East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28

on President Roosevelt at the home Of
Bishop Lawrence was Mrs. Taylor, q
colored woman. who came shortly
after s o'clock, and waited on the We
randa until the president came down
stairs.
The woman was stopped by the Sc
cret service men. but she told them
she used to do the presidents wash
ing when he was in college and they
admitted her to the grounds.
When told that Mrs. Taylor wished
to see him, the president came down
and shook hands with her, and held
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 was
formed. The national lancers formed
the presidents escort. Then followed
the commencement exercises, inclu"-
irg the granting of diplomas to III"
graduates and the bestowal Of n a.
ored degrees.
The president today sent cable
gram to Emperor william, thanking
him and the German people for the
gift of the German museum to Har-
ward. and for any acts. which in re-
cent years have brought the two ma
tons closer together, and added:
This growing friendship between the
two nations means much for the fu-
ture welfare of mankind"
The Presidents Address.
In. the presence of the greatest
throng ever gathered at Harvard col
lege, President Roosevelt delivered his
address today. He was in excellent
health and spirits and spoke feerng!S
aud with characteristic force and en-
thusiasm. He said in part:
treat university like this has two
especial functions. Tine first is to
produce small number of scholars
of the highest rank. a small number
of men who, in science and literature,
or i'm 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, and who
ought not to try to achieve. such a
position in the field 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 development of body, of
mind and above all, of character,
which shall fit them to do work both
honorable and efficient.
Much of the rffo,t 10 accomplish
the first function, that of developing
men capable of productive scholarship
as distinguished from merely imita-
tive annotativo, or pedagogic scholar
ship must come through the sradu-
ate school. The law school and medi-
cal school do admirable work in fit
ting men for special professions, but
they in no shape or way supply any
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
10 go lllO II must De lile luedl OF nlSn
scholarly production which is to be
distinguished in the sharpest fashion
from the mere transmittal of ready
made knowledge without adding to II.
If America is to contribute its full
share to the progress not alone of
knowledge, but of wisdom. then we
must put ever-increasing emphasis on
university work 70, along the lines
of the graduate school. We can best
help the growth of American scholar
ship by seeing that as g cer>cr II is put
more on level with the other careers
open to our Young men.
The general opinion of the COM
munity is bound to have a very great
effect even upon its most vigorous
and Independent minds. II in the pub