New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-01

u LARGE AUDIENCE IN Asso'iNi'o-> '-'" "
SEASONS WORK OUTLINED AND sue
CESS PREDICTED.
The opening of the Brooklyn Institute at AS
ISOLATION Hall last night was the occasion io
tho turning out of a large audience al" vi
whom seemed to be deeply Interested !" the
work of the Institute 10 Judge by their a''e"-
ton to Mr.. Hcaly's outline Of it's wt?K' anu w
he keenly apprecativc of a good 'h'hs' "S III"
stanced by their hearty recognition Oh 'hs so'"
points made by Professor Booker 1. Washing
tor the colored orator from Aianamd Inert
WAS only ore thing to be regretted about the
Opening which otherwise was highly successful
This was the extraordinary behavior of some
one who gave out the rroofsheets oil PROFESSOR
Washingtons address To one newspaper man
and attemnted 10 charge the OTHER reporters
SPACE rates Fortunately. the scheme 1aiIeu'
for the newspaper refused to oe DUH
coed" and reported Professor Washing'ons
speech for themselves.
Among those on the platform were PROFESSOR
Franklin w Hooper, Superintendent william H.
Maxwell. Associate superintendent f'oWaro W.
Ward Horace f. Dresser, Henry W. Maxwell
President J. Edward SwGnstron o' 'he h'd'"
Of Eaucation: John A. Taylor president Depart
ment of Political Science: Dr. Lyman Nooo'''
president OF the Council of Associated Members;
Emna r. HCltPNSU Jd'''-S '''''''N~' -
Yer +. Clark. Principal John marlborough OF
,he Rovs' High School; T. Thomas Fortune, hr.
,,e,.r w RAY and President james Mckeen' "t
the Hamilton Club
The opening address was delivered y! "a A"
rus,us Healy, president of the INSTITUTE anu
was in part as follows: ,,o
To-night we inaugurate the active work OF 1ii
institute for another year: give w az, Va, o",,,
sreeting AMI hid YOU welcome TO the inteier wv,
activities of the season upon %hicn We 10 e summer
have trust so refreshed our minds ana no nioS
that we are ptera annrecae the good things that
viii successfully be offered us during 'he eiiS"''s
The coming year of the institute promises to ne
more full and rich than any ~ us hat has
;,,st been issued think you VIII De- , Euri Sc a.
lie extent the variety and the eNceilenT ~ ~.
rroyramme that mas been ARRANGED 'or me sta ,
SSSvssn the members of the institute thus cary
in the season to make nnemse IN arer That they
,nev Themselves know and be able to make k"own
to ,neT ne bs advantages for instruction and
for entertainment OF a hish oroer '""' "'' "'
afforded by the institute =
CONTINUING. he sketched briefly the scope OF
tho seasons prospective work. and said that
before the close of the winter the first section
n, the new museum building will be opened 10
the public ,
Az the end of his address. Mr. Healy intro
duced Professor Booker T. Washington. pres'
dent Of the Tuskegee Institute. who was gen
orous,v received Professor WaShlngtons $. SUD-
,.ct was Education and Democracy, and ne
deal, with the condition of the coiored race
in the South He said in part:
~ Won have come here this evening WIN er,c
fsintest idea that TO be your nlS uS.oi ~ &c
ANY lines of education. trust you Will ABANDON q.
WA that assumption. II Is said that the stronses
chain is no stronger than its weakest INK anu ~ -
,,cyha Ds as one of the weaker links In tne chain o
n,,- cducation that may be of some service 10 you
to-pight In the southern part OF our countI! 'e.
are 1000 900 Of your brethren VINO are Do9nu tV !'
Inv ties which you cannot break asundei IL, IL iou
would The most intelligent III your cofnrnuni'! ma"
lis Intelligence affected by the lshoranlCe vi ~
fellow citizen in the Mississippi bottoms Inc mos
moral and religious In your community Mod.u to- Nv
more moral and religious but for the degrada toil
Of a man IN the South whose religion Is meIc :,
matter of form and OF the emotions inc YOU ~
vo,,r state that il cast for the purest ana nisht
form OF government is largely neutralized by tne
vo,n Of the man in Alabama whose vote IS stolen
o. cast In ignorance. 1890. tt, -.
Mr. friends there is no escape. You must neip Us
raise our civilization yours Will be lowered no
member of YOUR race in any part or TINS couhtr!
can harm the weakest or moanest member OF m!
race without the proudest and biuest pooo III inc
city OF Brooklyn being degraded 49,,
IL seems that there never was q tlme IN
the history of country when those Interested III
education should inquire so earnestly 10 what eX-
tent the mere learning of how to read and write
makes men useful. independent. and above all su-
nremeIy good Cali education by what name you
please and IL 1t fails to bring about these results IL
fails TO reach its highest end.
Professor Washington was listened to with
great interest, and frequently applauded. when
he had finished President Healy introduced DR..
Lyman Abbott and Professor Franklin W. Hoop
err both OF whom made short addresses