Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20
Princeton University Makes the Sec
retary Doctor Of Laws.
BRIEF SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
Bishop SatterIee Talks of Ethics of
American Civilization.
UNIVERSITIES Anniversary

ccmmemoration day exercises of the 18th
year of the founding of the university were
held in Alexander Hall today before the
largest crowd since ex-President Cleveland
spoke on the "Self-made Man" in 1897. The
board of trustees and faculty, led by Pres
ident Patton, Secretary of State John Hay
and Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee of Wash
ington, marc he'd in a body to the hall. Pres
ident Patton made an Introductory address
in which he announced that at the meeting
of the trustees yesterday action was taken
by the board to elect some distinguished
graduate to further the movement Of estab-
fishing n graduate department. The cleo
ton to this office will be made later on He
also announced that new officer will be
elected. to be known as the university sec
retary. President Patton presented the need
of a new gymnasium and urged the con-
certed action of the alumni toward securing
the necessary funds for its erection Com
menting upon the &C tions upon granting
the alumni direct representa- ton in electing
five members to the board, he said this
was the most important announcement he
had ever made since he became president
of the university
Bishop Satterlee was then introduced, and
he delivered his address on the Ethics of
American Civilization" After defining the
Constitution of the United States and pre-
senting the Greek and Roman ideas Of
civilization he took up the question Of
American civilization.
Review of National History.
A careful review was made of the most
vexing problems that had confronted the
country from 1887 to 1885, in which he Sc
verely scored corrupt political machines
and explained the causes Of low morals in
our political life, after which he spoke in
part as follows:
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expected events have followed fast upon
another, each of which is frequent with
historic significance. If, in 1886, some
prophet had arisen among US to foretell
what has actually taken place since the
battles of Manila and Santiago. we should
have treated his words as beyond the
bounds Of historic possibility. 1t is as
though God had lifted our whole alton up
long before its own education was COM
pieted, and set 1t in vanguard OF the march
"In the light of these stupendous events
one thing is positive. We can no longer
the nations that we formerly repoiced In.
The United States Of today cannot go back
to what the country was fftysor hundred
sr cr Better Wors Rot
we hear In these dayyssa great deal
about Imperialism l see ia spirit of inn
perialism in all American history. and least
Of all in the past two years The nation
has less greed for territory today than
when Jefferson bought Lolitsiana or Mon,
roe Florida or Seward Alasla, and far less
than when the annexation of Texas
brought on the Mexican war. We had no
thought whatever of territosial aggrandize-
ment when we went to war with Spain,
and now before we had time to realize the
full meaning of passing events certain
islands, as the result Of that war, have
become de facto an actual part Of the
United States. We cannot go back If we
would from these new responsibilities
which have been thrust upon u.s.
Peril of Arrested De ereIopment.
1.-The greatest danger of all is the peril
of an arrested development. Whatever has
life must grow or 1t must decay On the
one hand there Is danger of departing from
the original ideal of American civilization;
on the other hand there is equally imminent
danger of becoming short-sghted in our
views OF our country's future, of falling to
read the signs. Of the times and to realize
the actual historic situation as it stands to-
day"
AT the close of Bishop satterlee's address
the students gave him three hearty cheers.
Prof. Woodrow Wilson then presented
Secretary Hay to President Patton, who
conferred upon him the degree Of doctor of
laws.
Prof. Libbey placed the official gown upon
rousing student cheer and prolonged ap-
plause.
Secretary Hays Remarks.
In accepting the degree Secretary Hay
said: my gratitude for this distinguished
honor is not diminished-it Is rather en-
hanced-by the sense of my personal un-
worthiness Of 1t. I accept 1t, Sir, with deep
appreciation, for am allowed to interpret
1t as sign of your approval Of the man
ner In which l and my colleagues in the
government have, under the direction of the
President, conducted the foreign relations
OF the country for the past two years. They
have been years of much labor and many
perplexities. and If any measure Of success
has attended our efforts It has been due,
not to any strength or ability Of mine. but
to the fact that our course was so clearly
marked out for US by a century Of national
traditions, from which we have never
swerved. We have believed IN the country,
as our fathers did. in Its high and beneficent
destiny, and SO believing we needed to ad-
nit no other considerations than those Of
national welfare; We had to hearken to no
voices but the cab Of duty and honor. I
hope l may even say that the Hight which
has guided me has been Of kin to that
bright enulgence which has made this great
university for SO many generatlons a
radiant beacon to the continent of learning
and morals. In the brief space of public
service which may yet be mine I can have
no loftier inspiration than the desire to be-
come less unworthy of the honor you have
done me ano the responsibility you have
laid upon me-