The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-15
YALE WILL SHOW
TAFT GOOD TIME
Sons of Eli Expect to Set New
Mark in Entertainment of
a President.
BY Leased Wire to Tho Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO Tho Tribune.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 14.-When
President Taft comes up 10 see his son.
Robert graduate from Yale next month,
the sons OF ELI will show him the time OF
his life and win set a mark for the re-
ceptlon OF a president of the United
States which is confidently believed VIII
make the reception by Harvard to former
President Roosevelt when he went 10
Harvard 10 assist In the graduation OF
Teddy, Jr,. look like pink tea
Yale has been a little enYious of Har-
presidents son ever since young Roose-
welt graduated. and now her chance has
come she proposes 10 make the most
OF Il.
Everything the under graduates mind
can conceive TO make the presidents visit
epochal, fortified by the best efforts OF
the faculty. will be done. The full Yale
spirit win prevail. and from the time the
presidential train pulls Into New Haven
depot until It pulls out again there VIII
be things doing. Be II said that the pres
idents first born, Robert Alfonso TAFT is
Young man OF whom Yale is proud, out
side his distinguished ancestry He IS
Il fine. healthy young American, first
rate scholar, standing at the head OF his
Of the activities OF college life. He is
said to be one OF the most brilliant all
around men who have been In Yale for
many years.
Young Taft Is Modest.
When seen by representative of The
Tribune today, Robert Taft was dlffident
and not inclined TO talk for publication
When asked If he intends to take an
active interest in politics, he said;
II think It is the duty OF every Ameri-
can to take an active interest in politics.
do not mean this In the sense Of be-
coming an official, but II should be con-
sldered as an essential TO good citizen
ship to have an accurate knowledge OF
| Il 1--we md In
them. / shall endeavor 10 do my full
duty as an American citizen and TO that
extent shall take an active interest In
politics"
What is your opinion on the woman
suffrage question:
Mr.. Taft laughed. I'm too busy to
form an opinion on so great a question.
should hardly care to discuss It,"
Young Mr.. Taft is an enthusiastic Yale
man and while he has not made any OF
the athletic teams. he Is strong rooter
for football and baseball.
Interested in Sports.
We have q great crew this year. "
said he, "and ]. with all Yale men. am
confident we Will lower Harvards colors
on the Thames next year. | believe we
will show the men from Cambridge a
thing or two about football In the fall.
and that Will surprise them.
DO ] like baseball? OF course / do.
I think IL is the finest game played.
play "A little. but have not been able TO
give time to IL TO give me a chance for
the team. but l see every game possible
and | enjoy It
Il think that. Speaker Cannon hardly
meant all he said when he declared tina [
college education handicapped man in
life's contest" replied Mr.. Taft TO re-
quest for an opinion on the recent reply
OF Uncle Joe 10 the usual news. and
| he smiled a typical Taft smile.
Mr.. Cannon is a remarkably sensible
man of wide acceptance and / hardly
| think his observations could have led
him to so widely different conclusions
from that reached by others as to the
real college training. especially TO men
in public life"
Mr.. Taft will. It Is understood by his
classmates, study law, and Is said to have
conlided to his friends that his ambition
In life is TO achieve n place on the SUI
preme court bench of the United States.