The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-08
VACATION TINE At HAND.
The Closing Exercises Of the State
COlOred College.

| The Farmers Convontion-The School
siOners-The Commissioners Meet
ing-They Elect All the Old Teachers
and Decide to Add Three New De-
spartments.
! The final exercises of the Georgia State
Industrial College for colored youths were
held yesterday, concluding with the ad-
dress by Bishop Grant and other exer-
cises at the Second African Baptist
church last night.
The days proceedings began with an in
spection Of the farm of about fifty acres
near the college, which is in charge of r.
II. Thomas, foreman, by the board of COM
! missioners and Chancellor Boggs of the
! state university, who were on the grounds
during the morning.
Every member Of the board of commits
| sioners, composed of Mai P. w. Meldrim,
chairman, Hon. j. B. Fielder of Americas,
Hon. P. ]. Kline of Milledgeville, Hon.
w. r. Hammond of Atlanta and Col.
George T. Murrell of Winterville, was
present. The other members of the visit
ing committee from the legislature failed
to put in an appearance. Representatives
Stiles of Liberty and Wilson of Camden,
however, were on hand.
During the meeting of the colored
farmers conference, Mai Meldrim and
Chancellor BOggs were both called upon
and made short addresses. The inspec-
ton of the farm proved satisfactory in
every particular The commission found
that it had been properly kept, and that
the students had not been backward in do
ing the work required of them The
management of the farm, and the results
1t has produced were very satisfactory in
every respect.
THE FINAL EXERCISES,
The Second Baptist church was crowded
last night when the final exercises of the
college were held. The first portion of
the programme consisted of music and
defamation as follows: Invocation, Rev.
Richard Bright; Music, Let the Hills and
Wales Resound, Cooper; Defamation,
extract from Crogman's speech Charles
H. Sparks; Defamation, Toussaint
lOuverture, Clarence f. Jones; Declama-
ton, extract from Grady's speech at
Boston, John H. Dwelle; Defamation,
extract from Straker on Elliott, johnson
F. Blair; Music, We Rock Away, Elmer
son; Music, Hail. Fairy Queen, Benedict.
Each Of the participants did well. The
destinations and renditions showed that
bllC SUuutHJS HuN6 DcGu well uur-
ing the past year
After this the question, Resolved,
That the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands to the United States is desirable"
was debated aff1rmatively by George W.
Loclxett of Macon and James G.
Lewis of Augusta and mega
lively by Henry D. Meier of
Bailey and Henry T. Jones of
Augusta. The boys put up a very good
! debate atVprtylv N ,,Ot,,F II
was finally decided that Uncle Sam
should take charge OF the islands
At the close of the debate Prof. Wright
| announced the delivery of prizes to the
| following successful students in their re-
| spective departments: H. Q. Jones, Au-
| gusta, pair pantaloons, normal depart
ment Il. r. Wright Jr., hat, given by
| Mr.. B. H. Levy; John Lockett of Savan-
nah, suit Of clothes; George Lockett in
| carpentry; James A. Maxwell, St.
! SimOns, suit of clothes for proficient
| work in the agricultural department.
Bishop Grant, D. D., of the African
! Methodist church in Georgia and Ala
| bama, was then introduced by Prof.
| Wright with few appropriate remarks.
! Prof. Wright referred to him as an exam
| pie of what the negro can become when
! properly educated and trained. Bishop
| Grant delivered an excellent address to
| the students, speaking OF the power of
! education in rounding up a mans charac-
! ter He referred to what the southern
: people had done toward educating the
negro, and said that by all means the
most hearty good will should exist be-
tween the two races.
THE COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
| The board of commissioners of the in
dustrial college held meeting yesterday
| afternoon, at which they reelected all
| the old teachers and decided to take stems
toward introducing the practical depart
ments of wheelwrighting, blacksmithing
| and painting This will require the cleo
| tion of several more instructors.
This will give the students the advan-
tage of practical course in seven prac-
tical departments, these being in addition
TO the above which are proposed, those of
| carpentry, masonry, farming and type
writing. The commissioners are of the
opinion that it best to carry out the
work of additions to the college on a prao-
ii al line and give the students practical
education as well as a literary one
so that they will have the choice of some
| trade to turn to Immediately on leaving
! college.
TO ERECT NEW BUILDINGS.
The commissioners will also endeavor
to have several new buildings constructed
at as early date as possible Chairman
Meldrim has recently had the buildings
i AVpaAlLCA anu blit CdulDu6 put IN 0edb
| order. The thirty-five acres upon which
the college is located now forms one of
the most beautiful and convenient spots
for such an institution to be found any
where in the south 1t is we'll shaded
and watered, and gives ample facilities
for any purpose for which campus is re-
| quired by students. !
we have found everything in a most
satisfactory condition." said Chancellor
Boggs, in speaking of his visit to the col
lege yesterday. I'VE found there a large
number of respectable colored men, each
being given a practical training that will
make MN useful in any community The
inspection of the work done at the col
lege, and the progress it has made since
its establishment has proved highly sat
| lsfactOry in every particular"
There were sixty-tive students in the
college representing twenty three coun-
ties, and much larger representation is
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