The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

uents IN ranks, followed by opening exercises,
presided over by Rev. H. B. Turner, chaplain
of the school. From these the students went
to their regular classrooms, the visitors 60
ing and coming at their pleasure, listening to
the Rotations or viewing the exhibits of
academic work, which showed very effectively
the advance made by the students in the year
that Is past. The Industrial exhibits show
ing work from the machine, paint, wheel
wright, carpenter, shoe, and tin Shops the
tailoring and dressmaking departments, the
cooking and laundry classes showed the
effects of skilled training, and demonstrated
that both negro and Indian are capable of re-
celvlng instruction and profiting thereby.
Graduating Exercises.
One of the prettiest sights of the day was
the march of the girls from Academic to the
d1nlng-room, escorted by the battalion,
which deployed in two lines in front of Vir-
ginia Hall, the girls marching between, pre-
coded by the colors, the young men standing
with uncovered heads meanwhile Very soon
after dinner the march formed again for the
gymnasium, where the exercises of the grad
uating class were held. Among the friends
OF the school on the platform were Mr.. r.
Z. Ogden president of the Board of Trustees:
DR.. Strictly and Mr.. Meade, of New York; DR..
Mckenzie, of Cambridge; DR.. McVickar, of
philadelphia, members of the board; Rev.
Stopford Brooke, DR.. Dillingham;, and others.
Among friends from Carlisle were Miss Cut
ter, MISS Hamilton, Miss Burgess, Miss Clark,
and Miss Pratt. Five hundred and fifty OF
the $50 students of the institution were in
| their places, together with 1,500 guests. Aft
er the opening prayer by Rev. Mr.. Kirby,
(colored). the salutatory was delivered in a
modest and graceful way by Corelia Johnson
OF Portsmouth, Va. Charles Everett, Of
Nor1olk, followed with an address on What
Hampton Means he himself being a force
full illustration of his subject. He pictured
graphically the one-roomed cabin of the me-
gro IN which the whole family is herded to-
gether exposed to the disease and immortality
which follow such condition of things.
IN hve years Hampton has freed him from
this terrible curse, and placed him on his fee:
as man, and now sends him out to fight for
better things for his race
A chorus by the school followed, showing
the faithful and effective work of Miss
Bessle Cleaveland, the musical instructor.
Inc plantation songs, which had their places
on the programme, show the natural music
OF the people, the choruses under Miss Cleave-
lands leadership showing what their native
talent may become under training.
BESSIE McAdoo spoke on the value of small
scnoo!s, saving that the students of Hamp-
ton, through the small schools, could become
identified with their people, and become an
influence for good that would be widely felt.
David Hill, an Onondaga Indian, spoke on
The Outlook for the New York Indian" He
gave Or1ef history of the Six Nations, show
ing that these Indians have pluck and energy
which, if turned in the right direction, will
work out for them place as citizens of the
United States. He has since the fall of 1890
made his way from one of the lowest classes
| In the night school to the diploma which he
now receives.
First Trade Certificates.
The first trade certificates ever presented
in the history Of tine school were presented
by Mr.. Ogden to- six young men and two young
women who: have finished their trades s'fz
James Wilson, OF the class of '93, spoke for
the Calhoun School, and Miss Annie Dawson,
an Arickaru Indian, class of 49,, spoke on
Indian Homes and Their Future" These
two are another striking illustration of what
Hampton means, the one doing effective and
much-needed work at Calhoun; the other,
after a few years course in domestic science.
just completed in Boston, is going out as
field matron to- her own people Pretty.
ladylike, self-possessed, and intelligent, she
| Is an object lesson no one can resist.