Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-21
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DR.. ELIOT SPEAKS OF
BEAUTIES EDUCATION
ON 9OTH BIRTHDAY.

Cambridge. Mass, Mar. 90-In
their service to the country in peace
as we'll as war lies the beauty of
educated men. said Charles William
Eliot, presidentemeritus OF Harvard
University, who received in Sanders
theatre here today the salutations
OF the American people on his Doth
birthday. Chief Justice William H.
Taft. present as the personal repre-
sentative of President Coolidge, bore
the message of "love, gratitude and
respect for one whose long life has
been full OF constant and eminent
usefulness in promoting the welfare
of his countrymen."
Bishop William Lawrence OF Bos-
ton announced that friends Of Mr.
Eliot had made gifts amounting to
81 20, 900 for the better support OF
certain departments of the univer-
sity. the gift being given. Bishop
Lawrence said "in recognition of
your illustrious life" Judge Ed
ward 7. Sanford of Knoxville, Tenn,
president of the Harvard Alumni AS
ISOLATION. announced the creation by
the association of the Charles Will
liam Eliot book fund" to purchase
for the Harvard University library
books in such fields as President Ell
lot shall designate.
The greetings OF the people of
Canada were expressed through n
letter from Premier w. l.. MacKen-
zie King.
In responding to the many trib-
ttpq n hiQ lifa nnalifiac nr
Eliot selected Joy in work" as the
source of u very large part of his
life.
Consider now the sources Of my
career as n teacher" he said. THE
sources were in the times. In that
wonderful period of human history
In which my whole career was laid.
Think of il, when / was going on
as teacher in Harvard, the great
prophets and opponents of expert
mental science were taking possess
sion OF that great field. Think how
the PHILOSOPHERS of the world were
preaching attention to the individ-
ual-preaching immense variety of
human nature"
Among the prophets of his time,
DIR. Eliot named James Russell Low
ell. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Div
er Wendell Holmes.
"All that came when I was n
teacher at Harvard. and out of the
times. the extraordinary period. have
come the ideals and the lessons
which I have pursued all through
my activity" DR.. Eliot continued.
Then rs the years went by and the
period of combat and persistent eff
fort against opposition passed and
the new structure of Harvard Uni
versity began to take effect. think
how they NAV have the opportun-
ity to see where modern education
was going and where it ought to go.
Now and then I could help their
labors, especially in the medical fac
ulty. but 1t was the strength of the
Harvard faculties themselves which
filed me with strength and what is
called leadership. ! gave expression
to their hopes. aspirations and de-
votions and great was the privilege
of so doing You must therefore at
tribute the successes which I have
been privileged to win to the very
fortunate circumstances OF my life.
to the extraordinary leadership of
philosophers and scientists of my
time"
Repeating the words of his inau-
gural address in 1869. which con-
Clude: THE future of the university
will not be unworthy of its past"
DR.. Eliot said:
How the young Harvard men
have demonstrated in the world war
that the last line is true. But let
me finally emphasize the beauty of
Harvard men, of all educated men.
to serve their country in peace as
we'll as In war. ] call upon the
young Harvard graduates and bye
and bye l will call on the under
graduates to serve their country
with devotion and sacrifice in peace
as well as in war"