The Washington herald., 1914-02-24

Yale and provoked cheers when he
quoted the fair maid who said she would
ssver marry Yale man because she
loved her country. He revived old
memories of Cambridge with stories of
undergraduates and concluded amid q
vociferous 'Rah! rah! Rah!'
Tribute from Vale Man.
A mild sensation was created when the
toastmaster, John w. Holcombe, presi-
dent of the Harvard Club of Washington,
announced that Yale man, DR.. Henry
S. Washington, was present. DIR. WASH
ington rose to the spirit of the occasion
and also made a speech that gained him
the stamp of a hearty good fellow"
: 'I do not feel exactly as though / am
in the enemy's camp" said Dr. Washing
ton, "for though I am a Yale man the
hospitality that has been extended has
been too cordial. I will pardon Mr.. Slo-
cum for his thrusts."
But there has come change In the
attitude of Yale toward Harvard and
vice versa" continued DR.. Washington
1T is not whether you are Yale man
or a Harvard man today, but whether
you are either, for Yale and Harvard,
and even Princeton men. are recognized
as the same sort of chaps. / have
learned that by knocking around the
four corners of the globe in the last
thirty-five years. In spite of my deep
love for Yale, my admiration for the
Vale spirit and ny respect for the famous
old institution, I have come to admit
that Harvard today represents the typical
American university. the best that there
is educationally and in all other ways"
Address by Undergraduates.
Talbot Otis Freeman. of Boston, class
OF II, was introduced as a representative
of the undergraduates. Mr.. Freeman read
from prepared notes that he said he had
fixed with more care than he had ever
given TO an exam" He said: 1T is the
same old Cambridge the same old elms,
and the same little squirrels chasing one
another around in the elms."
He told of the new library and said he
believed II surpasses even the Boston
Public Library
But bring a special message to grad
uates," said Mr.. Freeman. I'VE want q
gym
He explained that the present gym is
inadequate and told how funds are being
raised for a new gymnasium. He asked
for aid from graduates.
Loud cheers greeted the introduction of
Franklin d. Roosevelt Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy. He told of his first
visit to Washington, when six years old,
and OF how President Grover Cleveland
had said: My lad. 1 hope you never will
be President of the United States"
Years later, when another Roosevelt
was in the White House, Secretary
Roosevelt said he paid his second visit to
Washington. One of the family asked
the then President: We'll, how do you
like il, Theodore"
He grinned," said Secretary Roosevelt.
land sand: I'm having the time Of my
life" :
Not President EoweIrs Idea.
President Lowell. of Harvard, is COM
monty given credit for the idea of fresh
man dormitories, added Mr.. Roosevelt.
But ii was not his idea 1t belonged
to another man. Representative Bulkley,
who is here tonight. And / believe am
the only one know knows it was Bulk
Iey's idea and this is the first time have
told my secret. Bulkley was editor when
Eve were together at Harvard and 1
helped him. When l succeeded him as
editor | came into possession of a note
book in which he kept memoranda for
editorials. One note was: Why not start
something on freshman dormitoriesT
That note was written in Bulkley's hand.
Well, / did start something and after
Prof Lowell became president he ad-
vanced the idea So many years had
elapsed that President Lowell probably
had forgotten about the articles printed
on Bulkley's idea
Secretary Roosevelt said today there
are more Harvard men in the government
service than ever in history. He said
Harvard now is trying men especially for
government service. He declared all
Harvard men can aid the university and
the people by cooperating with the Har-
ward clubs. He advocated Harvard ac-
tivity in the South where, he declared, a
vast field is open to the university.
81 am glad a Yale man is with us to-
night" he concluded, "and / hope Yale