The Washington times., 1905-02-22

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-President
Rooseveit's arrival here at 1910 q, N.
was the signal for a public ovation In
and about the Broad -. = Station.
The Washington party was escorted
by the First City Troop to the Academy
Of Music. where the University OF Penn
syiyania.s University day" exercises
ware held Ertering the academy. the
President proceeded tn the green room.
where he held an informal reception.
Among the prominent people who
shook hands with him were Governor
Peanyp pa eker, with whom he chatted
pleasantly for a few moments. and Rear
Admiral Clark the hero of the famous
sea trip of the Oregon.
Greets Clark as Doctor"
In grecting the admiral the President
said: How do you do, doctor?'
The old sea-dog looked puzzled for g.
moment, but recovered sufficiently 10
reply: Doctor of what, sir?''
Doctor OF Oregonian law" was
Rooseveit's answer. whereat there was
general laugh The point of tFl Y
to receive an Ii. D. degree. conferred
by the university.
The Presidents. appearance on the
stage was the signal for tremendous sR-
plause. the varsity boys giving their
college yell in unison. led by Franz,
Piekarski. the football guard. Confer
ing of degrees followed. DR.. s. w.
Mitchell presented the following can
didates in addition to the President, the
Kaiser. and Admiral Clark:
Degrees Conferred.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. amba ssa-
DI,ii
ander Chase Knox of Pennsylvania. and
David Thompson Watson, of Pittsbugg,
all of whom received the degree of
doctor of laws; Thomas Bailey Aldrieh,
who received the degree OF doctor OF
| letters, and Robert Simpson Woodward.
president Of the Carnegie Institution,
who received the degree of doctor OF
science.
| Owing to the illness of his wife,
Thomas Bailey Aldrick was unable "a
| President Roosevelt had chosen as the
| subject of mis- address Some Maxims oi
/ Washington. He said:
The Presidents Address.
LAS a nation we have had our fui
share OF great men, but the two men oi
| nre-ernlnent greatness who. as the cen
| turtles go on, Will surely loom above al
| others are Washington and Lincoln
and 1t Is peculiarly fitting that their
/ birthdays should be celebrated every
| year and the meaning OF their hVes
| brought home close TO u.s.
| NO other city in the country is 50
tcloseIv identified with Washington s CT
reer as Philadelphia. He served here II
ITS in the Continental Congress. H'
| was here as commander OF the army n
| tbs. time of the battles OF Brandywin'
and Germantown: and it was near hers
that with that army he faced the desc
late winter ut Valley Forge. the wfntel
which marked the turning point of TIL
Revolut ionary war. Here he came again
as president of the convention which
framed the Constitution. and then a
| President of the United States. ant
finally as lieutenant general OF the arm!
after ne had retired from the Presi
dency.
"One hundred and eight years ago, jus
before he left the Presidency he tssue'
his farewell address. and in 1t ne iai'
down certain prfncinies which he bel
iievcf should guide the citizens OF tn
Republic for all time TO come, nus oWl
words being, which appear TO me all
important 10 the pernanency OF you
felicity as a people.
Lacked LincoIn's Gift.
Washington. though in some ways al
even greater man than Lincoln. did no
have Lincolns wonderful gift Of expires
sion--that gift which makes certain
speeches of the rail-splitter from I'LL
nois read like the inspired utterance
| of the great Hebrew seers and prophets
: But he had all of Lineoln's sound com
mon sense, r-sightedness, ana devo
Ltion to a lofty Ideal. Like Linseln h