Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-10
D. A. SWARTZ
AT INAUGURAL
ATTENDS CEREMONIALS AT
WASHINGTON ON,
MARCH 4

After four long weary hours Of
watchful waiting. ID. A. SwartZ, prin-
cipal of the Marathon County Train.
ing school who was in Washington
on March 4th for'the inaugural cere-
money, saw the Wilson administrator
succeeded by President Warren G.
Harding. The day was cool but plea
SAINT, the weatherman being more kind
in that respect than he has been wont
70 be on many similar occasions in
the past. 1.-THE platform was 2 small
one erected on the east steps of the
capitol building, the spaces before il
being roped off and patrollea by a
guard of soldiers" Mr.. SwartZ told a
Pilot reporter. "The crowd started
gathering about nine O'Clock in the
morning, in spite of the fact that there
were no seats, and kept swelling until
after one in the afternoon. The spec
tators were quite closely packed and
occupied all the space in front of the
building and well around to the west
and down the streets leading to the
capitol. Two boxes only had been
built, one on each side of the central
portion of the steps, which were re-
served for the platform of the presi-
dent. On the south side were those
of the senator's and representatives
that were present and the opposite box
was reserved for friends of the presi-
Dental party.
Parties Arrive
about 1890 there was stir in the
crowd and the Harding and Wilson
parties in which Senators Cannon and
Knox were prominent drove up in
cars The Harding party went up the
steps into the wing Of the capitol oc-
cupied by the senate chambers but
President Wilson was driven around
to a small side entrance which gave
access to an elevator, Wilson being
unable to use the steps.
cat 1:10 Harding came down the
steps. followed. by the justices of the
supreme court, chief justice White in
the lead The party came to halt
and the two men facing each other,
chief Justice White administered the
oath to the new president, very brief
ceremony, after which Harding de-
livered his inaugural address. Dur
ing the ceremony the vice-president
Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Coolidge with
Senator Cannon stood behind the
president.
THE Bible used used by Harding
was the same one used by George
Washington at his inaugurations II
originally belonged to the Masonic
lodge of which Washington was a
member and was taken to New York
and there used at the inaugural which
was held on the site of what is now
the sub-treasury on Wall street. Pres
Harding expressed a desire to use
this Bible and ii was brought to the
capitol by a committee from the lodge
in New YoBk which has possession OF
ii.
Verse Kissed
THE verse kissed by Harding was
Micah 6:S-'He hath showed thee, O
man, what is good; and what doth the
Lord require of thee, but to do justly
and to love mercy. and to walk humbly
with thy God. This verse Pres. Hard
ing gave as his attitude toward his
administration and his duty.
Woodrow Wilson did not wait for
the finishsof the ceremony. Upon the
advice of his physicians he left early,
going directly to his new lodgings"
Mr., Swartz says that the impression
left by the out going president was one
of extreme physical helplessness. He
had to be helped to and from the car
and up the slight steps to the door by
which he entered, The crowd was
very friendly but there was little bois-
ferrous cheering and no great enthu-
siasm. All told il seemed a very con-
servatiye mass of people for an
event of such sifnifcance. The city
vent of such significance. The city
also, though decorated with many flags
and much bunting. did not seem to
express much excitement and there
were no extremes of holiday spirit in
evidence.
Annual Convention
The annual convention of depart
ment superintendent of the National
Educational association, which Mr..
Swartz attended, was held at Atlantic
City. N. j., February "a to March 3.
IL was a week of discussion, three ses-
sions each day and the program held
the names of many men noted in edu-
cational fields. The president of the
national association, Calvin M. Kendall
who Is commissioner Of education of
the city Of Trenton. n. j., was i'll and
In his place +. A. Smith, superinten-
dent OF schools. Evanston, H., vice.
president presided at the meetings.
Among the men on the programs
were: Commissioner OF Education
Claxton, Lotus ID. Kaufman. president
or the University OF Minnesota; Chas.
III. Judd. director OF the school of
education at the University OF Chi
cago: Henry Van Dyke. who talked on
Art and Morals" and Mrs. Corrinne
Roosevelt Robinson. q sister Of the
former president, whose subject was
Theodore Roosevelt, Lover Of Books. "
The principal speaker was NJ. L. Bur-
ton, president OF the University OF
Michigan.
The afternoon sessions were Sec
tional and one was devoted 70 discus
sions OF rural schools. Mr.. Swartz
brought back some valuable matar;a,