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affairs here in the United States, it is a pleasant 

 thing to be able to look back to the last twenty years 

 of the life of Columbia's late President, Mayor Low. 

 And now, for a moment, look at things in their pure 

 historic perspective. Think what it means in the 

 way of an object-lesson to have a man who, after 

 serving two terms as Mayor of what is now one 

 of the great boroughs of this great city, then be 

 came for twelve years the President of one of the 

 foremost institutions of learning in the entire land, 

 and then again became the chief officer of the city. 

 That was not merely creditable to Mr. Low; it was 

 creditable to us. It spoke well for the city. It is 

 a big mark on the credit side. We have plenty of 

 marks on the debit side ; but we feel that this goes a 

 long way toward making the balance even. 



As for the Dean why, I sat at the feet of that 

 Gamaliel when I first went into politics. He and 

 I took part in the affairs of the old Twenty-first 

 Assembly District in the days when I was just out 

 of college. My very first experiences in practical 

 politics were gained in connection with the Dean. 

 And, gentlemen, as I gradually passed out of the 

 sphere of the Dean, I passed into the sphere of 

 your present President, and he has been my close 

 friend, my valued adviser, ever since. 



When it comes to rendering service, that which 

 counts chiefly with a college graduate, as with any 

 other American citizen, is not intellect so much as 

 what stands above mere power of body, or mere 

 power of mind, but must in a sense include them, 



