The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-20
TWO RACES PROGRESS.
Concluded from Second page.)

Concluded from Second Page)
in soils, fertilizers. dairying. the feedint
OF herds. This practical. scientific in
struction has been already commenced
Fourteen acres of the school farm hay,
Deen devoted to an experiment station
But the department is laboring under
the disadvantage of having no definite
centre for Its work. An agricultural
. nunolhs Win It's museum. recitation
rooms and laboratories, is contemplated
In the plan which is submitted
In ali this schools struggle towards
the Imminent of the plans of it's found.
er, Or. Curry, the chairman of the Edu-
cational Committe of the John Il. Sla.
ter Fund Board and the gentlemen as
ISOLATED with him have shown the great.
est sympathy and rendered most sub
stantial aid.
DR.. Fiissell was followed by Mr.. Lem
on, graduate of Hampton, who now
mas charge Of the Industrial work of
tine calhoun (Ala.) Institute. He paid
q glowing tribute to Hampton and out
lined his work, which has been continued
upon the lines taught him at the Vir-
ginia school. Mr.. Lemon was several
times interrupted by applause, as he
oWsllned what he termed the only sue
cesstui plan for the salvation OF two
races.
IL.
The next speaker was Mr.. Ben. Brave.
On Indian of the Sioux tribe, who after
the training he received at Hampton
went into the wilderness 10 teach his
tribe. He rec5ted the progress of his
work during the past ten years, and
his address was highly entertaining
THE WORK IN VIRGINIA.
Rev. Mr.. Russell who has charge OF
the Episcopal colored school at Law
N Il
interesting description OF his work
among the co!ored people Of Virginia.
AT the conclusion of his address the
student choir rendered some Very sweet
selections, after which Hon Hamilton
w. Mabie editor of the New Yorl, out
look, was introduced.
MIR. MABTE SPEAKS.
In his always graceful style Mr.. Mabie
eulogized Hampton as the school where
labor was dignlfied ana honored bv be.
Ing taught. She is turning out he said
an alumni which will place America on
the same Industrial plane with England
and Germany, which owe r.hcir great
ness to the training OF their youth, as
Hampton is doing.
DIR. HUNTINGTON'S SPEECH.
d.. Frissell then announced that In
the absence of Bishop Potter. of New
York, his place on the programme
would be taken by Rev. DR.. W. II
Huntington, rector of Grace Church,
New York.
DR.. Huntington said that he had been
told that monument was to be un-
Veiled to General Armstrong, but that
instead OF monument he found n CITY
to commemorate his goodness.
our public schools" he continued
educate only the head. They neclac;
the heart and the hand. This is not n
rounded education. but Hampton is Civ
ing n course in which all these requisites
are combined
IN the Church Congress we discus.
How Can Social Unity BE Atta!ned?"
We come here and find OUT. We discuss
the Real and the IDEAL" we come here
and find them blended.
With due respect 10 labor unions we
are going to have free trades in America
Such schools as Hampton are learnina
boys and girls trades which some for
lSn-managed unions refuse to teach
them. Let US push this industrial edu
cation until for every million men OF
Europe with arms in their hands, we ca n
snow million bearing the tools of civil
lied industry"
The speaker closed with an eloquent
euloSy OF General Armstrong
AT THE MEMORIAL BUILDING
The audience then repaired 10 Machin-
cry Hail, in the new building. where
the exercises were to be concluded
DR.. w. N. McVickar, of Philadelpbio
introduced the speaker Hon. Booke!
I. Washington. The Doctor said tina,
Hampton was solving the great test pro.
Diem OF the century. She IS sending out
missionaries to hwo races. He said thai
the true orator of the occasion was the
work iiself.
BOOKER IT. WASHINGTON.
The last speaker (and it was fitting
mat he should be HamrIon's most dis
.inSuished graduate) was Hon Booker
!. Washington. pre;den; of Tuskeegec
University. He said in part:
II recall that some 80 years ago our
ancestors ms: near This spot They re-
presented three races and sections-In-
dams whites, and negroes, from Ameri |
ca, Europe, and Africa We have met
here before with social and sectional
diversity. but am thankful that to-day
We stand here, united children OF one
grea, Father.
The greatest curse lert upon my race
by slavery was the lack of the executive
ability that has made the Anglo Saxon
race, the marvel of the world And YOU
cannot expect the intellectual darkness
of $50 years TO be dispersed in thirty
years.
THE race needs guides and HAMPTON
Is giving us those who Will take us for.
ward to great and a high civili,ot top