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Show Presideut JIayes at Harvard. Boston, 27. At Harvard, to-day, the procession marched directly to Memorial hall, and immediately entered. en-tered. After prayer tbe order of exercises was immediately proceeded with. At the clsse of the exercises the president and family drove to the residence of President Elliott where the time was pleasantly passed until the dinner of the alumni. The gathering gath-ering included the president and cabinet officers, Governor Kice and jBtafl and other distinguished gentle-men. gentle-men. Plates were spread for 1,500. At the centre table was sealed Gen. Devena, president of tbe association. Senator Bayard, James R. Lowell and members of the association, and the cabinet were in the vicinity. After dinner speeches, which were necessarily neces-sarily brief, were begun by the president presi-dent of the association, General Ddvens. prciident Elliott read a paper which he said was prepared by ether bands, but which was peculiarly applicable to the present case. It was addressed to the firBt president of the United States, and bestowed upon him tbe caro of the university. At the close of the paper Mr. Elliott Bid it was written to George Washington by James Williard, then president of the uuiversity, and said there was little to be changed iu its sentiment and tone, and the president would now do well to accept its sentiment as addressed directly to him. He welcomed President Hayes as a scholar who having left Harvard law schcol in his youth, and returned laden with tho sheaves of honor, to grace its alumni table and : to add permanent luytro to it? tablet of scholarly renown. President Elliott, El-liott, in fitting language, then introduced intro-duced President Hayes. Mr. Hayes arose with apparent diffidence and respect. He was evidently laboring under intense emotion. He said, slowly aud with evident difficulty: "Graduates of Harvard University This is your day. I may not, I ought not to take up any particle of your valuable time. You will, therefore, excuse me, I am sure, if I take my seat alter saying in the briefest way what I feel in my heart, and I assure you that I have a 7ery grateful grate-ful appreciation of this hearty greet ing. I know how little it is deserved. God grant that during the remainder of my term I may be able to do something some-thing to deserve it." (Duafenin and long continued applause.) |