The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-17
TO COLLEGE MEN
ROOSEVELT TALKED AT UNIvER-
SITY OF VIRGINIA.
MANY MEN OF DISTINCTION
ATTENDED THE INSTITUTIONS
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.

err of the Day-He Threw Bouquets
of speech Here and There. Praised
Nirginin, Praised the University,
Told what Great Country the
United States Are, Referred 10
His Travels and Told the College
Boys How 40 Become Good Citi-
xens.
Charlottesville, Va, June 16.-Presi-
'dent Roosevelt to-day wound up his
tour of the continent in a visit to the
University of Virginia. This was
alumni day at the university, and the
occasion was made memorable by the
presence of the President and many men
distinguished in public life, some of
them graduates of the university.
The reception accorded the President
was a particularly warm one and he
was greeted with ringing cheers when
he arose to speak before the alumni
in the public hall. and the student
body at the luncheon rendered him in
the gymnasium, and they were re-
! newed several times during his two
| speeches.
The President, when he arrived, az
II 80 o'clock this morning. was escorted
direct to the university grounds, and
in the famous rotunda building, stand
ing near the statue of Thomas Jeffer-
son, the father of the university, he
| held a reception Thence he was es-
corted to the public hall, where he de-
| livered his principal address. Later at
| a luncheon In the gymnasium, he re-
| sponded to the toast THE United
| States"
Others who replied to toasts were
| Senator John w. Daniel virginia."
! W. r. Meredith of Richmond Our
| Alma Mater" Ambassador Mccormick,
our representative in Russia, The
| Louisiana Purchase" Henry f. Pritch-
| ard president of the Boston School
| of Technology, "Our Sister Institu-
tions," and Thomas Nelson Page, THE
| President,
AT the conclusion of the luncheon
| the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
mounted horses and rode out to Mon
| ticello, the home of Jefferson where
| they and others were entertained, and
at o'clock the special train left for
| Washington.
distinguished Men There.
Among those present at to-day's
exercises in addition to the President.
were Ambassador Mccormick. Assist
|
| tors Daniel and Martin of Virginia;
| Carter Glass, member of Congress
| from Virginia; Hon. Eppa Hunton,
| former senator from Virginia; Judge
| Anderson of Washington, and Thomas
Nelson Page. of Virginia.
The Presidents special train arrived
here from Washington at 1880 o'clock
this forenoon. The Monticello guards
were on duty at the depot and kept
back the crowd The President was
cheered as he stepped from his car.
He was met by DIR. Paul Barringer,
! chairman of the faculty of the uni
versity; Judge G. w Morris, chairman
of to-day's exercises and a committee
of alumni The party was driven d.
rect to the University where the ex-
ercises were held in the public hail.
The address before the Alumni AS
| sociation, which was first on the pro-
xramme, had been prepared by Judge
| w. Gordon Robertson of Roanoke, and
was to have been delivered by him.
He, however, was detained at home by
| Illness, and his address was read by
| r. Walton Moore of Fairfax, a MEM
Der of the board of visitors of the
| University.
Judge Morris then, in short speech
| of welcome, introduced the President,
who delivered his address. The re-
| ception accorded the President was
audience sprang to it's feet when he
was introduced and the cheering and
hands clapped continued for several
minutes.
why 1t Pleased Him.
The President said 1t was a double
pleasure for him to be present to-day.
I'm the first place." said he, because
the University of Virginia is one
among the limited number of institu-
-
it's historical association, every Amer
lean proud of his country and his
country's history. must turn; in the
next place, because I have just finish
ed a trip across this continent which
at almost every step reminded me Of
some great deed done by a Virginian
or a descendant of a Virginian in that
wonderful formative period which has
occupied more than half of this re-
puhlic's work"
The President said he would have
considered his trip incomplete If 1t had
not ended with a pilgrimage to the
University of Virginia. He spoke of the
work of the early Virginians and paid
a tribute TO Lewis and Clarke, Zach
Taylor and Winfield Scott and other
natives of the state who have figured
prominently in history.
Virginia has a right to be proud
he said "of the character of the pub
lie men whom she has sent into pub
lie life. The two United States SEN
ators from Virginia are both grad
yates of this university, and 1t is a
genuine pleasure to be brought into
contact with them in handling public
affairs"
Praised the University.
The President spoke in high terms OF
the university and the work II has
done, and said that when the White
House was restored to it's original de-
sign the architects came to Charlottes-
VILE and studied the architecture of the
old buildings in the university grounds
TO get the right idea. He recalled the
fact that Edgar Allen Poe was a grad
uate OF the university. as was also his
friend Thomas Nelson Page. He said
he had called upon a number OF Uni
versity Of Virginia men 10 MI high
public offices, and that they never fail
ed him. He concluded his address "a
follows:
THE University of Virginia has stood
for much IN our national life. You
stand for the production OF scholarship.
for the production Of men who are 20 10
well II ever the need OF calling upon
them for their services may arise; nnt
above all the University OF Virginia
stands for The production OF men VINO
are 10 do each mans duty Ia the world.