New-York tribune., 1910-06-30
ROOSEVELT ACCLAIMED
At FAIR HARVARD
Guest and Host in One, Ex-PresI-
dent PreSides at Alumni
Meeting.
CHEERS FOR GOV. HUGHES
With J. Pierpont Morgan and
Gen. Horace Porter, He Re-
ceives Degree of IL. D.
Diplomas for 963.

Diplomas for 963.
Cambridge Mass, June 29.-Guest and
host in one, Theodore Roosevelt brought
energy and animation to commencement
day at Harvard University to-day. The
cheers which marked his passage to and
fro among the buildings of the ancient yard
indicated his position as chief guest of the
day, while his presence at the head or the
table at the commencement luncheon In
Memorial Hall was the token that he was
host by virtue Of his Office as president OF
the Harvard Alumni Association. He did
rot don the cap and gown to which the de-
grees bestowed on him by many universi-
ties entitle him, but wore a black frock coat
and high silk hat 1t was Roosevelt, OK
the class of 'S0.' to-day. and he had busy
time shaking hands with old college frlends.
Other distinguished guests also were with
in the university walls. and when the great
audience in Sanders Theatre saw Governor
Charles f. Hughes Of New York stand up
to receive an honorary degree 1t burst into
great cheers and applause. Honorary de-
grees we're also awarded to j. Pierpont
Morgan, the New York financier. and Cen
eral Horace Porter, formerly Ambassador
to France.
At the commencement luncheon, over
which Mr. Roosevelt presided, Governor
Eben 8. Draper, President Lowell and all
the recipients Of honorary degrees except
Mr.. Morgan were present. Mr. Morgan
departed Immediately after the forenoon
exercises
For Education at Home.
In opening the alumni meeting Mr..
Poosevalt said In mart after expressing his
thanks for the honor conferred in making
him president Of the association:
"In the first place, / come home with on
increased and hearty friendship and good
will for other countries. ] have visited
many different nations, and the more / see
of decent people Of other nationalities the
more / realize the truth of Abraham Lin
coins statement that there is deal OF
human nature in mankind.
"A good man is good man anywhere
and a scoundrel ought to be made to pay
the penalty of his scoundreiSm whatever
his birthplace or nationality. And yet, with
that feeling there has come a constantly
increasing understanding on my part OF the
| fact that the man who wishes to be good
citizen of the world must first and foremost
| be good citizen of his own nation.
II have been given honorary degrees IN
certain foreign universities on the CONT
nent of Europe and in England. l am
deeply grateful therefor; l appreciate the
honor. 1t was the keenest pleasure to me
to visit those universities. l admire them
with all my heart And now. having said
that you will not misunderstood me when
| say that / come back feeling more truly
than ever that the place for man to be
educated is his own home. Let him be sent
to school and to the university here in the
United States. If he has d chance to take
a postgraduate course elsewhere, accord
| ing as his tastes and needs dictate, good
but let him have the foundations laid here,
where his citizenship must be exercised.
Let me also point out the fact that you
cannot be useful abroad unless you have
abroad the respect that comes only If your
usefulness has been proved at home. Nc
man ought to receive will receive respect
abroad unless as an American he has won
his spurs in American life at home 1 trust
1 need not say 1 speak in no spirit of mere
chauinism.
Should Turn Out Scholars.
ION the contrary, 1 speak, as L have
said. from the standpoint Of one who
sincerely admired other nations. who ad-
mires them now even more, who has a
sense of grateful appreciation OF what they
have done for him. but as man who is
more than ever convinced that to be useful
to the world at large it is necessary first
to be bone of your bone and blood Of your
blood, citizen Of your own country, feel
ing with your own countrymen, able to
do your duty to the fullest extent In deal
| ing with the problems that your fellow
countrymen have to solve.
1T is important that this university
should turn out scholars. 1t is more i'm
portant that it should turn out men able
to do to the fullest extent what is required
of them by the complex needs Of Ameri-
can citizenship and remember always that
your power to show respect to others will
largely depend upon your own respect.
I'm the days when America mistrusted
itself America felt bound rather loudly to
assert itself in the face of foreign nations.
The greater Americas confidence grows
in itself, the more America becomes strong
! and able to hold her own in the face of
any nation of the earth, the more ready
America will become to treat each and
every other nation In spirit of the fullest
cordiality and friendship. and the less likely
she will be to take offence not merely
neediessly but to take offence when there
Is some small need but not enough to
warrant losing ones temper.
"America" as Symbol.
The admission of inferiority in the face
of another power is often rendered as evil
dent by overquickness to resent a fancied
slight 1t is by a tendency to bow down
to the other power. and America has
reached the position when she need show
neither one nor the other form of admis-
sion to inferiority
''One more word and then / am through.