Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-04
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
AS STUDENT At HARVARD
Candidate for Vice-President Was
Popular Member of Glass
of 1904.

Strange. how history dances round the
circle and in mere 20 years sees another
Roosevelt from New York running for
Vice-President, even though on an oppos-
inc political side Yet, for those Of Hs who
knew Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the
Colonel's successor for the second highest
candidacy in American politics, during the
days in Harvard and through the periods
of class reunions, the "happenstance' Is
neither unexpected nor greeted with any
emotion except class pride and friendly
wishes, whatever our politics be.
Franklin Roosevelt IN college years was
one Of the most popular men OF the class OF
1904 In hls senior year ne was elected TO
toe permanent chairman OF the class COM
mittee, a post which by custom amounted
TO the permanent presidency OF his class
alumnal organization.
lie was q sincere student, as attested by
the fact that he completed the necessary
work for his Bachelors degree in three
wears. instead OF the customary four, de-
voting the last year 10 graduate school
specialization in government, political
and social history and letters.
He was still an active participant IN all
student affairs, during this final straight
away 20 commencement day, and as one
Of his most intimate friends told the writer
the other day: ~ do not believe any man
ever got so much fun, color and variety of
reactions out OF Harvard as Frank Roose-
welt His nature was happy and he scat
tered iollity and good fellowship wherever
lie went-and his fun was the cleanest
possible, his ideal one Of the highest | ever
met in college"
Americas newspapers have justly
pointed with pride 10 the fact that the
Republican and Democratic candidates
for the Presidency have won their way to
high honors from the lowest TO the high
est rungs of newspaper work. But let
them not forget their younger brothers,
the college newspapers, which have been
such assayers Of literary and public men,
franklin d. Roosevelt S most vital inter-
est. outside ms studies, was The Harvard
Crimson, the snost profess o lal" college
journal IN any American sity. With
it, own linUtypes and high-power presses,
with its book publications. with its COM
plete and successful business organization,
from comparatively chosen staff of re-
poTters, circulation men and advertising
solicitors 70 It's own corps of newsboys,
The Crimson Is unique and IL owes much
OF rs present strength TO the students of
Franklin Roosevelt's 5 era Starting as a
reporter IN has freshman year, he gradually
rose from the staff ranks to the presidency
Of the publication and the post Of senior
editor. And during Franklin Roosevelt's 5
direction the daily was as caustic, with
faculty and students, as vital on university
issues and a. cleverly edited and written as
any metropolitan daily IN its larger sphere. /
Roosevelt was then, as he is now, vi |
brating with energy, strong in ideals and |
opinions, and ever willing TO start an |
argument on any and all subjects being |
fluent talker and rapid thinker and an ex- |
tremely spnghtly opponent In this he |
bore and beans strong resemblance to his |
doughty cousin, +. r..
Although of a Democratic branch of
the family he was a staunch admirer OF
the late Colonel Roosevelt, with whom he
was ever a great favonte At the sexen-
NAL reunion Of our class IN June, 1910. he
told the writer Of his tremendous admira-
taon for Teddy, and Of their strong