Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-06


Then the visitors were conducted TO
Sanders theater, whore .he honorary
degroe OF doctor OF laws was conlefrci
upon Prince Henry by President Eilot'
The president sald
This occasion Is unique, Twice III
the history ~ the university mas u
special academic SESSION been held 10
do honor 20 the president of the United
States. making q progress tlfougn lllr
country, bul never beiOro hes t'i' DEM
ocratlr university been called toRether
on purpose 10 do honor to a loreign
prince. Wolghty reasons inust have de'I
iermned such unprecedented action on
the pait OF this society OF scholars
These are the reasons Our students
OF history know .thc routonlc sources
I'm the dim past, Of many INSTITUTIONS
and public customs which nave Deen
transmitted through England TO ms
New England
"The Puritan origin Of the university
makes us hold IN grateful remembrance
the heroes or Professionalism Melanc-
ton, Erasmus and their kindred splnls
land the German princes who upheld
that precious cause through long years
of confused alarms ana cruel warfare
The Puritan government VI Masaachu-
sets followed anxiously the ViclssltudtS
OF the Thlrty~ye0rs var and was IN the
habit of ordering public thankseiNlng
10 God for good news nom Germany
in watching the social aud ethnolp-
gical phenomena OF our own times, we
have seen that The largest contribution
which a European people made N me
nineteenth century TO the population oil
the United states came lrOm Germany
and that the German quota 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
fatherland. From them thousands oi
eager American Students have drawn
instruction and inspiration and taken
example. At this moment hundreds OF
American teachers who call some Ger
man university their foster mother are
AT work In schools, colleges and uni
verslties all the way from this Icy SEQ
coast 10 the hot Philippines.
"Our men Of letters and science know
well The unparalleled contributions
Germany has made since the middle of
the nineteenth century TO pure knowl'
edge and also TO science applied TO the
new arts and industries which WITHIN
10 years have so marvelously changed
the relations OF man TO nature.
"Ouf whole people have the profound.
est sympathy with the unificatlOn OF
Germany. We all believe In a great
union OF federated states, bound To-
getber by common language, by UNI
restricted mutual trade, by common
currency, mails, means of communica-
lion, courts of justice and institutions
OF credit and finance, and inspired by
passionate patriotism. Such Is the ven
cradle American union; such the young
German empire.
I'VE gladly welcome here today q
worthy representative Of German
greatness. worthy in station, profession
and character. We see in him, how
ever. something more than the repre-
sentative Of superb nationality ana
an lmperlal ruler Universities have
long memories Forty years ago the
American union was In deadly peril
and thousands OF IT'S young men were
bleeding and dying for It, II Is cred
IDLY reported that at a very critical
moment the queen OF England said TO
her prime minister. My lord, you must
understand that | shall sign no paper
which means war with the United
States
oThe grandson OF that ilustrlous
woman lsliiting with us here,
Nov, therefore. IN exercise Of the au-
thorlty given me by the president AMI
fellows and the board of overseers and
IN the favorlng presence OF the friends
here assembled create honorary doe
tor of laws Albert William Henry,
prince OF Prussia, and vice admiral,
and in the name Of this society OF
scholars, I declare that he is entitled
10 the rights and privileges pertaining
10 this degree and that his name Is 20
be forever borne on us roll of honorary
members
UNDERGRADUATES GREETING
From University hall after the lunch
con the officials OF Harvard ana their
guests were dfiven TO Harvard union to
receive the greeting OF the under.
graduates. The streets were thronSeo
with cheering people. ~ the union the
prince was given taste OF college
songs and cheers,
Mai. Henry l.. HlggInson spoke FOR
the union.
on behalf Of the students, r. c. Boil
ling spoke as follows:
Your Royal lilghness knows today
the Welcome Of Harvard. II IL no mere
reneral welcome OF the several thous-
and young men of the university moved
now by an Impulse felt throughout By
The American people. Oui welcome Is
more personal. the welcome OF an IN
stiiution of which youl royal highness
Is an honored guest ana to member
The letter OF irs membership the pfesl-
dent and fellows have conferred. The
spIrlt of such membership the students
OF Harvard would nov impart,
This spirit has no counterpart IN the
universities Of Germuny II Is unlike
the spirit Of the English universities
Harvard is neither a group Of profess
sional and technical schools nor coli
lection OF colleges. The heart OF Har-
ward is her one college, around which
gather the schools of the university
"I said our college spirit had no
counterpart In the universities Of Ger
many. II has the spirit OF the lighting
corps. We are a lighting corps we
dcht with shams and intolerance and
untruth. for truth and tolerance ana
simplicity. We fight wherever we are
until we die, for the honor Of Har-
wards traditions. with the backing and
announcement Of all Harvard men.
This n the house OF tho colps, har-
wards house OF fricndRhiIS Here every
Harvard man finds fellowship aud sup
port. ,,,
"such II the spirit OF the institution
"a whose membership we welcome your
roval hlghness, Prince Henry.
a poem emtAdytng the greeting OF
both the students ana the union ps
n. NJ. GrCsa. 1902 was read,
Prince Henry made short reply 20
the addresses and the poem, lie salo
that he had been a Harvard man lor
Two hours and In closing, he called LOT
three cheers for President kcoseYeiD
rhe cheers were given with WIZ