New-York tribune., 1878-05-24
THE PRESIDENT IT HAMPTON.
VISIT TO THE HAMPTON INSTITUTE AND SOLDIERS
HoME-COMMENCENlENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY Mr.. HAYES.

VISIT TO TIE HAMPTON INSTITUTE AND SOLDIERS
HoME-COnIENCENlENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY Mr.. HAYES.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, May 23.-The closing
exercises Of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural IN
-tiute took place to-day, and called together d
large audience, both from this section ana
from Il distance. The President arrived here
AZ t:I5 a. m accompanied by the Secretary Of War ana
the Attorney-Gcueral, r. a. Eyarts Colonel r. X Roo
crts pryatc SECRETARY and Webb c. Hayes They were
,lr,d m Baltimore by the Hon. ". Shoemaker Enoch
Pratt and some teeh or twenty ladies' ana gcnteineh
Breakfast was partiken Of 10 the HyEea Hotel ano al
$50 a. m. General Getty, CommAndant 0i the post
called with ms carriage and took the President ana
party 10 .hc Normal school, about three miles west
Two hours were spent in visiting the different class
rooms ana observing the examinations which were then
IN progress
Al II o. lock Cau;an 7. T woodhn, Governor OF th'
soldiers Home which situated near The school called
and took the President aud party To that place. lhr
disabled yejctaGs over 800 IN number. were ofheu d"
receive the President. and ho received TIE usual
.,lulr The battalion, headed 6y the band, then
passed 800 review aud were dismissed. The hos
piial. kitchen. inmates quarters ETC., were then
Inspected Tho party returned to the school
IA l o'clock, when General Armstrong the prin
.lpgl served lunch. T., this time the audience h'd
been augmented by large number OF the Navy officers
fom norfolk aud three hundred ci'izoHs OF Nor
81.
n. said hc Would not make them a sreech. 'et he
c1ud not refuse 20 spcuk 10 thcm frW woIIs IN rr
Die oi til section and %. the state take :" much hteres
,n fhc education OF the cU.oroi people ~ ih,u
iGc GOOD old ~ ate OF ST.gnla contributed largely to
tbr suprort OF tits Institution, and also to educating the
,,rrI n,ouir within her b.idcrs. This was Wis
,TpI rrr To tc Interest OF 90" state 10 the Interest
,L z1. aIi to me interests % firm and lasting
pr.rr 10, which Vs. are an rtrYlnG lie va
llslrci to 1ud -u,h rtmiIhdnle decree OF l1l'h
s.acc a- was man;'m"d by thc students d'HtE
I'D ir examination, vh,h hr had Jy-i vii
messed lie cuuu-cl,d them al tu Dc -tu'i'u., to Dee
uap.ulou-, To- be- ifu-', ana [" sSyr '3rr oi mon
I've non, h'.', ,i 'i'i s,,.Ii d clcus Np5's"l
tl4c over / 300, r.Dt-eo 10 Virginia Ha.'.
aud the. co.aE c1'.cs-'s, Gonsi,lnF Of 6
49,. rev D. Strrrtsr p.rs.teu ot the Boa'd uf TrI--
rrr- aa- luirudureI uy General Arusl ong ana made
short ad fg,s o. lc sju!,uls Af": TIE dpoma' ~t.t
d.,rtlu "a. Genera DD.cu, WIS u'io lu.r aal ma e.
n.,fal,re,.. ne r-c,lruI, who hld asked 10 be- cK-
e. 'lIri .or. and rc-ponIed briefly, n- follows;
"Gc,mc here , morning, aud inink weall camewitA
SONS NJ the Hampton Institute. auu what have srcu
aud heard here TO-DAY enabl mc to rr sutt th"i ell
than boorc. You engaged IN one o tue crrhcs ~
,ri4rul. now that demands the attention o. the Amer
cyt that this institution Is Glug much TO attain ii' so
IL,iOn We kuo" "haI Is lA,"s"l 10 uo I.S
y.t. at Whit coegr, at ""ht o'eSe ronh' n1one"i'
have ever heard moro pleasant oN'rrSrs atd h,a."
.ihgrnt essays t&pres,'a ~ plfr anp hMp'r iH-
Isb than t-lLy lAPP "'7..l t"nA ia, Nylf ln''i
e.tug race which connects 10 Wltl lhc tt1l history I"
our country those who were present ~ ine ac4oo room
today and heard the 'ii"hs' name "I hhHt it" Ht"
other bg warriors, aud thr women oi thdi race,
here, will see what | mean. My idea 10
that t. do anything with tLat race, or
with any race you must educate the women - wei, a.
tie men, and this pruuise OF tue Hampton Inst-
tuition A. Tor the hity or SiNi' gradu'ia "" AZ hhl'
IN praying God may bes, them" lApplansel In' & cH-
orc>es closed with prayer ater winch Ihe party TOOK
conve ancee and returned to the Fort TDey leave to-
ui-ht fOr home.