Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-06-01 | Page 23 | Spanish Study Comes First with Roosevelt

Spanith Study Comet -Fint With Roosevelt PAN JUAN. Porto Rice. May it IXPI Theodore Roosevelt, gev.r j nor of Porto Bb-o, is so determine to master Hpanish he lets no affair I encroach upon the hour set asld. for bis daily lesson In th. language. Only his tutor may see him bee tween 1:1 and l ' .'clock. The teacher meets the "class' punctoslly in the governor' office, ,t but the "clsss." with eye. focused; on a book and feet perched an the. gubernatorial desk, frequeatl makes the tutor work overtime. - Colonel Roosevelt did not know p-, any Spanish when b. became gov. 1 emor of the Islsnd less than a yea t ago. but lias sine lesrned to luskw speeches in the language. Desptt. this progress b. says b. ta Bet aj brilliant pvpU. ' "But I am proud of my per.bve lence," he says with a, bruoi