Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-28
PRESIDENT GUEST
At HARVARD TODAY
Delivers the Principal Address
at the Alumni Dinner at
the University Today
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Program for the Day Was {, Varied
One and Included Festivities in
Various Forms-His Address to the
Alumni Notable one-colored
Woman Gives Police Concern.

Woman Gives Police Concern.
Cambridge, Mass, June 2S.-The sec.
ond day of President Roosevelt's visit
to Harvard to participate in the cele-
bra ton incident to the twenty fifth
anniversary graduation of his class,
included varied program. The
president was to deliver the principal
address at the alumni dinner and in
addition to participate in a number OF
festivities, mostly Of a private nature.
After having breakfasted at the home
of Bishop William Lawrence the presi-
dent was driven to Massachusetts
hail, in front of which ancient struc-
was formed. The commencement ex-
ercises included the granting of diplo-
mas to graduates and bestowal OF hon.
torary degrees.
The day was beautiful. After a long
active day the president had restful
night at the home of Bishop Lawrence.
He did not rise until about o'clock.
Even at that hour a visitor was
waiting to see him in the person of
Mary A. Taylor, a colored woman who
did the presidents washing while he
was at college. Before going to break
fast the president appeared on the ver-
anda where he shook hands with her
and gave her cordial greeting. The
woman had a hard time to convince
the police who were on sentry duty
about the grounds, that she was what
she pretended to be. Finally they
permitted her to take a seat on tho
veranda and submitted the question of
meeting her to the president. AS soon
as he was informed Of the episode
Roosevelt said he would see her.
AN honorary degree was bestowed
upon Secretary Taft, Supreme Justice
White President Angel, of the Uni
5versity of Michigan and others. AT
the conclusion of the commencement
exercises the president visited the
Germanic museum, and after inspect
ing the gifts of the German emperor,
he sent the following to his majesty:
ITO Emperor William: have just
been visiting at Harvard University
and the Germanic museum, the foun-
dation of which we so largely owe to
your interest. / take this occasion to
thank you for the many acts Of cour-
tesy and kindness which in recent
years have steadily brought closer the
German and American people. This
greetin friendship between the two
nations leans much for the future
welfare of mankind. and I wish to
thank you personally for the efforts
you have made to foster it."
President Speaks.
AT the alumni dinner this afternoon
President Roosevelt was the principal
speaker. He said in part:
"a great university like this has two
especial functions. The first is to pro-
duce a small number of scholars of the
highest rank, a small number Of men
who in science and literature, 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 achieve, such a po-
sition 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 balanc-
ed development of body, of mind, ana
above all, of character, which shall fit
them to do work both honorable anu
efficient.
"Much of the effort to accomplish
the first function. that of developing
men capable of productive scholar
ship. as distinguished from merely i'm
itatiye, annotative or pedagogic schol-
arship. must come thru the graduate
school. No first class science, no first
class literature or art, can ever be
built I'D with second class men. The
scholarly career, the career OF the man
of letters, the man of arts, the man OF
science, must be made such as to at
tract those strong and virile youths
who now feel that they can only turn
TO business, law or politics There is no
one thing which will bring about this
desired change, but there is one thing
which will materially help IN bring
ing II about, and that is to secure to
scholars the chance of getting one OF
few brilliant positions as prizes II they
rise TO the first rank in their chosen
career. Every such brilliant position
should have as an accompaniment an
added salary, which shall help indi-
cate how high the position really IS.
and it must be the efforts of the alum
nj which can alone secure such salar-
les for such positions
AS a people I think we are waking
lp to the fact that there must be bet
ter nav for the average man ana aver
age woman engaged in the work OF
education. But I ann not speaking OF
this now; I am not speaking of the de-
STABILITY. great though that is. OF Civ
ing better payment to the average edu-
Gator. I am speaking of the desirability
of giving to the exceptional man the
chance of winning an exceptional
prize. Just as he has the chance TO do
In law and business. In business at
the present day. nothing could be more
healthy than an immense reduction in
the money value of exceptional prizes
thus to be won; but in scholarship
what is needed is the reverse.
Its Normal Function.
$50 much for the first function OF