The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-30
TEDDY ENTHUSES.
HARVARD ALUMNI
Former President Both Guest
and Host at Commencement
of Historic College.
TELLS OF THE LESSONS
LEARNED ON HIS TOUR
Draws a Moral From Statement
of Lincoln as to Unity of
Mankind.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 29.-Guest
and host in one Theodore Roosevelt
brought energy and animation TO COM
mencement day at Harvard university
today.
The cheers that marked his passage
among the buildings of the ancient yard
indicated his position chief guest OF
the day. while his presence at the head
of the table at the commencement
luncheon in Memorial hall was the token
that he was host by virtue OF his office
OF president of the Harvard Alumni as
ISOLATION oo..,
today, and lie had a busy time shaking
hands with old college friends.
When Governor Hughes OF New York
received his honorary degree in Sanders
hall the audience burst into great cheers
and applause. j. Plerpont Morgan the
New York Gnancier. and Gen. Horace
Porter. fornely ambassador to France,
also were awarded honorary degrees
Nearly A thousand young men received
their diplomas today.
Colonel Roosevelt tonight went to Ma
hanL as guest of Senator Lodge.
Roosevelt's Address.
In opening the alumni meeting, Colonel
Roosevelt said. in part.
I'm the first place, l come nome WIN
an increased and hearty friendship and
good Will for other countries. have
visited many different nations, and the
more ] SEQ of decent people Of other
nationa'ities the more l realize the truth
OF Abraham Lincoln's statement that
thsre is deal OF human nature In man
kind. a good man is good man any
where and "A scoundrcl ought to be made
whatever his birthplace or nationality,
And yet. with that feeling. there has
come constantly increasing unoer-
standing on my part thai the man VINO
r.. ,it nI hn
must first and foremost he a good citi,
zen of his own nation.
'.I have been given honorary degrees
In. certain foreign universities on the
continent of Europe and in Egypt i ain
deeply grateful therefor: | appreciate the
honor II was the keenst pleasure to
me TO visit those universities. admire
! them with all my heart.
Proud of His College.
And now having said that you will
| | come back feeling more truly Than ever
that the place for a man TO be educated
| is his own home Let him be sent 10
school and university here in the United
| states II he has chance 10 take Al
| posi- graduate course elsewhere, accord
| Ing as his tastes and needs dictate eood;
| hui let him have the foundations laid
! here, where his citizenship must be exer-
| cisod.
II Let me also point out that you can
moi ne useful abroad unless you have
| abroad the respect that only comes II
| your usefulness has been proved at nome
| No man ought To receive or will receive
! rcspect abroad unless, as an American
he has won his spurs In American NE
| "I trust / need not sny speak in no
| orirft o( mere chauvnnism. On the con-
trarv. speak. us ] have said from
the standpoint Of one who sincerely ad-
! rnircs other nations. who has sense
nrateful appreciation Of what they have
done for him. but who Is more than. ever
CONVINCED to be useful 10 the world al
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