The greatest surprise of the ceremony was next furnished by Rev. William Lawrence '71, Bishop of Massachusetts, in a brief speech announcing to the public for the first time a gift of $1,250,000 made in honor of President Eliot by Harvard alumni for the support of "certain departments of the University."

Throughout these speeches of tribute and affection, President Eliot had been sitting very straight in his chair with a serene smile of happiness on his face. As he got up to make his speech of response, the audience again rose to its feet, and only after several minutes could he make himself heard above the clapping and applause. Then he stepped forward on the platform, and with his hands clasped before him, spoke in a quiet, restrained voice.

The light in the theatre had become dim and throughout the hall intense faces leaned forward to catch President Eliot's every word and expression as he spoke of his experiences as a student, a teacher and an officer of Harvard. As he ended with his appeal to the graduates and undergraduates of Harvard to serve their country "with devotion and sacrifice in peace as well as war," the applause broke out again and lasted until long after he had left the platform with his escort to proceed to the Yard and receive the greetings of the student body.

The text of the various speeches follows:--

Sanford Welcomes Guests and Salutes the "Happy Warrior"

Salutation to the Assembly and Guest of Honor--

We have met to celebrate the 90th birthday of Dr. Charles William Eliot, President Emeritus of Harvard University--clarum et venerabile nomen. In behalf of those under whose auspices this meeting is held, I salute this distinguished gathering of scholars and citizens, assembled here today to felicitate our beloved guest upon this glad-some anniversary, and to bear witness to the honor, reverence and affection in which he is held among all the sons of Harvard, in the world of scholarship and letters, and throughout the length and breadth of our Republic. We greet you, one and all, with most cordial welcome.

Illustrious and Venerable Guest:-All these assembled here salute you. We welcome you with rejoicings; we greet you with congratulations; we delight to do you honor and to pay you the tribute of our devotion.

Of your services to Harvard, to education, to scholarship, to the higher life of men, it will be the privilege of others to speak today. Yet I may give voice to one feeling deep in all our hearts; the joy that as the advancing years have given you so richly of their wisdom, they have endowed you also with continuing strength.

"Valiant Soldier of the Truth"

You have been ever a valiant soldier of the truth; a "Happy Warrior", strong, serene and steadfast, in the full meaning of the poet's phrase--with, I imagine, something of the Puritan's delight in the joy of righteous conflict. We rejoice that you are still clad in your shining armor; that your soul is radiant with the spirit of youth.

Your voice is calm in a hurried and restless age. It tells us of life's abiding happiness and enduring satisfactions; that they lie not in pride of place and power, in greed of gold and vain display, but in simple and elemental things; in the love that glorifies the home; is health of body and mind; in labor that is of service to our fellowmen; and in the joy of work well done. You teach us to be honest in thought; steadfast and true; tolerant, of open mind, and just; and to be of courage and good cheer, having faith in the power of truth, faith in our fellowmen and in democracy, faith in God and in the increasing purpose that through the ages runs.

Shaped Lives of Harvard Men

I bring you, Sir, with especial gratitude and tenderness, the greetings of Harvard men. Your thought, your devotion, your wisdom, have entered into the very making of Harvard, into the deepest foundations of its life, as we have known it and as it is and will be; your visions are inwrought in the structure of its stately orifice, embedded in its strength and gleaming in its beauty. You, through Harvard, have shaped the courses of our lives.

We recall today the memorable phrase in which you have described the University graduates as "the living Harvard force." And as our birthday gift it is my privilege to present to you, in behalf of the Alumni Association, a symbol of that "living force" a copy of the new Alumni Directory, bound in crimson leather, containing the names of all living Harvard men, numbering more than 43,000. We trus, that it may be to you a fireside friend, speaking to you as the voice of Harvard; and that in the sunshine of the morning and the quiet of the evening this voice may murmur to you, in a melody charming as the harp of Orpheus, of the admiration, gratitude and love of the men of Harvard, and breathe to you their prayer that your years may be long in the house of your