HONOR "GREATEST HARVARD GRADUATE OF HIS GENERATION"

A gathering made up largely of undergraduates and professors attended the dedication of the Roosevelt Memorial Tablet last Saturday at noon. The tablet was presented by Charles G. Washburn '80 of Worcester, for the Massachusetts Committee of the Roosevelt Memorial Association. The house upon which the tablet is placed is at 38 Winthrop Street, between the Yard and the Freshman Dormitories. The tablet, written by President Eliot reads: "Here Theodore Roosevelt lived during four formative and fruitfull years as a member of Harvard College".

President Lowell accepted the gift on behalf of the college and spoke of Roosevelt as the "greatest Harvard graduate of his generation". Professor A. B. Hart '80, a former classmate of the statesman and Chairman of the Committee, was the presiding officer through- the ceremonies.

Mr. Washburn, in his dedication speech, said in part:

"What amazes one in the life of Theodore Roosevelt is his prodigious activity of mind and body and his great accomplishments in so many fields of endeavor. He was a scientific naturalist and famous hunter. The number of his books and their quality would satisfy the ambition of one who wished only to be distinguished as an historian and in letters. His constant aim was to get out of himself the best there was in him".

At the time his college home was being honored. Roosevelts birthplace at 28 East 20 Street. New York City was being dedicated with impressive ceremonies as "a shrine of American patriotism". This was done largely through the efforts of the Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association. The house will be open to the public two days a week and to children every day.