Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-12
GREAT EDUCATORS
ADVOCATE PEACE
Many Prominent Men Advance Their Ideas
for an Absolute Cessation of War
at the Carnegie Institute.


Mr. Carnegie then directed his remarks to
each of the departments and complimented
the directors for their work and success.
Continuing, he said:
Judged by the past the future promises
well. In after days when the founder be-
comes merely name, as Harvard and Yale
and Cornell and many founders are today,
the future Pittsburg millionaire loyal to
the city where he has prospered, will see
That his requests can be best bestowed
upon needed extensions or new departments
or collateral institutions now unthought of.
Wealth will be less priced for itself in fu-
ture generations. and the chief aim will be
10 bestow 1t wisely, and, l might say just
~, for surely the city where wealth is made
has. after the family, first claim.
When this is realized Pittsburg will be
apundantly supplied, and this institute will
become the precursor of other institutions
as needed-the gifts of Pittsburg wealth by
Pittsburg men for Pittsburg's good.
MT carnegie then expressed his thanks
10 the board of trustees, to the heads of
departments, the press and lastly the guests,
especially the visitors from foreign lands,
and In conclusion said:
Tribute to the Kaiser.
1T will not be considered invidious if
special mention be made of the interest
displayed in our institute by that remark
able man, the German emperor We owe
MIN much for sending Gen. Won Lowenfeld
as his representative, Secretary of State
Moller and other eminent men. We ask
them to convey to the emperor the pro-
found Acknowledgements of all interested
In the institute. We earnestly wish for him
long continuance of the reign of peace
ana prosperity, which has SO far blessed
MS sway for, be 1t remembered to his cred
IT, that long as he has reigned his hands are
gulltless Of human bloodshed in interna-
tional war.
Let us also remember that our technical
schoois nave Charlottenberg to follow as
Ahoueis we cannot forget what we owe
10 Germany as teacher of the nations in
industrial education. We cannot omit rec
ognitlon Of the valued congratulations
Drought to US by the friends from our sister
owes an unpayable debt. One cannot mag
Inc the two republics at variance upon any
subject whatever, and we have had Ger
many as teacher in industrial develop
the guidance of France, the leader in all
things artistic.
"One Of my oldest and dearest friends
Mr.. Joseph Wharton of Philadelphia, was
handed over to the city, and is with us
today. He recently reminded me that
then closed with certain words which he
recited with much oratorical effect, as
can only attempt to initiate. l shall repeat
them today:
Take then. people of Pjttsburg, this
institute from one who loves Pittsburg
deeply and who would serve her WELL -
Prizes for Pictures.
After the other addresses, Mr.. Carnegie
and the visitors visited the art gallery,
where John w. Beatty, director of fine
arts of the Carnegie Institute, announced
the awards that had been made by this
years special art jury.
The first prize Of 81 500 went to CASTOR
La Touche, Paris, for The Bath" second
prize, $1,000, to Thomas Eakns Phila-
delphia. for his portrait of Leslie w. Miller;
third prize, $500, to Olga Boznauska, Paris,
for Portrait of Woman"
The three mentions were awarded to
Granville Smith, New York: Maurice Crit
fenhagen, London, and Lawton S. Parker,
Chicago.
The jury of award consisted of John w.
Alexander, John w Beatty, Cecilia Beaux,
Reue Bilotte, William NJ. Chase, Emile
Claus, Ben Foster, Charles Hopknson, Carl
Melchers, Henry Oliver Walker and Irving
r. Wiles.
Jurors pictures. not entered in COMPETE
ton, and canvases painted more than five
years ago were not eligible for award, and
no artist might receive the same prize
twice. This ruled out number of the
finest works, notwithstanding which there
seems little justification in the awards as
made.
Neither CASTOR La Touche nor Eakins is
represented by good examples of his work,
though both have done notable and dis
tinguished things. The Portrait of W ON
an by Mile. De Boznauska, however, is
extremely artistic. Mr.. Griffenhagen's por-
trait of his wife is vulgar in color and
style. Granville Smiths old Mill is not
individual while the Portrait of an Eng
lish Girl" by Lawton s. Parker, is not
among the distinguished things shown. The
exhibition presents such magnificent pos
sibilities that one regrets this uninspiring
distribution of honors.
Mr.. Carnegie's greatest aim in conduct
ing this annual contest is not to get the
works Of famous old artists TO the gallery,
but the great works of artists who have
yet to win their spurs.
In this manner, he declares, wonderful
gallery can be built up. The picture which
is granted the first prize is purchased by
the gallery.
Many letters of regret were received, in
Guiding those from President Roosevelt and
former President Cleveland.
Letter From the President.
The White House.
Washington, April II, 1907.
My Dear Sir: | am not able to be present
myself with you, therefore let me, through
you, express my appreciation of the great
work done by the founding of the Carnegie
Institute. Wealth is put to a noble use
when applied to purposes such those the
Carnegie Institute is well designed to
serve. Every such institute, every founda-
ton designed to serve the educational up
lifting of our people, represents just SO
much gain for American life, just so much
credit for us collectively a nation. The
success of our republic is predicated upon
the high individual efficiency of the aver
age citizen. and the Carnegie Institute is
one of those institutions which tends to
bring about this high individual efficiency
Many things go to make up such eff
cheney. There must be Il sound body: there
must be physical hardihood and address in
the use of trained nerve and muscle. There
must also be IA high degree of trained intel
lectual development. high degree of that
Intelligence which can only be obtained
when there is both power to act on individ-
ua initiative and power to act in disciplined
coordination with Others And finally there
must be that training on the moral side
which means that production in the average
citizen of a high type of characteristic
character which sturdily insists upon rights,
and no less whole heartedly and in the full
est fashion recognizes the fact that the per-
formanon of duty to others stands even
ahead of the inheritance of the insistence
upon ones own rights.
Through you l extend my heartiest con-
CALCULATIONS to Mr. Carnegie, and my
wishes that he may have many happy re-
turns of this day, together with the ac-
Acknowledgement which all of us must make
the public service he so signally renders
when he POUNDS institutions of this type.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.