The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-07

In watching the social and chronological
phenomena of our own times. we have
/ seen that the LARGEST contribution which
/ European people made in the nineteenth
! century 10 the population of the United
States came from Germany, and that the
/ German -IOta was not Only the most
/ numerous, but the best educated.
As university men. we feel the great
} obligations due to the technical schools
/ and universities of the German father
land. From them thousands of eager
! American students have drawn instruc-
/ ton ana inspiration and taken example.
I At this moment hundreds of American
teachers who CaN some German uniYer-
sity their foster mother are at work in
schools, colleges and universities all the
way from this icy sea coast to the hot
Philippines.
Our men of letters and science know
wei the unparalleled contributions Ger
1 many has made since the middle of the
/ nineteenth century TO pure knowledge. and
] also 10 science applied to the new arts
/ and industries which within fifty years
/ have so maTVelousIy changed the Tela-
| tons Of man TO nature.
Sympsthize With Teutons.
ON whole people have the DrofoUndest
/ sympathy with the unfication of Ger
many. We all believe in a great union
Of federated states. bound together by
/ common language by unrestricted mutual
I trade by common currency, mails, means
Z OF cOmmuniCa ton. courts of justice aud
. institutions Of credit and finance, and in
! spired by passionate patriotism. Such
is the venerable American Union; such
the young German empire
We gladly welcome here today a worthy
! representative of German greatness
UoTthy i'm station, profession and char
; aCte- We see ia him, however. some
thing more than the representative of
superb nationality and an imperial ruler
/ Universities have long memories. Forty
wears ago the American Union was in
! deadly peril, and thousands of its young
/ men were bleeding and dying for it II
/ is Credihly reported that at very critical
/ moment the queen Of England said TO her
4 prime minister. My lord, YOU must I'M
/ derStand that / shall sign no paper which
means war with the United States
The grandson Of that illustT5ouS woman
! is sitting With US here.
! Now therefore in exercise of authority
I given lie by the president and fellows
/ and the board of OveTseeTs. and in the
! faVOring presence of the friends here as
| sembled. 7 create honorary doctor of laws
/ Albert William Henry, Prince Of Prussia
/ and vice admiral, and in the uame of this
( society Of scholars, I declare that he IS
I entitled 10 the rights and privileges per-
tainissz to this 4 -,gree and that his name
I is to be forever borne or its roll of hon
! orary members.
The prince did not respond in speech
10 the address of the president, but
simply bowed an acknowledgment He
was next escorted to the faculty room,
where he met the faculty. and with
his staff lunched with them
Sing College Songs.
This was an entirety informal affair."
and at its conclusion the entire party
repaired to the Harvard Union. This
/ building was filed with students and
other representatives Of collegiate life
Prince Henry, Admiral Evans and
President Eliot occupied seats upon one
platform, while upon a second were
seated Major II. l. HigginsOn, the
donor of the building: O. G. Frantz,
the musical director; President Rich
ard Derby Of the junior class, who pre-
sided, and others.
When the prince had seated himself,
Director FrantZ started Fair Har-
ward The prince intently read the
words which were printed on the pro-
gIamme President Derby then ad-
dressed the prince briefly and intro
dUced Major Henry L. HigginsOn. Ma
joT HigginsOn said in part;
Your ROYAL Highness-This is your
house for it is built by Harvard men for
all Harvard men, and today and for as
long as YOU live, you are holding our
diploma and wearing our name-a Harry
ard man.
You are welcome to our house-weicome
as a son OF old famous HOhenzollern dy-
nasty. which has written many page of
the worlds hiStOry-SOmetime BY fire
You are welcome as the representative
of proud nation and as representative
and brother of great emperor who Is
walking i'm the footsteps of his ancestors.
You are welcome as the son and grandson
of the rulers who drew together the many
German princes and peoples and thus
created once more German empire.
We welcome Won as an admiral of the
Ser am No al 4
20 wear for the first time the German
decree Of doctor of engineering
We an offer to YOU our greeting and
our friendship. and once more We bid
YOU welcome to our house and we ask
your friendship and your presence among
us again-and meanwhile we bid you god
Z speed.
Now. Harvard students. our greeting to
EmperOr William.
The Harvard yell was given with
long drawn out Emperor William
thrice repeated.
President Derby then introduced r.
G.. Boiling. who spoke for the general
student body.
Just before leaving the Harvard
union, Prince Henry received d cable
gram from his brother. Emperor VIII
liam H. congratulating him upon re-
ceiving che degree of LII. d. from Har-
ward university. and saying that it was
the highest honor which America could
/ confer upon him.
This completed the spoken welcome.
Il NJ Green. a student. read an apprO-
PIRATE poem, 10 which Prince Henry
paid close attention. At its close he
extended congratulations and thanks to
the young man. through President
Eliot Three Ions. cheers were then
given, terminating in the words
Prince Henry.
Prince Makes Speech.
Prince Henry's face was a picture OF
enjoyment as he arose to respond to
the celebrations. He read from manu-
script, saying:
Mr.. Chairman and GeutlemCu-During
: my short STAY iu Cambridge have found
fully all that I expected. EXCEPT one
thing. Of which I have heard sometimes.
Where Is your Harvard indifference
, ItCbeeTsl
Z can only state the fact that I have
met with Just the contrary i'm your en-
s thusiasm. stTeuuouSuesS and high ideal
ism TIE be sure, If that is the real sen
5 tl.nent lere. ] had already met the true
/ Harvard spirit before ] came To Cam
! bridge when I met in Washington that
= n2lle Harvard graduate who has brought
s. hanor alike 10 Harvard and TO his coun-
= try. Let us not forget him in our gather
70 ing and as have been for two hours
q Harva ID man myself tcheers). I propose
: rails for Theodore Roosevelt
z These cheers were given with a viii