Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
PRESENT PROBLEMS
Address of the President in
Philadelphia Today.
WASHINGTON'S CAREER
ANNIVERSARY TALK TO UNIvER-
SITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Lofty Ideals of Nations Two Men of
Pre- Eminent Greatness-Lin-
coins Common Sense.
WASHINGTON'S CAREER

| 1910 o'clock, but it not until ten min
utes later that he left his private car and
| started for the Academy of Music where
| the Washingtons birthday exercises under
the auspices Of the University of Pennsyl-
| vania to be held.
| Provost c. c. Harrison of the University
| of Pennsylvania was waiting the station
platform and when the train pulled into
| the Broad street station Mr.. Harrison
| boarded the Presidents private car, and the
| two chatted together for few minutes
| There was an immense crowd in and about
| the station when the President made his
| appearance. passage way was made
| through the crowd, and the distinguished
| visitor hurried to a carriage in waiting to
| convey him to the academy.
Received a Great Ovation.
| The Presidents appearance on the street
| was the signal for a great ovation. Broad
street station is only two blocks from the
| Academy of Music, but along this short line
of march there were thousands of persons
| who cheered wildly as the Presidents car
| riage passed. When the President reached
| the building where the exercises We're to
| be held, Broad street was simply packed
| with humanity. and it was several minutes
| before the President could enter the acad-
| emy.
| AS he walked up the stairway a band
| played Hail to the Chief" Inside the
| building were crowded hundreds of stu
| uentS. VINO gave the pennsylvania yell with
! vigor as the President appeared. President
| Roosevelt smiled and seemed to enjoy the
| deafening yels.
| Degrees for President and Kaiser.
! President Roosevelt and Emperor WILL
| lam today received the degree of doctors OF
| laws from the University of Pennsylvania.
| The degree was conferred upon the Ger
| man emperor in absentia, Baron SpecS Won
| Sternburg. the German ambassador, ac-
cepting the honor for his sovereign.
The comforting of the degrees was a
| feature of the commemoration of WASH
! ingtons birthday by the faculty and stu
| dents of the university. President Roose-
| welt was the orator of the day. He de-
| iivered patriotic address on Some Max
| inns of Washington"
| The exercises were held in the Academy
| of Music, and not since 1898, when Presi-
| dent Mckinley delivered the grafton, has
the university day celebration assumed such
| large proportions. The Academy of Music
seats about 1900 persons, and at least
| 10000 requests for tickets had been made.
By special permission of the mayor the
trustees of the university were given the
| privilege of issuing admission tickets the
| supply of which was soon exhausted.
Auditorium Was Crowded.
The President arrived here at lO4U
o'clock and escorted to the Academy
| of Music by the 1st Troop, Philadelphia
| City Cavalry. At the Academy of Music
| the President was escorted to the stage by
| Provost Harrison of the university. The
| theater was crowded from pit to dome, and
| at the first glimpse of President Roosevelt
| the vast assemblage arose masse and
gave him an ovation. The class and col
| lege cries of the students mingled with tho
| cheers Of the spectators in the balconies
| and galleries, and the women frantically
waved their handkerchiefs.
The exercises were opened with prayer.
| followed by the hymn, Now Thank We All
| Our God" sung by the audience.
| Dr. s. Wier Mitchell, the public orator."
presented each of the candidates in turn
| for their degrees.
DR.. Mitchell's Remarks.
Ir presenting the President DR.. Mitchell
said:
Theodore Roosevelt, President of the
United States
ION the Fourth of July, 17s3. the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania conferred the degree
of doctor of law upon the first President
Of the United States of America.
1.-The trustees of the same university do
now, after 122 years. once again request
the provost to honor with the same degree
our latest President. This makes all other
comment needless.
In presenting the name of Emperor WILL
| lam DR.. Mitchell said: "The breadth and
earnestness of his imperial majesty's intel
| lectual sympathes, the personal generosity
which has fostered science and literature,
and his far-sighted interest in the inter-
national exchange of university influence,
make it most fit that a great university
recognize both in the man and in the ruler
of kindred race. his services to learning.
Therefore at the request and by the au-
thority of the trustees of the University OF
Pennsylvania, / ask the provost to confer
upon his imperial majesty. the German
emperor and. king of Prussia. through his
ambassador, the decree of doctor of laws
Other Degrees Conferred.
Other DEGREES We're conferred as follows:
Doctor of laws, Sir Henry Mortimer Du-
rand, ambassador from Great Britain: Rear
Admiral Charles Edgar Clarke, U. S. N:
Senator Philander Chase Knox, and David
Thompson Watson of Pittsburg
Doctor of letters, Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Doctor of science, Robert Simpson Wood
ward president of the Carnegie Institute.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand.
In comforting the degree of doctor OF
laws upon Sir Henry Mortimer Durand,
British ambassador, DR.. Mitchell said:
"The country and the University of Penn
sylvania gladly recognize in the personal
envoy of the king of Great Britain his mai
esty's constant friendship for this country,
and are gratefully reminded of the vast
service rendered US by the queen, his
mother, in the day of our utmost national
peril.
Recalling your varied and brilliant ca
reer in India, Afghanistan and Persia,
and remembering too, the historian and
novelist, the trustees desire to express
by our action the satisfaction with which
this country has welcomed in you an am
bassador of exceptional distinction.
CAS- diplomatist, you have no disputes
to settle, no errand save that of adding To
the ties of material interests those imma-
terial bonds which raake for good Will, ara
the safeguard of treaties, and lead two
great law-abiding people to turn always
to the courts of international justice for the
settlement of every difference.
Therefore, in the name and by the au-
thorify of the trustees of the University Of
Pennsylvania, I ask the provost to confer
upon you, Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. tho
degree of doctor of laws
Rear Admiral Clark.
In conferring the degree of doctor of laws