Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-28
ORTIZ RUB|O GIVEN
DEGREE OF c. ". u.
Distinguished Gathering Wit
nesSes Tribute to Mexican
President-EIeCt.
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friended the teachers Of your state by
inspiring them to ask the meaning of
education: conServer of natural re-
sources and builder of industry, you
have consecrated your productive tall
entS to the service Of your state: OBJ
server of world affairs from many posts
of trust, domestic and foreign, you have
trained yourself well for governmental
service; governor by right of being
chosen by your own people because they
believe In your ability-PreSident-e
of the Republic of Mexico.
Senior Ortiz Rubio, standing, received
the degree and again the band played
the Mexican national anthem.
Impressions of Trip.
The President-elect spoke as follows:
Needless to say, in the course of my
journey across the admirable land
which has welcomed me in a truly hos
pitable manner, I have gathered, and
still expect to gather. numerous inn
pressions of gratifying kind. May I
not state, then, that very few, indeed,
shall leave such deep and lasting i'm
print as the impression / now hold
while this act of your university is
being contaminated, whereby, take 1t,
you have sought to recognize in the
head of the state juridical capacity
Of conceptual nature.
IF we observe the orbit OF laws
from the lofty viewpoint that they are
norms based on the immutable prin
ciples of human rightS-that Is. Of
equity-and that equity alone leads
to harmony and mutual understanding
between peoples IS we'll as individuals,
laws then become rule of govern
ar.I ~ &c 3Nn
caciouS If 1t be not. too, equitable.
Indian Pedigree Noted.
For its greater glory, Mexico has
founded its civilization and created
it's culture from tf1e very marrow Of
character and sinew to or nationality.
For this reason, above all, the task
of education on the part of successive
governments has been and will always
be urgent and imperative. I beg to
assure then, that the honor which has
been bestowed upon M will happily
transcend unto the hearts of the MeXi-
can people, ,nssmuch as 1t constitutes
one of the highest arc most eloquent
proofs of the appreciation which iS held
abroad for the educational movement
which since The Revolution was ini-
tiated in my country.
'Mr. President, in conclusion, on be-
half of the Mexican people and of my
self, I wish to express to you my warm
est and most cordial thanks for the
degree of doctor of laws which has
been conferred upon me and to convey
my most earnestly sincere wishes for
the welfare of the university, that it
may continue flouriShing and spreading
the strength of its vitality upon all
branches of learning and that bearing
the illustrious name of the founder of
the great American commonwealth. it
may continue hereunto as a university
national in character"
For Fellow COuntrymen.
ION my own behalf, as a private
citizen, 1 could not very well accept the
high honor which is bestowed upon
me- and If do, 1 must make it plain,
1t is only on behalf of the Mexican
people whom / represent and whom I
am shortly called upon to govern.
Furthermore, 1t Is a motive for me
Of genuine pride and satisfaction to
consider myself. since today, as one of
the members of this institution, which,
due to it's past achievements and its
learning, is immortal, and which by a
coincident which it is now pleasant to
record, sprung into scientific life in the
year 1921, the date, too, in which the
Mexican nation was born among free
and sovereign nations"
Senior Ortiz Rubio was described by
President Cloyd Heck Marvin of the
university as "inheritor of the best
traditions or your naticn" in the speech
in which he conferred the degree upon
the Presldent-elect.
You have chosen to interpret ma
tional social life in liberal way" said
DR. Marvin. Believer in intellectual
and spiritual forces YOU founded a uni
versity, and in a friendly, quiet way,
befriended the teachers of your State
by inspiring them to ask the meaning OF
education; conserver of national re-
sources and builder of industry, you
have concecrated your productive tai
entS to the service of your State; OBJ
server of world affairs from many posts
of trust, domestic and foreign, you have
trained yourself we'll for governmental
service; governor by right of being
chosen by your own people because
they believe in your ability-President-
elect of the republic of Mexico.
Gathering Of NOtabIes.
The affair was a great gathering of
notables, and officers of the United
States Army made quite show in con-
trast to the colorfui uniforms of Next
can diplomats in the recently author
lied dress blues. Ambassador of Mexi-
CO Dwight F. Morrow was there, as
were Secretary of the Navy Charles
Francis Adams; Secretary of the In
terror DR.. Ray Layman Wilbur Sec
rotary of War Patrick j. Hurley; Mai.
Gen. Charles p. Summerall, chief of
staf1 OF the Army, and other high Army
and Navy officers.
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