Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-20
People on Every andShoW
the Love and Esteem
In Which They Hold Their Chief
Executive days Speeches.

Charlotte, n. c., Oct. l9.-The ova-
ton which President Roosevelt receiy-
ed during his journey through Vir-
ginia, yesterday, was continued, today
as he travelled through North Carolina
Beginning with his arrival at Raleigh
at o'clock, this morning, he was
greeted by cheering crowds at Durham,
Greensboro, High Point, Lexington.
Salisbury and Charlotte, the demon
stration in this city being a fitting
farewell of the citizens of the Tarheel
state. The feature of the day was the
Presidents visit to the fair which is
in progress at Raleigh. There he de-
livered an address which dealt with
the important questions of railroad
ownership and the organizations of
capital and labor. His speech was
given close attention and he frequent
ly was interrupted by hearty applause
He was accompanied to the fair
grounds by Mrs. Roosevelt and she too
was the recipient of much attention
At Durham, where stop of about 10
minutes was made, the President de-
voted his remarks to the students of
Trinity College. who We're gathered in
force to greet him. fiat car had been
converted into a gaily decorated stand
and from this the President spoke. He
was accompanied to the stand by
Lieutenant Governor Winston. who
officiated at Raleigh owing to the alb
sence of Governor Glenn caused by the
death of his brother. and by United
States Senators Simmons and over
man. Both of the senators are grad
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his remarks to the students the Presi-
dent said:
There must be no coercion of opn-
ion if collegiate training is to bring
forth full fruit. You men Of this col
lege, you men throughout the South
who have had collegiate training bear
a peculiar burden of responsibility.
want you to have a good time and l
believe you do. l believe in play with
all my heart. Play when you play, but
work when you work, and remember
that your having gone through college
does not 50 much confer special
privilege as it imposes a special obli-
cation on you.
we have n right to expect q special
quality of leadership from the men to
whom much has been given in the way
of collegiate education. You are not
entitled to any special privilege, but
you are entitled to be held to a peculiar
you have earned the
right to be held peculiarly responsible
for what you do. Each one of you, if
he is worth his salt, wishes when he
to pay some portion of the
debt due to his Alma Mater. You have
received from her during your years
of attendance in her halls, certain
in the way of scholarship
in the way OF companionship. which
makes it incumbent upon you to repay
what you have been given. You cannot
repay that to the college save in one
way.
BY the quality of your citizenship as
displayed in the actual affairs in life !
you can make it an honor to the col |
lege to have sent you forth into the |
world. That is the only way in which |
you can repay to the college what the |
college has done for you. / earnestly |
hope and believe that you and those |
like you in all the colleges of this land
will make it evident to the generation
that is rising that you are fit to take
that the training has not
been wasted, that you are ready to
render to the state the kind of service