Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23
ROOSEVELT URGES
LESSON OF DAY
EMPHASIZES MAXIMS HELD BY
WASHINGTON
WANTS THE NAVY INCREASED
Strong Plea for international Right
eousness Delivered at Conferring
Of Degrees by University
# Pennsylvania
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-Presi-
10:40, but it was not until ten minutes
later that he left his private car and
started for the Academy of Music,
where the Washington birthday exer-
cises under the auspices of the Uni
versty of Pennsylvania were to be
held.
Provost G. G.. Harrison of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania was waiting
on the station platform and when the
train pulled into the Broad street sta
tion Mr. Harrison boarded the presi-
dents 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. A passage way was made
through the crowd and the president
was hurried to a carriage in waiting
to convey him to the academy. The
presidents appearance on the street
was the signal for great ovation.
Thousands Cheering Wildly
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 exer-
cises were to be held, Broad street was
packed with humanity and it was sew
eral minutes before he could enter the
academy.
AS he walked up the stairway a band
played Hail to the Chief" Inside
the building were crowded hundreds
of students who gave the Pennsyl-
vania yell with a vim as the president
appeared. President Roosevelt smiled
and seemed to enjoy the deafening
yells.
World Powers Participate
The commemoration was made no
table by the fact that representatives
of three world powers participated in
the exercises. viz: The United States,
represented by the chief executive of
the nation, President Roosevelt; Ger
many, represented by Varon Speck Won
ISternberg, ambassador to this coun-
atry, who acted as the personal repre-
sentative of Emperor William, and
Henry Mortimer Durand, the British
ambassador. The occasion was marked
by one of the most enthusiastic dem
onstrations ever witnessed in the
Academy of Music, where the eXer-
cises were held.
President Roosevelt and Emperor
William today received the degree of
doctor of laws from the University of
Pennsylvania. The degree was con-
ferred upon the German emperor in
absentia Baron Speck Won Sternberg.
the German ambassador, accepting the
honor for his sovereign.
The First Since Washington
DR.. S. w. Mitchell. the public or
ator" presented each of the candi-
dates in turn their degrees.
TO the president he said:
"Mr. Roosevelt, president of the
United States: On the fourth of July,
1888, the University of Pennsylvania
, 1ferred the degree of doctor of laws
upon the fret president of the United
States of America. 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
William, DR.. Mitchell said:
"The breadth and earnestness of
his imperial majesty's intellectual
sympathies, the personal generosity
which has fostered science and liter
ature, and his far-sighted interest in
the International exchange of uni
versity influences. make 1t most fit
that great university recognize both
in the man and the ruler of kindred
race his services to learning"
Various Honors Granted
Other degrees We're conferred as
Doctor of Laws-Sir Henry
Mortimer Durand, ambassador from
Great Britain; Rear Admiral Charles |
Edgar Clarke, U. S. N; Senator p. G. |
Knox, and David Thompson Watson
of Pittsburg.
Doctor of Letters-Thomas Bailey !
Aldrich.
Doctor of Science-Robert S. Wood
ward, president of the Carnegie insti-
tute.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies.
President Harrison made a few brief |
remarks and President |
Roosevelt delivered his Grafton. He
said:
The Presidents Address
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