The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-15
FOUNDERS DAY
is CELEBRATED
Tributes Paid to Thomas JEFF
ferson at University of
Virginia.
PRESIDENT SENDS GREETINGS
sDr. Williams, Orator OF Occasion,
Talks OF Power OF
Press.
PRESIDENT SENDS GREETINGS
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch.]
. Charlottesville. Va, April 14.--Presi
Z dent Woodrow Wilson sent letter o.
i greetings to tho University Of Virginia
: to day. Il was read by Dean PaSs
7. at the exercises in Cabell Hall, helt
sin oommcmorat:on of the founding Of
\ the university by Thomas Jefferson.
:, President Wilson wrote: May l moi
Z send to my alma mater. University OF
( Virginia. my warmest greetings OF
\ Founders Day, 1913. and express the
{ hope that her prosperity and her fame
= may increase from decade to decade:
= Her sons all look TO her to maintain
the great place she has had in the
: education Of the country"
When Dean Page finished reading
this message from Woodrow wilson
Virginia 81. there was burst of APP
plause that lasted several minutes.
Z Another great outburst followed the
reading OF letter expressing pride in
the university's achievements and her
promise of greatest service to the
state and nation in the future, from
Or. Alderman. who wrote from New
YORK. The universities president sent
'Comradc's greetings to my colleagues
OF the faculty, to my friends, the stu
dents OF the university. and to my
neighhors and fellow citizens OF the
university community and Charlottes-
Vile" and he gave assurance that he
would soon be back at his post. DR..
Alderman concluded his letter with
this sentence: "The nation never
needed the University OF Virginia more
|. than ii does i'll this year of our Lord.
1918"
. Greetings From Underwood.
Representative oscar w Underwood
, also sent 4 letter OF greetings and
good cheer y shcaf Of telearams
came from alumni chapters scattered
all over the country
The exercises were impressive. and
were attended by a large audience.
/, The invocation was pronounced ny
! Rev Beverley u. Tucker rector OF St
Paul's Church at the university. Dean
Page presided. He gave a brief sum
mary OF the activities at the univcr-
sity during the present session, and
pointed out the fact that the enroll
ment before the end OF the session
would be nearer 900 than 500. 1t is
nov by far the largest in the history
OF the institution. He sketched the
many improvements TO the grounds
and buildings now under way and
warmly praised the spirit of the stu
dent body. lie made one point espe-
cially that was new to most of those
in the audience, namely. that the Uni
3versity OF Virginia is the Oldest univer-
sity in America Those institutions"
he said, that were founded before 1919
! began AS colleges. but no institution
+ in America antedates the University
of Virginia rs y university"
DIR. Williams the Orator.
The orator OF the day WAS DIR. Tai
& colt Williams. director of the School
OF Journalism Mt Columbia Univer-
sity. New York. DR. Williams deliv-
cred Am eloquent and scholarly address,
his subject being, publicity"
This is a Jefferson year" said DR..
Williams N President Of Jcnersons
type is at Washington. Like Jcffcr-
son he has won public confidence
solely by the public advocacy OF pub
lie principles. resting on his own per-
sonal confidence in the public. In this
task, he has proitcd beyond any other
man in our recent history by the news
paper. Thanks 10 the advance in jour
nalism which no longer draws partisan
speeches OF political opponent
Woodrow Wilson. through ALI his cam
paign. had the country for an au.
diencc."
The speaker referred to the partisan
character of the newspaper in JeTor-
sons day and quoted the great Demo
Gratis rather Caustic views The rea'
extent OF their msnformation." said
Jefferson. sis known only To those who
are in pos. tion 10 confront facts
within their knowledge with the lies
of the day" He denounced them as
vulgar and mendacious. Yet the mar
who said all this and none has sale
worse of the newspaper laid the foun.
dation of national liberty for the press
Of the nation. He urged and aided in
securing its protection III our funda
mental law He pressed like safe.
guards in the Constitution OF Virginia
our liberty he declared, depends
ON the freedom of the press"
Were 1t left to me to decide whether
we should have government withou.
newspapers or newspa pers without q
government, ! should not hesitate q
moment TO prefer the latter" "Whcr,
the press is free and every man is abb,
TO read :sll IS safe" He rejected Of
fetal censorship
Publicity Hest Protection
Our first century OF publicity I've.
gan with his presidency. Congress.
opened its doors" said Or. Williams
The executive made public every act
The area OF social personal and oficia
acts laid bare by the press sim year.
ly grows. Nothing is concealed JEFF.
ferson's condemnation Of the ncwspa
per is still repeated. but the princi
pie that publicity is the best protection
OF liberty, he urged is universally &C
cepted The personal attack from
which Jefferson suffered is not remote
~ eQuailed by the press Of to-day. a
its worst craftsmanship never has les
controlled the newspaper The Ar.er
Jean newspaper never so truly brokl