The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25
The President Speaks on the
Relations of Y. III. C. A.
To College Life and to the World
in General.
MILLIONAIRE CRANE
Is Made the Subject of a Few
Remarks
Regarding What He Calls Muck
yaking in Colleges.

were representatives or the 1euefdl'
state. city governments, the churches,
press. educational and other institu-
tions. Gov. Stubbs introduced the
president.
President Taft spoke on the rela-
tions of the Y. NJ G. A to the worla
and to college life. He stepped aside
long enough to voice his contempt of
those college muclxrakers who were
irving to bring the universities of the
country into disrepute.
Universities don't differ very
Ynuch. Geography makes some differ
ence: but if you have been about the
country as much as I have, you Will
find that a Seattle audience is not
much different from q Beverly au-
dience. Now, I know what Yale was
In nv day. and I know it might have
been better But today there is
high standard of morality. Dissipation
and drinking are frowned upon by
the public opinion of the college, and
that shows what the work of the uni
xersity is=the public opinion of the
young men who are in it.
Il see no reason for scandal-ma
and undertaking in our colleges
when they are doing such good work
and put into the community men OF
such moral and high ideals each
year"
He introduced these remarks by re-
ferrfne to the attacks that had been
made on the young men at Harvard
bv Millionaire Crane of Chicago, who
felt it necessary said the president,
ito send a detective into that COM
rnunity to find out how wicked the
bows were. I haven't any particular
sympathy with that kind of inVest1-
cation Wickedness that has to be
unearthed with spade ordinarily
4crI7+ fo Ho1 under the cIOd that
the spade raised"
President Taft complimented the
university on having a Yale chancel-
Ior and so many Yale men on the
faculty. with my well-known i'm
partiaiity with respect TO Yale am
sure that these men contribute great
" to the recognized success of your
university" added the president
After reviewing his experience with
the Y NJ. C. A. in wide parts OF the
world the president said:
Now it is during your college life
that the Y M. c. A. can well come
in There are temptations in the life
of every college student, of every uni |
versity man, I don't care what uni |
versfty It is the fool part of life, the |
time when we are least likely to look |
ahead and when enjoyment seems the |
most important thing and so we let |
go and it needs some stimulus to con-
vince US that now is the time to form |
those sturdy traits of character that |
will make us worthy of living in a /
community and uplifting its general
average
Governor stubbs in his introduction
said: Z hope Kansas regardless OF |
churches. or parties or factions will |
give President Taft the most royal re- |
ception that any president has ever |
had in the United States"
Makes Peace Speech at Baldwin.
Baldwin. Kan, Sept. 25.-President t
Taft and his party were met by a score
Of automobiles at Baldwin and left the |
station amid cheers. The arrival was
just in time to attend the morning ser
vices at the First Nj E. church of |
which the Rev. Reese Bowman Kester
is pastor When the party entered and /
left the church it was between lines
made up of boy scouts The services
were part of the inaugural ceremony
incident to the installation of the new
president of Baker university, DR.. w.
N. Mason, who succeeds Or. L. N. Muir
lin. President Mason is from Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
The inaugural address was delivered
by Rev. Francis J. Mcconnell, presi-
dent of Depauw university. His ad-
dress was an unusual one and was
Complfmented by many members of the
presidential party After the morning
service the president and a party were
entertained at the home Of w G.
Markham, postmaster and editor of the
Baldwin Ledger Among the guests
we're President Taft, Governor w r.
Stubs, Senator Charles Curtis, Senator
J. L. Bristow, President Frank San
ders, Of Washburn college; Congress-
man P. P. Campbell, DR.. F. J. McCon-
nell ex-Congressman c. F. Scott and |
Senator J. L. Brady. At 3 o'clock in
the afternoon the president was sched-
uled for an address at the college gym
nasiGm and shortly before that time
solid line of students, some in cap and
gown, over a block long. formed on the
campus. President Taft, in gown, ac-
companied by most of his party, walk
ed down the line of students. took the
lead and marched to the gymnasium.
The temperature on the interior where
an immense crowd had been waiting
for an hour, was torrfd and President
Taft had no more than begun to talk
when he asked permission of the audi
ence to remove some of his regalia.
Il have demonstrated my academic
spirit he said. land now would like
to have permission to remove some
Of it,
And as the audience cheered he re-
moved the heavy gown he was wearing.
Ten an old timer near the stage who
had big palm leaf fan, offered it to
the president who accepted it with his
characteristic broad smile. The audi
ence broke into applause
The president was introduced by
Governor Stubbs who praised the Bald
win people for securing the president
tor Sunday and praised President
Taft for his good judgment in coming
to Baldwin in Douglas county to spend
q. Sunday. The president delivered his
famous peace" speech which has been
read and discussed at great length the
last month Not a word Of politics |
The subject was tabooed the entire
day During the evening the president .
again attended service at the First NJ.
prayer service was conducted The
presidential train left at midnight for
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