At one time, he continued, Judge Helmick had been a fully "fledged reporter on the "Denver Times", and journalism in that city was anything like the journalism of Ten-besee described by Mark Twain, Judge Helmick must have lived a colourful life.
He welcomed the guest not only as the representative of one of the only two national courts, as distinct from consular courts, at present in China the other court being the British but also as representative of the universities of the United States, he having been at universities in California and Colorado.
The president emphasized the link between the universities of the old world and the new. Harvard Univer sity was founded by John Harvard, a graduate of Emmanuel Colley Cambridge, in 1639, in com memo: tion of seventy members of the colony who had been educated in England. Harvard College, as it was then, was run on the lines of Em. manuel, Before closing he mentioned Cecil Rhodes, whose dream it was 10 perpetuate the influence and traditions of the old universities.
Judge Helmick Replies In reply Judge Helmick expressed appreciation of the interesting and informative story of his own career just given by the president. Mr. Jones, he said, had recently appeared in the American Court as a witness not to testify to facts or happenings, but to tell the court what was the law. Having heard what was the law, he, Judge Helmick, had ruled accordingly. The case. was now under appeal, and he wished it to be known that,' should there be news shortly that the courts in San Francisco had overruled his judgment, he was not alone to blame, (Laughter), Judge Helmick continued in a most amusing velo, telling the story of a wait whose father was in prison, Whose mother was in an insane asylum, sister ina welfare home, brother ina reformatory—and another brother at Harvard. At Harvard? Yes. In a glass jar' in a laboratory, with two heads. He had intended io tell this story with the situs at Cambridge instead of Har. ard, he continued, but he had lost his nerve.
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