: COLONEL ROOSEVELT IN ENGLAND. 



sense, with high ethical standards and sincere religious convictions, 

 Mr. Roosevelt does honor to a country where he is beyond com- 

 parison the most outstanding man, and of which, to all appearance, 

 he might be, if he chose. President for life. Mr. Roosevelt is a 

 true friend of peace, though very far removed from Quaker prin- 

 ciples. There is something wholesome, breezy, and invigorating 

 in his talk, whether one agrees with him or not. All that his critics 

 can say is that he speaks platitudes, but platitudes need to be spoken 

 till they are carried into practice." 



Colonel Roosevelt's addresses since his return from the wilds 

 of Africa have been a great contribution to the moral forces of the 

 present time. He has spoken under circumstances not given to any 

 other man, and he said the best things in every place, who else 

 than he could have spoken as he has done? 



On June 7th Colonel Roosevelt was the guest of the University 

 of Oxford, where he delivered his Romanes lecture, and the Uni- 

 versity conferred upon him the honorary degree of doctor of civil 



law. 



THE LECTURE AND CONFERMENT. 



The lecture and the conferment constituted the main feature of 

 the day, but it did not complete the program, which was as crowded 

 as any that the distinguished American had undertaken in his 

 European travels. 



Oxford was glad to see our former President and made the 

 fact known. First there was a reception given by the Mayor of 

 the corporation at the town hall. The auditorium was filled to its 

 limits, and when the guests appeared the audience joined in singing 

 " For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." 



From the town hall the Colonel made hurried visits to the lead- 

 ing colleges and to other places of historic interest. 



He was entertained at luncheon by the American Club, leaving 

 soon afterwards for the Sheldonian Theater for his lecture and the 

 ceremonies that aded a D. C. L. to the other honorary titles that 

 have been bestowed upon him. 



The Colonel's subject was " Biological Analogies in History." 



