The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-10-23
Says That He Showed
Himself Great by
Mental Strength.
TOWER PRESENTED
TO Princeton University To-
day in Commelnoration of
Ex-President's S Worth.

Princeton, N. J.-Former Presi-
dent Taft delivered the address to.
day at the dedication of Princeton
luniversity's graduate college and the
Grover Cleveland memorial tower,
before a distinguished company Of
European and American learned
men.
Taft's estimate ofHCleveland, ex-
pressed in his memorials Grafton, in
part follows:
Cleveland was not a great law
Yer, not great economist, not
great orator, but he was a great
president and great man, and he
was these because he ,hads strong
mind, clear intelligence and wide
knowledge of affairs: He had the
|character, honesty and sense of pub
lie duty which enabled. him, to meet
Igreat and critical issues without re-
gard to personal consequences.
when he was nominated for the
third time he was nominated against
the will of the politicians and by q
popular uprising in the ranks OF the
party.
when he left the White House
for the last time it would seem that
the bitterness, enmity and open at
tack upon him by forrder' party as
ociates would oyerWhelme him. But
as the years wore on, in his dignified
retirement, in the great benefit he
wrought for this university and in
the wide influence for good he exer-
cised, the whole public began to per-
ceive the exceptional Qualities OF the
man. Now he has taken. the place he
earned" '5.e1s4N se
At the close of the exercises, Rich
ard Cleveland, son of the former
president, released tos the WIND the
flag that had lown5dversthesW White
House, during Cleveiand,s s second ad-
ministration. The Cieveland por-
trait in the, graduate college was
1 dIaped Pc with a flag which .a hAd cover s.
o. Story of Dedication. s J
Princeton, N. J.-Tl1pusands OF
graduates of Princeton. university
came back to their ALMA mater today
to join with distinguished public
men and educators I'M the, dedication /
of the new graduate, college and the
presentation to the university of the
Grover Cleveland Memorial Tower
The exercises We're combined with
the one hundred and sstXty-seventh
anniversary of the founding of the
university. , ,'i,ss
The exercises were held in the
open quadrangle enclosed by the four
walls of the graduate college build
ings. The program was opened with
a dedicatory prayer by DR. Francis
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ceton university. DIR. Andrew Flem-'
ing West, dean of the graduate col
lege, delivered the introductory add
dress, taking as his. subject "The
Household of Knowledge"
Dean Vests address was followed
by addresses of congratulation in be-
half of some of the foremost institu-
tions of learning in Europe and AM
erica. Among the speakers were Ar
thur Shipley. representing the uni
versity of Cambridge; Arthur Denis
Dodley, who spoke in behalf OF the
university of Oxford; Alois Riehl,
professor in the university of Berlin;
Emil Boutroux, Representing the uni
versity of Paris, and Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia uni
versity.
The Cleveland Memorial Tower
was formally presented by. the chair
man of the board of trustees and
accepted i'll behalf of the; university
by President John Grier Hibben.. The
exercises concluded with an eloquent
memorial address on Grover Oleve-
land delivered by former President
| William III. Taft.