Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
COLLEG|ANS IN PARADE
Ire of Chancellor MacCracken
Aroused.
BRAINS, BUTNO BRAWN
SAYS POLICEMEN AND SOLDIERS
ARE ONLY FIT TO MARCH.
Arrangements Concluded for Coming of
Scholars From Various Universities
BRAINS, BUTNOT BRAWN

| Chancellor MacCracken of New York
| University has succeeded in getting him
self disiked among the members of the
| Roosevelt inaugural committee and those
| interested in that ceremony. The chancel-
| lor's ire seems to have been aroused by
| an invitation extended behalf of the
| inaugural committee on civic organizations,
| asking the students of New York Univer-
| sity to participate and march in honor of
| the President, who Is a New Yorker ana
| a graduate of Harvard. Similar invita-
| tions have been extended to most all OF
| the colleges and universities in the coun-
| try, and it remained for Chancellor Mac
| Cracken to take first offense. In a speech
| yesterday before the students of his uni
| versity he proceeded to roast the scheme,
| and took a fall out of the inaugural COM
| mittee, the parade and everything connect
| ed Herewith. A portion of this address
was published in The Star yesterday, and
| has called forth much condemnation of
| the New York University chancellor.
In the first place, the college representa-
| ton, it is said, was not hatched in the in
augural committee nor In any of its sub
committees. The initiative was not taken,
| in Washington, but in Cambridge, Mass.
| The students of old Harvard, believing that
| the President would appreciate a delega-
| ton of students in line in the inaugural
| parade, wearing the mortar board caps and
| gowns, made inquiry If such representa-
| ton would be agreeable to the inaugural
! committee and the President. The idea
was welcomed, and the Harvard authori-
| ties were advised that they might come,
and that the good people of Washington
would be glad to have them here as part
and parcel of the show.
Other Applications Received.
While all this was going on several more
| applications were received. the story Of
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licity through the press. and Chairman b.
H. Warner Of the civic organizations COM
mittee found he had new department on
his hands. Consequently he asked Mr.. Rob-
ert HI. Mcneil, a college graduate and a
practicing attorney in Washington, to
ganize a subcommittee on collegiate repre-
sentation, and to extend formal invitations
| to all colleges and universities to attend.
that none would feel sighted. This was
| done, and this is the basis for Chancellor
MacCracken's pertinent remarks. .,~
Declined to Discuss It.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia University, and President Finley
of the College of the City OF New York, de-
clined to discuss the matter when Chancel-
lor MacCracken's statements were brought
to their attention. Columbia was one of
the first universities to apply for position
in line, and stand today as assigned to a
Chairman McNeill of the subcommittee
having this matter in charge reported to
inaugural headquarters today that arrange
ments practically have been concluded with
Ohio University, at Athens Ohio Univer-
sity of North Carolina, Northwestern Uni
versity of Illinois. Princeton, New Jer-
sey, Carlisle Harvard, University OF Mary
land, Girard College, Phil Shaw University
and Wake Forrest University, both OF
North Carolina. In addition to these are
George Washington University, George
town and Howard University of Washing
ton, all of which probably will be in line.
Ohio National Guard.
Word was received today from the
crack Company F, 5th Regiment Ohio
National Guard, stating that it's mem
bers will be here for the parade and ask
ing good place in the line. Mr. Weller
will see that the boys from the buckeye
state are well taken care of in the matter
of quarters.
Mr.. Weller has made the first assign
ments of quarters in the vacant buildings
on the site of the proposed Senate office
building. The $500 troops from Penn
sylvania will be given the entire 1st
street front, including eight houses and
a church. The church was the old Friends
Meeting house, and Chairman Weller
smiled as he remarked that nothing
could be more appropriate than quarter
ing troops from the Quaker state in a
Friends meeting house. The 23d New
York Regiment Col Wm A., Stokes. will
occupy houses 26, %, 80 and 81 street
northeast
An application has been received from
the local w. c. 7. u, through Miss Emma
F. Randolph, asking that the w. c. 4. u.
be allowed to occupy portion of one of
the vacant houses for the purpose of put
ting up a lunch place. Chairman Weller
of the committee on public comfort will
advise Miss Randolph that the act of
Congress allows the use only for visiting
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Weller VIII assign all the buildings and
II any organization thinks it needs more
room quarters may be obtained elsewhere
at good rates.
The committee on public order Mai
sylvester, chairman, will meet at the
Shoreham next Thursday evening at 8
o ociock The District Commissioners have
notified Gen. Wilson of the inaugural
committee that 81 400 has been appor-
toned to pay for erecting and removing
system of roping on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from 1st to Goth streets in order to
keep back the crowds.
Details for Police Work.
Major Richard Sylvester, chief of police
and chairman of the committee on public
order, Is at work arranging the details or
the work of his force and the members or
the committee. He expects to have a
larger working force this year than at anv
prior inauguration. There will probably he
something like 1000 commissioned men on
duty just prior to and during the time lhe
thousands of visitors are in the city but
they will not all be available for street
duty. In addition to the members of the
regular force there will be about 400 special
policemen, who will be paid for their serv-
ices; fifty detectives from other cities who
will also be remunerated, and the members
of the committee on public order, who will
be clothed with police authority
1t is expected that many police chiefs
and other members of police departments
will come here, and will actually assist in
looking after crooks OF the number stated
there will be only $50 patrolmen of the
regular force available for the special work
incident to the inauguration The several
officials and chairmen of committees are
making demands upon Major Sylvester for
men, but the demands are so great that he
will not be able to grant all the requests
There are several features of the inaugu-
ration which will call for great many ex-
ira men. The reviewing stand. the bali
room and fireworks draw heavily upon the
regular force Then there will have to be
a guard stationed at the camp on the Sem