The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-28
(Scripps News Associa tion.)

BOSTON, Mass, June 2S.-The
first caller on President Roosevelt
at the home Of Bishop Lawrence was
Mrs. Taylor, colored woman, who
came shortly after 8 o'clock. She
waited on the veranda until the presi-
dent came down stairs. The woman
was stopped by secret service men,
but she told them she used to do the
presidents washing when he was in
college and they admitted her to the
grounds. When told that Mrs. Tay-
Tor wished to see him the president
came down and shook hands with
her They had a short conversation.
Mrs. Taylor said the president called
on her at her home the last time he
came to Cambridge.
After breakfast the president was
driven to Massachusetts hill, where
the commencement procession form
ed. The national lancers formed the
presidents escort. The commence
ment exercises included the granting
of diplomas to graduates and be-
stowal OF honorary degrees.
President Roosevelt and President
Eliot headed the procession, followed
by Secretary Loeb, Kermit Roose-
welt, former Secretary Long. Charles
j. Bonaparte, Lieutenant Governor
Guild, members of the faculty, menu
bers of the graduating classes of
various departments. Arrived at San
ders' theater, the commencement pro-
gram was given.
The president in his address said,
in part:
"a great university like this has
two especial functions The first Is
to produce a small number of schol-
ars of the highest rank, a small num-
Der of men who, in science and liter
ature, or in art, will do productive
work of the first class. The second is
TO send out into the world very
large number OF men who never could
achieve, and who ought not to try to
achieSe, such a position in the field
of.'ach olarship, 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
ment of body, Of mind and, above all,
OF character, which shall fit them to
do work both honorable and efficient.
much of the effort to accomplish
the first function, that of developing
men capable of productive scholar
ship, as distinguished from merely
initiative, annotative. or pedagogic
scholarship, must come through the
graduate school. If America is to
contribute its full share to the prog
ress not alone of knowledge, but OF
wisdom, then we must put ever-in-
creasing emphasize on university
work done along the lines of the
graduate school. The general opinion
Of the community Is bound to have
very great effect even upon its most
vigorous and Independent minds. If
in the public mind the career of the
scholar is regarded as of insignificant
value when compared with that of "a
glorihed northumberland some OF
the most conspicuous of our financial
magnates come fairly within the lat
ter category--then 1t will with diff
Aculty be made attractive to the most
vigorous and gifted OF our American
young men. The scholarly cereer,
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 bust
ness, law or politics.
AS Il people l think we are waking
up to the fact that there must be
better pay for the average man and
average woman engaged in the work
of education. But l am not speaking
of this now; am not speaking of
the desirability, great though that is,
of. giving better payment to the aver
age educator, 1 am speaking OF the
desirability OF giving to the excep-
tional man the chance of winning an
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