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a = I brick and stone ston sits its hordes of wealth wealthits wealthits wealthits
its flashing display of apparent posi pos possessions possessions ¬
i sessions nor is it i t to o be judged by the thenumber thef
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tellect the spiritual quality as it were wereof wereof wereof
of the men in whose hands its destiny destinylies destinyJes destinylies
lies lies Hence the truest history the themost themost themost
most truthful picture of any an city is isthat isl isthat
l h that of the individuals thereof thereofNashville thereofNashvil1e
Nashville Tenn where the 4th an annual annual ane ¬
e nual session of the National Negro NegroBusiness Negroi NegroBusiness
i Business League is to be held stands standsout standsout standsout
out conspicuous for two reasons First Firstthe Firstthe
1 the interest the country has in tEe tl
ters more than a dozen lawyers and andabout andabout andabout
about as many physicians a 8 large num number numberof number ¬
ber berof of excellent ministers m ni8te s It is said saidthat saidthat saidthat
that Nashville is the home of more Negro Ne Negro Negro ¬
gro authors than any other city in the theUnited thei theUnited
i United States Withal Nashville is a agreat agreat agreat
great city worthy of the honor con conferred conferred conferred ¬
ferred upon her by the meeting of the theNational theNational theNational
National Negro Business Busin ss League Fol Following Following Following ¬
lowing are a few of its leading people peoplePKOF peoplernOF peoplePROF
PKOF F c SJHTH SJHTHProf SMITH SMITHProf SMITItProf
Prof F G Smith the present effid effi efficient efficient ¬
cient d ent Principal of Pearl High School SchoolNashville SchoolNashvil1e SchoolNashville
Nashville Tenn is a native of Selma SelmaAla SelmaAla SelmaAla
Ala After completing the common commonEnglish commonEnglish commonEnglish
English course in Burrel Academy Academyhis Academyhis Academyhis
his parents parents sent him to Fislc Univer University University University ¬
sity His progress in this Institution Institutionwas
was rapid and is was not long before beforehe beforehe beforehe
he was considered one of the best in inhis inhis inhis
his class He graduated with honor honorfrom honorfrom honorfrom
from the College Department in 1887 1S87After 1887After 1887After
After leaving school he took up his hiswork hiswork hiswork
work as teacher in the city schools of ofNashville ofNashville ofNashville
Nashville So acceptable was his ser service service service ¬
vice to the Board of Education that thathe thathe thathe
he never filled any position longer longerthan longerthan longerthan
than two years except the one which whichhe whichhe whichhe
he now holds that of jri principal cipal of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the Pearl High School which place he hehas hehas hehas
has ably filled for the past eight years yearsProf yearsI
Prof Smith devotes his whole life and andstudy andstudy andstudy
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study to the upbuilding of his school schoolTo schooLTo schoolTo
To give some idea of the th work that has
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S League and second the importance importanceof
I e of the city cit Nashville is the Athens of ofthe ofthe
1 the South so far as the Negro is con concerned concelned con concerned ¬
cerned Here the th race has three of ofthe ofthe
1 the best schools in the country Walf Wal Waidon Waldon
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f don Roger Williams and Fisk Univer Universities Universities Universities ¬
sities The greatest Negro Medical MedicalSchool MedicalSchool Medicalt
t r School in the United States Maharry Maharrywhich lLlharrywhich Maharrya
+ a t which has graduated more colored physicians phy physicians physicians ¬
sicians than all ii the others together togetherNashville togetherNashville togetherNashville
Nashville public schools stand high in inpoint inpoint inpoint
point of excellence having over 6000 6000colored 6000co19red 6000f 6000colored
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colored co19red children taught by about 65 65teachers 65teachers 65t
t teachers Here we find the two pub publishing publishing pubs ¬
s lishing houses of the Baptist and A i M ME 11E i r rE
E churches A large number of fine finechurch finechurch
4 church houses grace the city clt There Thereare Thereare Thereare
are four drug < stores one steam steamlaundry steamlaundry steamf
f r laundry a shirt factory two undertak tlndertaking undertaking undertaking ¬
ing establishments an insurance bus business business business ¬
iness one ice cream factory a livery liverystable liverystable liveryf
f stable a good many groceries groceri and res restaurants restmirailts resf ¬
f taurants one wholesale junk dealer dealerone dealerone dealerone
one poultry yard a large number of ofgood ofgO ofgood
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been accomplished during his adminis administration administration administration ¬
tration we note the following 1st 1stThe astThe 7stThe
The course of study has hasbeen been special specialized specialized specialized ¬
ized and an expert teacher t ache placed in incharge incharge incharge
charge of each ach branch 2nd Tile stan standard standard standard ¬
dard of scholarship has been raised raised3rd raised3rd raised3rd
3rd Increased facilities in the theScience theScience theScience
Science Department 4th An annual annualsermon annualsermon annualsermon
sermon to the Graduating Class 5th 5thThe 5thThe 5thThe
The establishment of a Senior Social Socialand Sociaand Socialand
and Alumni banquet Many other new newthings newthings newthings
things have been inaugurated which whichcannot whichcannot whichcannot
cannot be mentioned in this brief briefsketch 1riefsletch briefsketch
sketch Through the combined efforts eflortsof efiortsof effortsof
of the teachers and the P Prin rincjpal Cipal the thePearl theJ
Pearl High School now now ranks as one oneof oneof oneof
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In addition to his studies along lit literary literary literary ¬
erary lines Prof Smith has completed completeda
a course in Medicine and Pharmacy at atthe atthe atthe
the Maharry Maharr Medical College and a acourse acourse acourse
course in Shorthand and Typewriting Typewritingat
at Falls Business CollegeSeSvas COI Collee ge j e vas theContinued the theContinued e eContinued
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first man in Tennessee to pass the theState theState theState
State Board of Pharmacy held at Vanderbilt Van Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
derbilt University Though the legal legalpossessor legalpossessor legalpossessor
possessor of three degrees won by per perseverance perseverance perseverance ¬
severance and hard labor in striking strikingcontrast strikingcontrast strikingcontrast
contrast to many of our leading men menwho menwho menwho
who are fond of stringing to their theirnames theirnames theirnames
names multiduinous titles Prof Smith Smithnever Smithnever Smithnever
never attaches a degree to his name nameBesides nameBesides nameBesides
Besides being a polished scholar scholarProf scholarProf scholarProf
Prof Smith has proved to be an ora orator orator orator ¬
tor His addresses each year to his hisgraduating hisgraduating hisgraduating
graduating class are eloquent and instructive in instructive instructive ¬
structive He is a man of talent stu studious studious studious ¬
dious progressive energetic honorable honorableand honorableand honorableand
and conscientious and enjoys the con confidence confidence confidence ¬
fidence and esteem of the best people peoplewith peoplewith peoplewith
with whom he is acquainted acquaintedTilE
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