Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-13
PRES. TAFT VISITS Md
DLETON AND HARTFORD.
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You of Wesleyan, however," he
added. educate men to a broader view
If life, to literary and scientific ambi
lions. The pendulum has already
swung too far in the way of instruct
ing men to do one thing for them
selves, instead of educating them to
10 great things for the world by being
great men,
Mr. Taft in his address paid a trib
ute to the teacher as the college presi-
lent and dccricd the idea that the
proper man TO head an institution of
learning was one who knew the value
of a dollar and how to get it,
AS all the other speakers had done
the President sat uncovered until he
arose to speak and then put on the
mortar LCard cap which formed a part
Of the raiment he wore in token of
his university degree. The President
said that after The many words of
congratulation ana felicitation which
had com" from the Representatives of
50 many colleges and universities and
from men who had known DR.. Shank
lin a great many years, he felt as
though he were altering al alien note.
1T has rot been my good fortune"
he said, addressing DR.. Shanklin, TO
have known you long. | remember that
when we met before i was trying to
teach the people how to use their
juG gment You will remember that
was talking then and it seems to me
that I have been talking ever since.
Therefore if there is any lack of that
polished elegance which have charac-
teriHed what has been said here today,
| in what | may have to say, you will I'M
ierstand it from what you saw at the
| time.
Comparison has been made here to-
| day of the powers which you will ex-
! ercise as president of Wesleyan and
| which | may exercise as President of
| the United States. l have had some
| experiences in college government i'll
an incidental way and / want to as
| sure you that the powers which you
| will exercise are such as you choose
to exercise. And it is well that it should
he 50. | would not advocate, or be I'M
derstood as advocating a change in
| the Constitution Of the United states.
1t is excellent, but in the course of
| institutions like this. in order to work
out its destiny and its purposes. great
| power should be vested in its prcSi-
dent"
| The great influence that the college
|lege president has in shaping the ca
reer Of young men who are to eXer-
else such an important influence upon
the future life Of their country. Tie
spoke also of the college spirit, a
thing hard to define, he declared, but
which. taking it's form and influence
largely from the personal character
and influence of the head of the insti-
tuition, stands through life to men who
have come under its influence as a re-
straint from evil and an inspiration
for good
There is nothing" continued the
President, (which prompts a man to
endeavor to keep in the proper course
so much as the desire to stand well
among the men with whom he went
to college for four years, who devel-
opeG from youth to manhood in the
same class and under the same nfu-
ence with him."
The President referred briefly to the
discussion which has waged from time
to time as to the advantage Of large
and small colleges. In the small col
, leges he said, the president has the
l great advantage of closer persona
touch with the student body and after
: observation of the growth of the char
l acter of the young men for whom he i
,, in such large sense responsible.
Il deprecatez the desire to increa s.
every class in university" continued
1.-THE President, 1.-The desire to say tina
II this years Freshman class is large