New-York tribune., 1911-03-21
'DR. ELIOT SEMNN.SEV[l
Receives Many Birthday Remem,
branCeS and Congratulations.
ADDRESSES COLLEGE UNION
Attributes His Good Health "a
Moderation In Eating and
Keeping Busy.
fBy T-l-rrsph 70 rh, Trisur.

! Boston. March 2o-Charles " pu..
| president emeritus Of Harvard r-nivs-s,..
Is seventy-soven years old. His rjno -.
age. however. Is not apparent. for he sbo,.,
no dimnution Of mental or physical a.,t.
| i,y since his retirement from, tho vni,.,,,,,.
routine. His birthday was not ob,.r,sa :.
any unus1a! way. beyond the fsct ths, h.
received many callers and lettefs and olb.,
meszsscs Of congratulstion.
/ Among ,hose who personally pres.n,..
| their respects v~rc President Toreu a.,
ing Dean Wells and other officials ~ liar.
ward University. There were also MANY
remembrances Of the occasion. inciud,,
one from tho pupils IN tie arts and crsns
department Of Maiden High School Thi.
was an art csndlestick. n the base o,
which was 2 drawer containing \ COPY -
RuSkln's Precious Thoughts.' The eandls.
stick. ss we'll ~ tho binding Of the vo,.
ume. was the work ~ students
Moderation in all things. especisllv mod
Grafton In eating. f. the main thing I,
which 7 attribute nv good health 'o-dav."
said Dr. Eliot n man should not re,lr.
from active life az long he is m good
health" he continued. Il am enjoying psr
feet health. and intend To keep busy a,
long az ! am well. Exercise has helpet
some toward ke-rinE my health as q g,
but. the great thing IS moderation. esps.
cially moderation in eating"
Dr. Eliot commented on the proporsd rl,n
If Harvard cooperation. by witch Cam.
bridge hoys are 10 receive tuifion free dur.
ling their freshman year, saying that I.
was q wise action for the college 70 tska
and that 1T would be highly advantageous
20 the city.
Dr. Eliot addressed The members NJ ,hs
Harvard Union tonight on Diversity and
Unity in Family. College and state"
"Democra'y has a lereJing tenderc- or
socie'y.' no said Democratic fnsfi,n-
tons tond 70 nelp those who have had ~
opportunitee and N pun down those who
hsve hai them We hear erea, deaf
about equal orpcr'unitv l. is useless un-
loss nan has tho power ~ seize II. A.
yersi'y ~ mental and bodily rovers b.ir-
, So great Educational opportunifir, are .,
no nee 70 drl child. nor is the onr,r.
tunitv N learn 4 trade ~ anv usA N 4,
4, n hov
I'VE have had ono hundred Years NJ
democracv. No remnants n '-e s.udal
system remain. We have no cas,ts ro-
privileged olasses. no inherited titles, vat
Notwithstanding 'hs uniforni''v - onr
democratic institutions no people ever ~.
hihitrd such prod=iou7 inequalities ~
power as in tha Tinted states. rrs'sai -
democracy tending 20 equality. IL has tend
cd tho other wsv. Tho reason "a that tha
essence of der,orracv "a freedom for 'hs
development ~ the Individual such ss m
rsopIe have erioyAd in Furorr Ths ~.sult
is the greatest inequality. The onlv va
10 secure uniform conditions i through
despo,ic form of government With ina
Czsr in absolute control All others would
he lev-lled before him pespotisn FRO
.iuces equality of condition.. slavery rro-
duces equality ~ conditions: free ins'ltp-
tiors produce inequality. as this country
has ALREADY demonstrated
But what is the effect ~ demncrsc~.
not or the individual bur on rh~ family
The urity 81 the family il a community NJ
IDEAS This is the only unity. also, I'm col.
lege and STATE"
The most valuable quality ~ inheri'inrs
is not that evils are transmitted. but ihit
the good qualities are often magndsd
Il canror imagine greater diversity than
there Is i'm Harvard College. n * not su.
perfcial. 't is deep. n is snown ~ tns Va.
rietv ~ races. relations. households. from
the richest to the poorest. the mental gifii
and ambitions: they arc an infinitely d.
verse. There is tendency IN some schocs'
TODAY 20 strike an average. This is hif
for the school and the child