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President Roosevelt appreciates Oliver Lodge’s invitation to speak at the University of Birmingham, but he has already turned down similar requests from the University of Cambridge and other bodies, and thus cannot accept. He is only able to make one university address while he is in England.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-20
President Roosevelt has spoken with Edgar Huidekoper Wells about William R. Castle’s plan for Kermit Roosevelt to be able to graduate with his class after returning from his upcoming African safari, and both men agree with Castle’s advice. Roosevelt attributes his son Theodore Roosevelt’s graduation from Harvard University in only three years to Castle’s influence. Roosevelt regrets that neither Kermit nor Theodore Roosevelt will be able to visit Castle over the summer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-27
Frances M. Wolcott informs President Roosevelt of the work done by the archaeologist Giacomo Boni in Rome and of lectures he has recently given in England. Boni is trying to raise money for a library at the Roman Forum. Wolcott wonders if a lecture tour in the United States would be worthwhile, and if so, how to go about arranging it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-29
Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt clippings from British newspapers that he thinks will interest him, and he informs Roosevelt of the help he has recently given to Francis Cockrell’s son after he was involved in a car accident in Switzerland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-23
Ambassador Reid reports to President Roosevelt about affairs in Europe. Reid’s impression is that neither Great Britain nor Germany want tensions to escalate to a war, and he is still trying to get more details about their negotiations. Reid informs Roosevelt that the King seems to be in ill health. He is also worried that Roosevelt’s friend, Silas McBee, is stirring up trouble by seeming to interfere in debates about the Education Bill. Reid referred the Grocers’ Federation to Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf so that they might receive more information about complying with America’s meat inspection laws, and he enclosed a copy of a speech he gave at Cambridge on the American Revolution. Reid concludes by saying that he hopes the British government will help the United States settle disputes with Canada.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-16
Oliver D. Filley asks President Roosevelt’s assistance in setting up a race between the Cambridge and Harvard crew teams in September of 1906.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-10
The author of this letter to the editor disapproves of American Olympic officials James E. Sullivan, Gustavus T. Kirby, and Joseph B. McCabe, and the effect they have had on the culture of the United States. The author includes a clipping from a Boston newspaper which they say displays an event of “tasteless vulgarity” organized by Harvard University and Yale University, in which the King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of Great Britain were shown “the grossest disrespect.” The accompanying clipping which is quoted seems to describe an initiation ceremony to a Harvard club that pokes fun at the conclusion of the 1908 Olympic Marathon, with students dressed as Dorando Pietri, Johnny Hayes, and members of the royal family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-18
An article in the Harvard Graduates’ Magazine calls for a break in athletic competition between Harvard and Yale, asserting that Yale focuses too much on athletics and not enough on academics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-28
There has been a movement to relax the requirements for the study of Greek for Rhodes Scholarships, as it proves a stumbling block for many aspirants. However, there are arguments against relaxing these standards. In particular, the study of Greek prepares the student for public life by training him to express his thoughts with brevity and precision. The recent inaugural address of President Roosevelt shows the influence of his study of Greek.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-07
Arrangements for a crew competition between Harvard and Cambridge University have nearly been finalized. Frank L. Higginson and R. C. Lehmann have had the duties of representing Harvard’s interests in England, as both have previously been associated with the university. The race will be run purely for fun and for the sport of it, and will not be for any sort of international collegiate championship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-23
George Otto Trevelyan was “greatly stirred and fired” by President Roosevelt’s last letter. He reports on the achievements of his children, and discusses reading and education. Trevelyan notes that Henry James visits his family every year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-10
Evert Jansen Wendell invites Vice President Roosevelt to the games at Berkeley Oval, Morris Heights, on September 25. Oxford will be playing Cambridge and Harvard will be playing Yale.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-27