The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-02
HARTARD's ooAoH sprIr.
ne speech OF At the Cor
pinner-A Pleasing rr,bv,. oeS'u
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y Prom the Boston Glo,.
All records for enthusiasm nj n IL.
mencement dinner were broken wh.s con
ter Wetmore called as the thlra ~. 'o'stnIA
@. Lehman. First IL was clapninsn ~ MIR
which developed gradually into 4, hs'o naaa,
then became an organized cheer. '0h' al
In spite Of tho tremendous await,
oeived. Mr.. Lohmann was pcrfertlv 70 ~
He spoke slowly and deliberately .Omposed
uttered expressing the deepest feeling. uO..Hu'
IL Is my duty to-day to e~ndcavor to tha 'uu'
OF my aoiiity 10 pay the many debts that h U~'
incurred since 1 came among you in tho .. =,
spring. out In tho first place let ma W.
charge 30 tar as L can, one debt OF ,,.,
tude. I mean the debt I ow, sta'
great university. and the high disino,I''
which she has to-day conferred INN, M hu'uoh
ing me an honorary degree. hprIpmsso. w p(y civ.
formerly 1t was my feeling that min, Nnerca
as stranger; a sympathizing stranger on mig o.
traditions that have com DOM 'ne great
university through the past ~ ma, 70 the
that It is my duty, to take an IS'I oSIG.!
fare, looking back on all that Las n n"s nef wei
the first little seed was planted ~ y,t'2sGl sncs
Looking back to all that has passei Iarvatd.
Seany Sons sp ms to.Seyy i, I I me the honor that S,
great body OF Harvard GRADUATES, A. o. ID,
Secondly. / desire to a~Cknowlcdyc tibp H.
ness and consideration the courtesy and e @u
oStty that have been extended to me eyer shsne,
set foot on these shores by every man conn n,ns
with the university, from President Eliot AZ
"For your President found time In III. TOsS
or all his ongrossing dutics-he fond ,tn..
say--to express his interest In the crew .m !
show. that whatever went on in HrGn
whether II was a matter Of academic or atbstTG,
exercise, Y was a matter Of the deepest conoe,
For that expression which he gave I .h,,.
him.. ! can assure him that when Il was nn
municated to the crew it touched their he%Sr cav
II cannot help thinking on this occa,io, ~
what might have been. [Applausel. / m;,S,
have represented here a victorious cause bp.,
that dream has passed for this ear at q V, s N.Y.
Coming among you, as l have today. / baTe,
found that Harvard men are always ready az;
willing to extend a greeting. even though ,Se,
whose friendship II has been my prjyilso9s e :.
make, and as I clasped their hands and loots
into their eyes no words were necessary h
assure me how deeply they as Harvard man M
for what happened on Friday last. "''" .
II have seen also men whom ] Sc RELY Inc,
by name, who have come to me and exnressn
their sympathy and their hope that on som
future day Harvard might yet win in a boa
race.
81 assure GU. gentlemen. that this expres.to
Of kindliness has overwhelmet me.
1T 10 the custom to look upon US Enylishm.
as Q sort of cold-blooded and ph'cgnatic rae
and in many respects we are: but think VII.
you. once touch US. when you pierce throQg
stirred by emotion as high. by enthusiasm
sincere. and by a generosity moi less deep thA
the qualities you find in the men at Harvard.
AT any rate, IL is In the spirit of one who b,
been adopted rs your brother that ! appear bel
before you, and I feel, having been ASSOCIATE
with one OF her athletic interests, that / la,
become a son OF Harvard and a brother TO tho
whom i see around me. united with hem In
long as life itself" [Appiause.i