The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-07
LOWELL GOES
TO ELIOT POST
President Harvard
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PLEDGES I SELF TO WORK
Honorafs Degrees Conferred on the
Guests.
Marie Corelh And whitelaw Reid
Take Part In Harvard Ceremony
At the Home Of shake


termination written on his countenance.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell seated him
self today In the presidents chair of
Harvard University, from which he
proclaimed his policies and distributed
the celebration gifts of the university
with lavish hand to thirty of the many
men of letters who came from various
parts of the country to pay him tribute.
The Inauguration scene was laid be-
meath the elms of the college yard. for
an audience of more than 5000 per-
sons.
Later In the day the alumni pledged
its fealty to the new president and
gave an inspiring and enthusiastic
God-speed to President (emeritus)
Charles williem Eiiot,-w VINO. as presi-
dent, of the Alumni Association. deliv-
cred what was generally regarded as
his valedictory.
No leader of a great educational In
stitution ever received greater homage
from his fellow-men of learning and
no new aspirant for intellectual leader
ship ever began his career with more
loyal Inspiration.
In outlining his policies. President
Lowell declared himself In favor Of
men learning one thing we'll and
something of everything. He placed
himself on the side of the intercolle-
giate sports as the only strik-
ing display of college solidarity.
He also stated his belief in the seq
regation of the freshmen and of the
drawing together of the upper class
men and finally he differed radically
from some of the policies of his imme-
date predecessor.
Yet the two great leaders-the old
and the new-marched side by side In
the afternoon to Memorial Hall. and
there President Eliot said that the oc-
casion was one of confident expects.
ton. OF exaltatton of the memories Of
the past and of assured hope for the
future. He commended President
LowelIs policy of learning one thing
well and something of everything, aa
the key to the individualfstic doctrine
of the universttys and endorsed many of
his successors statefnents as O great
augury OF the future and OF the one
ness Of the cause OF higher education.
Although these two men--the new
head and the retiring leader-domin-
ated the inaugural celebration. the
grand parade OF scholars and alumni
through the college. yard 10 the stage
in the morning, and the massing of the
varigated hoods and gowns on
the stage in Memorial Hall in the
afternoon, gave q brilliancy to the
scene which will last long in the an.
nails of Harvard.
The parade was vistly impressive
headed as 1t way by Ambassador Bryce
of Great Britain and several other
English scholars in their scarlet gowns,
while behind them came the scarcely
less subdued academic garbs of the
German. French. Austrian. Danish and
Cuban sch GLARS.
American universities and colleges
were also well represented.
To Hn-Ax Cd H.
charter, the silver keys and the gold
seal of Harvard University have been
brought out into the sunlight. Today
they had special Significance when
former Governor John d. long, as
president of the Board of Overseers.
handed them one by one to the new
custodian and declared him. in accord
ance with the ancient custom. vested
with all the powers and privileges of
the new office.
Inaugural Address.
In accepting the trust. President
Lowell, In his inaugural address. ex-
pressed the deep sense of responsible
ity and offered the prayer that he
might obtain wisdom. patience and
strength to the development of true
manhood and sound learning.
The distribution of the gifts of the
university formed an impressive scene
In the afternoon many alumni meet
ings were held in memorial hall.
President Emeritus Eliot as the head
of the alumni host, spoke the words
of congratulation, and with his usual
graciousness, introduced speakers from
many lands and many States, and in
addition, read kilograms of apprecia-
ton and felicitation from President
Taft, the Harvard Association at the
John Harvard House. Stratford-ou-
Avon, from the Minister of Education
of Prussia, and from AdoIphus Busch
of St. Louis, who announced that he
had Increased his gift to the building
fund of the Germanic Museum to $780,
600.
The telegram of President Taft was
as follows
san Francisco, Cal, Oct. 6, 1909.
"President A. Lawrence Lowell:
II greatly regret my inability to
convey personally my congratulations
to YOU as President of Harvard Univer-
sitv. I sincerely hope that you will
enjoy a long and succeRsfuf administra-
ton in the leadership of the move
ment of extending and widening the
popular influence of the American uni
versitieS.
(Signed) William II. Taft"
President Lowell, in his response to
DR.. Eliot's speech and numerous tele-
grams, said he looked upon the Busch
message as a birthday present.
Governor Eben s. Draper, for the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,. de-
clared his conviction that under Pres
ident Lowell, Harvard would continue
10 maintain its present high standard
of education
Message from Yale.
President Arthur L. Hadley. of Yale.
aaId that today all educators were
Harvard men. and that all other Amer
lean universities were children of Har-
ward.
One of the, most emphatic and enthu-
sIastic addresses of the afternoon was
that OF President Edmund Jane James,
OF the University of Illinois. who was
introduced as one who stood for prac-
tical results as attained by educational
institutions under State control.
President James. who gave every in
dication of being inspired by his work.
smoke of the rapidity of growth of the
state universities. the marvellous in
crease in the number of students and
predicted that In a short time these In
stitutions will rank with their older
sisfers in resource and income. Re
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