Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-04

affiliations in basic ideas OF government
and politics, despite being on opposite
sides of the party fence.
Franklin Roosevelt was then, as he Is
now, happy liver, fond Of social life, and
a member Of a large number Of clubs. In
college he was a member of the Slgnet
Society, the Institute Of 1770, the Political
Club. the Social Service Society, the
Memorial Society, the Hasty Pudding
Club, the St. Pauls Society, the Yacht
Club and other organizations.
His interest, as an active participant IN
athletics was limited TO rowing as Stroke
oar In his freshman and sophomore Years
on the crews of the Newell Boat Club IN
its races with its rival in the college, the
Weld Club.
His classmate, Lathrop Brown Of
Suffolk, l.. l.. (later a Democratic Con-
gresham from that district, was also his
roommate, and had shared his quarters
with him not only through four We aTs at
Harvard, but FIVE at Groton, where they
both prepared for the university.
In 1917 Franklin Roosevelt was elected
a member of the board of overseers of
Harvard College for a period Of six years.
Elected with him at that time were Judge
Franklin J. Swayze of New Jersey, 70;
General Leonard Wood, 81 (A1edical
School; Colonel Arthur Woods, 90, and
Jerome ID. Greene, 90, formerly head of
the Rockefeller Institute. 1t will be OBJ
served that, as In his youthful candidacy
for the Vice-Presidency and appointment
as Assistant Secretary Of the Navy, his
qualifcations-as appreciated by the
great mass Of Harvard graduates whose
votes elect the oveTseers-he was a
Juvenile favorite" Other associates on
the board, which constitutes a lower
house" in its relation TO the seven MEM
bers of the corporation, known as the
President and Fellows of Harvard College,
and which governs all departments and
branches of Harvard University, are such
men as Senator Lodge Eliot Wadsworth,
J. P. Morgan, Howard Elliott, William
Roscoe Thayer, Brigadier-General VIII
liam S. Thayer and William Cameron
Forbes.
Taken all in all, Franklin D. Roosevelt
may be regarded as that much-mooted
character of freshman English essays,
"The Typical Harvard Man" Faithful
to the traditions of his Alma Mater, he |
has been ever active in his alumnal duties |
and to his country In 1917, just tefore |
the United States entered the war, he |
was chosen by the board of overseers as a !
member of the Harvard committee on |
EtlGDtt anu betCt1tGs thcoOSi1i4flR
In this work very actively with General /
Wood. The results of the committee's
work were shown on the battlefelds of
Europe and in Harvard's leadership in
present-day military training for uni
versity students. Roosevelt is still a mem
Der of the body which is planning new
based on the lessons of the
war.
AS in college, so in later life, Franklin
D. Roosevelt is great clubman. He is
firm believer In the broadening influence
Of extensive acquaintance and interests,
and probably no man in public life is so
energetic in such associations.
Not even a common or garden party
gypsy fortune teller is needed TO under
stand the personality, the qualifications
and the likableness of FranklinD. Roose-
velt, of the class of 19O4LEustace Hale
Ball in New York Times.