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President Eliot said, in conferring the degree of LL.D. upon the Prince that twice in the history of the University has a special academic session been held to do honor to the President of the United States; but never before had this democratic University been called together to do honor to a foreign prince. "Weighty reasons have determined such unprecedented action on the part of this society of scholars...
...other members of the party, were driven to University Hall, entering the Yard by the Johnston Gate. A large number of students gathered in front of Harvard and Massachusetts Halls, gave the Prince a loud cheer as he entered the Yard. In University Hall a luncheon was served in honor of the Prince by the President and Fellows. There were present at the luncheon, besides the Prince and his suite, the members of the Faculties and about twenty-five invited guests...
...rose to speak. He said he had found at Harvard all he had expected or heard of, except the "Harvard indifference." In its stead he had found seriousness, strenuousness, and high idealism--the same qualities which he had already found at Washington in that Harvard graduate who is an honor to his University and to America. The Prince called for three times three for President Roosevelt, and the cheer was given enthusiastically. Frantz then led the singing of "Our Director," and a cheer for Prince Henry. The Glee Club sang "Die Wacht am Rhein," and Prince Henry then read...
...following persons besides the members of the Faculties will be present at the reception in Sanders Theatre and the luncheon in the Faculty Room of University Hall on Thursday in honor of Prince Henry of Prussia: Governor Crane of Massachusetts; Mayor Collins of Boston; Adjutant General Dalton; Mr. C. P. Curran, secretary of the Mayor of Boston; Mayor McNamee of Cambridge; Mr. T. Spalding, president of the Cambridge Council; Mr. J. G. Aylward, president of the Cambridge Board of Aldermen; the Sheriff of Suffolk and Middlesex; Mr. H. Carstein of Cambridge; President Capen of Tufts College; President Warren of Boston...
President Eliot returned to Cambridge yesterday afternoon. While at Baltimore he received the degree of LL.D. from Johns Hopkins, as did also Professor Royce. These and other degrees conferred formed part of the exercises in honor of Johns Hopkins' quarter centennial and the installation of the new president, Dr. Ira Remsen...