The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-29
IT'S FIRST COMMENCEMENT.
The Exercises at the State Industrial
College to Begin To-day.

The Exercises at the State Industrial
College to Begin To-day.
The first annual commencement OF the
Georgia State Industrial College for col
ored young men, will take place
this week. The exercises will begin
to-day with the baccalsureate sermon and
will continue to- morrow, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, concluding with the commencement
| exercises proper Wednesday night. The
/ baccaulaureate will be preached by Rev. G..
/ T. Walker. D. D., at st. Philips African
Methodist Episcopal church at II O'Clock
| this morning.
The programme tomorrow will include
examinations in algebra, philosophy, Latin
and history in the forenoon. 10 the after
| noon the exercises Of the Young Mems
Christian Association will take place at $3.50
o'clock. The programme is as follows:
Invocation.
Hymn-"An Hail tho Power" etc.
Deciamation-"Dswn of Better Day." W.
NJ Nichols, Atlanta.
Decamaiion-"Power of the Press" L. L.
Harris, Madison.
Essay. N. C. A. aud It's Work." D. NJ.
Smith. Savannah.
Muslc-"Stand Up for Jesus"
Defamation Majesty and Necessity Of
Law" G. S. homas. Savannah.
Essay-'The Young Men We Need, J. T.
Declamation-"Good Time Coming" James
e. Bryan. Americus.
Essay-"Christian Education, the Hope of the
Race, II. T. Jones, Augusta.
Music-"Dare 70 Be a Daniel"
Address-By Rev. E. X. Love, D. D.
Music Redemption Draweth Near"
Tuesday will be devoted to examinations
In arithmetic, philosophy, Greek and Latin.
AT 8 O'Clock at night the exercises Of the
Philosophian Literary Society will take
place. The programme for these exercises
is as follows:
Invocation.
Musio-"Picnic."
Defamation Of Forces" Hubbard
Frederick, Macon.
DecIamation.c"speech of Brutus," J. B. Ste
Observation-Disclosures OF Talents" George W.
Locket, Macon.
Music-"Fawn Footed Mamie"
College Journal-E. ]. Robinson, Savannah.
Observation-Disclosures" w. a. Harris,
Madison.
DEBATE.
Question; Resolued, That young ladies
should be admitted to the state college.
Affirmative-C. E, Clark, Perkins junction.
S. c. McIver, Mcintosh.
Negatiye-D. B. Young, Augusta; ]. H. Small
Savannah.
Muslc-''Welcome.
Address-By Rex. L. B. Maxwell.
Music-Antnem Chorus.
Benediction.
Wednesday will be devoted 20 the inspec-
ton of the college farm and other DEPART
ments. Addresses will be delivered by Rev.
Alexander Harris, Rev. T. N. NJ Smith.
Savannah; Rev. George H. D. Well, Au-
gusta; Rev. J. ]. Durham, Savannah, Rev.
Richard Bright, Savannah; Rev. W. h. Till
man, Atlanta; Rev. E, P. Holmes, Column
bus; Rev. T. NJ. Robinson, Macon; Rev. l..
H. Smith. Macon; Rev. G. S. Wilkins, Au-
gusta; Rev. George @. Rove, Charleston,
s. @.
The commencement exercises will take
place Wednesday night at the First African
Baptist church on franklin square at
o'clock. and will be as follows;
Invocation-Dr. j. J. Durham
Muslc-"Hark the Song"
Observation-Disclosures Drink" L. L. John
son, Eatonton.
eclamation-"Ambtion Of a Statesman, -
Carey L. Norfiet, Augusta.
Education" @. H. Sparks
Columbus
Musio-Quartet "Come Away"
DEBATE.
Question: Resolved, That In the present stage
of their development, the colored people need
men with an Industrial more so than men with
q classical education.
Aftirmative-J. T. Blair, Augusta; ]. T
Negative-J. A. Sanders, valdosta; ]. T
Lewis. Augusta.
Music-"l502."
Commencement Address-"rhe brotherhood
Of Man." Bishop W. J. Gaines, d. D.
Music-"God Be with You"
Benedictlon-Rev. s. O. Powell.
The college grounds and buildings will hs
| open during the commencement 70 visitors
who will be welcomed. President Wright
will receive those who desire TO visit the
college and inspect the campus and the de-
partments. 1t being the first commence
ment there will be no graduates. Next year
however, there will probably be one or
more graduates, as there are q number Of
advanced students who are prepared for the
higher classes.