The Washington times., 1906-06-14
MANS FIRST DUTY
TOW|NLNEL|HOOD,
SAYS ROOSEVELT
President GiveSHiS Ideals
to Georgetown
Graduates.
AGAINST EVIL WEALTH
Urges Relentless War Upon
Riches Not Properly
Obtained.
AGAINST EVIL WEALTH

President Roosevelt presented the di-
plomas TO those upon whom degrees
were conferred and made an address. at
the commencement exercises Of George
town College. which took place in Gas
ton Hall. at the university this morning
He addressed an audience that filed
the hall and was received with great
enthusiasm. College cheers and the ap-
plause of the larger number whose col
lege years are over interrupted his re-
marks on several occasions.
The President reached CASTOR Hall
while the delivery Of the masters ora
ton was in progress and this was in
terrupted while he was escorted to his
place on the platform. He was accom-
panied by Secretary Of the Navy Bona
parte.
Distinguished Men Present.
On the platform he and the Secretary
were received by the Rev. David Hill
house Buel. S J., and during the re-
mainder Of the exercises the President
of the United States occupied a seat 70
the right Of the president Of the uni
versity. On the other side OF the Presi-
dent was Mr. Justice White. OF the Su-
preme Court. Distinguished men in
many walks Of life were present
In welcoming President Roosevelt
Father Buell. alluded to the fact that
every President of the country. with
the exception of two. had visited the
university during their incumbency of
office. Washington had set this exam
pie. and his successors had followed II.
as a matter Of course.
Tho university IS a national institu-
tion," said Father Buell.. receiving :ts
charter from the National Government.
and IL seems TO me the President Of the
United States should be present on
every commencement day, instead OF
once in four years
The young gentlemen whom 7 have
The honor TO present to you are worthy
Of the degrees which are to be conferred
apor them. They have been instructed
in the duties of citizenship and the prin-
ciples OF government. Just short
while since I heard them defend. sue
Cessfully and against all comers. the
proposition that suicide Is so intrinsI-
cally wrong that no circumstance can
make II right.
They were speaking. at that time. Of
suicide in its largest and most general
sense. II stands 10 reason. as a matter
OF course, that that form of suicide
which you, Mr.. President, have stigma
greater adherence "
The President spoke after the delivery
or the degrees and the prizes. He be-
gan with a grateful and graceful ac-
knoWledgment of the cheers with which
he had been greeted. which honor he
said, he had shared with the graduates
who were members of the crew nine
and eleven. He said in part:
President Much Pleased.
1T Is a very great pleasure to visit
this ancient and historic university, for
Georgetown Is one year older than the
Constitution OF the United States 1t
pleases me to recall that when Presi-
dent Washington was a visitor here he
was presented with an address OF well
come by one Of the students; that that
students children and grandchildren
have been students here. and that now
the fourth generation, in the person of
a Ereat-grandchild. is represented.
y have listened to the orations that
have been delivered this morning with
genuine interest and pleasure the great
er because they have seemed to emphasize
the fact that more important than in
tellect Is character. Surely, the train
ed Intelligence is a great factor in at
tanning success in life. but a greater
factor Is character. Indeed II Is ali
important, from the standpoint of the
state. Tor The man who attains a word
~ success. without character and Dafriot-
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