New-York tribune., 1909-10-07

copaI Bishop of Massachusetts, former presI-
dent of the Harvard Alumni Association The
bells of the old church outside the square chImed
Fair Harvard" as the inaugural assembly
broke up for two hours of rest and refreshment-
Nearly all the delegates were entertained by
the university at the luncheon at the Harvard
Union while President Lowell gave luncheon
to a few of his personal friends. including Am
bassador Bryce
In the afternoon the parade again formed this
time with much less formality and with the alb
sence of gowns. and the way was led outside the
yard TO the scene of the many alumni meetings
in Memorial Hall
There Dr. Eliot president emeritus. the
head of the alumni spoke the words of con-
graduation and with his usual graciOusness in
troduced speakers from many lands and many
states and in addition read kilograms Of ap
probation and feIicitatiOn from President Will
lam H Taft the Harvard association at the
John Harvard House, Stratford-On-AvOn; from
the Minister of Education of Prussia and from
Adolphus Busch Of St. Louis. who announced
that he had increased his gift TO the building
fund Of the Germanic Museum from 100000 to
S15OOOO
The telegram Of President Taft fol-
lows:
San Francisco. October s. 1909.
To President A Lawrence Lowell
I greatly regret my inability convey TO YOU
personalIv my CONGRATULATIONS TO you as presi-
dent of Harvard University I sincerely hope
that YOU VIII enjoy long and successful ad-
ministratiou in the leadership OF the movement
Of extending and widening the popular lnHucHc1
WILLIAM H. TAFT
President Lowell in his response TO Dr. Eliot's
speech and the numerous kilograms. said he
looked on the Busch message a birthday
present He thanked Dr. Eliot from the. bottom
of his heart. and said that his remarks struck a
chord in his heart of appreciative responses In
referring TO President Eliot's comments on his
CDr. Lowelrs) inaugural remark that Harvard
was in a transition state President Lowell at
this time said that transition meant growth,
that growth meant the development OF what had
gone before. and that Harvard growth must be
continuous and eternal
President Arthur 7. Hadey Of Yale. who was
introduced as the head of the university next
of kin" said that to-day all educators We're
Harvard men and that all other American uni
versities were children OF Harvard He spoke
Of the day as the meeting point Of two admin
istrations. and also referred 70 transition the
Harvard policy which would he continuous and
which would command the support Of America-
As representative OF Emmanuel College. /
Cambridge. England. OF which Joh Harvard
vas an aIumnus William Napier Shaw brought
the bond OF sympathy between the two colleges.
both Of which. he said had drawn inspiration
from the stirring period in which John HaT-
ward lived. Otto Friedrich CierLe spoke for :
the University of Berlin and referred Farticu- /
arIy 10 the intimate and successful reIa ION I
ship between the German and American il stitu-
,ions
President William Peterson OF McGiu tai- /
versity. Montreal gave brief review OF the i
progress Of Canadian education. President
Nicholas Murray Butler Of Columbia Univer-
sity emphasized the benefit of business edu-
cation
one of the most emphatic and enthusiastic
addresses OF the afternoon that of PreeI-
lent James Of the University Of Illinois. who
was introcuced as one who stood for practical
results as attained 10y educational institutions
under state control President James snake az
The rapidity of growth OF the state UNIVERSITY
the marvellous increases in T. .mber of stu
dents and predicted that in a short time these
Institutions would rank with their elder sisters
N resource and income lie said thar their
growth was due 10 economic ,nditiuus og -ha
West and South, whose people demanded rr,e-
cal results and saw the beneht OF higher ad,,-
;atton N their daily work and realized the rea-