The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

President TAFT Was IN Sucn rare boou
humor last night that be con1ded TO his
brothers OF the PSI Epsilon at the banquet
az the Raleigh that one term in the
White House was enough for him.
he was laughing when he said it. and
he laughed heartily afterward. AS though
10 show he meant it IN a jest, he began
on q new theme with the prelude Of:
but, seriously speaking genuemen-'
offered His Experience.
The Presidents reference 10 his stay
In the White House was provoked by
rernarl, made By Herbert J.. Bridgman.
president OF the National Psi Epsilon As
ISOLATION. Mr.. Bridgman said he had
served twenty-five successive terms as
president Of the fraternity and offered his
experience in teaching President Taft
how to acquire twenty-five terms as Chief
Executive.
When Mr.. Bridgman sat down amid
laughter. the President arose and said:
zone term takes all the patience. all
the fidelity Of purpose, and all the philos-
ophy OF spirit TO enable me to get
through IT, Mr.. Bridgman says he can
tell me how 10 get twenty-five terms.
] am much obliged to him. but one is
enough for me All the philosophy Psi
Epsilon teaches VIII enable me TO get
through one. but the contemplation Of
one term more. let alone twenty-five, IS
more than I can stand"
The President was talking to the fraters
as brothers. and his address was more
heart-to-heart chat than a speech. He
entered the banquet hall amid cheers
and a chorus Of "Rah, rah, rah. Taft
Taft, Taft" undergraduates shouting
alongside venerable graybeards.
Lands College Spirit.
He said:
There has been a great deal OF ridi-
culc of athletics at college. and the
things one learns that are not included
in the curriculum. II is I'm the exGltatou
that comes from q college education tnat
much is gained. And You know. and I
know that that which we have learn1I
at college includes something more valu-
able than mental discipline-highly valu-
able as that Island that is i'm the memo
ries and friendships and experiences tFat
are The epitome of life that four years
Of college presents. at a time when We
arc forming our character for oar ufe's
work.
II have said IL of,s1, and believe u in
my heart that there is no stronEcr. re-
straint to keep i'm the path Of earnest
usefulness and clean life than the fear
Of losing the good opinion OF those with
whom one was associated in college. I
have no doubt that many men have
been rescued from the gutter by this
desire to come back 10 their classmates
at reunion and say You failed 70 un-
derstand all that was in me-.
Il could give instance after instance;
and it is the retrospective view OF the
recollection Of college life and its high
ideals that have made many men what
they are"
Sang Old Songs.
In conclusion. the President rected one
song OF Psi Epsilon that he remembered
particularly well and when he sat down
three times three for Brother Taft was
given with a swing that rocked the
room. Brother Bill Joined in many Of the
choruses OF songs that he recalled and
the Taft smile was at its zenith
Robert Taft son Of the Executive, who.
as delegate from Yale. was expected TO
be present, did not arrive. There were
about sixty guests In all, including Rep
resentauves Tirrell and Allen, the former
as presiding officer, and a number OF
other public men. The Washington Asso-
.sfn % q.
during President Arthur's administration.
and has held annual banquets ever since
that timc.
List Of Guests
Those present were: Theta. Union Col
lege-John IT, Furman. 80: Howard w
Langley. pledged
Beta Yale Jniversity-Wnllam Howard
Taft rs: Franklin 0IacVeagh, G.; Birch
Helms. 'C9; A. ]. Wagstar. &c: George F.
Whittlesey. rs: Morgan Beach. 50: f. G.
Newlands. '67; w c. Whittemore. 80.
Sigma, Brown University-D. S. Bah
cock 10; NJ. r. Jefres, 10: J. Conant 10
Gamma, Amherst Colege-G. II. Gros-
venor. 'g7 Nathan Thompson. 81; 7. n
Hunter, OF; J. D. Howard, 10: A. D
Patterson, 10: L. r. Smith. 80: II. 7.
Brids,nan. G6; Walter H. Uford. 50:
II. c. Rirkc. 70; ~ NJ Terry, CT; Ro-
land Cotton Smith. 81. and A. d. Con
nell. 70
Zeta. Dartmouth Collese-A. A. Fisher.
IS: Charles O. Tirren. &c; 4. p. Greeley.
IS; William G. Morgan. 90 and a. B.
Veasy 80.
Lambda. Columbia coIlese-JOhn C.
saXe. 90.
Kappa. Bowdoln College-Amos L. Al
len. 80; VI. d. Morrill, '9S; 4. w. Laven
Faler. 90; $. l. Iimban '5J. and Edward
Halves, 80
Psi, Hamilton Conegc-A. r. Server.
'S7. and &. O. Perry, o.
VI Wesleyan UniyeTsity-H. 2. Gerald. |
so Frank l.. Williams. S.. George s. |
Coleman. sc, and ". r. Holton, 10.
Iota, Kenyon Collese-William i. Han.
st; Y. 7. F'erenbaugh. 20: John A. Dick
inson. L; Fred G. Clark. 10. and c II
Marvin. IL
nj, Syracuse University. Holden VIII
son. 10
Chi, Cornell University-G. H. Wright. |
81. and Charles MinshaH. Sc.
Beta Beta. Trinity Colleges. II. Giesv
IS; ]. *. Stout. 90; =. NJ Gallaudet 5s. !
Frederick y. Hyde. rs: William r. Webb. (
IS. and Charles 8 Coleman. 50.
Eta. Lehigh University Mohun. /,
'sS; J. A Watson, "a; Clarence Barnard. |