Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-10-20
INACCURATE PRESIDENT JAMES
Ceremony of installing Head Of North
western University ImpressiveIy
Observed.

CHICAGO, Oct 1s.-with impressive cere-
mony the services attending the installa-
tion of Edmund James James as president
Of Northwestern university we're begun in
Evanston today. The services will continue
morning, afternoon and evening until Tues
day, when Dr. James will be formally in
augurated.
Every important edueutional institution
in the country has sent delegates.
Evanston was garbed in gala day attire
for the occasion. All public buildings aud
business houses were draped with Ameri-
can flags and streamers Of purple bunt.
ing. the university color. In many of the
stores and private residences President
James picture was displayed.
The opening exercises today consisted OF
religious services, which were held in seven
Evanston churches, where prayers were Of
fered for the future success Of Northwest
ern university and for President James ad-
ministration. President James and mem
bers Of the university faculty attended
services at the First Methodist church and
| listened to an address by Rev. william
Dewitt Hyde, president OF Bowdoin coll
! lege, on THE Reconciliation OF Our Edu-
cational Ideals" He said;
There are five educational ideals strug-
| technical, the liberal. the theoretical and
| the spiritual. The physical ideal is much
more than athletic for II aims at promoting
cheerful temperature as the basis Of 9
useful and a happy life. The technical
snd family % ab bY sontributps ~ fbe o co Sn
/ munity something as valuable as the mini.
| mum on which one is willing TO live The
| liberal ideal Is to be at home in all lands
and all ages: TO count mature a familiar
! acquaintance and art an intimate friend
| and to carry the keys of the worlds library
| In ones pocket and feel its resources be-
| hind one in whatever task he undertakes
| The theoretical is devotion to truth not
because 1t is healthy. or useful. or edifying
| but for her own dear and precious sake
! The spiritual ideal is love to God, hearty
support of all the great institutions of the
Industrial order; scorn TO make mean ex
| ceptions to Just laws in ones own favol
and generous service Of our fellow men.
neither % of them alone Is complete. IN,
| physical alone would make man grea
| fat OK. The technical alone would max,
| one a mere machine in the industrial mill
The liberal alone would make one a mer,
dilletant. The theoretical alone makes on
perilously near a crank. The spiritua
alone would make US mere monks anC
nuns. These ideals must be reconciled anC
assigned their respective places and proper
ton.
DR.. Hyde was followed by Rev. Georg
p. Reed, president Of Dickinson college
/ WHO uellNeTeu sermon on the theme
Greatness Through Service
Among those who spoke at other meet
ings we're: Rev William r. Slocum presi
dent OF Colorado college, on ''Winnini
YOURSELF" Rev James d. Moffatt. presi
dent Of Washington and jefferson college
Pennsylvania, who preached at the Firs
Presbyterian church, Rev. Samuel Plant7
president OF Lawrence university, on 9TH
Vision of the Invincible:" Rev. Clifford W
Barnes. president of Illinois college, o
"A Pattern for All Things