Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-31
FORMALLY INSTALLED
DR.. Gordon at the Head Of
Howard University.
CORDIALLY GREETED
THE EXERCISES CONCLUDED BY
SERVICE LAST EVENING.
The Inaugural and Other Addresses
Letter Read From President
Roosevelt
CORDIALLY GREETED

Men of national prominence, representa-
tive of the executive and legislative
branches of the national government and
of the District of Columbia; educators. rep
resenting prominent institutions; judges of
the higher courts. the leaders of organized
labor, lawyers. doctors and a host of other
professional men gathered in the First Con-
gregational Church, at 10th and G streets
northwest, last evening, in attendance
upon the concluding exercises incident to
the Inauguration of Rev. John Gordon,
formerly president of Tabor College, Iowa,
as president of Howard University of this
city. The presence of SO many disun-
guished men was signal tribute to How
ard University and its new president.
The auditorium of the church edifce was
we'll filled with the representative residents,
and the student body of the institution oc-
cupied the galleries, which were filled to
their utmost capacity.
Seats on the platform were occupied by
Representatives Burkett of Nebraska ana
Dalzell of Pennsylvania Mr.. Henry r. r.
mcfarland, president of the board OF Dis
trict Commissioners; Mr.. Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federatlon OF
Labor; Justices Pritchard and Anderson Oh
the District Supreme Court, Justice Peeiie
of the Court of Claims, Gen. II. V. Boynton
of the board of education of the Dlstrlct,
Admiral watson Oh TIE OLileo otoeSo &c
Mr. William V. Cox, president of the board
of Trade; President Gallaudet OF Gaiiauoel
College. Prof. Lacey of the Iowa C0lIese'
Iowa; DIR. Mayor of Boston, Mass; fresi
dent Crogman of the Clark University OF
Atlanta, Ga; Mr.. B. H. Warner, william
v. Dunnell, DR.. Francis II. Smith. Gen.
George W. Balloch, Rev. F. ]. Grimke'
Bishop BENJAMIN w. Tanner, :, n. MELT snanI
weather Ellis Roberts, United States treas
urer, and others, including the deans OF tne
various departments and the members OF
the faculty of Howard University.
President Roosevelt's Greetings.
1t had been expected that President Roose-
Welt would be in attendance. pressure Oh
business prevented his attendance, nov"
ever and he expressed his regrets In a let
ter received by DR.. Teunis Hamlin, presi-
dent of the board of trustees of the 1nsu-
tuition. which was read from the PLATFORM.
The letter of President Roosevelt follows:
Permit me to extend to President GORDON
and to Howard University my congratula-
lions on this occasion. l wish l could De
with you in person, for 1 appreciate TO the
full all the work that Howard University
has done for the education ana uphIuns vi
our colored ellowAmericans whose strus-
gle for spiritual and intellectual develop
ment is of necessity so difficult and often
so painful.
Letters of regrets for their absence and
congrat ulating President Gordon upon his
inauguration were also received from Sen
ators Hoar. Allison and Willard. Admiral
Dewey and Gen. Oliver o. Howard, founder
of the university. and Booker L. "ashlns
ton,
The exercises proper were opened with
the rendition of several musical selections
by the United States Marine Band The in
vocation. by Rev Oscar ]. w. Scott and a
serenade. "Roceoco," by the band were fol-
lowed by the address of Rev. Edward
Everett Hale chaplain of the United States
Senate. DR.. Hale based his remarks upon
a personal Interpretation of the meaning OF
"a liberal education as used by John
Adams In his opinion liberal educadon
means more than mere instruction. Instruc-
ton, he said. is only a foundation for edu-
cation.
.'In our time for the young American
there are five great duties as he enters upon
life and takes the privilege and duty of
the ballot" said DIR. Hale. They are these:
This century is to build the four-track
railroad from Hudson's bay in the north to
Patagonia in the south
Second, Europe has to build such rail-
road from the Baltic to the Pacific.
ut has to build such a railroad from
Cairo to the cape.
And returning to our own continent, the
young American has upon him the great
duty of conciliating the great races OF
mankind black. white. red, yellow, and any
other color. if there be any other color.
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the duty of bringing universal peace. Uni
versal peace reigned in all the world from
the time of Paul. go years. Il is the duty
of this century to restore it.
perhaps men do not remember that the
preparations for these duties involve an
education wholly beyond the instructions of
the three RS which are the specialties of
the common schools. 1t is absolute neces-
sty, following on that instruction a little
learning is a dangerous thing.
The Fell-Trained Men.
ITO speak of the foundation of the whole
matter, we are in this world to be fellow
workers with God. He creates, He bids us
create. The broader the preparation the
more service He will render. The great ad-
vances of the century have been won by
well-trained men, not that people pick up
gold repeating watches in heap of pebbles
in Sahara.
Il will not be tempted into the well-tilled
field where men discuss the value of Greek
or logic. But l shall speak simply as to
what this nation wants and what God
wants it to have. 1t wants the leadership
of men who believe in the year 1904 more
than they believe in the year 11T8; the
leadership of men who care more for the
copper of Lake Superior. for the iron of
birmingham. for the sugar cane of a Cuban
plantation than they care for the second
Lateran council or battle of Tiberius. This
age does not want, however, that these
leaders shall be ruleof-thumb men. 1t does
not WANT thdt ,Hey stidi stumble upon tneSe
discoveries. No. For it does not choose to
be ruined by their failures"
A little learning, In the opinion of DR..
Hale. is dangerous. A man or woman's
training should be complete. European coun-
tries take a different view of the problem
of education They believe that a public
education means the development of muscle
and strength The university, he contin-
ued, is to change boy or girl into man
or woman. The state is bound to provide
opportunity for every child of the land to
receive education.
Less Battle Ships, More Education.
DR.. Hale discussed science as applied to
| industries. In concluding he said the gov
eminent had been lavish In instruction, and