The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-12

N'tN, AhNA VI Nu' 'biN''
States, delivered a lecture today on
the topic The World Movement, at
the University of Berlin, and received
from the university tho honorary de-
gree Of Doctor of Philosophy. Bmper-
or William honored the occasion with
his presence,
II WAS the first time The emperor
had graced a conferment and tho
courtesy was significant In view OF
the fact that the German court is in
mourning for King Edward
The ceremony Of comforting the de-
gree was staged and conducted with
impressive simplicity. There were no
flags or emblems of royalty and the
government, and the walls Of the Aula
were bare, save for the rows OF bustS
OF Germany's famous scholars and
scientists
The only touch OF color whs fur
nished By the senators OF tho u1iyer-
sity with their robes of scarlet and
blue and the five heads Of the stu-
dent corps who wore blue Jackets.
white brecches. jack boots and partI-
colorcd sashes
Four hundred guests OF the univer-
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were seated when Emperor William.
accompanied by Mi. Roosevelt. en-
tered from a side door. As they ap-
peared the University choir chantcd
Hell der I'm SiegerB RAM c'Hall
10 thee in the ConQueror's wreathl
The TWO were followed by Empress
AuSustc Victoria, Princess Victoria
Louise. Prince and Princess Eitel
Frederick. Prince and Princess August
Wilhelm. Prince Adelbert, Mrs. Roose-
welt. Miss Roosevelt and Kermit
Roosevelt. This party took seaJs
which had been reserved for them on
the platform.
Surrounding thcm were seated Am.
crican Ambassador HilI and Mrs. Hill.
the other ambassadors and their
wives; Henry White, formerly ambas-
sador to France and Mrc White:
Seth low and Mrs. Low: T. ST. John
Gafancy, American consul general at
Dresden; Imperial Chancellor Won
Hollwee: Foreign Minister
Won Schoen and the members of tho
cabinet On either side of this block
of chairs were the senators of the
university
Air Roosevelt occupied the scat nj
the reading desk and at his side stood
the heads Of the student corps with
drawn swords This striking guard
Of honor remained standing and al
most lmmovable for the three hours
Of the lecture and ceremony.
Tho auditorium was filled TO It's
capacity Of 200 persons by the fac
ulty OF the University, students and
guests.
Rector Erich Schmidt opened the
program by giving an outline or the
life OF Mr.. Roosevelt from the time
when he was delicate child until the
time he became an African nlmrod
When he had finished this sketch he
introduced the former president. who
was received most cordially.
Mr.. Roosevelt appeared rugged and
in the pink Of condition His voice.
husky at first gained steadily in
clearness as he proceeded and he was
able TO deliver his complete written
thesis OF 5000 words and to which he
added extemporaneously from time 10
lime by way OF emphasis ana cxpIana.
ton
To-day I am in Berlin university"
began the speaker. Yesterday
was In the open air university of the
German army and sat at the foot Of
the great mastor OF that university
Mr.. Roosevelt said the German en-.
neror had often been held up before
him as statesman who was doing
things which. he. the speaker. should
dc
81 remember" he added. that my
friend, DR.. Pritchard. the president OF
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech.
nology at Boston. told me of the en-
peror's interest and knowledge Of
technical education. While In Africa
! used to think there was something
wrong with the mail if II did not
bring letter from Benjamin Ido
Wheeler telling me OF his admiration
for some feature of German life and
OF the emperor's extraordinary quail
ities and kindness"
Mr. Roosevelt referred to the fact
that his own family was of low Dutch
extraction and Of the Indebtedness.
beginning with Colonial days Of the
United States. TO Germany in blood.
ideas and achievements
During another DEPRESSION from his
set soeech and following his remarks
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nier president said;
i saw some OF your German troops
march before the commander-in.chief
yesterday. | cannot understand how
any German could loo- az those sol
Hers without feeling pride at the pby.
sical and intellectual character OF
those soldiers from the farm and shop.
serving their time and then returning
10 their other work To be replaced
by other and Younger men. ] can see
only hopo for the future With such
mon. would like to speak OF tho
men OF the American civil war. if
had the time and the voice
Or. Roethe. dean Of the faculty of
philosophy, followed and concluded
p discourse in German by addressing
tpc former president In Latin. The
dean caused q laugh among the sena-
tors when, In his Latin effort. he used
feminine ending for masculine
noun and so furnished the only pleas
antry of two hours and half of ora
toy. AS DR.. Roethe handed the new
doctor his diploma the choir sang