The Washington times., 1912-02-28
TAFT AND SENATOR
LAUD AND CONDEMN
COLLEGE EDUCATION
President Praises and Bailey
Criticises Universities at
Banquet.

Members of the University Club Of
Washington, dining at the New willard
ballroom last evening, watched scores
of gas-infiated toy balloons fly to the
ceiling and the men VINO attended the
clubs annual political dinner are still
debating the symbolism thus expressed.
Addresses by President Taft, Senator
Bailey, Senator Townsend, John Foord
OF New York, and few remarks by
the University Club president, Gardner
F. Williams, and the toastmaster,
Myron M. Parker, made up the speak,
ing program of the evening. President
Tart delivered speech in favor of uni
versity education after Senator Bailey
had criticised 1t, and had also reflected
on former President Roosevelt, decried
attempts to change the Constitution of
the United States and generally deliv-
cred a eulogy of the good old times.
Admiral Peary was also briefly heard.
Unique Menu Cards.
Guests of the evening arriving at their
places, found something unique in the
way of menu cards and toast programs.
The booklet at each plate purported to
be a college annual with the faculty OF
the University Club University duly set
forth in the early pages. Members of
the faculty bore a striking indentity to
the announced list of speakers and the
president of the university was an
nounced to be William Howard Taft,
d. C. L., president and head of the gradu-
ate school. The university president
was then described as u. 8. A. pro-
fessor Of jurisprudence, oratory, states
manship and interstate transportation
dean of all useful faculties; awarded
travelling scholarship for continental
America and the Panama Zone 1909
1s1-.
Graves Had Place.
John Temple Graves who vas to have
been a speaker, seems to have resigned
his professorship on the eve of the
uniyersity's opening. Mr.. Graves had
been elected to a chair in verbal
surgery and licensed comment on ap-
piled and applicable politics." He was
also to have been Doolittle professor
of invertebrate paleontology, including
research work on tonbs, temples, and
graves.
Political references of ,he evening
we're numerous. Myron NJ. Parker,
toastmaster, began by saying that Presi-
dent Taft was two terms president of
this. club. and when such did not ,<e
his big stick, did not infiict any policies
on members, and did not need an Out
look to call attention to himself"
Senator Bailey took fling at Senators
La Toilette and Owen. and at alleged
university tendencies.
Besides the fact that our universi
ties are intoxicating fads and socialism
and seminaries are hotbeds of suffra
getism. The next greatest curse after
making man like woman is making
woman like man. If woman's suffrage
comes into effect the home Of yester.
day viii be destroyed. And when the
good old homes of the former days
have gone there will be no more pat
riots and no more spirited men to de-
fend the country, and to strive in its
behalf.'I
President Taft came to the defense
Of universities of today
my friend Senator Bailey has sale
that men may be educated beyond theil
capacity, but that is not the fault o.
the universities. but 1t is the fault o.
the men or of the parents who senC
them to a place where the intellectual
living is too rich, and where they be
come mentally intoxicated"