New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12

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| studies Princeton has ever recognized the
value OF vocational study but we would re-
| serve the privilege of interpreting the voca-
tional in Its highest aho o studH in my
! opinion. Is that which fits one to respond
intelligently and with free conylctlon1, , 10
the vocation OF man-tnat nigm Ua, ,l,,r
| suit or p-oFession, but which Is world
wide and common call TO every man 20 td axe
his place, 10 do ms work ana an 20 pal ei{yo ,eS
| Whatever may be our special field or work,
we are TO live our lives within the great
social organism OF humanity.
| our universities must teach their stu-
dents in season and out OF season this
| lesson OF life: With all their getting let
! them get understanding that understand
ing Of their station ana thelr duties w,iic IN
| nriviIeee. that he who commands the
sources OF light must become bearer OF
light to others. The perpleMns pontlca al
| nnas,ions OF the day arise largely out OF
| strained and perverted social relations OF
| man 10 man. II our social relations are TO
| no satisfactorily adjusted the privileged
| classes must give TO their less fayoraply
! cordItioned fellows some wise thought,
| some measure of sacrifice, some active
svmnethy and consideration and thereby
| make success tributary to service.
The degrees were conferred on Pres
ident Taft and Chief Justice White i'm
mediately following President Hibbens
! inaugural address. The procession theh
formed again and marched TO the gym
nasium. where luncheon was served TOT
the alumni and guests OF the university
and speeches made by President Tart'
! Chief Justice White, President patton
Of Princeton Theological Seminary Pres
ident Lowell of Harvard. President Had
ley OF Yale, President Butler Of Column
bia. and President Schurman OF Cornell.
Happy Day for Mr.. Taft.
In his speech at the gymnasium Pres
ident Taft said:
! I made confidential communication TO
you at the ceremonial exercises on the
| campus, which l renew now, to-day that
! have not had such good time LOT
/ year. have been In the habit, When times
! troubled me in the White House, oil look
| ing back TO the troubles or washington
| and Jefferson and Madison, and Lincoln,
| and Cleveland. and TO minimize my own
troubles by what they had 70 go tnto Ia;,
But | am getting 10 point where mat cum
/ parison is not so helpful. a..
| That was certainly, and Is, great IIst
| OF Presidents with whom Princeton ~ 50
! Intimately connected. and / DO not WoiucL
that when you sing that Deau I, III srj~i,
! OF "Old Nassau IL brings out all the spirit
! OF your grand old university, 10 think now
! much she has done in the government OF
! your country. -.,... q,
! Princetonians. We have. In the W me
! House beautiful picture or Marina
/ Washington, who helped the stateilness ahu
! the beauty Of the Washington SdGnlhlStIa-
| tiou ONLY the other day we were pre-
scented with a beautiful picture or thdl
! other side OF Madison's life than the uus,'
tones OF constitutional study and )urlspIu.-
/ denCe-I mean. Dolly. And now. IL seems
/ 10 me only appropriate that the sons Oh
| Princeton should give We counterfeit Irt-
sentiment OF your last Presidents lazy NJ
Cleveland. ~, -,
! For YOU never know how much Of the
patriotism how much OF the Learning anu
/ especially how much or the goou' CoiI.It.u'.
/ sense iu an administration comes from tudI
/ side / am glad TO be here not only pc
/ cause OF the restfulness OF the acadeiiiC
/ shades. but also because here; rs HIth 80
! anywhere in the country-snd tnahe ~
| exceptlon-you breathe the atmosphere %
/ real liberty and real democracy
! You don't have 70 argue with man VINO
has been through Harvard. 1aIe ,oIui9"i'd'
/ Princeton end all these great universities
/ 10 know that there Is no great place IN 'he
world where man of the age OF the ull-
dcrgraduate Is taken AT MS real slhuuIns
az he Is IN these universitlcs anu I, -, :
/ the flrst democracy And then you hhoW
/ that when he has graduated under these
/ condition and goes out into the WorId ne
/ goes out n real democrat rejoicing III me
/ greater opportunity that he has from MS
nnivsrsi,y training to meet the responsl-
hW,ttas 81 a democrat. but not in any de-
gree Understanding the value or railing
| 10 understand thu God-given characI"r
Istic OF popular government under CON
I stitution With liberty regulated by law.
Whites Tribute to Cleveland.
chic, Justice white paid a striking
tribute 20 President Cleveland, who made
his home IN Princeton after he left the
White House He said:
ASIDE from the more personal recollec-
| ton and aside from the public aud MS
iorlcal memories which must come 10 every
man who comes TO this sacred spot, my
pleasure and happiness IN coming here 10
day rests. not upon mere historical frcol-
lections or appreCiations OF the lofty Char-
acter and high purposes ana great deHo-
ton to duty OF inc pun ho', 70 God
4, rests on something closer ana u'af'r 10
/ my memory than that. .,
II rests and IL IL founded upon p eIsona.
relation with the President VINO. however
peopIe may have differed with him In pun
lie opinion, yielded to no man that ever
filled that great office In high purpose. ~
great devotion TO duty. In the simplicity or
American life and the enduring and ever
lasting purpose 20 maintain undlmlnished
all the rights and liberties OF the American
neople I mean Mr.. Cleveland.
And that was the keynote OF hts life.
Whatever may be- the mist which arose
from conflict of opinion and dinerence OF
I
venture OF a doubt am sure now beyond
the peradYenture Of sixteen To one yes.
heyond the peradyenture OF a thousand to
ono that as time goes on those mlsts VIII
he dfsnelled with the sunlight OF truth, and
neonle will come 70 know that never truer
American or Drawer and more devoted
President sat In the chair at Washington.
After the luncheon President Taft md
chief Justice White saw the Cornell
baseball team defeat tho Princeton nine,
and soon after 6 o'clock they left Prince
ton in an automobile for Princeton june
ton. where they took the train for
Washington.
The undergraduates paraded 10 Pros
pect President Hibbcn's home, last
night and s. V. White. president Of the
senior class. congratulated President
Hibben in speech on behalf OF tho
undergraduates.
washington, NAV 1l.-President Taft. &C
companied by Chief Justice White and Vic
tor Rosewater, acting chairman Of the Re-
publican National Committee reached
Washington shortly before II o'clock to-
night from Princeton. The President Will
leave the city tomorrow afternoon for
Ohio TO begin his campaign tour OF tho
state prior 10 the primaries there.
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