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VOLUME X.
CHARLESTON, WEST
VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1911
NUMBER
Garnett
Graduates
m NUMBER SIX, HHE I^ARGEST
NUMBER TO FINISH COURSE
IN YEARS.
Four Girls, Two Boys
Are (Jiveu Diplomas After a Series
of Exercises of High Order,, Which
is Witnessed by a Full House each
Niglit.
At the exercises Monday evening
at Garnett Hall diplomas wore given
?to the largest class whLch has grad
uated from Garnett . Hlgih school in
several years.
Leading up to this, the event to
ward which the class had eagerly
looked for years, rvere exercises
equally as interesting to the parents
and friends of the graduates and
patrons of the school. Thursday
* evening "A Nautical Knot," an op
eretta, was presented by talent from
the g rammer and high school, the
leading parts being taken by Chas.
Payne, The music was tuneful
and the plot entertaining, a combi
nation warranted to please the most
exacting. The caste was evenly bal
anced and elicited frequent applause
from the audience which filled the
hall to its capacity.
?Class Day exercises were held Fri
day evening at the name place. As
is the custom, tJhe graduates availed
themselves of the opportunity to get
off a numiber of Jokes at the expense
of each other and their teachers.
The prograjm for T,he evening fol
lows :
Orchestra. '
Invocation . .1 Rev. R. R. Downs
Ohorus ? "The Merry Maids"
Girls' Chorus
Class History . . . . Hager Alexander
Farewell to School Books
Beatrice Calhoun Mayidel Brad
ford, William Goins.
Orchestra. !":w"\
Farewell to School Books
Hlagar Alexander, Nelson Davis,
Hnttie DeHaven.
Class Prophecy . . Beatrice Calhoun
Chorus? ^"Springtime" .School
The sermon to the class was
preacthed at the First Baptist church
Sunday in the forenoon by the pas
tor, the Rev. B. R. Reed, who gave
<tihe graduates much sage advice as
to their future life. He emphasized
'he necessity of their following the
precepts wlhich they learned in school
and pointed out the difficulties which
anight encompass them by disregard
ing their early training.
Standing room was at a premium
Monday evening when the cunbain
arose at Garnett hall disclosing the
?ix graduates and the dhorus of
{mixed voices seated upon the stage.
Following a selection by the High
VSk?.hool orchestra, the Rev. J. S.
Carroll, pastor of the Simpson M.
E. church invoked divine blessing
upon the exercises of the evening.
The program w'hich follows was
?then carried out in manner which
reflected credit upou inose resj>onsi
?ble for its arrangement:
Orchestra.
Invocation . .1. . . . Rev. .T. S. Carroll
Chorus ? "Hail! Orphens, Hail!" ?
R. E. DeReef School
Salutatory ...... May del Bradford
Chorus? "Awake with the I, ark" ?
R. E. DeReef School
Valedictory Beatrice Calhoun
,0 rchestra.
Address and Presentation of Di
plomas L. O. Wilson
Chorus ? Gloria in Excel sis, Mass in
B flat ? H. Farmer School
Orchestra.
The address of Mr. Wilson, who
teaches at Weston, was universally
eomimended for -its common sense,
depth of thought and rotund style.
The audience showed its appreciation
of his address iby applauding fre
quently. Following the last num
ber, the lower clawsee entertained
the tachers, graduates and others at
a banquet in t-tie basement of the
school bliilidng, which, decor
ated especially for the occasion, was
the scene of a brilliant assemblage.
The graduates werep; llagar Alex
ander, Maydel Bradford. Beatrice
Calhoun, Nelson Davis, Hattle De
Haven and William Goins.
J. YON TyKOTlTRKH AT liYNOHBURG
ON FUTUK10 OF IJBEKIA
Lynchburg, <Va., Juno 7. ? Rev.
Dr. Ernest J^yot}, , former minister
icsident fcoJOBul general at Mon
rovia, Lf^ria, delivered an address
011 "The Future of Liberia" at the
Jackson Street M. KJ. Cu'iroh la*<t
night. He spoke eloquently of the
people of the litt.-) West. African ro~
public, (heir struggle,.*, their eu)nc
mif possibilities, and ended by pre
dicting a hopeful future for that
lormer naynnu of colored Americana
A large audience gieet ed thy dip
lomat.
Dr. Lyon ro'v en. joy. 3 the honor of
being Liberian consul to this coun
try. He will deliver an address at
the closing 'exercise? of the colored
gchoolH^'O? Oliesfef, 'Pa;, Friday of
reit week. . , ...
Medical
Society
OF WEST VIRGINIA HOLDS BAN
NER SESSION IN HEART OF
COAX. FIELDS.
Large Attendance
Of Physiciuns, Pharmacists and Den
tists Discuss Papers of Interest to
'llieir Profession^ and the Laity ?
Next Meeting at Huntington.
Bluefield, June 5j.- ? The fifth an-_
nual session of the West Virginia
Medical Society was \held here Thurs
day and Friday, in point of num
bers and enthusiasm and in the char
>acter of the papers presented it
proved to be the best session n the
history of the society. Fourteen,
including physicians, pharmacists
and dentists, were present and en
rolled, making more than one half)
of the colored physicians of the
state now allied with the Medical
society.
H At 1 p. m., Thursday, the presi
dent, Dr. E. Johnson, called the ses
sion to order in Mei-cers' Hal'l, where
all the meetings w<rre held. After
invocation the annual address was
given. The continued growth of the
society, was noted and some very
necessary and urgent features were
recommended. The address sihow^ed
that the president was thoroughly
familiar with the needs, aim and
purpose of the society.
Dr. E. W. Lourax, of Bluefield,
road a carefully prejyared and ex
haustive paper 011 "Auto Intoxica
tion." The writer was familiar with
tlhe subject which was discussed fully
?bv the society.
Miss Josephine Randolph, a grad
uate trained nurse of Bluefield, was
presented to the society and fav
ored them with a paper on "The
Preparation and Care of a Patient
and Instruments for major opera
tions." Miss Randolph received the
'hearty congratulations and thanks
of t)he society 011 her splendid effort..
The paper cited many practical and
necessary features to the considera
tions of the physicians.. Dr. R. C.
Harrison lead in the discussion.
After the reading of this paper
and the discussion the president,
made a happy reference to the vis
itors preseait and some very appro
priate and encouraging remarks were
made by R. P. Sims, of the Blue
field Colored Institute; E. L. Rann,
of t.'he Bluefield Public Schools; Rev.
S. R. Bullock and W. W. Hicks, and
M. F. Whittico. of the McDowell
Times. Each speaker brought out
the advantages to be derived from
unity and congratulated the society
on its efforts along this and other
lines.
l lie evening session was devoted
to t'he social side and a very enjoy
able "smoker" was participated in
by all the physicians. This courtesy
was extended the society by the Flat
Top Medical Association, it was in
the nature of a round table and
many topics of general interest to
both physicians and pharmacists,
were discussed fnlly. Special points
were brought out defining the rela
tion between the pnysicians and
pharmacists, and vice versa. j
Second Day Session.
The President called the society to
order at 11 a. m. After invocation
Dr. R. C. Harrison, of Kimball, was
introduced and read a splendid pa
per on "Appendicitis in Children,"
and defined the technique of the op
etration . X>r. Harrison presented
some charts to the society from his
own hospital, making clear certain
l>oinits he wished to emphasize. The
paper was discussed by all the phys
icians.
The next paper was "Ascites" read
by Dr. W. C. i^iwrence, of Montgom
ery. This paper showed careful
study, and preparation and precipi
tated a lively discussion. Dr. !>aw
rence closed the discussion citing
some interesting cases from his own
private practice.
Dr. W. A. Hoi ley was next intro
duced, and presented a paj>er in
"Scarletina ? Diagnosis and Treat
ment". This pai]>er went to the bot
tom of the subject and Dr. Hoi ley,
from his long years of practice was
able to entertain the society richly.
The paj>er was discussed by Drs.
Edwards, White, Txnnax and Jones.
The next paper "Gastric Ulcer",
prepared by Dr. .T. W. Shellcrofit, of
Parksersburg, was i-trad by the sec
Tea ry. Dr. Shellcrart was detained
at home, but showed that he had the
interest of the society at heart in
the preparation of his paper. The
paper was a,b1y discussed.
Public Meeting.
The public meeting was held in Mt.
Olivet Baptist Church, Rev. W. W.
Hicks, pastor. ? This meeting was
well alteded, showing the keen in
terest of the public in the doings
of the society. For this meeting,
iDr. B. F. White, of Huntington,
read a paper on "Tuberculosis." The
| paper was lengthy and covered the
.ground thoroughly. Many facts were
advanced allowing how to handioa/p
the dread disease of consumption.
The paper was discussed by Dr. R.
L. Jones ami Dr. S. J. Bajinplleld.
Dr. Mitchell, the dentist, then gave
a very helpful talk on "ithe care of
the teeth," his rumtifUa' were well
received and nctf ? ^irill pr&ve
helpful.
Appropriate resolutions were of
fered at ? this meeting, thanking tiho
citizens of Blue field for t'heir hearty
welcome and royal entertainment.
The o lllcers elected were Dr. W.
A. Holley, of Br aim-well, president; j
Dr. W. C. Lawrence, of Montgomery,
vice-president, and Dr. R. L. Jones,
of Charleston, secretary and treas
urer.
The society will hold its next meet
ing in Huntington In June, 1912.
* ? ? ?
Baltimore Boys
Win Scholarships
TWO CARRY OFF HONORS IN THE
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY AN1)
ONE WILL GO TO AN DOVER,
THE OTHER TO HARVARD.
Baltimore, Md., June 7. ? Balti
more boys carried off two of the
scholarships at the commencement
of Howard University, Washington,
last week. The local boys to re
ceive degrees were:
James A. Wright, who was grad
uated from the college department
and teachers' college; John Gaither
Day and Randolph B. Stewart, doc
tors of medicne; James C. Waters,
Mitchell and Carl J. Murphy, bach
elors of arts. Messrs. Mitchell and
Murphy stood first and second, re
spectively, in the college class, and
were awarded scholarships at Ando
ver Seminary and Harvard Univer
sity, respectively. Messrs. Murphy
and Mitchell are graduates of the
local Colored High School. The
former is a son of John Murphy, ed- ,
Itor of the Afro-American ledger.
Rev. Charles B. Bishop received a
diploma from the theological depart
ment.
The annual memorial services of
local lodges of thee Knights of Pyth
ias were held Sunday night, at Bethel ,
A. M. E. Church. The memorial
sermon was preached by Rev. Sttro
jrer S. Jolley, of Cambridge, Md. 1
Grand Chancellor Cveorge A. Watty
presided. The annual session of the
[Maryland Grand l^odge of the order
will held at. Frederick, Md., the
lKtter part of July.
Hazlewood 111
With Pneumonia
WAS STRICKEN WHILE AT IN
STITUTE ATTENDING SER
MON TO GRADUATES.
While in attendance at Institute
Sunday upon the sermon to ti e grad
uates of the West Virginia Colored
Institute, J. M. Hazlewood, a i riven 1 -
ber of the Board ot' Regents for the
twelve years preceding the change in
the method of control of the State
educational institution, was stricken
with pneumonia, and now lies ser
iously ill at his home on Washington
street
Mr. Hazlewood had been complain
ing the past two months of indiges
tion and when his condition became
serious at Institute, it was thought
by his wife, who accompanied him,
and his friends that this was the
trou.ble. Every remedy of which
they had knowledge was applied
without result. On his return here
Sunday night the physician in atterd
ance pronounced the complaint pneu
monia. His state, though ser
ious, is not regarded as grave, and the
host friend* who have called upon
him during his illness are hoping for
| a favorable outcome.
Old Alumni Return
To Tiller Alma Mater
UWENTY -FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE CLASS OF OF
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY BRINGS
HACK MANY WHO HAVE GAIN
ED DISTINCTION.
Lincoln University, Pa, Wine 7. ?
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
graduation of the class of 1 880 was
l.eld here yesterday in connection
with the Annual commencement er -
ercises of Lincoln University.
A number of the members of the
(lass have achieved prominence in
different fields, among them being:
Dr. George C. Hall, the prominent
physician and surgeon of Chicago;
| Harry W. Bass, an attorney of Phila
delphia, also a member of the Penn
sylvania legislature; Harry S. Cum
mings, a member of the Baltimore
(Md.) City Council; Rev. Dr. D. O.
Hill, pastor of ;3erthel Church, Bal
timore; Rev. Dr. .T. Milton Waldron,
pastor of Shlloh Baptist Church,
Washington; WiPis W. Bryant, who
conducts a large transfer business in
Indianapolis; Dr. Richard Con well,
of New York; J)r. W. G. Holley, of
Kansas City; Prof. W. B. Hunter, of
Raleigh, N. C.; James B. Raymond,
of Jersey City; F. G. Ogden, of Up
per New York, Dr. William T. Carr,
of Haltlipore. Rev. Thomas It. Amos
and Dr. William G. Green, of Phila
delphia.
Fighting
For Life
AUK THE TRUE HE FORMERS,
WHOSE LICENSE MAY BE
REVOKED AGAIN.
Leaders At Odds
And Litigation Wliitii May I>i*ag
Through Years and Waste Assets
of flic Organization is Threat
ened in Attempt to Hide Thefts.
, Richmond, V-a.,- Juue 5?^=Tlia re
port of the receivers of the Savings
Bank of the Grand Fountain, United
Order of True Reformers, has cre
ated a profound sensjation, says the
Planet. It is now recognized as a
fact that if the facta set forth in this
report are correct, the end of the
True Reformer, organization, is at
?hand. The Bureau of Insurance
makes no secret of the fact that its
approval by Judge Daniel Grinnan
will make It impossible for the Or
der to continue bus 11 ess. To this
end a desperate effort is now being
made to prevent its approval and to
refute many of its statements.
Tfhe receivers, when questioned,
smile blandly and intimate that the
wo rat has not. as yet ieen told. Hon.
11. Evelyn Byrd and ex-Governor A.
.T. Montague, representing the Grand
Fountain in an associate capacity,
api>eared before Judge John H. In
gram of the I>aw and Equity Court,
and asked for an injunction to pre
vent the receivers, Messrs. Win. A.
Montague and Edwin M. Pilchcr,
from selling the Truv Reformer Hall
at Lynchburg, which property was
sold before, and was bought in by
the Order, but whteo was again to
be put up at auction! at Lynchburg.
Both of the receivers were in
court and arguments] 011 the motion
were heard. At t.jie conclusion,
Judge Ingram promptly refused to
grant the request, afljd the receivers
were given until 11 jo'clock to pre
pare their answer, which papers were
duly attested and taken on an ap
peal to the Supreme Court atWythe
vllle, Va. Judge Ingram declared
that he did not intolid to have the
True Reformer case brought in his
court. The proceedings are now in
the Chancery Court, which is a tri
bunal of co-ordinat^ jurisdiction,
and he was of the opinion that Judge
Grinnan knew more about the case
than he did. Mr. Moncure 'Stated to
the court that when the facts were
known it would be found that the
Order of True Reformers, known as
the Grand Fountain, was just as
insolvent as the True Reformers'
Bank.
u-enerai counsel, .1 . Thorn as Now
some, was at. Newport News this
week preparing to sue out. an in
junction at this point in order to
check the sale of all the property
of the Grand Fountain. The admis
sions of the officers of the Grand
Fountain seems to have recently han
dicapped him in his efforts to save
the Order. * At every point he is con
fronted with something which they
have said or done whch bars him
from proceeding along a given line
of argument, lie asserts that if he
finds that the report of the receivers
with reference to the officials of the
Order and their responsibility for the
deplorable condition of affairs is cor
rect, ho will sue every one of them,
even if he has to relinquish his of
fice to do it.
The connecting of Lawyer Giles
13. Jackson with the R. T. Hill de
falcation" caused much connnent and"
necessitated a statement by that at
torney. It will be interesting to
note that the overdraft by the Col
ored State Fair was $82.80, and the
notes of the Negro Development and
Exposition Company were $3,306.53
in one instance and $3,306.53 in the
other, which together wth the $6,
757.02 including the attorney's fee,
makes the total amount gotten out
of the True Reformers' Bank $13,
751.04. ? ??*;
An interesting phase of this True
Reformer Savings Bank case is the
amount of over-draft by the First
Baptist Church, K. T. Hill Treasurer.
He left an indebtedness against the
First Baptist Church of $2,557.09.
As a matter of fact., the First Bap
tist Church did not owe the True
Reformers' Bank any money what
ever.
The present asi>ect of the case
makes it all a vory embarrassing
propoet.lon, especially in view of the
receivers:
"In connection with the real es
tate inventory returned with this re
port, it is proper here to say that
the officers of the Grand Fountain
of the United Order of True Reform
ers (who as heretofore shown were
officers of th bank) voluntarily
told the receivers that all of the real
estate shown in the nhove inventory
was the pro?perty of the bank,
whether the legal title thereof show
ed on the court, records to be in the
name of the bank or in the name of
the Reformer Mercantile and Indus
trial Association or in the trustees
of the Grand Fountain of the United
Order of True Reformers as the same
(CONTINUED ON PAO? T0KTB)
Gosi
AT THE WEST VIRGINIA COLOR
ED INSTITUTION BEGUN WITH
ANNUAL. SERMON
Rev. Powell Preaches
Former \V(wt Virginian Delivers Elo
quent. Address to largest Grad
uating Class in the History of the
Institution ? Musie a Feature of
the Occasion.
(Special to The Advocate.)
Institute, June 7. ? -Sun any, the
fourth Inst, at the West Virginia
Colored Institute, was featured by
the preaching of the sixteenth an
nual sermon to t'ho class of 1911,
'by the Rev. A. Cltyton Powell, of
the Aibysinian Bapust Church of
New York City.
It was At/ting that the largest
class in the history of the school
should have for its sermon day the
most beautiful of all in rose-leafed
June, and for its spiritual adviser
the mo3t. finished and eloquent, pul
?pit orator of the race, that West Vir
ginia has ever sent forth from her
?hills and valleys. ,?
Many visitors from Charleston and
elsewhere, attracted by the fame ol
the speaker, and the Interest In the
occasion, were present.
Ait. slight variance with the official
announcement, the time for holding
the sermon was Changed from 2 p.
m., to 10:30 a. m.
This change, while it may have
deterred some from being present
on account of the heat added much
to the comfort of the audience.
The music for the occasion, se
lected and conducted by Mrs. Mitche.l
music teacher, was in its selection
and rendition a fit accompaniment
for the striking sermon.
It will be recalled by many of the
older citizens -of Kanawha county."
tihat Reverend Powell is another one
of those Virginians, who came
across the line in the early davsu avid'
having settled among these hills, was ,
reared and entered into a sturdy
manhood that the world delights to
honor* .
After President. Prillerman had
warmly introduced Dr. Powell, he
s;poke for nearly an hour from Zach
ariah 4:10 on "The Significance of
Uittile Things,"
The sermon was a most eloquent
presentation of seemingly insignifi
cant trifles from sacred and profane
history, around whose use or disuse
circled influences that reacted for
weal or woe spiritually and tempor
ally. .Dr. Powell's .resonant voice
poured forth in impassioned lan
guage tha/t thrilled and enthralled
tJhe wonderful story of the possibil
ities of mian's grea-tness dependent
upon the proper observance of email '
virtues and contrasted with this, his
lutter degradation spiritually and
temporally, if these are disregarded.
His exhortations to the class were
soul stirring.
The program of the services was
as follows:
Nnne Dimittites'. . . . Ethelbert Nevln
Choir
Scripture reading.
Quartet ? tSanctus Farmer
M'iss Oharlotte Caflnpbell, Miss Alma
Peters, M'r. E. M. Burgess, Mr.
0. E. Jones. ' ?
?Prayer. r -*? ;?r
Response ? Ch o i r .
Ave Maria Millard
Miss Jessie P. Embry.
Sermon, Rev_ A. Clayton Powell,
D. D., New York City.
Quartet ? Gloria Farmer
Miss Jessie P. Embry, Mi as Leiia
Powell Mr. E. M. Burgess, Mr.
C. E. Jones.
Benediction.
C) Mother Dear Jerusalm, Recessional
At 7:30 p. m., th^ Rev. C. N.
Tflarris, of Fayettesvill, addressed
tihe Union Meeting of the Y. M. C.
A., ami the Y. W. 0. A.
Rev. Harris is a representative
mam, doing good \for the Lord and
the race In this stave, Tie preached
from Psalms 27:1, and gave mucfll
good advice.
In connection wltta the sermon, the
following programe was rendered:
Song. s '
Scripture Reading.
Song ? Male Quartette.
Sermon ? Rev. C. N. Harris.
Song ? Mixed Quartette.
Benediction.
Tuesday night. "Uncle Rube," a.
(melodrama, was reproduced to a full i
'house.
TUSK KttKK EVTKKTA I NS
HOYAI/TV
Washington, D. c., June 7- ? Lord
Eustace Percy, connected wil'.i the
British Embassy in Washington, left
here a few days ago to ppend sev
eral days in Tusk?*gee as the guest
of Booker T. Washington. Lord
Percy is the son of the Duke and
Duchess of Northumberland, one of
the oldest, wealthiest and most aris
tocratic families in the United King
dom. Lord Percy had a special let
ter of Introduction from Ambassador
Bryce to Dr. Washington.
Morgan College
Graduates Eight
' s 6 t
PRESIDENT SPENCER COMMENDS
THOSE WHO MAKE S A ORIFI
CES TO SECURE EDUCATION '
AND IjOOKS FOR GREATER
ONES IN THE FUTRUE.
Baltimore, June 7. ? "I have the
highest respect for the boy or girl
who will go to a summer resort and
work in order that he or she can
go to college during the winter,"
was the assertion made by Rev. Dr.
J. O. Spencer, president of Morgan
college, at the annual commencement
of the school last. Thursday night.
"I- have read im magaznes and
books," he continued, "of the great
sacrifice made by the race during the
past generation in order that an ed
ucation might be gotten, bu<t I am
of the conviction that there are
those now who are willing to make
still greater sacrifices in order that
an education may be secured."
The graduates were ? College (ba
chelors of arts), Stephen Handy Dix
and David Walter Henry.
College Preparatory ? Clayton
Wright Carroll. Isabella M. Grinage
and Waljter Pear Banks.
Normal ? Annie M. Moorman, Eva
R. Blue, Florence K. Williartris ana
Racheal 1^. Williams.
The Seventy-fifth anniversary of
the incorporation of the First Bap
tist Church, which was the occasion
for a month's celebration, ended
Sunday with memorial services for
the late Rev. J. C. Allen, for 35
years pastor of the church. Rev.
Carter Neal is pastor of the church.
F'rof. D. O. W. Holmes vice-prin
cipal of tt.he Colored High School,
has been elected president of the
Alumni Association of Howard Uni
versity to succeed Prof. Kelly Mil
ler.
Gilbert
President
OF THE L YRGKST INSTITUTION
SUPPORTED BY BAPTISTS
IN THE SOUTH
School Improved
Under Direction of Retiring Presi
dent Who liaised $180,000 and
Erected Two New, Buildings also
Increased Attendance Over 1 0O
Per Cent. ?' (
- Selma, Ala.. May 31. ? 'With the
close of the thirty-second annual com
mencement of Selma University, the.
largest and best equipped of all the
schools controlled by the Negro Bap
tists, Rev. M. W. Gilbert, D. D., for
merly pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist
church, New York City, and an edu
cator of considerable reputation, in
comes president, vice I)r. R. T .Pol
lard, resigned.
Dr. Pollard's administration 'has
been one of the most, successful, sig
nally so, aince the existence of the in- ;
stitution. He was president nine
years, and during that time has been'
instrumental In bringing the unlver-J
sity to its high standing among other
educational institutions of the South.'
The enrollment lias been increased i
from 3f>0 to 750 with a corresponding i
increase in the faculty. Dr. Pol
lard has been Instrumental In rais
ing, nearly $180,000 for all purposes!
and erected two substantial brick
buildings on the grounds. it is un-'
derstood that Dr. Pollard will remain J
in Selma and begin the publication
of a denominational paper, "The Bap-|
tist Limelight." j
Dr. Gilbert comes to Selma with
a large national reputation as an
educator as well as a pulpit orator,
and successful pastor. It was he
who established the Florida Baptist
College and served for a long time as.
i ta president. He has been con-}
nected with the State College for N'e- '
gro Youth at Orangeburg, S. C., as.
Vice President, and professor of an- 1
cient languages and systematic and
pastoral theology, at Benedict Col
lege, Columbia, S. C.
During commencement exercises
Dr. -Gilbert made a favorable impres-'
sion upon the people of Selrna and
members of the board of trusteees
from different portions of the Slate
by his strong and forceful address
on "The Field, the Work, and the Op-,
portunitv." The address was deliv
ered before an audience of about 2,
000 people, on tho occasion of the an
imal Alumni reunion.
The commencement exercises were
declared by old timers to have been
the best in the history of the insti
tution and marked a fit closing to
Dr. Pollard's successful adminisrta
t ion. Dr. Pollard himself preached
the baccalaureate sermon. The ad
dress before the graduates of the the
ological department was delivered by
Dr. R. E. Carter, of Atlanta, Oa.,
and the annual f>ac.calaurecate lad
dress by Rev. W. S. Ellington, D. D.,
(CONTIIttTfD OH fAQB THIMCt)
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138 Get Diplomas
Making Largest Class in History of -
the Faculty ? Lewis to be Coa- f
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Thompson's National News . Bureau*
Washington, D. C., June 7.? r^T|l?
forty-second annual commencement
exercises of Howard Unverslty at;
Metropolitan A. M. E. church ojv
last Wednesday evening close what
is conceded by the Board of
tees and friends oi the instltutldp
to be the greatest year inits history.
One hundred and unirty-eight stu
dents received diplomas ? the larg
est graduating class since the XTui^
versity was founded. Nearly 3,600
persons were in attendance, -not- ?
withstanding the inclemency of . the
weather. Dr. W. P. Thlrkleldr pres
ident of the University, presided,
and conferred the degrees, ? amind
niiuoh enthusiasm. His personal pop
ularity was evidenced by the college
yells, and other demonstratior,*
throughout the evening on the part
of the student body and the host
of citizens who have kept in touch
with the marvelous work Dr. 'Thirk
field has been doing for the school
since he assumed the reins Cl "fcu*- ?
eminent, five years ago.
The address of tne evening was
delivered by Justice Wendell Phil
lips Stafford, of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columibia. : lie
took thoi poet Whittaker ?as his
theme, dwelling uuon him as the
poet of common life, religion - apd ~~~
especially as the propihet of freedom'.
"Whittier's life illustrates," /Justice
Stafford said, "the fact that educa
tion is not merely through books aq4
college. A cours? at Harvard or ,
Yale might, have spoiled the pcfctt
W.hittier. His native gifts w?re un
folded through knowledge of tioeks
and men, without the forth**! ~ "
of the school." He held up the Ufa,
of Whittier as ah- sxatp pie
young men and wom&tt W.ho a^iho^r
going out of high schdole* atid . tfarp
phasized its purity, its. whoie&ftnifr
fidelity to high ideals and flrmn^s?,
in the right, despite criticlEUp, an<i
untoward circumstances.' He show
ed tihat success is attained \on\f
through struggle, perseverance' >and >
sacrifice, and argued that there 1? a
chance for every young tfegro
and woman in the hand, if tfcfe?
wished to make something, of Ibfidfc- ^
lives and were willing to put fortJh
the effort, that makes ; things eo?me:_
to pass. Justice Stafford's adaresn
was a scholarly and inspiring; de
liverance and he was liberally ap^J
plauded by the discriminating an-'
dience. ' w '
i_>egree? were comerreo upon Z8
as Bachelor of Arts; nine as A. B.
and Bachelors in . Education and -
teaching;. 5 as Bachelors of Peda
gogy; seven a? Bachelors of I}lviu- ,
ity; 28 as Doctors of Medicine; 17
as Doctors of Dental Surgery; eight
as Doctors of Pharmacy; 28 as Bach
elors of Law; 1 as Master of Arts.
Honorary degrees were conferred
as follows: Doctor of.l>aws, Robert
E. Jones, A. M., B. D., D. D.; Hon.
Henry Moore Baker, A. B., A. M.,
IJj. B.; Doctor of Divinity, Rev. .Jo
seph I v. McCoy and Rev. Aquilla
Saylee.
On the platform werer Drs,-C, ?
How land, I. N. Clark, A. lA. Bal
loch, Keflly Miller, W. V. Tunnell,
U B. Moore, G. W. Cook, E. D. Wii
Iston, A. M. Curtis, C. Sumner Worm
ley, M. O. Dumas, W. C. McNeill; 'C.
H. Marshall, and others of the How
ard University faculty; Rev. Drs..M,
W. Clair, W. J. Howard, J. .
Waldron, T. N. Ross, D. E. Wiseman, ?
Sterling N. Brown, F. J. Grlmke,
Judge T. H. Anderson, Judge G. W
Atkinson, Rev. Dr. >\ W. Goodwin,
Judge H. M. Baker, R. Wl Thomp
son, A. II. Orimke and others.
President TlvirkieJd's Achievements.
This closes the fifth year of ser~
vice of President ThirkleVd's admin
istration. Marked advances . have
been made in all ' departnrtens, and
the institution has taken hlgheT
rank than ever before among the
classical colleges of the land, with
appreciable strengthening In Influ
ence and prestige. About one-thlfd
of a million dollars have been put
in new bulldngs, equipment and per
manent improvements, practically !,v
doubling the facilities of the tljptf
tution for effective work. In the
Science Hall more than BOO students
are taking practical laboratory Ma*
struction in thp sciences. The col
lege and academic faculties have
been increased three-fodd. Nearly
$100,000 has been spent In prepar
ing for the teaching of civil engi
neering will be inaugurated as a spe
cial department next year. Alight
ing plant has been installed, by
which the University campus ifM be
lighted by electricity at the opening
of the school In the faAU Thp equip- ? >j
ment and teaching force .|n> th%/ ^ f
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