Evening star., 1902-03-06

Phenomena of our own times we nave seen
that the largest contribution which Il Eu-
ropean people made in the nineteenth c"h-
tGry TO the population of the United states
came from Germany, and that inc Ut rr,an
quota was not only the most Numerous.
but the best educated.
Owe Debt to Germany.
'AS university men We feel the immense
weight of obligation under which America
rests to the technical schools and universe
tics of the German fatherland. From them
thousands of ga ger American students have
drawn instruction and inspiration and taken
example At this moment hundreds Of
American teachers who call some German
university their foster mother are at WORK
in schools colleges and universities all the
way from this icy sea coast TO the not
Philippines.
Our men of letters and science know
we'll the unparalleled contributions Ger
many has made since the middle or the
nineteenth century to pure knowledge, and
also to science applied in the new arts ana
industries which within fifty years have SO
marvelously changed the relations of man
to nature.
"Our people have the profoundest SYM
pathy with the unificatiOn of Germany. we
all believe in great union OF federated
states, bound toss ther by common IAN
suage, by unrestricted mutual TRACE, py
common currency, mails, means OF COM
munication, courts Of justice and institu-
tiuns of credit and finance and inspired Dy
a passionate patriotism. Such is the VEN
erabic American Union; such the young
German empire.
Welcome to the Prince.
Eve gladly welcome here today worthy
representative of German greatness, worthy
in station. profession and character. We
see in him, however, something more than
the representative of a superb nationality
and an imperial ruler. Universities have
long memories. Forty years ago the Ameri-
can Union was in deadly peril and thou
sands of its young men were bleeding and
dying for it. 1t is credbly reported that at
Il very critical moment the Queen or Eng
land said to her prime minister:
MY lord, you must understand that l
shall sign papers which mean war with
the United States
THE grandson of that illuStrlOuS woman
is sitting with us here.
Now, therefore, in exercise of authority
given me by the president and fellows and
the board of overseers, and in the favoring
presence of the friends here assembled.
create honorary doctor of laws, Albert VIII
liam Henry, prince of Prussia and vice ad-
miral, and in the name of this society or
scholars l declare that he is entitled to the
rights and privileges pertaining to this de-
gree. and that his name is to be forever
borne on its roll of honorary members"
Mr.. c. X. Boiling. behalf of the stu
dents said:
Speech of r. c. Boiling.
Mr. Boiling said: Your royal highness
knows today the welcome Of Harvard 1T is
no mere general welcome from several thou
sand young men of the United States,
moved now by an impulse felt through the
whole American people Our welcome is
more personal, the welcome of an institu-
ton of which your royal highness is an
honored guest and now a member. The let
ter of this membership the president and
fellows have confirmed. The spirit of such
membership the students of Harvard would
now impart
This spirit has no counterpart in the uni
versities of Germany. 1t is unlike the spirit
of the English universities. Harvard is
neither a group of professional and technl-
cal schools nor a collection of colleges. The
heart of Harvard is her one college. around
which gather the schools of the university.
| said our college spirit had no counter
part in the universities of Germany. 1t mas
the spirit Of the fighting corps. We are a
fighting corps. We fight with shams and
intolerance and untruth, for truth and toll
erance and simplicity. We fight Wherever
we are until we die for the honor OF Har-
wards traditions. with the backing and en-
couragement Of all Harvard men. This is
the house of the corps, Harvards House
of Friendship" Here every Harvard man
finds fellowship and support.
whose membership we welcome your royal
highness. Prince Henry.
The Run Through the State.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March 6.-Owng
to the fatigue of his long journey, Prince
Henry did not respond to the welcome ac-
corded him by the German-A American Cit
liens when the train reached this city at
$50 o'clock this morning. A large bouquet
of pinks was sent to the royal visitor
The train left at $50.
WORCESTER Mass, March 6.-Prlnce
Henry's train passed through here at eIo
a m. No stop was made. a delegation OF
the city government was on hand with a
present for the prince, but could not get
neer enough to the train to throw 1t aboard
as the train sped through the train shed.
SOUTH FRAMINGHAM. Mass. March g.
Prince Henry's special train passed
through this place at S:54, making stop
of about two minutes. The royal visitor
was at breakfast when the train reached
here and although there was great
crowd at the station, who cheered him, he
did not appear upon the platform.
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