Evening star., 1934-10-20

By the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, October
20.-Following is the text of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's address today at the
College of William and Mary:
Il value far beyond the sentiment
conveyed by my mere acknowledge
ment in words the honor that you, In
behalf of this historic institution, have
conferred upon me today.
Il we'll know the great tradition
that the College of William and Mary
has carried through the centuries.
You have taught, you have inspired
and you have honored the great and
devoted men who were responsible In
such large part for the shaping OF
the cause of American liberty.
DIR. Bryan, on this occasion OF your
inauguration as president of this IN
stitution, congratulate you on the
opportunity of service that lies before
you.
The first time I visited Williams
burg was more than twenty years ago.
I arrived at jamestown by boat and
started to walk to Williamsburg. 1
was picked up by an old Negro In a
horse and buggy and driven over what
was then a nearly impossible road
from jamestown to Williamsburg.
Then there was no Capitol Building,
there was no Palace of the Royal
Governors, there was no Raleigh
Tavern.
Old Buildings Ignored.
Modern buildings had crept into
this historic place, almost to the ex-
tent of crowding out the fine old
Colonial structures which were still
standing.
What a thrill it has been to me to
return today and to have the honor OF
formally opening the reconstructed
Duke of Gloucester street, which right
ly can be called the most historic ave-
nue. in America: what a joy to come
back and see the transformation which
has taken place, to see the capitol, the
Governors palace, the Raleigh tavern,
born again; to see 81 Colonial build
ings restored, 81 Colonial buildings re-
built, the magnificent gardens Of Co.
lonial days reconstructed in short,
to see how through the renaissance of
these physical landmarks the atmos-
phere of a whole glorious chapter in
our history has been recaptured.
Something of this spiritual rela-
tionship between the past, the present
and the future was expressed by Sir
Walter Raleigh:
"'It is not the least debt that we
ou,a unto I,ictoy-v, v,,oda ,,c
acquainted with our dead ancestors,
and out of the depth and darkness of
the earth delivered us their memory
and fame
It am happy to say that the Fed
eral Government, inspired by the fine
vision and example of Mr.. Rockefeller
in re-creating Williamsburg, has ef-
fectively taken up the preservation of
other historic shrines nearby. Six
miles to the west of us we have ac-
quired Jamestown Island, and we are
now carrying on the necessary archie
illogical and research work to deter
mine what should be done in the
preservation of that hallowed spot
Fourteen miles to the east of us, at
Yorktown, the National Park Service
has acquired many thousand acres OF
land and is actively carrying out the
restoration of the symbol of the final
victory of the war for American in
dependence.
Three American Shrines.
when the work at jamestown, at
Williamsburg and at Yorktown is
completed, we shall have saved for
future generations three historic
places-the Nations birthplace al
Jamestown, the cradle Of liberty o.
Williamsburg and the sealing of oul
independence at Yorktown.
ct was to William and Mary Col
lege that Thomas Jefferson came In
1760. Here he studied for two years
remaining five years longer in VIII
liamsburg to pursue the study Of law
1t was here in Williamsburg that ht
was admitted to the bar. It was tc
williamsburg that he returned, first
as a member of the House of Bur-
gesses, then as Governor Of Virginia
following Patrick Henry. He lived in
the Governors palace during his term
and later served on the Board OF
Visitors of william and Mary.
"It was largely the result Of his rec
concentrations that the curriculum OF
the college was broadened to provide
education in law, medicine, modern
languages, mathematics and philos-
ophy. No doubt inspired by his refec-
tions on government, human liberty
and the necessity of education, JEFF
ferson throughout his life was inter-
ested in designing a system Of educa-
ton for his State and for the Nation.
I like to think of him, not only as a
statesman. but as the enlightened
father of American education.
1T is entirely fitting that a states
man should have been also an edu-