Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-29
PRESIDENTS DAY.
Theodore Roosevelt Honorcd Guest ut
Amcrica's Oldest seat Of Learning.

Cambridge. Mass. Juno 2S.--Although
nominaly celebrating with his classmates
the 18th anniversary of the class OF 80.
from Harvard University. President
Roosevelt to-day was the honored guest
of Americas most ancient seat of learn
ing.
lie entered heartily into the spirit Of
commencement day, and played lead
ing part in all the functions incident to
the occasion.
Following the commencement exercises,
the President made three public adj
dresses, one at the Harvard union, u
second and tho principal one of his tour.
at the annual alumni dinner in Memorial
hall, and third from the steps of Mem
orial hall to the members of the alumni
who could not gain admittance to the
Memorial hall exercises.
Tho President did not arise until about
eight o'clock. At that hour ii visitor was
waiting to him and before going to
breakfast President Roosevelt appeared
on The piazza of Bishop I,awrcnce's house.
where a caller was sitting. to shake hands
and give Il cordial greeting to Mary A..
Taylor. oolorcd woman who did the
Presidents washing while he was AT COL
| lcge.
| Breakfast was scarcely over when n
band Of music accompanied by the Ma
| tional Lancers was heard and a few mo-
ments later under the escort of troops
Lieut.. Guild. representing the COM
monwcalth arrived at the residence of the
bishop. After an exchange of brief cour-
tcsics the President and Mr.. Guild pro-
cccdcd to tho carriage and with lanccrs
leading and the governors staff and car
riagcs containing other dignitarics fol-
lowing. the procession moved to the col
| lcgc yard.
| The party proceeded to Massachusetts
hall, where. few moments later. 1t was
joined by Secretary Taft. accompanied by
Judge Francis c. Lowell. Charles j.
Bonaparte and former Secretary Of the
Navy John D. Long.
| After greetings were exchanged the en-.
tire procession started for Sanders
Theatre, at 9:;i. President Roosevelt and
President Eliot headed the procession.
and were followed by Secretary Loeb
and Kermit Roosevelt. Secretary Taft and
forlner Secretary Long. Mr.. Bonaparte.
Lieutenant Governor Guild. members of
the governors staff. members of the fac
ulty Of the university. seniors in the aca-
dcmic department and other members OF
the graduating classes in the professional
and scientific departments.
| On the march to Memorial hall, the Pres
ident headed the alumni procession. The
class of 80 followed the presidential part
and other graduates came after. Headed
by band the procession proceeded across
the yard, and entered Memorial hall n
the tune of Garry Owen" the Presi.
dents favorte air.
| THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
In his address the President said:
A great university like this has two
especial functions. The first Is to pro-
duce 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 tho world . very large number
of men who never could achieve. and
who ought not to try to achieve. such
II position in the field of scholarship,
but whose energies are to he 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 tit them to do work both hon
orable and efficient.
in speaking of sports the President on
dorscd healthy sports, but condemned
brutality in any game. Tie said IL was II
bad thing for any college man to regard
sport as the serious business of life and
a worse thing to permit college sport to
become tainted with professionalism. lie
added:
II think our effort should be to mini
lii.
} love of athletics which manifests itself.
not in joining in the athletic sports. but
in crowding by tens of thousands to see
other people indulge in them. Ii il a far
better thing for our colleges to have the
average student interested in some form
of athletics than to have them all gather
in a mass to see other people do their
athletics for them"