The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
THE PRESIDENT
IN PHILADE II HIA!.
He Made Address at Dedication
of School Building.
RESPONDED TO The TOAST.
Says. Allthe Policies of Mckinley Have
Been Faithfully Carried Out-Was
Given a Most Cordial
Ovation.
RESPONDED TO THE TOAST
lHr Associated Pressl

(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA. PA, November 22.-
President Roosevelt accompanied by sew
eral members of his Cabinet, came to this
city to-day and spent the entire after
noon and evening.
The visit of the nations chief executive
and the members of his official family
was for two-fold purpose.
During the afternoon the President was
the chef speaker at the exercises .ncident
to the dedication of the new Central
High School for boys. He made two adj
dresses at the institution one in the as
sembly hail. where the formal ded.catory
ceremonies took place, and the other from
the balcony OF the building to the 1850
pupils of the school.
Tom ght the President responded to
toast during the Founders Day banquet
al the Union League. In the interim be-
tween these events. President Roosevelt
was entertained at luncheon by Charles
Emory Smith, former Postmaster-Ge neral.
and was rendered a reception at the home
of Edward L. Stotesbury.
His reception by the citzcn of this
municipality to-day was most enthusiatc
The spec al train bearing the Presidential
party arrived here over the Pennsylvania
Railroad at 1i:45 o'clock. Thousands of
people surrounded the station and when
the President appeared he received an
oNdlitllE WHICH was COii llluOUS4 diOlS lIlS
route tosttle high school. Carriages were
in wait ng for the Presidents party. and.
escorted by the First City troop, Phiia-
delphla City cavalry, they proceeded up
Broad Street TO the school building. The
sidewalks were lined with wild Y cheer
ing throngs and in acknowledgment of
the enthusiastic demonstration the Presi-
dentarepeatediy raised his hat
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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addressed first an assemhlage composed
lnainy of alumni of the institute on. The
President paid a tribute to the public
school system, saying in part:
Nothing like our present system of
education was known in earlier times. No
s;lc!i system of popular education for the
PEOPLE by representatives of the peo-.
rle existed 1t is, OF course. a mere
truism to say that the stability, the fu-
ture welfare of our institutions depend
upon the grade Of citizenship turned out
1itm our public schools. No body OF
I.al,lic servants no body of individuals
associated in private life are better worth
the admiration and respect of all who
Value citizenship al its true worth than
tll..4 body composed by the teachers in the
l4ublic schools throughout the length and
s,readti1of this Union. They have to deal
with the citizenship in the raw and to.
turn il; out something like finished
EI're6act. and = thnk that all OF US VINO
iiaN9 eilseaNole'' 70 VIII 'i,a.
snip N M raw III OUT Owl l,oi,iss ~
II aiming given in the public schools must,
Of course, be not merely training IN
intellect but training IN What counts
for Infinitely more than lnteilect-a tram
Ing in character.
Immediately alter conclnalns ms ao-
dress in the hali the fresioeh. ~, vas ss
corfed 5o zen norm oiieois ~ sIi
y
+ pills President Roosevelt addressed ,tie
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