Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-20 | Page 1 | Brain Trust is Defended by President

BRAIN TRUST IS DEFENDED I BY PRESIDENT Ability Rather Than Politics Governs Jobs Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt Says RECEIVES RECEIVES' HONOR AT YALE Gets Degree of Doctor o of S l Laws ws By Associated Press NEW IIA HAVEN VEN Conn June 20 20 President Roosevelt told Yale alumni alumn today that the brain trust is in th the government to stay Ability rather than politics polities enters enter Into nto most choices made in Washington Washing Washing- ton said Mr Roosevelt who addressed ad dressed the annual alumni luncheon after Yale had conferred on him th the honorary degree of doctor of laws I cant can't tell today the party affiliations affiliations of oC most of ot the responsible people peo peo- pie in government and it t is a mighty might good thing I cant can't While there has been a certain amount of ot laughter about the use we o of brains in government it seems to m ma me mea a good practice It will be contin contin- We are going to call on n trained traine people The president added a strong assertion assertion as as- of ol support of ot congress ss which he declared represented a n cross section sec see tion 0 of opinion more representative e than any single group Mr Roosevelt is the fourth pres president dent to receive an honorary degree degre from I Yale while in office Pr si- si dents Washington and McKinley were awarded In absentia while another R Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore came to New Haven in the fall o of oC 1901 to accept the honor President Roosevelt who planned to remain 1 in let Connecticut to watch his hisson hisson son Franklin row in the H Harvard freshman crew against Yale Friday headed a list of 12 distinguished men who received honorary honor degrees I In Inthe addition the university conferred 1100 degrees on students in the Undergraduate un Un- graduate and professional schools In conferring the degree President James Rowland Angell Angeli of Yale said aid Brave leader of ot your our people in a time of peril with indomitable courage courage cour cour- age and good cheer with patience and good humor you ou have brought brough high intelligence and complete devotion devotion devotion devo devo- tion to the service of the nation winning winning win win- ning to your personal allegiance mi mil millions mil mil- lions ions of men of every creed and party Yale university desiring t to do hornage homage horn hom age to the great office you adorn am and to mark her admiration and respect for or your daring leadership honors honor herself in conferring upon you ou he her highest distinction the degree of doctor doc doe tor of or laws admitting you to all its rights and privileges