The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-03-31
ELIOT CHOSEN.


Elmer E. Brown. Commissioner H. B. F.
mcfarland, Jerome D. Greene. and a. T.
Stuart.
The banquet was commenced without
President Taft. He arrived at a few
minutes after O'Clock. In time for the
SQUAD and a few other delicacies at the
end Of the card. He was attended by his
military aid. Capt Archibald Butt. in
uniform. and was received standing
From every side OF the room rose the
old college song. sung in honor 10 the
distinguished graduate Of the class OF
1873.
Here's TO good old Yale. drink 'er
down. drink er down." followed by a
three times three" commencing with
Harvard and ending with Taft. Taft.
Taftt"
Immediately after the President had
taken his place at the center OF the head
table. an explosion was heard. and the
assemblage had been photographed.
The invocation was pronounced by Rev.
Dr. Edward Everett Hale. Chaplain OF
the Senate Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, Chief
OF the Bureau OF Chemistry, was toast
master.
As DR.. Wiley rose TO introduce the first
Speaker, he was greeted with a parody
OF Mister Dooley." which made a great
hit. Part OF ii ran as follows:
It's Dr. Wiley. On DR.. Wney.
The man who makes analyses q pie.
Hes analytic. q Grub critic
It's DR.. WIy. -iey. -igh
Yss; Dr. Wiley Oh Dr. Wiley;
he says that ginger ale viii make JOG Gle.
That soda water Is sudden slaughter;
Oh d.. Wley. LEY. -igh
President Taft was so pleased with the
words OF the song that he leaned over
toward DR.. Wiley. and with a broad smile
on his face sang the choruses directly
into his ear.
President Eliot was the first speaker
presented With the quiet manner OF
language referred 70 In a recent estimate
OF him by London paper. n which he
was called the most level-headed man
in America" he gave a mastery talk on
the progress and tendencies OF educa-
ton IN this country.
he modestly dipped his colors. not 10
the work he himself has done IN the IN
building OF Harvard University n the
forty years OF his connection with the
institution. but 10 what he called group
work" He spoke OF the great progress
shown in educational work IN the South.
and OF the benefits from the general
awakening 10 the importance Of skilled
methods OF thinking
DIR. ElIOt'S Address.
What Or. Wiley has been saying % ron has
larEs elements q truth he sid when he de-
S71oed the growth and progress Il Harvard Unirer-
s'y IN The last forty yesu- Il has gown amazingly
aud has beeo progressive through AL frun IL origin
some time $50 zrefaI friend n nine On the boars
q oTsrsec-s made an inquiry Is 10 better or~spi-
zntio1 q Harvard University. ard joiut com.
mittse q he two EvTvT1inE boards Toted on this
SUBJECT They presented g report which vas not
unanimous report. but stil It's main point vas
aasensed 20 b al the msmbers q TIE committee.
he substances a The rsport is Is FOLLOWS: That
the organization q the university vas sound and
n the main sufficient. but th.t II o,-,,s >.
improved By extensive additions This 7 oanSids-
70 b. the best result q the g-osp uorh rbI-s rs
BEN done At Harvard dsriag ny administration 7
don't Ike 70 hear the Work done there described
IS ny work That is not correct
Dr Wiley haa just tod yOu u the Ereat derslo-.
uent q Harvard University IN the last forty vesrx
u has taken piace simultaneously with tia r.yre-
q or oounuJ. That Il A g-eat p,rc-. n bas
been caused By = rrOdigi0us develorrn-ut IN h.
power q The United Sfates-not a uarl,ke r.,yr.r
but The poNe- q its industries That Is lie r-s.,
harfaTc has gTUVn - HIadly In the uast yo-tv
yeaTs Il has ben the w0-k q erours-r-1-,rs %
men-frum nrsr 70 last To be sure I was IN he
EruuTs and could csrrv tie wisdom ~ one r-r-n %
another. and coJld help In the work n es-l s,c-
ccsSlTe grulp. hut desire % tes1ifr thar II has
hon tbs Eurk q gro1ps q men from fist 10 Ia.
and venture 70 say that this nav safely indicate
tle Way II which improvements and eulnrprnrurs n
governmental Work VIII 10 wrought oct IN our land.
Senator Root paid high tribute to the
retiring president OF Harvard.
John Hay" be said, "one time -
marked that his name was printed IN the
European papers without a descriptive
title, and added that That. I suppose
must be fame We need no titles IN
referring 70 President Eliot 7 am glad
70 walk behind the chariot wheels OF
his triumph. for IL Is a triumph. His
highly intelligent interest in his country
men. In their aspirations. thoughts. and
prejudices, and in their habits OF living
and growing. has won for him A de-
servedly high place in the estimation OF
the people, not only OF this. but OF other
nations
Meant Great n..T,.