Reception in the Capital House of Peers and representatives of other public bodies. He then paid a visit to the Tokio Imperial University, where he was magnificently received by over 4,000! students of the University, as well as thousands of children of all grades and ages, who ranked for tore than a mile on both sides of the beflagged streets.
Replying to an address from the President, the Prince briefly expressed his pleasure as a University man in visiting this great Japanese University. He regretted his inability to speak Japanese and wished the University students prosperity and success. His simple words, clearly and naturally spoken, instantly appealed to his hearers, who gave him three rousing "'banzai!"
Replying to the President's address, the Prince paid a high tribute to the contributions of this University to learning, and quoted the Imperial Decrea that knowledge shall be, sought after throughout the world. He also congratulated Japan on her influence upon art in the West, which, he said, promised to be both beautiful and enduring.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.