The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-25
COLUMBIA 5 NEW HEAD.
Nicholas Henry Butler Installed as
President of University with
Appropriate Ceremonies.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS ARE PRESENT.
President Roosevelt and Lord Kelvin
OF England Among the Number
Former Given Enthusiast site Recep-
ton by the Observation-Disclosures
Take Part in Ceremonies.

new Ork, April 21.-NlchOlaS Muir
ray Butler was Saturday installed as
president of Columbia university in
the presence of a large company of
distinguished persons headed by the
president of the United States. Mr..
Butler was graduated from Columbia
in 1882. The exercises of the day were
begun with reception in the Avery
library to the president and repre-
sentatives of other. universities and
colleges, followed by an inspection of
the university buildings.
AT 1880 o'clock a luncheon was
given by the university council to the
visiting presidents and representa-
tives of other universities and coll
leges, and the days programme in
cluded luncheon given at one p. m.
by the trustees of the university to
President Roosevelt and those who
spoke during the exercises. The in
stallation ceremonies proper occurred
at $3.50 p. m. in the gymnasium and
the list of speakers included the fol-
lowing: Charles William Eliot, LII. D.,
president of Harvard university;
Arthur Twining Hadley, Ii. D., presi-
dent of Yale university; Francis Lam
dey Patton, DID,, LII. D., president of
Princeton university; William Rainey.
Harper, DID,, LII. D., president of the
University of Chicago; William Torrey
Harris, IL. D., United States commits
sioner of education.
The university gymna SUM was elab-
orately decorated for the ceremonies.
The wall was covered with ten-foot
border of blue cloth surmounted by
white rosettes. The columns and gall
leries bore the flags and shields of the
various universities. A stage was
erected nj the gymnasium and over it
was pediment bearing the seal of the
university, supported on either side by
the shields of Barnard and Teachers,
colleges.
The weather was warm and clear.
The university grounds were thrown
open to the public at ten o'clock, but
long before that hour they were
thronged with students and the first
arrivals among the thousands of
guests. Among those invited to at
tend the installation were Lord Kel-
vim, the scientist, who arrived Satur-
day on the Campania.
Roosevelt Breakfasts with Butler.
New York, April 81. = President
Roosevelt, who heads the list of special
guests invited by Columbia university
| to attend the installation of President
Nicholas Murray Butler, arrived here.
from Washington at $50 o'clock Sat-
| urday morning. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Ethel Roose-
| welt, Secretary and Mrs. George Cor
telyou, Surgeon General Rixey, of the
| United States navy, and DR.. John S.
Uric. The party rode in two private
| cars which were part of the midnight
| train from Washington over the Penn
sylyania railroad. Carriages met the
train at Jersey City and the president
and his party were driven aboard the
| 7:15 o'clock boat for this city.
Mr.. Roosevelt went to the home Of
Mrs. James w. Roosevelt, his aunt,
| where he breakfasted. DIR. Nicholas
| Murray Butler also was Mrs. Roose-
| velt's guest with the president at
| breakfast. Later Douglas Robinson,
the presidents brother-in-law, called.
Goes to the University.
The president left the home of Mrs.
| James Roosevelt for Columbia uni
| versity at 1910 o'clock. He was ac-
companied by former Mayor Abraham
| S. Hewitt and Secretary Cortelyou.
| The president was escorted by squad
ron A and nubmer of mounted city
| policemen.
During a reception held by the fac
| ulty in the university library por-
trait of w. r. Ware, professor of
| architecture, was presented to the
| university by former students of the
| professor who studied under him at
| the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology. The presentation speech was
made by President Eliot, of Harvard,
| and DR.. Butler accepted the picture
| on behalf of Columbia.
| President Enthusiastically Greeted.
President Roosevelt arrived at the
university at one o'clock. AS the
! president walked up the stairs of the
library building he was greeted by
| loud cheers and the University Glee
club sang the college song. The presi-
dent bowed repeatedly. President
| Roosevelt and Mr.. Hewitt were met
by Prof. Seligman, of the faculty. A
few minutes after the presidents ar
rival Gov. Odell arrived, accompanied
| by his brother, c. C. d. Odell, who is
| professor of English and member
of the faculty. They were received
by Prof Montgomery Schuyler Ac-
companying the governor and his
brother were former Congressman
John Murray Mitchell and Col Bird.
| military secretary to the governor.
Mayor Low, the former president of
| the university, arrived at 10: 40 o'clock.
4, He was enthusiastically welcomed by
the students, who packed the broad
stairway leading to the library build
| ing. Mayor Low was accompanied by
| w. c. Schermerhorn, president of the
board of trustees.
The visitors entered the library,
where luncheon was served.
! Strike Declared or.