Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-24
Speaks Not as Nations Chief Exc
Cutlve, but as a Re.
turning Grad
two THOUSAND HEAR GOOD ADVICE
Warm Endorsement OF Wholesome
Athletic Sports Followed ny Warn.
ing That Play Muut Not DC Per.
mit,cd to interfere With Rcnl la.
sues Of Llfe-Busy Day at Boston.

sues OF GHc-6u6y Ddy at boston,
(By Associated Prcss)
BOSTON, MASS, Feb. 23.--Thc Wis.
IL to Harvard University today Of
Theodore Roosevelt, who came not az
the President of the United States.
but as a grad" returning to meet
his fellow Harvard men, including his
own son, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. do
roloped Into one of the busiest days
of his career. Harvard hospitality
wns showered upon the President dur
Ing the day and in Boston his pcr-
snnnl friends claimed all his spare
time and did all things to make his
trip TO Massachusetts most cnjoyn-
BILE
Two Thousand in Crowd.
The principle event OF the day,
however. was President Rooscveits
address to the Harvard students. Two
thousand Harvard men, mostly under.
graduates. gathered In the great liv-
Ing room of the union and they gave
tho President n magnificent reception.
The Prcsident's party arrived from
Washington shortly after a, M. Tho
pnrty contained. besides the Presl.
lRs l.0nGworth and Mrs. T.ongworth,
tRnd Miss Ethel Roosevelt. 81,
Mrs, Roosevelt Mrs. Longworfli aud
Miss Ethel proceeded at once to tho;
home OF friends IN Chestnut Hill. The
President, who had been greeted Icy
many friends. went Immediately To
INC home OF his fricnd Dr. w S.
l}iEc!ow
God Father OF Little Rough Rider.
An hour after breakfast Mr.. RooRc.
welt had become god father OF tho
child of his rough rider aud Harvard
friend, V. Guy Mnrchlc.
The christening took place nj lilo
Alnrchic home. Aftcn ali AUTOMOBILES
drive to Chestnut Hill where MIR.
Rooscvclt's wife and daughters were,
before The departure for Groton TO
sec Kermit, tho motor car took him
across tho Charles TO Cambridge.
When Mr. Roosevelt wns al college
he was an editor of the Harvard Ad
rocntc, and upon his arrival at the
Union today he was escorted 10 tho
Advocate rooms md there presented
with medal recognizing his services
as nm editor
Immediately aftGrward the Prcsi-
don't and the officers of Tho Union
moved TO the temporary platform in
the living room, where tho President
delivered his address The Presi.
dents appearances was tho signal for
many cheers from tho students, all
ot whom were standing, in order that
thcre might be moro room The
greeting lasted several minutes
j. y. White. the vIcn.nrcsldcnt Of
the Union, introduced Mr.. Roosevelt.
The President said:
I'm sncaking here nj the Harvard
Union | wish to say first special
word rs one Harvard man TO his fol-
low men. / feel that we can none OF
| us over be sufficiently grateful to
Colonel IIigginson for having founded
Harvard Union. because each loyal
Harvard man should do all he can to
foster In Harvard that spirit of real
democracy which will make Harvard
men feel the vital sense of soldity
so that they can all join to work to-
gether In the things that arc Of most
| concern to the college. 1t Is idle to
expect. nor indeed would II DO desira-
BILE that there should lie. In Harvard
| uniform level of taste and associa-
ton. Some men will excel in one
thing and some in another; some In
| things Of the body, some in things OF
the mind; and where thousands are
gathered together each will naturally
find some group of specially congen-
ial friends With whom he will form
ties of peculiar social intimacy. These
groups--atiletic. artistic, scientific,
Social-must inevitably exist My plea
is not for their abolition. NY plea
Is that they shall DO got into The
right focus in the eyes of college
men; that the relative Importance of
the different groups shall be under
stood when compared with tho in
ftnitcly greater life of the college, as
whole. Let each man have his spc-
cial associates, his special interests,
his special studies and pursuits, but
let him remember that he can not
get tho full benefit of life in college
II he does nothing but specialize: and
that, what is even more important.
he can not do his full duty by the
college unless his first and greatest
intcrcst is III the college itself, ia His