New-York tribune., 1919-10-22

at the head of procession from the
Gould Memorial Library to the south
end of the Hall of Fame, followed by
the student body. There it was draped
over a bust of Colonel Roosevelt by
Massey Rhind. Speeches were made
by Chancellor Elmer E. Brown, Balm
bridge Colby and Samuel Abbott.
Chancellor Brown paid a tribute to
Colonel Roosevelt and urged the for
nation of Roosevelt non-partisan clubs
in universities over the country.
"Colonel Roosevelt had the insight
to perceive that privilege entrenched
sponsible and self-seeking discomfort
on the other are alike enemies of the
common good" said Chancellor Brown.
"He dared to be a dangerous innovator
in the eyes of tories and hopeless
conservative in the eyes of radicals
He vindicated the belief that society
must go forward. forward, forward"
Roosevelt Club Organized
The student body then adopted a
resolution organizing the Roosevelt
Club at the university
Bainbridge Colby lamented the alb
sence of the ColonePs "big stick" as
"salutary and sadly missed American
institution"
"In these days, when strange and dis
cordant cries aff1ct our ear and red
anarchy dares to lift its head in brazen
dsrespect of our institutions of peace
and good order" he said "the spirit of
Theodore Roosevelt's life is steadying
and saving and an animating thing.
with him let US say-and would
that we could say it in the vibrant.ac-
cents of his voice-we will stand for
justice, we will uproot oppression, we
will have no class arrogance, either on
the part of the employer or employed.
And with that once said and under
stood, we will tolerate no defiance of
constituted authority, no effort on the
part of a minority or class to eXtort
advantage at the expense of the many,
The sickly and neurotic theories that
are put forward by men who have
sought the shelters of our liberty, by
men with tangled names and tangled
boards, must be stamped out, and no
man will be permitted to discuss his
grievances. real or fancied, in terms of
defiance of the law and the supreme
will of the people.
Fordham Students Turn Out
"Thus would Theodore Roosevelt
/ speak as he tightened his grip upon
the sautary and sadly missed Ameri-
can institution, the Big Stick"
The student body then gave three
cheers for the Colonel, under the
leadership of ]. Henry Smythe, jr., who
waved the flag he used as a cheer
leader when the Colonel was nominated
for President in 1904.
The entire student body turned out
at Fordham University when the flag
arrived at 1875 p. m. Father E. 2.
Tivnan, president of Fordham, re-
ceived it.
"Thc true American" he said, "is
true to God first and then to his coun-
try. That was true of Colonel Roose-
ve,t No "So fear stood of political party OF
what he considered his duty as an
| American"
The flag reached Borough Hall, the
Bronx, at 2:31 p. m. August w. Glatz-
mayer, secretary of the borough, re-
ceived it in the absence of Borough
President Bruckner.
at is a fitting climax" said Mr.
Glatzmayer, chat the last strands
should be woven in this flag in the
The esteem in which Europe also held
him was exemplifed once by John
Manly, who said, Two of the greatest
forces in America are Niagara Falls
and Theodore Roosevelt, ana | don't
know which is the greater
1900 Children at Grave
"His example shines before US like
a beacon in these troubled days. But
1T was his lamentable misfortune not
; to be appreciated in his lifetime"
One of the most impressive ceremo.
nies of the day occurred at 3:15 p. m
at the grave of Francis Rodman Drake
on the shore of Long Island Sound
Fully 1900 school children from the
Francis Rodman Drake School, No. 48
Of The Bronx, formed a lane for the
lean Flag" was rccited by Miss Kath
, crime Goldfish, and the flag was hoist
ed while Boy Scouts bugled "Colors.'