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petuate itself as one Of its principal du
ties.
Following the lecture, Vice-Recto
Laird in behalf Of the university, pre-
sented Mr.. Roosevelt with bust Of JET
fersop and two vases made at Seyres
But curious mistake had been mad,
in the bast. A bust Of Lincoln has
been ordered from the government fac
tory az sevres. but in some unaccount
able way one Of jefferson was manufac
tured. NJ. Jusserand. the French Am
bassador, has arranged to have the orig
inal order executed.
GENIUs NOT NECESSARY.
In replying to NJ. Boutroux before
the Academy Of Moral and Political Sci.
ences, Mr.. Roosevelt spoke in French.
He said he would not dare do so if he
were not among confreres,. for he was
certain Of their indulgence.
| cannot express how much ! have
been touched by the honor you have
paid me, Z he said. 1t is the crown
ing Of the career of man of letters. 2
NJ. Boutroux, he said, had defined his
moral conception of life better than he
could himself, and he continued:
] have always tried to translate into
action the moral principles which must
inspire the life OF men and nations.
There can be no economic civilization
without morality. Genius is not essen
tial, but only courage, honesty, SINGER
ity and corbmon sense. Men OF genius
without these qualities are a curse to
a nation. They do more harm than
good /"
cor NEWS OF HONOR.
Col. Roosevelt told OF how he had re-
ceiyed the news Of his election to the
academy while hunting white rhinos at
the equator
| was lNing among native sayages,
he said, looking for an animal which
was the survivor Of the long red rhinoc-
eros that existed here in France when
France wassinhabited by naked savages,
when received the first news in letters
which came simultaneously from two
members ofthe academy, one in Mexico
and the other in Brazil.
Mr.. President and dear colleagues, 2
he concluded, 4 thank you once more
from the bottom Of my heart. 2
Col. and Mrs. Roosevelt were enter
tained at dinner this evening by Vice
Rector Laird, the guests also including
Ambassador and Mrs. Bacon, Ambassa-
dor and Nine. Jusserand, Premier Bri-
and, nj. Doumergue, Minister Of Edu-
cation, and the deans of the faculties.
The speech of M. Laird, yice-rector OF
The University Of Paris, in introducing
Col. Roosevelt was felicitous effort.
After thanking the American ex-Presi-
dent for accepting the invitation OF the
university, NJ Laird said the university
wished its students to hear
the greatest voice OF the New World,
hat OF the man who speaks by action
IS well as words, giving to the world
,ounsels Of justice and energy--justice
IS the end and energy as the means
hat Of Theodore Roosevelt, the man
Who believed that life's intense effort
hould ever be directed toward the pub
ic veal and honesty. Turning to Col.
Roosevelt, NJ Laird said:
You denounce the idle and useless,
nut you combat also the mischief-mak-
rs and the selfish. You do not sepa-
ate morality from politics, nor right
rom force. You are a rough soldier
nd pacific thinker and man OF ac-
ION, a preacher Of high virtue and
wing example OF the high virtues you
reach. 2 II
America, the speaker continued, real Z
ed in Roosevelt the embodiments OF
$ nobIest traits, but in his journey J
cross Europe the nations perceived in i
i'm something more--the representa- Il