The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-17
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Made Before Distinguished Audience
and Frequently Cheered.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)

lldOe III lHe IupllC I1bll, lI1lulSulhNSls
ter his arrival, and the subsistence of a
demonstrative reception BY the students
and many hundreds IN tho large build
Ing. Mr.. Roosevelt said:
men Of Virginia, my felloW-Amerlcans,
and In particular you, the graduates
and undergraduates Of this University:
1t is to me to-day a double pleasure
to be with you; in the first place. be-
cause tho University Of Virginia Us ono
among that limited number OF institu-
tions Of learning to which because or ot irs
proud OF his country and his country
history, must turn (applausc); and m me
next place, because have just finished
which, at almost every stop has remind ind
ed me Of some great deed done BY a Nir-
gilman or descendant Of q tVirgininnii
tesers and tae
titan half Of this republics work; an9,
coming back from a trip across tho Al
leghanys. in the path across the noun
to found tho Ia commemorative OF Ken.
lucky; on the other side Of that, across
the Ohio, which was crossed by q mill
ginia. George Rogers Clark. led his lltt!o
band Of backwoods, riflemen to con
Quer what Is now tho, heart CT TINS re-,
Revolutionary War; then across the MIS-.
sissppi and going through that great
region of prairie. plain and molnta IAN nov
fruits Of our material civilization. cities
placed upon spots which We're unknown
to any map maker but a century as9,
going through that region to t Inc r paii
which mark the two. greatest terl I't o.
expansions OF this nations, the. greatest OF
ali which in IT'S ACQUISITION IS IN III l t5s
who founded this Unlversity-Presid
Thomas Jefferson .(applause), and I,l winch NJ c
was explored again by two Virgin1ans
born not far from THIS neishootiioou-
-" = VIRGINIA. VIZ EVERYWHERE.
And when I got south of the limits OF
tho old Louisiana Purchase calllo i ~
that region acquired as the l., res territorIaI
extent next to the Louisiana Purc ,sLso
and in that war tho two foremost il, Es ..iis
were the figures Of two me T;;vl Enem and
Winfield Scott. .(Applause) an
Therefore, In this year OF the hunureu.!i
anniversary of that acduisition-the i i9oa
that we We're to be a continental re i,,nI,
lie, In a trip across the contincnt, suGL
as I have taken, should Zee! that IliS
trip were inG3p a e lie U G Of
Virginia. (Appla,ise) Virginia has always
rightly prided herself upon me f ma cent
of the public men whom she lntS se en-
annie of governmental ability, ability IN
statccraft and public adm I'M hiatnrv
has ever been found than ham, by ~, tne nis'ois
feel that this University. which SO pc
culiarly embodies the ideal OF Virginia,
IS in no small degree accountanie ioI tliS
sends into public life men Of whom Their
constituents exact that they snail possess
both courage and courtesy and that is tne
r publiely IN the presence Of the two United
States senators from Virginia tapplause).
both of them graduates OF ms 81, uhi ,,t,
slty, whether one agrees or aiilsas mi III
them it is so genuine pleasure 70 "
brought into contact with them IN haliu-
ling public affairs. (Applause).
In the very able address it to Mh,ch T is
pointed out ttatin mere years the hlstor!
Of tho University is not long. Years count
differently at different places ana AT az
gav, and it grows longer still when you
take it across into, the western EN- h emil
10 us or TINS 81 na 9d historIo asso.
Citations inseparably connected with the
institutions, tho birth Of which Will al
ways recall he names or }ro three yh,o OF o onp
can well nigh sec the nbodes OF al tnreo
OF those President. at least, aney are
close, within easy distanee-Presluteth ~,
Jefferson, Madison ana MONROE cap
}plausel.
BORROWED ARCHlTECTURE.
Let me acknowledge a piece OF personal
Indebtedness to this lnstitutlon,. .,.M ht ~
last year We sought Nat,}Wa.hinstoi3 70
restore the White House, which ouIghttto
be always lseptsas peculiarly the historic
building of the nation: when VIC sought
to restore it to what It was planned to DC, Dc
here TO study the building, which, repre-
scnted in its existence the realization
OF the ideas OF certain of those founders
study of a portion Of this university an
ton dor that is what it was) OF the White
House WAS to proceed.
Tho university is not old in years, as
years are counted in an older world, but
there are very fey nslitut9ns or Of Learn
Ing IN Eu n0p r we seryiee he stae
in the Council chambers of the State and
Of service on the tented iield, which has has
Soldiers as he roll that can be FURNISHED
by reading the list Of the graduates OF
THIS uniyersity h Of yi n m,ippiause
Inc Inc of men Who have s gone into public
life; but it is not only in public life that
the record made de-, By the university ~ Is
ways the most brilliant name 10, be found
in American letters the namo Of tho man
who contributed something purely indi-
yidual n pnery and ~ u t Prose not mere
| merely to tho literature OF our tongue, but
| 10 the literature OF mankind--the name
| or l-uSar Alldn roc iipplanScp IL 10 DC
| found upon your rolls, 1t Ia II pleasure
to one who can earnestly hope to SEQ tho
| literary habit In American life kent up
and who hopes to see, a keeping UP Of the
| productive scholarship and literature Ia
be able to number among his friends one
| OF those younger, literary men. or whom
It can be safely asserted that they have
| added something permanent to letters In
| the person OF one of Your graduntes--my
friend, AIR, Thomas Nelson Page, Cap
CHOOSING VIRGlNlANS.
| owe you for other things. When !
| wished 10 choose the Surgeon General OF
| the navy / had 10 go TO Virginia, and
| to the University Of Virginia TO find the
| man whom | esteem, not only because oi
| his ability as a public servant, but he,
| cause OF those qualities which lfll rem
/ der him ever one of whom and mine fee
the warmest and liveliest personal affee.
| ton .CApplausel.
| FINALLY. when ] had 10 choose an am
bassa1or 10 represent us at the great
| court of Russia had to take another
graduate of Your University Mr.. Me-
1 Cormck, 'tApplause) You Will purdon
me one personal allnsion; | shall never
forget AS long as | live certain Of yoiIi
| graduates who served in my regiment
during ihe Cuban war tapplauscl: one OF
whom, hy the way. had Won on college