Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-12

ton ceremonies of the Carnegie In
stitute at Pittsburg was marked by
exercises in the music hall pertinent
to the university, college and learned
society life of the world. The list of
speakers embraced many of the fore
most thinkers of Europe and the
United States. The distinguished
guests today visited the various de-
partments of the Carnegie technical
schools.
PITTsBURG. Pa, April 12.-Inclement
weather somewhat retarded the events
planned for the second day Of lie rededi-
ceedings began with an inspection by the
American and foreign guests of the various
departments of the Carnegie technical
schools. The visitors were conducted
tees and much interest was manifested in
the work of the students, the schools being
in full operation during the inspection.
Following the inspection of the schools
the distinguished guests went to the Hotel
schenley where those entitled to wear
academic dress prepared for the meeting
OF the universities. colleges and learned
societies in Belgium, Canada, Cuba, France.
Germany, England, Italy, Sweden, Switzer-
land and the United States, which was held
in the music hail. Several important edu-
cational addresses We're scheduled for de-
livery, but owing to the near approach of
noon they were unanimously dispensed
with until later time At noon all the
guests boarded automobiles and were taken
to the Allegheny County Country Club,
where luncheon was served.
Sir Robert Balls Remarks.
Sir Robert Ball. professor of astronomy at
Cambridge Observatory, England. delivered
an address on THE Solution of Great Scien-
tific Difficulty" In which he EXPLAINED tho
maintenance of the heat of the sun during
period of many millions of wears He
said the age of the sun appears to be very
Huch greater than would be com IA tible
with the supposition that its heat was de-
rlVed only from contraction. He said that
az tne process of the contraction of the sun
from intinity to its present bulk the sun
would yield its present amount of heat by
contraction for only 9,52OOoO wears.
But Prof. Jolly had shown it would re-
quire loo,oooooy years for the earth's water
TO turn from fresh to salt. Therefore. he
concluded that there must be some source
OF energy IN the sun much greater than
that arising from contraction This source
ne SAID, was found in the movement Of
corpuscles of matter the velocity of light.
The nebula from which the sun contracted
contained these particles, a small quantity
OF which such as radium, would produce a
tremendous energy and heat.
Yesterdays Growing Event.
Yesterday, in the presence of the most
distinguished gathering of world-famous
people that ever assembled in Pittsburg.
Andrew Carnegie officially turned over to
the city the new institute which bears his
name. Up to the present time it has cost
him s23OOO,OOO In round figures Yet YES
terday afternoon, in his address, he de-
clared that he could not bring himself to
feel that he had been responsible in any
way for its growth and development.
My banker tells me that have so many
bonds; never even saw them. Did l earn
them? Wen, l started the machinery GO
ing, and they came to me. When the insti-
tute project was first mentioned l wrote
my name to little slip Of paper. That
completed my task. 1 do not even know
N, i
know how many 1 have. And still 1 am
given the credit. 1t does not belong to me-
told my wife last night, after had view
ed this wonderful place, that I felt that
Aladcin's lamp had been working and she
replied, Yes, and you did not even have to
rub the lamp That sizes up my position
exactly"
The parade from the hotel to the institute
started with Director Arthur a. Hammer
schlag of the Carnegie Tech. Schools as its
head Then came the faculty, followed by
Mr. Carnegie, on the arm of W. n. Frew.
Immediately after them came Lieut.. Gen
Alfred F. ]. Won Loewenfeld, general ad-
jutant to the German emperor, and Lieut.
Dickhuth of the German army. in their full
dress uniforms. If any special favors were
shown 1t was to the Germans. for in his
address Mr.. Carnegie paid a glowing trib-
ute to the emperor.
An Imposing Parade.
Following the German officers came
statesmen and educators, artists and IA
nous manufacturers churchmen and poll
ticians. The Catholic bishop OF Pittsburg
marched side by side with the Episcopal
bishop and beside Booker 7. Washington
marched two other famous educators.
The gathering was democratic as it
was cosmopolitan. Extending from the
hotel entrance to the entrance of the insti-
tute young men students of the Carnegie
Technical Schools, clad in white duck suits
lined both sides of the street.
No sooner had Mr.. Carnegie made his ap-
pearance than the college yell rent the air
and it was made into one continuous yell
until the institute was reached TWENTY
five thousand people of Pittsburg were
packed together along the line of MACH
Mr.. Carnegie smiled with pleasure as the
college students spelt out his name in their
yell. Then ragged boy cried. Hello
Andy Five thousand others took 1t I'D
and the ironmaster was as pleased with the
familiarity he with the homage of
the students. His mortar board was off
his head most of the time. as he bowed to
the salutatons of the, populace, but he ac-
commodatingly replaced it when each of the
hundred cameras was pointed toward him.
When the institute was reached and the
distinguished guests were inside the build
ing the doors were closed, and only those
who held coupon tickets were admitted
Later, however. the doors to all of the in
sttute except the music hall were thrown
open to the public. >
Mr.. Carnegie was the last person to ap-
pear on the stage. When he did come such
1t was fully five minutes before the exer-
cises could proceed, and not until Mr. Car
nege had waved the audience to their
seats. His address was, of course, the
event of the day.
The applause was continued as Mr.. Car
negie arose to speak. He was in his hap
piest vein. During his speech he took oc-
caSiOn mention the of