New-York tribune., 1905-06-29
HARVARD'S CHIEF GUEST.
President RooseUeH Wamly Vel
comedLGifts announced.

Cambridge, Mass. June 2S-A1though norni-
nalIy celebrating with his classmates the twen-
ty-fifth anniversary of the class or SU, Presi-
dent Roosevelt was the honOred guest of Har-
ward University to-day. No degrees of honor
were conferred him. as he already holds the
highest degree the university can bestow. but
the welcome given to him was most cordial. He
entered heartily into the spirit of commence
rlnent and took leading part in all the cere-
monies of the day
Following the commencement exercises the
President made three public addresses. one at
the Harvard Union; a second, and the principal
one of his trip, the alumni dinner in Memo
rial Hail. ard a third from the steps Of Memo
rial Hall to the members of the alumni who
could not gain admittance to the Memorial
Hall exercises. His remarks at the Harvard
Union and from the steps of Memorial Hall
were informal and intended to express his graf
ifcation at being able to be present. as well as
to congratulate the alumni and the institution
on its progress The speech in Memorial Hall,
which was a general discussion of the mission
of the college. evoked the greatest enthusiasm
The federal government well represented
at to-days exercises, for. in addition to the
President. Secretary Taft and Justice White.
Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore. who on
Saturday will become Secretary of the Navy, was
an interested spectator Mr.. Bonaparte adj
dressed an open air meeting in the college yard.
Kermit Roosevelt, the Presidents son, also was
an interested participant in the festivities.
Besides the more pretentious incidents of the
day the Presidents programme included a brief
visit to the Gernanic Museum. where he sent a
cable dispatch to the German Emperor thank
ing him for his gifts to Harvard; an informal
reception at the home of President Eliot
luncheons at the Porcelain Club and at the
chief marshars headquarters in University
Hall; tea at the home of Professor Albert Bush
nell Hart and a dinner at the Somerset Club
The President also found time for a conference
with Secretary Taft on matters relating to the
Panama Canal and to give attention to some
cipher messages which had been received from
Washington Il was arranged that the Presi-
dent should go to his before midnight. al
though the train would not start until o'clock
tomorrow morning. The train goes to Bridge
port where the party viii board the yacht sylph
for Oyster Bay
Bishop Lawrence announced that in the last
year the Alumni Association had raised fund
of s2.400000.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
At the alumni dinner President Roosevelt
spoke follows:
A great university like this has two especial
functions. The first is to produce small num-
ber of scholars of the highest rank. small
number of men who in science and literature.
or in art Will do productive work of the first
class. The second is to send out into the world
a very large number of men who never could
achieve. and who ought not To try to achieve
such a position in the field OF scholarship but
whose energies are to be felt in every other
form of activity: and who should go out from
our doors with the balanced development or
body of mind. and above ALL of character
which shall fit them to do work both honorable
and efficient
Much OF the effort 10 accomplish the first
function. that Of developing men capable of pro-
ductive scholarship. as distinguished from mere
IL initiative annotative % pedaeogic scholarship.
must come through the graduate school The
law school and the medical school do admirable
work In fitting men for special professions. but
they in no shape way supply any shortcom-
ings in the graduate school any more than does
the college proper the college OF the Un6ergradu-
ates The ideal for the graduate school and
for those undergraduates who are to go into il
must be the ideal of high scholarly production.
which is 10 be distinguished IN the sharpest
fashion from the mere transmittal OF ready
made knowledge without adding To it. II Ameri-
ca is 10 contribute its full share To ths progress
not alone of knowledge. but of wisdom. then
must put ever increasing emphasis on university
work done along the lines of the graduate
school We cafl best help the growth of AneTi-
can scholarship by seeing that career 1t
is put more on a level with the other careeTS
open to our young men. The general opinion of