The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-29
Roosevelt Makes an Ad-
dress at Harvard.
SOME HORSE SENSE
The Worlds Duty to Its Educators. The
Man and His Training. Use and
Abuse of Sports. A Heavy
Burden Of Responsi.
biIity.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Hartford, Conn, June 2S.-The ad-
dress delivered by President Roose-
welt here tonight before the students
of Harvard College a strong. cSan,
virile speech worthy of the occasion
and of the man. The sentiments
were lofty, the language simplicity it
self. a result which is only possible TO
one who feels deeply or is past master
of the art of oratory.
Mr.. ROosevelts Address.
The President said:
"A great university like this has two
especial functions. The first Is TO
produce a small number of scholars
of the highest rank, a small numper
of men who, in science and literature
or i'm art will do productive work
of the first class. The second Is 10
send out into the world a very large
number of men who never couio
achieve, and who ought not to try
to achieve. such a position in the heid
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 develop
mcnt of body, of mind, and above ALL
of character, which shall fit them to
do work both honorable and efhclent'
much of the effort to accomplish
the first function that of devefoping
men capable of productive scholar
ship. as distinguished from merely
initiative, annotative, or pedagoglc
scholarship, must come through the
graduate school. The law school and
medical school do admirable work in
fitting men for special professions, but
they in no shape or way supply any
shortcomings in the graduate school
any more than does the college prop
er, the college of the undergraduates.
The ideal for the graduate school and
for those undergraduates who are TO
go-into ii must be the ideal of high
scholarly production, which is to be.
distinguished in the sharDest fashion
from the mere transmittal of ready
made knowledge without adding to 1t.
If America is to contribute It's full
share. to the progress not alone. OF
knowledge. but of wisdom, then we
must put eVer-increaSing emphasis on
university work done along the lines
of the graduate school. We can best
help the growth of American scholar
ship by seeing that as career 1t is
put more on level with the other
careers open to our young men. me
general opinion of the community is
bound to have n very great effect even
upon its most vigorous and independ-
cnt minds. If in the public mind the
career of the scholar is regarded as of
insignificant value when compared
with that of a glorified pawnbroker-
and some of the most conspicuous of
our financial magnateS come fairly
within the latter category-then it
will with difficulty be made attractive
tn the most vigorous and gifted of our
American young men. Good teachers,
4 doc,
all demanded in a graduate SchoOi
worthy of the name But there is an
even more urgent demand for the
right sort of student. No first-claSs
science. no frst-class literature or art,
can ever be built ue with second-class
men. The scholarly career, the career
of the man of letters, the man of
arts, the man of science, must be
made such as to attract those strong
and virile youths who now feel that
they can only turn TO business, law or
politics. There is no one thing
which will bring about this desired
change, but there is one thing which
will materially help in bringing it
about. and that is to secure to schOl-
ars tho chance of getting one of
few brilliant positions as prizes If they
rise to the first rank in their chosen
career. Every such brilliant position
added salary, which shall help indi
cate how high the position really is, |
and it must be the efforts of the
alumni which can alone secure such
salaries for such positions.
''As A people I think we are waking !
up To the fact that there must be bet
ter pay for the average man and !
average woman engaged in the work |
OF education. But | am not speaking |
of this now; | am not speaking of |
the desira bility, great though that is. |
of giving better payment to the aver
age educator. | am speaking of the |
desirability of giving to the excep- |
uonal man the chance of winning an |
exceptional prize just as he has the |
chance to do i'm law and business In /
business at the present day nothing |
could be more healthy than an i'm |
mense reduction in the money value |
of the exceptional prizes thus to- be |
won: but in scholarship what is need |
ed is the reverse. In this country |
we rightly go upon the theory that it |
is more important to care for the well !
fare of the average man than to put |
premium upon the exertions of the |
exceptional. But we must not forget |
that the establishment of such a |
premium for the exceptional. though
of less Importance, is nevertheless
of very great importance. 1t is i'm
portant even to the development of
tho average man. for the average of
all cf us Is raised by the work of
the great masters.
1t is, / trust, unnecessary to say