New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-22
MR.. CHOATF'S SPEECH


He was followed by Mr. Choate. whose rising was
the signal FOR enthusiastic demonstration that
continued FOR several moments No sooner
had the company ended one series 81 college yells
than a voice would CRY Again" and FOR half A
dozen times this repeated. When at length
Nj Choate found ar opportunity 20 make himself
heard he began:
oda s soa sPsak 70 you d,P9',icay shall en- T..
working IN my own mind. lLaughterl shall
going on there am taking one Of my nrs les
sons 10 diplomacy. Rerewed laughterD ! spoke
first feeling thar they were glad was going
away d.aughterJ / speak tonight to great
company Of Harvard men. whose last thought.
ny t1 roanS har{,, cC,,e ~, - b 81" ard
which prof.ssor tittre3ga Ia ' lsis down H
says that the great advantas f.. o. the pres pres,
men can speak freely what Is in their minds
Now. my general instructions received from the
chest authority are 20 refrain as much a. possible
from public speaking and only 10 indulge in IL on
festal occasions G.aughter) 10 not think this
occasion comes within mat rule In the first place
place. what Harvard men say 70 each Other IS not
caanse o. views between brothers.
NO ELECTIVE SYSTEM THEN.
Now l had not the good fortune to be educated
and graduated at Harvard under the elective sys-
TEN. There no system in my time-the haycon
days Of Harvard-and there, was no such method
There was no distinct division In each class he
tween the distinctly ab.e men ana the FOOLS IN
fact there were fools 10 the class Of - Laugh
teri As far = 7 remember. they were all distinct
~ able men. who. though virtu'us. once In
themselves. 0.aughterJ ! do not know my
self about tho virtues Of the elective system
or the present afh etc system az Harvard
Athletics AZ Harvard dd good thing Tor
me however recently 4 great event happened 20
ne last fall when marched into the eneInys
camp and remained masters OF the held II was
that event which made Il possible for me- 10 accept
the great office which the President offered 70 M.
RIt FOR that event should not have been at I'D
erfy 10 leave this country. For many long ana
wary wears before thar day had been under
solemn vow attend every football contest until
Harvard should win. - YOU can imagine as We
stood i'm the mud and siush when at last the hgures
al the end Of the game demOustraied mat Harvard
wss everywhere ard that Vale was nowhere, that
tben | fclt that the shackles had fallen from my
hodv G.eughter) / free 20 10 u was no longer
necessary FOR me year after year 10 stay AZ nome
ard nurse the totteriug steps o. my Harvard
friends
But seriously the old days were the best 30 FAR
~ l.sgt a. We know II you are 10 iudlc Harvard
Nv IN. men IL has produced r. II quite clear thar
t6e new system surpAsses the old a. some OF mo
nrcs.uf faculty seem 10 imagine cur MINDS were
ia,, free but they We're not 0vercrhmmed IN thohn
DAYS President storr. the greatest president hhI-
vayd has ever known. think carried into ptacu-
coi on~ration one great able motto, which makes
b b1. name immortal ln dealing with students II
Re 10 their fhults liitle hlinf.
Be 10 their virtues ever KIND
But clap the paddock thcir mind
let me recall some Of the great men OF Harvard