Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-08

Was hir gton Council No. !, o. U. A. NJ
Lincoln Council No %, il. U. Y. A. M
Enterprise Council No 5, o. .. A ID.
| Island Council No. 4, o. U. a. N.
| Richie Council No. %, Jr. o. Z. A. N.
Washington Council No. 3, Jr. o. 7. A; NJ
Wheeling Council no. !, Jr. " y a; N =,
| John A. Logan Council No %, Jr. o. u A NJ
There were $50 men in line and they
marched well The sidewalks along the
| line were veil filed with spectators. The
| head of the column reached the new scnool
building when the dedicatory services
were concluded.
THE OBLIGATORY SERVICES
took place in the grammar room OF the
school before the arrival Of the parade OF
! the Junior Order. The audience complete
| ly filled the corridor room. 1t was mace
up large IL of colored people whose smI-
| ing ountenances reflected the pleasure
which they felt in being present at the aed-
| ication of the handsome building 10 Do
devoted TO the e ducation Of their race.
Seated on the platform were Superin-
| tendent Anderson. of the Wheeling PUBIC
| School: Prof j. McHenry Jones, principal
| of Lincoln School, aud Messrs. Myers
Hubbard, William Ellingham and h:
Bnckman, members, OF the Board OF
| Education. The exercises opened with
! the singing of America" by q class OF
students of Lincoln school. Rev. Z. u.
! Walker then led in prayer and the chorus
! rendered Land of the Free."
The ceremony of delivering the keys to
| tho Superintendent of the City Schools
| followed. Mr.. Myron Hubbard, repre-
/ senting the Board, presented the keys IN
characteristic and happy speech. Supt.
| Anderson responded in a neat address. lie
| dwelt upon the change of feeling through
out the country with respect TO the educa-
| ton of the colored people, and spoke OF the
| progress in the South along that line. lie
con gratulated the cOlOred citizens OF
| Wheeling upon the handsome new build
| ing which was being dedicated, and com
plimented the principal and teachers OF
| the school. He then formally presented
the keys to Prof Jones.
Prof. Jones' address was eloquent and
stirring. He thanked the members OF the
Board, and especially the Superintendent
for the magnificent evidence OF their inten-
ton to give the black boys and girls OF
Wheeling au equal educational opportunity
with the whites He spoke Of the patriot
ism Of his race, and defended it against
some of the calumnies hurled against 1t by
prejudice and passion. He accepted the
KEYS aud promised that the trust which
that acceptance conveyed would be safely
taken care Of Again expressing deep graft
tude on behalfof the cOlored population OF
the city, he closed amid warm and contin-
ued applause.
REV. sCoTT's ADDRESS.
The dedicatory address was made by
Rev. p. G.. Scott Of the A. M. n. Churca.
He held that the exercises were credltaole
alike TO both races. AS member OF the
race with which Prof. Jones is identified,
he expressed his gratitude to the gentle
men of the Board, "whoSe hearts are
cUpnnatbinS reasonable.
whose intentions and purposes are
| honorable They have shown that the
negro race is not the most despised on
| eartb. They did not believe what is ire
ouently asserted, that the negro mind is
| not capable of high attainments. They give
| the black people of Wheeling an opportu-
nifty to prove that they are loyal 10 their
| country, loyal to their race, and loyal 10
| their God. He spoke OF the rapid progress
of his race during the quarter OF century
| in which they have been given opportunl-
ties of education. Wheeling is falling in
| line. He dwelt at some length upon the
| tendency of the race TO reach out into chan
nels hitherto confined 10 the more favored
race, and made n glowing prediction Tor the
| future. He deprecated the TACT that the
negroes do not appear TO properly appreciate
| the efforts which are being put forward in
| their behalf What is needed is new
/ awakening, q renewed interest III tue GU u
| cational work which is the foundation OF
enlightened citizenship The race is not
retrogressive, but could progress more rap
| idly, more certainly, if the proper energies
were brought into action. They need TO be
more united in Its educational, its religious
| interests.
DIR. Mccoy, former member OF the
! Board of Education, was called upon and
responded in few remarkss The chorus
| then sang Red, White and Blue"
The flag presentation took place In front
of the school, the speakers standing upon
! the steps Over a thousand people, in
Guiding the members of the patriotic
order. made up the audience. The ex
ercises were opened with the singing Of
the "Star Spangled Banner" by chorus
under direction of Miss Lucy Robinson.
| The presentation address was made by
| Prof +. II. Crago, principal OF Richie
| public school. He made speech OF about
| fifteen minutes in length and replete with
| patriotic sentiments.
PROF. CRAGo's ADDRESS.
The speaker referred to the landing Of
the Pilgrims in 1920, and spoke Of the en-
pire which dates from that hour, not a
| political empire, in the common acceptation
| of the term, but an empire Of mind, Of
| thought, of religious freedom. He spoke
| OF the progress Of Americans, OF their
present greatness as nation, and con-
! tinuing said: