The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-05-05
Men I of Prof. |,
FORM THE PLATFSs IN; SiSlsI fIilyTs
WHICH LISTENEI Isl HisARt.
ENING ADDRESSES, BY PRESf-s
DENT TAFT .'.s,PHE !sTEHI,
KING, AND MIR. PUTNAM. n a
Best in the Country
For the money expendet Howard,s
Temple of Literature is said ia be.
.-Structure -of stone and brick is
practically three stories high anil
= cost $4,000. <. ['.,,t -. =: y! \

practically three stories high ami
/ cost $4,000. ~ ['... -. :l;s
(Thompson's National News Bureaua.j
Washington D. c., April 30.--Rarely
has y<single structure in this cnun-
| try held more distinguished body of
American citizens than that which as-
sembled on Monday in Andrew Rankin
Memorial Chapel to witness the csfe-
monies attendant upon the dedication
of the beautiful $4,000 library donat-
ed to Howard University by Mr. An.
drew Carnegie, usually called the
"SteefK King" but now renamed. ~ BY III FL
brarian Herbert Putnam, "The Presil
dent of Cheerful Givers."
The Central figures of the occasion
were President William Howard Taifit,
who a year ago laid the corner. stone
of the library under fiattering ansnf.
ces, Mr.. Carnegie, who came to- see his
lofty conception Of the value of the
printed page as an agency for. the ulIis >ups :
lltt OF people realized in brick and
stone, and Mr. Herbert PutnaniI IT,
brarlan of Congress. who told his hea3rr--
ers of the vast influence of the various
types of libraries upon the education
Of the universe ;.. ~ .-,. ..,,,s Ssst,
The chapel was crowded to the doors
AT four o'clock the distinguished
guests were escorted to their places
on the platform. President Taft was
given an ovation as he entered; GT the
strains of America" played bys sb6lsa
Howard University Brass Band, ana
both he and Mr.. Carnegie, were RtessIfEal
ed by the Chautauqua salute. the fali.
dlence rising and applauding for, sew.
eral minutes. Mr.. Carnegie came iii
on the arm Of President W. P. Thir~
kield, who presided during the exeiTss exeiTs
cises. In the front line of the plat
! form group were Librarian Putnam
Judge Job Barnard, president of How
ds~Board of Trustees, Rev. F.&J.
Grlmke, Commissioner Cuno II, Ran
dolph and Rev. John F. Hurst .3Amohg
others On the rostrum were DR.. VIII
liam Tindall Secretary to the District
commissioners, DR.. John, r. Francis,
hon. A. II. Grimke, Prof. George Will
liam Cook, Prof. Kelly Miller, Assist
ant superintendent Roscoe Conkline
Bruce, Rev. Sterling N. Brown, Audi
tor Ralph w. Tyler, Prof e. G. VIII
llams, Dr.. w. Bruce Evans, Maioi.
Charles r. Douglass Former Gov. a.
W. Atkinson, Of West Virginia ;A.TfagA
Stanton J. Peelle,, Prof. L., r. MSShg
commissioner of Education, Elmer e.
Brown and many others of like prom
1nence. Back of the platform were
| festoons Of the Stars and Stripes and
the flags Of Great Britain o. neat com
pliment to the benefactor of the oc-
| casion. sIre'" g. = I3i5, {
MI. Caincgie's Wit and Wisdom,
Following the opening hymn. by
the vested choir Of the University istE
der the direction Of the accomplished
Miss -hulu~Vere- Ghifders, and a ffttinss-
invocation by Rev. John F.. Hurst, Mr..
Carnegie was introduced by President
Thirkield, who stated that 1t was the
wish Of President Taft, that the 'iron-
master speak first. The, reception
accorded him would have tickled the
soul of any monarch. 1t was the spon-
tane9us acknowledgment of. a. grateful
people Of most timely gift !! =. :. .
All Ailuding ding to President Taft, Mr. Car
president Thirkield wrote me that
the President was desirous of having
me present. In the old country there
is rule that is never broken, that
when the king commands your pres
ence, all other engagements must be
forgotten. And if one does that for
hereditary monarch, how much
more must he do it for the President
Of such a great Republic as the United
States. - ~.
L have just seen your library. and
though / have seen many, it fltsrthe
requirements better than any other
[ have seen no library that exceIs
yours in all that library ought to be-
| have had today my first full and al.
eduate conception of this great Uni-
versity. You have here the nucleus
of the uplifting Of great race. I
have been to Tuskegee and Hampton.
and, though they have splendid 5bsfp.
you not only give the ordinary prac-
tical education, but / understand that
your classes set standard as high, as
the white colleges and one that makes
the directors of the Carnegie Fund be-
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