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CONFERRING TilE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF LAWS UPON PRESIDENT f'RANKUN DELANO ROOSEVELT
1\J ITIIMt of yw ~ln:aJy know, W;~.shinj(ton Coll<'gc ~•kl thit ro•nmuniry h:IH b.-en honoml oo!y OJKC' hcfon- in tl_, hi>1ory of thl' Unit«! St:tto:' by ;o \'im from thf PrC"si.knt of tho: Rel"'b!k.
On the fir"O«:t)ion,thc honur Wl~ hc:itO\\'l'll UlKIIt uolry the hr>t l'rc.oJ~:nt of the United Sutrs. Tcxby wo: :ttl' Umil;<t\y honnr~'tl hy ~ "~'' uf hiJ tlh1<11iuu.• 5ucccoor. thr llnd Prc~iJc:nt of the Llnitt'l.l St~•tes, who ocruj\i~ ~ chair on rhi\ pbrform whidt bdon~cJ to t;~..,rgc W:~~hin~ron ami litullol in Mmont Vemon.
Ju•t aJ tuJar onany uf our road~ ~nd huilJin~• in thi~ ~olt111111111ty art' tuarkcJ with si~;n~ rccorJing thc rr.o•cls anJ ,·isit~ uf <:cor);<' \V~~hinJ.(tOn-lD in hnurc )'Urtwi\1 simibrm~rkinJl:1 m:or.lthiflll'<'"<'lll \ioit of ouroli.;tinJ.(uil l~lj.l.\1<'>1 of
hooor, . In 171W W:rshi11gton Colll'I(C confcrml upon (;...,rgo: WaohinJ.;IOn tho; Jc:grC'C
of lloctor of l..aws ~no.lthc diplom:a conf•·rrinj( th~t honor is now on o:~hihiriou in thr Con,~tr<'"iootal l.ibnry at W~$hinj(Wn. Tudlr "~ will cn11fcr :1 •inubr <kgrco: upon our guc;;t :rnd the di1>!om:r ('Onfo:rring th~t hooor will l>r :rrtnn•· p311ieJ by :r bc-similr of (~I' Wnhington 't Ji11lonu.
On o«:o»Dnt such u this ir it tostom~H}' to nx·itC' th.- n"<Ortl uf xrolllllli)h· nlC'nt of the tc'(ipirlll of the honor.ur .kgr~-c. 11.c n...or.t ui nur Jillin.:uhhe'<l JlUNl is too well known to n«C'»it:~tc )..m :1 u·ciul.
"ubi:; ~~-:~t;~o ;,:r~~~: ~v;=·~'7hc~~~:ll(~~~~it«00~f,r~~r":~~ rkm.l our n:1tion by our j:UNl. bur ;~lliO to C\'i.kol« ro him :11 thi• ti nlC' our cinttr<' ljiJII't'C'i:ation ofrhc ~~ he h~u beiro ... -cJ UJJOrl u• by h,. ,·i.lr. Wr ~lw 1iorsill." hi1n to know th:rt to the C''ltmt ol our lionit«< "hil•ry :~ntl in out r~
:n~!""~r:.=r::i~ j= ;h~:; j~KU'f;~~~~~~- ~~;$(~~ ~"~7'~C';:ilil;~ No"·· thcrcforc, by ,-imiC' of the :ruthoriry "ntn1 by the Smc of ;\brylaolll ill
the l'lorarJ of \'ititON .:rl141 C.o\'I:TOOI'I of W:ashingtoo Coliq;<' :1n1ll-, rhe'on JC'k,::atnltu tl'oe, I hcf'C'br mnfC'r upun you. Fr:rnklin lld:ano ROIJ'IC'""''· rht- 1k'l:fn' of Doctor o( l..aws. honori• aug, with ~11 the' righu ~ ..... 1 privik,:o:' tl11e:rrt0
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SPEECH IN ACCEPTANCE OF DEGREE
I'RESIDE .. '•.l"l" FR.\:o\KLI:'>I DEI.:\~0 ROOSEVELT
t."luimun \Jrown, rrnltlomt ~lud, Fricodt of W:a~un,:.ton CoUc,:c: I do not think either th:tt it wcoukl bt mppropri::~tc or th::lt I roukl >:if anythin,: th.:ot wO\tW tx atkq~tc :after till: nry ,;p!cnt.lid words th:lt you han ha.nl from the rKW
PrnKknt uf W::~.hinJ:tllf'l Colk~o:. He h:~s spoken :as th< new hc;ttl o( 1 livon& cullc-):c, to li•·ing men arttl \\"f)lllt."n. He h:n spoken of t..d:iy. :arttll"' h.:os spoken of IOillOrrow; )d in comin): hcrc, I t:~n not help but fl..,ltlw 1Ktst. I c-..1n not help
.!!"!!!11!!1!1!=:;,::~~~~ ::,/~~)"ft~~ t~~ ... p~::~·~::l'":~,h ~~. the k"«<tttl l'rnttknt of the l!oittd Statu 10 CU11lC 10 wa.hin~wo Collc!:C :~ftcr ab~ofnculy~ccntury:mJ::~half.
!'resiJrnt !llt·atl h~s ,,JoUk.cn to you of the spitit of tho: pionn:rs. It i• true th.ottht pttllll.""r "·t• :on ntJhidu:oli>t: bt~t. at the ~me time. thnc w::~s ::1 spirit of .:oopcr-~tion oml m~tkr~t!lndill)! uf the ni:C\1 of builJinlt Ujl. not 3 da>~. OOt a whole commtmit~·· It w!l> that J jlirit that m:1dc iiO>>iblc thc5e United Statu thconk:hcl. ~n•l it h tht ml<lcutJn<hng of that ~pirit which tll~ck our ftt~t llre•iJ.:nt'• n:m~e rrlc~t"<l ahmc that of :my other ,\merican in ~II our hi"ory. \'uu )'ULIIIJ.; men ~nt\ rom\): Wtll\>1:11 who :1«: ~\tending this CoJicge, like thC )'OUIIJl men ::~nJ )'OUIIJ: wumcn whn arc aucndin~ 3llthc coiiC):l"' throu~hout the
bnt\, hlH" .I 1\lll)" \0 )UUI (011111111\lity. I t•ft,·r. think .,( th<" won\, 1of ~ •cr)' dtkll)' l>cntlt·n.:m. l'n:liitlt·nt Eliot f>f
\biiJ!tl, 11\w. ill on:tn) IIJ)'· WJ.• :o n-,olutioni;.t in ,.J.,.-;,tionalt·irclt-~. We IWT'C talkin): 11\101!1 the \:1h11.· of th..- c.Juc:ncJ ,,.,..,pic of the- ro1.mlly tu the ~"<JoUiltry, :~nd he m.1tlt• tho> n·mark. \llmh I h::~•c alw:1y~ rctl"l!;m\>~:rcJ: ""If the 1-..~llot nf the L:nitC<I Statt·~ wrrc \mtit...U tu the hu\Jcn of colic):<" tkt>m.·t, tiM: count!"}' would prut>Jhl) b.t ~l'lo\Lt t•H• l<'lf~." .\nJ th<:n he- wen! un nukin); the OO.·iuul point thll if the ):C•\crmn,: of the l'mu-.1 St~to;S "~re ronfincJ to IItLe JUrticular duJ
:a'!:h:11:~:t:;~ ~,':~!J1tot~~:t~~%:~.t~:~i~1~h:~-e~-~~!lj; f~ ~~~~~ wcould k• ttprncnuttoK\ of onl~· :1 minorit)" of the pcopk.
'J1o.c 11ioJ~r we ,·.on lu.\c :a di~ribution oi wr.olth in the propc·r KII>C uf th;U trrm. the n,.,re we nn nukl': it JIO»ibk 111 e~·cry nun, wonun. and child through· out the IJ.rttl to tu•e the n.c..-nPtic-s: and when the-y find thtnuch·c-s in )ll("h ·hlj'l" thlt tho.·• Jo not h:11e to lie :a"-:.kc ni~thu wondering where the food for tl~e n\OI"tuW i• 1"6flll1'1~ iront, the-n 1\~ will hao·c the ki11tl of .JR"urity wt.ich tnc:tns
.. , ntu.;h totlw l'«l).:fC'<>- antlthc SJoirit uf the cour.try. lntl~e ,.;amc \Ill, ,j we ('tJU\J ptC>I"i<k in the n:~uon lor :.11 :uk-quste cdtJ(';l·
""n for c•elll'"'!· tho•: )Jiirit ol tlw rountr) woukl be v:utly \:lf<"Jtli:'Ttlnl. It i1 in tluo •t>irit th~t 11·c <"tii.VIlr.I):C :uKl foster the institUiionl of thi1 oution; :1nd thruu,:IKM•tthc- ltn•l. it" in this tpirit that W't src tCCkins:, in tii!IC'l of dcprn-
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\iun, to prennt funh.:r :~uxk on our cJuc;niun~l •)..tem. whi.h it huiillul): U\1
::.J~t~.;fh~; ~~~~:,.e;:t:'),;'i'u~H!~ 1:: :::~~:: :.n:1~,;~~-~~ tile 1"-ut, hut to kxok :~1)1.) into tl~e -'l~llit.-.otiOI\ ut" that ho.tOf)' 111 IlK" l"''bkm• of the tllOIIlC'flt :mtl flltUrc:. h u th.:ot thou)::ht "hod1 k-:-.1• u• t<> ~11 nk·~l of ,-.lun·
tion. I rct!l(tllkf th:lt when I \\-;1' .o huy 111 "'huol on !lbo-..K"hu ... "lt). 1\uhup
l!ohollipl Brook• m:uk to rny cbs. :a n:m.u\. I ·hall nncr fur~ct. 1 It- ..;aotl: -y"'' hoyt will hf J:OOd citi:u:ns ju~ :ali lonJ.( .o\ you n:ooll"onhtr )"'"" loorhuOO ,.Jc-ab."
~ ~.~~~·~~:,~:)~ ~;;r,,:!:~!J:~~:~~ ;;:~:\'he"·,~~ uf~!~~'~l"';n"r!: ~!'7hc ~=r~';i ofi;r~:~u~~l ~:::;~~::tt:tn:;~'~;;:"~~~::!;;.C:~r; :~n~l ju)l :as they will cootinue to m:tkc then•; for_, Jlft":lt m:.O) chanJ:e' al K<""· crnn..rnt :aml hungn n:btiondli~ :1n: !Xrf,-..·tl)' ptot-..·r. lint :11 ti>C" unlC tmll:, the old-f:uh>onnl boyhoot.l Kkab. the- oW-bdli60<'\l l"in<o\1\c«. :an: ttoin): tu k~;e)l the rountf}' jtOioJt. 'J1o.crc i• :1 tentlrnc)"• uf COl"~- 111 lMc >~!:ht u( the fore<.t for
the Uffl . E••cry nun ~nd worn:m with ::111 cduc:nion h:u ::1 two-foiJ Jmy to p~rfuun.
The fint is to lllply 1h.1t n.luation imdliw;ntly to nmtllcmt of the nW\rncnt: and the S«<nd is to obuin ::~nd n1:1int.,in ront.:t('l with :.nd undcrst::~nding of the ::~vcr:Jgccititcntoftheirown country. We h:~1·c :accunt\llill•C<I nn~eh. n1y fricn.!J.
~~~:h~. :a~:.~o~c1;ic~ ,,~,~ ~:~e ~i~~ ~ ~:ffi',..,.,.:;"'ri"mooroo1 \~tors h:o1·c bid tluwn fuur, fi•·e :.nd ten· yur progr::~mJ. I bdic•·c th:lt in thit 1 rountry. which haJ n111 :1 Uict:ttorship, we can !lltl\"e fmthcr tow:~rd our 1!0::11 j in::~shortcttp:!CCO!timewithnut):ilin,: it :1 definite number of yo;<:ars.
And .o, in the yeus to ((>me, uot ju~t thruugh the life of this iomnt:Ji::~tc prograon,hutallmyli(c,l,h:~llrontinuc to v.-;~t('h Wuhill)o'IM Collc)."t. the l'rc:loidcnt, the faculty, its students. itt gr::~Ju:ltcs, with ::1 f~;eling th::lt I :1111 one of tl"'111; th.:tt 1 h:a•·e been \"Cf)' grc::nly hooornl in beir~J ooutk ::111 ::~lmnnus of the Colkgc; ::~nd I bcnthe the Un'IC' pfllycr tlut George W:uhin)o'IM nude to the Colkgc nnrly :a ttntury and a h:alf ::1511, th.at the Cn::t\01 ol the Un· verse "iU look down on the College ::~nd ~··cit his bencdict;on.
Let me tell you .imply and from the bottom of my lw.lrt th::~t I ant proud to h:II'C couw:, proud of the hunor; ::~nd I :.you (;.,d tpc'Cd irt the yar~ to
