Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-15
Mr.. Macfarland's Address.

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MI. Macfarland's Address.
Commissioner Mcfarland acted as toast
master. and he proposed the health of the
President and then that of the ladies'
The Commissioner said in part:
We have George Washington for our
spiritual father. and so have a right to
bear his great name We aim to obey his
last command to establish a national uni
Nersity in the national capital which he
founded, worthy of the nation which he
created. What has already been done 10
carry out his great thought and what is
planned for the future needs only to be
known to secure the moral and material aid
required Tor complete success. So mod
estly has President Needham done the work
or reorganizng the university ani planning
IT'S new career, providing il with q new
spirit even more important than its new
site, that 1t seemed necessary 20 publicly
state the progress and the plans We are
confident that the university now so strong
with its fine faculties. It's sixteen hundred
students, It's uneXampled spirit and all the
b opportunities of the national capital the
natural place for university and research
work, and already rich in the good Will of
thls community, IN which It's alumni are
leaders, VIII have the sympathy and snp-
port of patriotic and public Spirited Ameri-
cans everywhere. The new interest in the
national capital, the new desire OF the leo
PIE OF our country to see it developed and
and customs, will not ignore this uniyer-
sity.
The national life. informed ana insured
py eoucauon' must find the crown OF its
expression at the national capital in a uni
Fersity national in character where ardent
students may behold the bright face of
truth in the quiet and still air of delig .ItfI,l
studies.
Ambassador Jusserand introduced.
Referring to Lafayette. the Commissioner
introduced NJ. Jusserand as the present rep
resentative Of the entente cordiale existing
between France and America and said. In
eating the ambassadors scholarship. that
he Is becoming an American by degrees ."
Ambassador Jusserand said:
"A city which bears the name of Wash
1ngton and university which bears the
name of Washington are bound to be great
noble and beautiful; to be rhe pride of the
country.
Like any human being a university
must, Ia order 10 succeed. answer a need
and adapt itself to circumstances. Now
Washington city. IN which the Washington
University IS meant 10 develop. is not
famous for its trade. its Industries enjoy
no celebrity. and the world has heard lit
tie OF It's agriculture and navigation But
famous Is its Supreme Court famous its
Capitol, famous | may say its White
House. very famous. indeed II Is pre-
eminently town Of ma gistrates and states
men, representatives of eternal justice and
VI the mot perhaps quite SO immUtable) Will
of the people.
Universities must produce all sorts of
men, else they would not Justify their
name. but II is quite natural that each
bhould pay more attention 10 one special
kind OF knowledge. Let others then choose
as their speciality literary training scien-
tlfic training or commercial training The
Washington University cannot hesitate
AMI has no choice: 1t will become famous
and be Of use TO the country In being
nursery Of magistrates, statesmen and
diplomats
Diplomacy can he taught" said NJ.
Jusseraud.
Had but One Thought.
When Frar4-z emerged In 1871. from one
OF the most terrible and bloody CRISES she
had kuowa Ia tie course of fourteen cen
turtles every one OF us had only one
thought: What can be done for our coun-
try? How can we help 10 raise her again
10 build stronger yet. more liberal France.
one that Will not know again, II We can
help II, such sad days. And everyw here,
in every direction throughout the country.
people set 10 work To the best OF their
ability
"One Of the most valuable results of that
movement was due TO a private citizen
very little known then, who had no funds
at his disposal. who did not possess the
fiery speech and burning eIoquence which
moves mttititudes; a quiet man OF simple
habits and gentle voice, but with a tena-
cious Will and a heart OF gold. This heart
of his taught him that the best way for
him to help his country was to found a
school where her sons might acquire bet
ter knowledge of the nations of the world
France inclndeD. OF diplomacy, history.