ANNIVERSARY.
Many Distinguished Guests Present.
Galaxy OF Intellect-Inte'estin
Speeches by President Clcve-
land and Others.

BosToN, Nov. s.-After the exercises in
Sanders theatre and while the procession
was reforming to march to the banquet
hall, President and Mrs. Cleveland visit
ed President and Mrs. Eliot at their home.
President Cleveland entered the hall and
walked to his place leaning upon the arm
of Judge Devens. The scene presented at
the opening of the banquet was one calcu-
lated to leave II lasting impression upon
the memories of those present. No hall
in New England ever held such an array
of distinguished men and the president S
table bore long line of faces, men whose
names were household words all over
America, and many of them over the
civilized world The decorations while
not extensive were very tasteful, and the
music was furnished by the Cadet band
and the anniversary chorus. President
Cleveland sat behind large bank of
roses and chrysanthemums with Sec
rotary Bayard on his right and Gov.
Robinson on his left AT his table
were seated the following distinguished
guests Secretaries Endicott, Whitney,
and Lamar, Senator Hoar, Hon. James
Russell Lowell DE- Oliver Wendell
y
ander Agassiz, Dr. George William Curtis
Hon. Charles Devens, President James j..
Angel, Rt. Hon. Sir Lyon Playfair. and
many others. Although the hour set for
the banquet was 2:30, it was $3.50 O'Clock
before Judge Devens, the president of the
day, called the company to order. Twelve
hundred were seated at the long tables.
and then all had not been accommodated.
While the dinner was in progress Mrs
nt cd hN-A f,,-.
colt and the wife of President Eliot filled
one of the galleries with a number
of other invited guests, and was
enthusiastically received. by those
present. At the close of the banquet the
alumni sang st Martini' in chorus, af-
ter which President Devens delivered an
address of introduction. At the conclu-
sion the audience rose and led by the an
niversary chorus sang Fair Harvard
with great spirit. Sentiments were given
by Judge Devens and responded to as
follows "Our Alma Mater" response bv
President Eliot; "rhe Commonwealth of
Massachusetts" response by Gov. George
ID. Robinson.
Hon. Robert G. Winthrop responded to
the sentiment "The founders and benefac-
tors of Harvard" Tothe sentiment "ltm
manuel college, England" Rev. Mandell
Creighton OF that institution responded
Rev. DR.. Taylor of st. Johns college, Cam
bridge, spoke in response to the sentiment
u,
and was followed toy Sir Lyon Playfair,
representing the | University of Edinburgh,
who made an Interesting Speech.
Other sentiments were given and re
sponded to as follows: "Our sister uni
yersitieS colleges and schools ~ president
Dwight of Yale college. President ANGEL
of the University of Nichirnn '.Tha
public service" senator George + Honr.
Tine orator aud poet of the day" by Hon
James Russell Lowell and Dr. Oliver
AZURE" Prof Gilderslepve of Johns Hon
kin's university Hon Geo William CurtiS
of New IOrl, paid an element trihute
to the uuiNrl>itt Of which he wa, n puest
"The ud,.atc,ur,l IT -cl,.rc,.' by prof
Alexander ,.s..~,iI and Prof Weir Mitch
ell of PHILADELPHIA REPLIED for Tine science
of medicine and surgery Prof + Il
Thayer replied to the toast The law"
President Devens made a felicitous
speech in which he eulouized The uuali-
ties of the nations chief and introduced
President Cleveland, who spoke AS fol
lows:
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's SPEECH.
MT. lreslucnt and Gentlemen | find
myself Io-lay N company TO which am
no. USED, ana When ! see the alumni of
the ulnesI colleSe III the land surround
ing IN their rlGht OF sons the ma
ternal poard al winch am but an Invited
49, 49, .'''' '!if'' IVA li'C NllSlt w
ISIS no anna mater, gives rise to feeling
OF regret when Is kindly tempered, only
oy the coruIalty OF your welcome
anu your assuring klhuhess. III the TACT Is
!ecdiIeu .ndl 4uiS j. ul my u predecessors
II. oilice .i'tu 'he advantage OF Il collegiate
Ut un!NerSIi! educdtloh, Il PROOF Is present
ca Oh lne ueihoCralIc SENSE OF our people,
rd'ler thaH inc argument against the su,
pIene value OF tle .pest ana most liberal
euucHIIoi III iIEh p'nllc posltloh. Ihere
certainly can pc no suflclent reason tor
any space OF distance between the walks
OF Ihe most classical education ana the
way thtt ieauS TO poltlcal place, any DIS
Inclination on he part OF the most learned
ana cultured OF our citizens to mlngie III
PuDllc affairs ana the consequent aban-
comment OF polllic9l ACTIVITY to those VINO
have little regard for the student and
scholar III poltlcs are not favorable condl-
lions under a government such as ours,
ana II they have existed TO damaging
extent, very recent events appear to in
dictate That education and conservatism of