The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-07
A STRENUOUS DAY
Three Speeches and Reception
Was the Presidents Record in
Six Hours at Lansing, Mich.
RESPECT FOR MANUAL LABOR
Was the Semi-Centennial of the
Founding of the Agricultural Col
Iege-Presented Diplomas
to Graduates.

Lansing, Mich.n June 1.-After
tai, during which he made three ad-
dresses and held a reception at the
state capitol, President Roosevelt left
at 1870 o'clock Friday afternoon for
Washington on the Lake Shore road.
No untoward incident happened during
the presidents visit, and nothing oc-
CURED which in any way excited the
suspicious of the scores of police Of
ficers in the city Friday.
At the agricultural college Friday
afternoon President Roosevelt spoke
to about $4,000 people from stand
erected on little knoll at the head of
the campus. Seated on benches i'm
mediately before the stand were stu
dents of the college hundreds of alum
nj who have been attending the semi
centennial celebration of the found
ing of the college. Standing on the
turf behind were thousands of people
from this and other Michigan towns.
The president concluded his second
address the president planted young
11:15 O'Clock and was driven with his
party to the college where President
j. l.. Snyder of the institution enter
tanned them at luncheon. Before walk
ing out to the platform to begin his
address the president planted young
maple tree on the knoll in President
Snyder's yarl The great crowd before
the speaking stand was held in check
by regiment of the national guard
which did police duty throughout the
day, both in the city and at the col
lege grounds.
distinguished company of public
men and educators was seated on the
platform with the president.
They included United States Senator's
j. c. Burrows and William Alden
Smith, Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson, President ]. B. Angel of the
University of Michigan.
The graduating class of the college
jumped to their feet as the president
entered the stand and gave three rous-
ing "rahs" to which the president re-
sponded with low and laughing shout
of touchdown" which brought more
applause from the student body.
The great assemblage rose and sang
America" after which President j. l..
Snyder of the college introduced the
chief executive with merely the words,
Ladies and gentlemen the president
of the United States
The president was given the closest
attention throughout his address and
was frequently interrupted by APP
plause.
The president INTERCEPTED plea
for the paying of proper respect for
manual labor. 81 shall be very dis
appointed in you boys here" he said,
to the graduating class, ''if you can not
work with your hands and are afraid
to have your working clothes look as
though you do work"
At the conclusion of the presidents
address the graduating class filed
across the platform and the president
presented them their diplomas. Hon
orary degrees were conferred upon
number of distinguished visitors, in
cluding Clifford Pinchot, Secretary VIII
son aud President Angel.
At few minutes before o'clock
President Roosevelt entered an auto
mobile and was driven to the station.
A delegation from the convention OF
the Associated Harvard Clubs was
waiting in his car to extend the greet
ings of the convention which opened
Friday at Detroit.