The sun., 1910-05-07
ROOSEVELT GIFTS A DEGREE
NOW A Pm. ID. or TEE UNIVBR-
SITY OF NORWAY.

Ehe RIFst Tlms the Instilutlsn Has Coa'
ferred That mOnor-llb WOFk as
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Spsaal cabIs DsspaisA 10 TEE Sun.
CHRIsrIANIA. Nay 6.-Ths University
% Norway oonieFrod upon Col ThoOdOrs
Roosevelt the degree Of doctor Of philoso-
ply. honoris oausA. a noon to-day. The
honor 10 Of special algnihcanos because
this h the hrst time that this dsueo has
been conferred upon any one, although
the university will oslsbrats its centenary
neEt year.
The occasion was characterized By
pleasing simplicity. The King and Col
Roosevelt drove q couple Of hundred
yards from the palace. whGrO the 0x-Prosi-
dent had spsnt the night. and were
conducted TO the theatre Of tho university.
where they took seats In front Of the
tribune
The gallery was filed with students.
who opened the proceedings by singing
The Star SpAnglSd Banner
Then the rector q ths university,
wearing tho chain Of his Ofios, asoanded
the tribune. He welcomed Col Roosevelt
heartily In q short speech and then gave
way 30 the dean Of the faculty Of philosO-
ply. who made tho bsst address that has
been heard during the COlcnel's tour.
His high praise Of the former President
was mlnkled with humOr. He com
pared the Colonel Ia a human engine
which was always under a full bead Of
steam and surrounded by a cloud Of pOliti-
cal smoke and dust which made Il difficult
10 ntOh a glimpse Of the man himself.
For this reason. through the osond some
thought they caught sight Of an angel
with halo. while others believed IL was
modern devil that they had seen.
In another passage the dean spoke
ChsainEly % the Colonel. aeeming 70 b
a giant sitting on Olympus among the
EOds. and addod that he might object
10 thus bsing pulled back 10 earth 20
receive the honor which the university
was about % confer upon him
The dean referred b Col. ROosevelt's
literary work, II which he showed con-
aidcrable knowledgs lie admitted that
the writings Of the sx-Prosident would
not last a. long AZ thOss Of Homer and
the great philosOphers He admitted.
even. that tho Colonel's fame might not
he undyinR. but he aaid -Ths Winning Of
the West Justified the degree which the
university was about % confer upon him. !
a. Il had been written from original
research.
The studeRts then sang a Latin song. I
after which the rector assembled the tribu-
nal and presented ths ColOasl with his
diploma. addressing himin a few words OF
Latin - q most learned and well-beloved
brother. /
The Colonel in reply gave the students
q short hut very emphatic lecture on
doing whatever job they had on hand.
The stuients sang another verse Of a
Latin song. after which Dr. Roosevelt
drove OF With the King 20 the palace.
The Colonel left at e.25 O'Clock on
kpscial train which had been provided by
the State He t.aveiicsi IN the Kings
private car. He had sIent the afternoon
with King Haaknn in driving around the
city. Mrs Roosevelt was with them The
Colonel had his collar bustonsd tightly
about his throat. but he seemed able 20
talI freely.
His hoaFssness was very noticeable
while he Waa delivering his NObel prizs
address Yesterday. and he called In
throat specialist this morning before he
went 10 the university 10 receive his
degree When he arrived here his voios
was in good shape. Ne had no speech /
"a dsliver until Il came 10 the address |
before tho Nobel Prize Committee.
The dinner az the palace. however /
lasted for thres hours. and the hand ,
played practically all the time. making
continuous conversation hard work on the /
vocal cOrds King Haakon and the /
others aeem IN have stood the strain better
than Col. Roosevelt