The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-10
PUBLIC SERVICE
VALUE STANDARD,
SAYS PRESIDENT
Harding Digresses from Prepar-
ed Speech at Princeton
DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL
Chief Executive Lauds Man Who
Expends Power for
Righteousness
DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL

Princeton, N. j., June 10.-President
Harding dedicated a monument TO the
achievements of George Washington,
in Princeton yesterday, and heard
himself hailed as a man OF quiet
courage" and immense patience and
selfeffacing modesty' in his own
policies towards current and contro'
versal political issues. The words
came from Dean West, who used
them in mention of the presidents s
stand against the soldiers bonus ana
his votes for anti.strike laws as
senator, as he recited the reasons
which induced Princeton university
to give the president an honorary de-
gree of doctor of laws.
Twice the stimulus Of an intent
audience caused President Harding
to break away from prepared manu-
script in speechmaking.
Before the Princeton student body,
stirred evidently by the high praise
of the citation Of himself, he almost
disregarded preparations to lay down
some standards of valuation oil
men" IL care not what position a
man may momentarily be in,' he eX'
claimed. you can measure his stand
ard of usefulness to America by the
services he renders the community
in which he resides.
Less than a century and a half
has the republic endured The found
ing fathers who. gave us America no
more dreamed of what 125 years
would bring than we today can
dream of the possibilities OF the tu-
turc.
when | realize what has happen
ed in that time | dare not lift the
cup of optimism to lips. There are
such linn tless possibilities; we have
seen such Incompatible contributions
to mankind's progress in our genera
tion. We can little imagine what
time will bring. .i..t..
Doctor" the president Turned TO
Dean West and President Hibben OF
Princeton-"I thank you for your earn
est wishes. care not one who is. II
he can only expend his power in
righteousness, he shall not have lived
in vain. We can only ask God TO let
US make our way in righteousness
and IT, in that making. we can make
our way religious, Wen be little
bit better for that"
The earlier interruption to set
speeches occurred at the monument
dedication. In his Interpretation, the
president urged his auditors to cher
ish national traditions by such monu-
ments, that they might be he!,'ed to
fulfill the great Princeton's destiny.
Gatherings OF Princeton's student
body for the presidents visit. hlstori
cal references to George Washing
tons famous Jersey campaign against
the British and Hessians and mill
tary pageantry supplied by troops in
revolutionary dress uniform, marked
the day.
President Hibben told the audience
at Nassau hall, where the degree was
given, that the building itself was the
barracks from which Washington s
continentals drove Brit'sh regu ars ir
the Princeton battle. Dean West, how
ever, was up to the moment in cur
rent politics in hailing the president
His vote as senator for the anti
strike clause of the railroad bill" thC
dean said, reciting the reasons fo
the honorary degree, and his attitude
as president on the bonus reveal his
quiet courage, and the great work o.
the conference for Initiating arma
ments. assembled at his call, ha
won the gratitude of the world"
The president dined wiEl DR.. Hib
hen, after a reception rendered stu
dents and visitors. He left for Wash
ington shortly after. Speaker Gillet
of the House, and Senators Edge an
Fre,inghuysen, besides Mrs. HARDING
accompanied him all through tn
trir.