New Britain herald., 1922-06-09
PRINCETON AWARDS
 ,DEGREE TO HARDING
President in Speech, Praises Uni YefSity'S Part in Nations Wars
ALSO IN PATHS OF PEACE

ALSO IN PATHS OF PEACE Nations Chief Executive Makes Two
 Addresses fin Connection With Fxer.
 ctses Today-Refcrs to University's
 Great Record
 Princeton, N. J., June s.-Praise fo, Princeton's pArt in the world war and in all previous wars of the United States as we'll as for all her achieve ments through her sons in the paths Of peace was voiced by President Harding today in an address in con- nection with his receiving an honor ary degree from the University.
 Words of Praise.
 T can think of no more appro- priate message to be addressed to the Princeton community" he declared, Khan an expression of earnest hope that 1t may live up to its opportuni- ties and obligations in the future as periodically as it has done in the past"
 Mr. Harding spoke in part as fol- lows:
 The memories of war, and of Prncetops glorious part in the achievement and glories of American liberties. have ever been closely inter- twined with the tradition of her splen- did gifts to American scholarship, 1Anrpjnp on6 }rtol1 orf,,alicr,o
 Appreciates Honor.
 One who possesses even a general familiarity with the contributions of Princeton to the esta blishment, the fortification and the study of uphold ing our national institutions, must surely be pardoned a full measure of pride in being chosen to receivt the distinction you today are conferring upon me. If there be misgivings as to the merit of service in the past, surely this distinction must inspire its recipient to redoubled efforts to prove worthy of it.
 Goes Back to Old Days.
 For me, the picture of Princeton of those revolutionary days is the one that conjures itself around the figure of old John Witherspoon, stout Scotch Presbyterian divine, scholar, teacher, author, preacher, president of Prince ton, rebel by nature, patriot by choice, member of the Continental Congress, counsellor to the fathers of state, signer of the Declaration and unre- lentA fighter in the cause of inde- pendence. Under such leadership. xrro,dar ho Dri y>Iox,od Srsat and gallant part producing young men who were equally re- sourceful and uncompromising in field or forum or that the advance in the place which they claimed for Prince ton in patriotic service has been re- tained through all the generations since.
 Duties. of Universities.
 "Wise men have already wont to illume the uncertain paths of the future with the beacons of experience shining from out the past. So it is good that men who have been called | to the responsibilities of large affairs, should come now and then to these | academic precincts to refresh their spirits, to take on for a little time the | hues of your atmosphere, the cast of your thought, the inquiring quality of your mind. and the calm deliberation of your judgments In the rich and fruitful intellectual soil of our uni versailles. we may trace the germina- ton fideas, systems. institutions, which have been greatly responsible for the advancement of human kind. and to our universities we must turn n hope and trust. that they will give to the future of the discipline the un- the straight vision and ,lear understanding needful in coping with the complex problems which hat future surely hold for them.
 Hope for Future.
 "The colleges have sent out their ,ons by the thousands. to perform the ost responsible and arduous service n all the wars of the republic and uniformly it has been marked by a ,eal which carried inspiration to the whole community. Yet more impor- ant, perhaps has been their part in he direction of civic interests and activities in the constructive tasks of he state, in building the commerce nd industry developing the culture nd framing the public institutions of ,ur country, so, on such an occasion $ this, I can think of no more ap- ,ropriate message to be addressed to te Princeton community, than an ex- l ,ression of the earnest hope that it t nav live up to it's opportunities and | in the future, as patriotic lily as it has done in the past" i