Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-12
o,,i,, and Pays Tribute to the
Asadsmy's Graduates
NEVER KNEW THEM TO FAC
n wiz bs Harder to be q
'S s,,,, class oTcer In Future Than
II Has Bsen In Past

Vest Point ~ !" ~ -
-. celebration Of the one huha-
.sth anniversary of the Yves,
~, military academy reached
f' sr,ov today. Prest Roosevelt was
!. chlef guest and there was a bril-
N.Y., crowd Including army and navy
's,.rs cabinet officers, ladies in bright
tunes and handsomely uniformed
/ .lploniats ,,. 49,
.,s., If the president. and then came
,sv,4w OF the cadets, a reception at
a. home Of the superintendent OF the
academy, Col. Mills, the formal exer'
,l,ss and speeches in Memorial hail ar
I, luncheon, and the dress parade at
,nraown The centennial banquet, with
~ ARE than 500 guests, was held In the
evening. - A. ,,n
AZ ~ visitors sought Memorial hall,
ssw stone structure, where the exer-
.,, s were held. Col Mills made an ad-
,..,s If welcome and then introduced
S roosevelt, who said. in part
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
aro, Mills, the graduates Of West
po,rt and YOU men and women who are
a,sWn 10 them by ties of citizenship
A. nv the simple fact that you are
nm,rIcans and therefore OF necessity
Srswn 10 them: ] am glad to have the
chance Of saying word to you today.
'rhse is little need for me to say how
weU your performance has compared
u,ltb nrophetc promise made on your
hehaf BY the greatest of Americans,
WsshInglon, This institution has COM
nlspd rs first hundred years OF life.
budng that century no other educa-
,,onal institution In the land has con-
irIbuted as many names as West Point
las contributed to the honor roll of the
nations citizens,
sCoI. Mills. | don't claim to be his
toran, and speak simply as a reciter
Of facts when | say what have said.
and more than that, not merely has
xr.., po,nt contributed a prpatpr niinn-
Nnss ,ha mon who stand highest ON
y. Sa,on,s honor boll but I think he
yond question that, taken as whole,
Inc average graduate OF West Point
s~,,re ,tis hundred wears has given n
greater amount Of service to the coun-
Try, during his life than has the aver
age graduate Of any other institution
% "''- :
REPRESENTATIVES, OF AMERICA.
Nov, gentlemen, that is not surpris-
sy , from tbe military un,versitv
founded M ths nation Rut I am Glad
III, The s,nssSaton has haen made
sood and Of an the inatlt,,tiona IN this
country .,ope Il more Absolutely Arneri-
can none more in the pro, err sense
q the word absolutely Democratic Than
hs Here we care noth,ng for The
trs bIrthplaca Tor tha hosss grade
A bis socjal standing. here we care
rsAing save for his worth n no IL able
/ b ,how n Here Won renrasant with
| grost mathematical eyaotness Tho
vunry seorranhIcaIIv Won ara arawn
tvn every walk ~ life nv a mathod
achsnce meant n insnre ana which
ia great majority ~ casas doaa ,nsnra
eshne but active youth Hare Won
kns together as renraaenta lives ~
america in the higher ana more ne.
klar sense than can noss,b,y he ,rna
II any other institutISn In The land
ave your slater college that marss
ttnIlu prepafationa for the ssrvica ~
liis country ON the seas
FhbUFE TO OLD SOLDIERS.
'Tnls morn,ng ho,o s,.,a, Aas.
ivstb many ~ uon n a,e I no.'a ua,lus
nm who stand ss a"u an. nav. me. 'ne
syery great struesle a a,p, eSe ,a VI
Ais great nat,on es sas 49, 49, sreat ,iiose
N or 90 wears ,r ras 'a are -, On, '"e aas
In among tha oIdar are re-, sun SUM snn,,
part in The Mevioen =, YOU WIZ toyn
Which added 70 ,h,s nor VAL suussae
sast.r than has '' o IVua.as serll'o,y
Europe IS The ras,,,, n 10 sv minus ~
he lsst two oo reSu,s vi an tne wars OF
| nee anv ~ ~ l hl"a's' wheh
Of The men xho ,ooL ssi,ons you, MINK