Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-04
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HIGHLY
PRAISES WOOD, TAFT AND ROOT

Cambridge, Mass. June 2G.-Com-
mencement at Harvard University was
of unusual interest Wednesday because
of the presence of President Roosevelt,
u guest of Harvard, class of 1850. who
received the honorary degree OF LID.
There were other notable guests who
also received the degree OF LID. in
Guiding Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale.
of Boston. As precautlon for the
safety OF President Roosevelt, the col
lege yard, usually open TO all, was In
closed by fence and only holders Of
degrees. officers, students and guests
Were admitted, and these by ticket
only. No Indies We're admitted inside
the yards and even students residing
In the yard needed tickets for admls-
sion.
President Eliot led the procession OF
fellows, ovcrsecrs, state dignitnries,
faculty, invited guests and alumni to
Sanders theater. where the graduating
exercises were held. After the I'D
dresses by the commencement speakers
the honorary degrees We're conferred
by President Eliot ms follows:
Doctor OF Laws-Thomas Jefferson
Coolidge. lately minister To the French
republic: Addison Brown. United States
judge. New York: John Hay, "by force
OF just and liberal thinking. the most
successful dlplomntist now living;
Theodore Roosevelt, President OF the
United States, from his youth II mem
her OF this society OF scholars. now. In
his prime, n true type OF the sturdy
gentleman and the high. minded public
servant In democracy"
Among those receiving the degree OF
master OF art were Francis Blake. In
ventor OF the Blake telephone trans.
mittcr, and Walter Reed. the army sur
seon. who planned and directed In
Cuba the experiments which hay. en-
nble-i man To control yellow fever.
At the commencement dinner John -.
Long. president OF the alumni. pre-
slider nj the speakers table. with Pres.
idcnt Roosevelt on his left hand and
President Eliot ut his right. President
Eliot spoke for the university, and
Governor Crpne- welcomed to III. state
the President OF the United States.
In opening his address President
Roosevelt said In part:
Let me speak for all Americans To.
day when say that we watch with III.
DEEPEST concern and sympIth, III. sick
bcd OF til. English king ani that all
Americans. In rendering their hearty
sympathy To the people of Cheat Brit.
nin now. remember kc-n.y the out.
burst of genuine grief with which NIL
England last fall src:ci the calamity
that b-f-il u- Ia the death OF President
Mckinley"
After .uiogixins senators IIoar and
Lodge ani SECRETARY Hay. ait. Roos.'
Welt said:
NO man has right to nhrosni- To-
hitug..tf .tU.. 0..Ntf.sl.,s H..
cause lie has had college education.
bn, he il hound. II he il In truth
man. To fc-i that the fact cf his hnyin.
had college .,iurntion imposes upon
him heavy burden II .sI,onsibtiiiy:
that II makes IL ,isuliy incumirnt ON
him To- do we'll aud molly In his life.
private AMI public. I want to siH,ak
Of ihr.- men wlo 'iuflnT the pas, tip'-
or four years have met that rr,lutrs..
mcnt-of n graduate of Hamilton col
legs. Eiihu Rest: a graduate OF Ssl-.
Governor Taft. nni ~ fellow Hnr.
ward man. isrunani w'sa.i. Men who
tiid things. iii not say how they siicuii
io them. hut did tirin themselves Inrn
who have sn-t That greatest ~ our.
ns-~is=,h- nr,-i for che @-rVis. that
elunat H. bought. the i,s-vi for tie very
lev that can only - p'nd.n-i - the
man willing t. fur-s. the matrSisi AL,
vaninEs-s. for II has ~, t. isc sivyn at
the mans avn matri iai c,ist.
Leonard woosi four years ago wen;
TO Cuia. lie has .rTvri iiirn' ever
since. has rendered services 10 that
country 81 the Kind which. performed
5..n years asu. wctlli have made him
n herr. MIXED III With she sun Eo.l in
various ways: nif.n who devoted his
whole life I" these four years and who
though; u nothing cisr. did nothing
else SAVE To Try to bring W. the stand
ari Of political AMI social life in that
island; To- clean u physically and t.ars
ally. 10 make iusiirv even and fair 10
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