The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14
Gathering at Cincinnati Prepares
to Celebrate Emerson Cen
tennial Next May.
UNIVERSITY WORK DISCUSSED.
Message From President Eliot Up
holds Practical Use of Higher
Education-S. l.. Swarts of
st. Louis Elected Secretary.

Cincinnati. o. Dec. I3.-The sixth annual
meeting OF the Associated Harvard Clubs
was held here to-day. There was a repre-
sentative attendance from various cities.
President Eliot II. Pendletcn of Ciilcin-
natl delivered the address of welcome and
read q letter from President Charles w.
Eliot Of Harvard University antagonizing
the notion sometimes given currency that
university training does net promote the
efficiency and success in after life of the
men who receive It and hol:ing thar uni
versity training profits a man il every in
tei!ectua-l calling, including the conducting
of commercial! and industrial operations
Professor Francis g. Peabody, professor
of Christian morals in Harvard University.
delivered an address and was followed by
Mr.. Orrvilie Grant. Of the class of 1855,
secretary OF Harvard Union, who spoke in
behalf of that institution.
He referred to the new spirit which has
como over Harvard within the last few
years and which he attributed largely to
the ptincely gift OF H. l.. Risginson, class
Of 80. of whom President tadley spoke
as an ideal Harvard graduate.
He reviewed the work of Harvard Union.
the clubhouse and heartsIstone OF the uni
versity, mentioned the accession of inter-
est IN political matters and the formation of
the Harvard Political Club. through which
that interest finds expression. He attribu-
ted much OF this recent accession OF inter-
est in direction 10 the notable example
of that noble statesman and true type OF
Harvard man in politics. Theodore Roose-
welt" The mention of President Roosevelt
was received with great applause. He said:
The recent religious and pfIilanthropic
activity among the undergraduate; mas re-
suited in the establishment OF the Harvard
University Christian Association and the
University settlement established in East
Cambridge upon the modei OF the oxford
and Cambridge University settlements in
England
a subject which was discussed with con-
siderable interest and vigur was the matter
OF taking ballots :or CgsrSeerS by letter
from the graduates Of the university. This
was. on motion. referred back 10 the cor'-
st,tuent clubs: also the question of extend
ing the franchise to graduates of depart
men:s Of the university other than the col
lege proper
4 resolution was adopted pIedging the
support Il ;hc Associated Harvard Clubs to
the proposed CONNIE OratiOn on May %.
1915. OF the Ure hundredth anniversary of
the birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson. The
associated clubs voted to send an informal
Palmer al Harvard University, now in Eu-
rope. whose wife. Alice freeman Palmer.
former president OF Wellesley College. died
last week.
An important amendment to the constitu-
ton was adopted. which places the amount
of annual dues of any club at a fixed mini
mum amount. Tie following officers We're
elected:
President. +. E. Gavin. Indianapolis, class
OF %: vice president. Edwin II. Abbott. Mil
waukee, class of 50: secretary. s l. Swarts.
st. Louis. class of IS.
The evening was devoted to q banquet at
the Queen City Club.