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Show II HARDING PRAISES RECORD OF 1 I PRINCETON IN WAR AND PEACE II President, in Receiving Honorary Degree of Doc-j Doc-j tor of Laws, Recalls Exploits of College !; Men Dating Back to Struggle for " J. , PRINCETON'. X. J . JUIM I Praise for Princeton s pari xo the world war Bl nnd In all previous wars of the I'niirJ State as well tut for her aehlovementJ through her sonfl In the paths of peace 9u vas voiced by President Harding to-H to-H !ay In an address In connection with H hia receiving an honorary degree from Ml the university. Mi "I can think of no more appropri- ate message to address to tho Prlnco- B9 ton community." th- president declar- HI ed. 'than an expression of earnest hope that it may live up to Its oppor--unities an! obi isa t ..- n - In 111" future as patriotically as It has done in tho Hi past." WHAT PRESIDENT SAID H Mr. Harding spoko in part na fol- ail lows: Hi 'The memories of war and or HJ Princetons glorious part In tho, achievement and maintenance of i B American llbertj have - 1": - !v Intertwined with the traditions of Hi her splendid pi f t tu Am' rlcan schol H arship. leartng and intellcctuallsm. HI 'One who possesses even a general HI familiarity with the contributions of HI Princeton to the establishment, the, H fortification and the sturdy upholding HJ of our national institutions, mus-t sure-Hi sure-Hi ly bo pardoned a full measure of pride in being chosen to receive the dlstlnc-HJ dlstlnc-HJ tlon you today are conferring upon H me. "Standing here, before the baok-ground baok-ground of those noble traditions and eminent accomplishments In which beat the heart and lives the soul of H the university, one cannot but feel HJ that to have deserved this, one ought HI lo have served well indeed. If there ' be rnlsgivlne aa to the merit of 6or-H 6or-H vice In the past, surely this distinction H must Inspire its re. Iplent to redoubled H effort to prove worthy of it. NCOT( 11 Dl IN I tM ' AI.I.I P HI "For me, the real picture of Princo- Hj ton of those Kevolut mnnrj days is HJ the one that conjures it sell around tho figure of old John Withen t, it H I Bcotch Presbyterian dlvln HH teacher, author, preacher, president HJ r,f Princeton, rebel by nature, patriot HHJ by choice, member of the continental . HJ conajtvaa, counsellor to the fath H state, Blgnor of the declaration, and HI unrelenting fighter in the cause of ln- H .impendence Under such leadership, f fmall wonder that Princeton playi I HH a great and gallant part, producing H H young men who axe equallj BH ful and uncompromising In field or BHl forum, or that the advanced place HJ which they claim- d tor Prlncet BH patriotic service has been retained H through all the generations since HJ "The name of Princeton university. BHJ js, i well know, rich In association and BHI fine tradition to all Its sons. Yet 1 BB may confess that I have always liked H to think of it also by its earlier title H of college of New Jersey, first of that BH lng list of the state colleges and unl- H vrstties which have given bo much IOI special cnaracuT ani r;iiuuiy iu uui-1. uui-1. plate institutions in this country- If one may think of New Jersey as the central battleground of our Revolution, Revolu-tion, the Belgium of our struggle for Independence, s.. aleo may one plcturo the Prineoton of that time as the Lou-vain Lou-vain among the rising universities of Lhe colonial epoch BEACONG )l EXPERIENCE "Wise men have always been wont to Illuminate the uncertain paths of the future with the beacons of experience experi-ence shining from out of the past. So It is good that men who were called , to the responsibilities of large affairs, Should come now nnd then to these academio precincts to refresh their spirits, to take on for a little time the hues of your atmosphere, the cast of your thought, the Inquiring quality of your mind nnd tip- calm deliberation Of your judgments In the rich and fruitful Intellectual soil Of our universities univer-sities we may trace the germination Of idens. systems, Institutions, mhlch have been greatly responsible for the advancement of human kind; and to our universities we must turn, in hop-and hop-and trust, that they will give to the future fu-ture men of the discipline the unself- ( ishness. tho straight vision nnd clear understanding, needful in coping with th complex problems which that fu ture surely holds for them "I remember reading Bomewhere In the letters ot a distinguished British public man who was In touch with American sentiment durln? the Revo-lutlon Revo-lutlon a delightfully halve complalnl th it tho Insurgency might have been suppressed readily enough by rigorous measures, but for the malevolent Influence Influ-ence of the ardent young Whigs who made up almost the entire student bodies of the colleges FOUNTS OF PATRIOTISM "The colleges of that early time were alread headtiuarters and dispensaries dis-pensaries of patriotic enthusiasm and In the end they have remained such They have sent out their sons by the thousands, to perform tho most responsible re-sponsible and arduous service In all the wars of the republic; and unl-; unl-; formly It has been marked by a zeal Which carried inspiration to the whol" i community. Yet more important, per-haps, per-haps, has been their part In the direction di-rection of civic Interests and activities, ' Jin the constructive tasks of the state, in building the commerce ind Industry, Indus-try, developing the culture and framing fram-ing the public Institutions of our coun- i try. So, on such an occasion as this, ;1 can think of no more appropriate ; message to be addressed to the Princeton Prince-ton community than an expression of the earnest hope that It may live ; up to Its opportunities and obligations, in the future, as patriotically as II , has done in tho past." PRESENTATION SPEECH In presenting President Harding for the honorary degree of doctor of awa, Dean West spoke as follows. Warren Gamaliel Harding Trained Train-ed In boyhood to habits of thrift and I labor, guided by happy influences at I home, schooled in youth, both as stu-tdent stu-tdent and teacher. In the elemental le-isona le-isona of our civilization, helping always In the life of his own community, learning and forming public opinion in his editorial career, he further enlarged en-larged his views by travel to observe conditions in European states and by continuous service, state and national, and with marked surens in tho I'nlt-, ed States senate. Faithful from the I iirsi. over a icw tnings ne nas Drn ; made "ruler over many things' as the ' president of onr republic. VIRTl ES PRAISED "Whatever differing party Judg- iments may properly bo held as to poi ltlc-. our people are one In honoring his readiness to seek the best advice, hls strict endeavor to find the real! itruth, his capable handling of complicated compli-cated difficulties, his immense pa- ' tlence and self effacing modesty The sweeping away of extravagant waste and the forming of a budget system show him a master In finance. His vote as Senator for the anti-strike i LUse in the railroad bill and his attitude at-titude as president on tne bonus reveal his quiet courage, and the great work of the conference for limiting armaments, arma-ments, assembled at h! call, has won the gratitude of the world. "His character in things political is the constitution. His guld In things Bplritualtlstlc Is the Bible. The f,r- to make American liberty sure. He is , well aware that charity begins at : home, but does not end there He I stands in the tradition of Lincoln, a man of the people, leadln the people, he. ding the will of the people and thif needs of the world " oo |