Evening star., 1922-12-16
|DR. CLARK IS MADE
UNIVERSITY HEAD
New Chancellor Invested
With Symbols of Office at
American u.
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT
Purposes of Institution Praised by
Executive-Distinguished Audi
ence Present.

+ DR.. Lucius Charles Clark was in
vested with the charter and keys Of
the American University at his in
stitution at exercises late yesterday
afternoon at Memorial Continental
Hall. Representatives Of more than
100 educational Institutions wit
messed the ceremonies.
Solemnly the new chancellor, fifth
since the American University was
founded in 1893. took the oath OF Of
flee, pledging his best efforts to the
institution. Thf installation was con-
Quoted by Bis6op William Frazer Nc
Dowell, president of the board of edu-
cation of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Message From President.
John c. Let's. president of the board
of trustees. presided An academic
; procession fror., the basement of the
hall to the auditorium preceded the
ceremonies Harold Robert Miller
sang America" accompanied by Miss
| Marjorie Davis. The invocation wa
| by Rev. Joseph J. Muir. chaplain OF
the United States Senate.
I'VE shall certainly be false to our
highest duty to the world In which
we live and to the times through
which we are passing II, with our
! possessions, we fail for any reason
to make our largest possible contri-
button to the higher life Of the
world" President Harding declared,
| In a message read at the ceremonies.
! "As a member OF the board OF tros-
tees, I send my most cordiai greet-
| ings and best wishes. the fresioeht
message continued. President Hard
/, inr Aid that the plans and purposes
Of me American University have a
very profound meaning for the nation
and the world at large
4 "It seems to me very signinrant
that we should have this institution
at the capital, proposing; unoer eS
merit guidance to utilize the vast ana
| highly valuable educational resource
| and materials available in our IL,
| braries. museums and archives: ana
especially to take advantage OF the
presence here of scholars distinguish
ed in every department OF advances
learning" continued President Haru
| ing. :,
! "Thc United States, though one oil
the Youngest nations. is, by the bless
+, ing OF God, rich in all the materials
that make for educational strength
and progress.
In his inaugural address Shanceiiet
Clark stressed the Importance OF
! washington as q university center.
| .Inclose the city OF Washington, he
said. land you have gathered in one
place the most complete materiai
equipment for a university that can
| be found in the world. Add TO tnis
| the remarkable group of scholars:
scientists end specialists centered
here. and you have suggestion OF
the advantages Of a university In the
nations capital. ..
"Amertcan university life-in fact.
the life Of the worlds destined 10
centd here. Washington is the ac-
knowiedged political capital OF the
world. 1t is for us to make II me
e,ucatfonal capital of the world.
what sort of direction shall 1t have!
An American university must be true
to life as our people live 1t: The IN
tellectuaily brutal must mo l9r n,n ;,h h
ms must have in it the fine quality OF
or Clark declared that 1--WE are
permitting race prejudice, persons
privilege, national antagonism' seii
| ishness, to regulate our acts oe.Met''
ers when we should seek to know. re
gard and sympathize with the other
man or nation.
F.! The new chancellor was the guest
of honor at banquet held At Rausch-
er's following the conclusion CT the
ceremonies at Memorial Continental
! Hall. Edward F. Colladay presided
The invocation was by President Rob
ert Emory Blackwell. Musical num-
hers were given by Flora McGi11 kee-
| fer. accompanied by George wilson:
DR.. George Zook. specialist in high
er education of the bureau OF educa =
tion, spoke on the place OF the uni
yersities and colleges in the educa :
tional life of the country. Bishop
Francis J. Mcconnell OF Pittsburgh
Chancellor Clark made a brief re-
sponse to the addresses.