Evening star., 1934-10-07
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
"Their Ma Royal College of William and
Mary" to Honor President-Dr. Rowe Host
of the eAmericas-Cabbases for Drama.
BY ROBERT CRAWFORD.

BY ROBERT CRAWFOhD.
What was originally known as their
Majesties' Royal College of William
and Mary" expects to have the honor
of conferring a degree upon the Pres
ident of the United States when he
travels down to Williamsburg, Va,
october 20. Preceding his address at
William and Mary College-for its
now Just plain United States-Mr.
Roosevelt will drive in state down
Duke Of GloSter street, the famous
road leading from the old capitol to
the college.
1t is hoped that the Presidents car
riage will keep to the middle OF the
road, for the historic old highway has
been cobblestoned to restore its former
appearance, and only the center OF
the street has been surfaced.
This is to be a triumphal progress.
and as he rides along he will see the
beauties of the old capital wonderfully
restored-thanks to Mr.. John D.
Rockefeller, jr, and the helpful
spirit of the people of Virginia, who
have ever had in mind the beauties
of the old town, which is hallowed by
80 many memories Of the great men
who helped to make America. Talk
about the Constitution of the United
States, its living, breathing presence
is right there.
AS the President proceeds he will
look down the Palace Green and see
the old palace of the royal governors
beautifully and authentically restored,
even the meat" house, the scullery,
the cooks house and all the quaint
little houses that formed the entourage
of the big house" Of the early days
in the South.
President Roosevelt's alma mater,
Harvard University, was endowed IN
1888, and was the first college in actual
operation in this country. But in 1917
King James I authorized the bishops
and clergy of England to make COL
lections "for the erecting Of some
churches and schools for the education
Of the children of those barbarians In
Virginia" Then, in 1913. the Lon
don Co. gave orders to lay out grounds
for a university at Henrico, Of which
the Indian College was to be a branch,
and endowed it with something like
10000 acres of land.
Their Majesties' Royal College OF
William and Mary" was the first
American college to receive its charter
from the crown under seal Of prlvy
council. in 1898. William and Mary
was also the first college to receive
coat of arms from the College Of
HeraldS, 1894. This is still displayed
in the college. And they point with
pride down in Williamsburg to the
fact that the old college was the first
in the United States to have full
faculty, consisting of a president, six
professors, an usher and writing
master: this was in 1929.
The beautiful new Phi Beta Kappa
Building at William and Mary is now
finished and Mr.. Roosevelt will have
the pleasure of seeing the association
resting under its own vine and fig
tree. Phi Beta Kappa, of which the
President is an honorary member.
was the first intercollegiate fraternity
established in an American college
this was on December S, 1776, five
months after the adoption Of the
Declaration Of independence.
It is not very long journey the
President will take when he goes to
Williamsburg. When one really speaks
of travelling visions of Mrs. Franklin
Delano Roosevelt Immediately ap-
pear. for she Is said to be by actual
record the most travelled woman in
ToiE ha
were made in her own country and
to aid in some good cause for the
benefit of humanity. The Presidents
wife has travelled $1,000 miles since
he became President, 5000 miles dur
ing the past Summer.
BY the way, her travelling COM
panionS pronounce her a thoroughly
good scout when on the road. She
does not like fuss and feathers; she
is very thoughtful and buSineSslike
In arranging her trips so that they
will not interfere with any offlcial
duties or family affairs.
A roundabout but very amusing
story is told of Mrs. Roosevelt, when
she was motoring through the West
last Summer. She met a great many
tourists. Finding that she was from
New York State, chance acquaint-
ance asked If she knew the Roose-
welt family personally? She said,
Eyes" that she had known them
for a great many years and rather
intimately. When asked If she liked
them, she said, Rather"
Aside from the alluring beauty Of
the Pan-American Building, perhaps
the thing that impresses one most
is the courtesy and accommodation
which pervades the place from the
time the visitor enters the front door
to the moment he leaves. The in
forma ton about this unique building
Is not stereotyped-guide- -bookish-
but often shows some originality, and
has background. If the doors of the
business offices along the arcades were
closed it would be quite easy to
imagine ones self in the palace Of q
Spanish grandee or in one of the
centuries old palaces Of Mexico.
There are Aztec motifs in the patio