Arizona republican., 1905-06-29
The Chief Spectator at the Commencement Exercises
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
zhs Mission of the University - The Farming out Of Hen Candidates for Great Scholarship, Others Trained
 Co Greater Usefulness in the World

cambridge, Mass, June 2S-Al- though nominaIly celebrating with his class mates the twenty-ffth anniver- sary of the class of 80, from Harvard University. President Roosevelt was to- day the honored guest of America 8 most ancient seat of learning No de- grees of honor were conferred upon
 him as he already holds the highest degree the university is empowered
 to bestow. but the welcome accorded him ny Cambridge citizens, the alumni
 and college officials was most cordial The president entered heartily into the spirit of commencement day and play
 ed a leading part in all the functions i incident to the occasion. It was scarce ly o'clock this morning when the lieutenant governor. representing the commonwealth called at the home of
 Bishop Lawrence, where the president
 spent the night, to escort him to the
 Harvard yard where the academic pro- cessiOn was to form for the march to
 Saunders theater the scene of the
 commencement exercises. The number
 receiving degrees from Harvard to-
 day aggregated 999, and included seven honorary degrees.
 Following commencement exercises,
 fhe president made three public speeches, one at the Harvard Union
 the second and principal one of his
 tour, at the annual alumni dinner in
 Memorial hall and third from the steps of Memorial hall to the members of the alumni. who could not gain ad- mittance to the hall.
 The speech in Memorial hall. was a general discussion of the mission of the college and evoked the greatest en- thusiasm.
 In opening the president said: 4 great university like this has two es- pecial functions. The first is to pro- duce a small number of scholars of the highest rank. a 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 such a position E.. the leld of sSholaPship.- 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 of body, Of mind, and above all, of character. which shall it them to do work both honorable and efficient.
 Much of the effort to accomplish the first function. that of developing men
 
 distinguished from merely initiative annOtative, or pedagogic 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 short comings in the graduate school any more than does the college proper, the college of the undergraduates. The ideal for the graduate school and for those undergraduates who are to go into it must be the ideal of high schol- arly production. which is to be dis tinguished in the sharpest fashion from the mere transmittal of ready made knowledge without adding to it. 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 these lines of the graduate school. We can best help the growth of American schoI- arship by seeing that as a career it | is put more on a level with the other l careers open to our young men. The i general opinion of the community is | bound to have a very great effect even | upon it's most vigorous and independ- l ent 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-l and some of the most conspicuous of | our financial magnates come fairly | within the latter categOry-then it will | with difficulty be made attractive to | the most vigorous and gifted of or American young men. Good teachers. l excellent institutions and libraries are demanded a fl Taf fn C-1l,f ,f,r,lt worthy of the name. But there is an even more urgent demand for the right sort of student. No first-class science, no first class literature or art ;an ever be built up with second class men. The scholarly career, the ca ger of the man of letters the man of lrts, the man of science, must be made such as to attract those strong and yirile youths who now feel that they ;an only turn to business. law or poll ics. There is no one thing which will 1 'ring about this desired change, but here is one thing which will mate 'ially help in bringing it about, and hat is to secure to scholars the chance If getting one of a few brilliant posi- ions as prizes if they rise to the first ank in their chosen career.
 The president expressed regret that he opportunities offered to advanced in this country are not commensurate with the opportunities 7hich the business and the profession f law offer and not commensurate -ith those enjoyed by advanced schol- rship in other countries.
 UNIVERSITY TRAINING.
 Concerning the second function of he university the president said:
 It is not my purpose to discuss at ! ength what should be done in Har- ard to produce the right spirit among he men who go out of Harvard, but ather to speak of what this spirit 1 hould be. Nor shall I speak of the I xceptions, the men to whom college i fe is a disadvantage. Randolph of [ oanoke, he of the biting tongue, once