The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
NASHVILLE, TENN.

NASHVILLE 10, TENN.
THE CENTENNIAL CLOSES AFTER
AVERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON
Awards are Made to the Various Exhibitors
for Merit Only-Many Surprises are Fur.
nished-The Afro-Americans Plucked a
Few of the Plums.
The Tennessee Centanial Exposition
has gone into history, it 1874 thing of the
past. It was great in many respects and
will ever be remembered by the humid
reds OF thousands who visited it. The
jury OF awards submitted it's report last
week embracing the awards for every
department. The number Of awards
made was very small owing as the COM
missioner says to "the strict rules laid
down by the commissioner for the guild
ance OF the jury" There Is one thiop
which makes the awards won by the
Afro-Am orleans more valuable and that
ls that they were Won incomretition with
ali the exhibits of each css, and actual
merit alone was the only consideration
color and nationality were not consider
cd at all. This fact may be the cause of
some Afro-American winner of an award
being overlooked but of those personally
known tie re- are these:
Ada B. Harris, indianapolis, Ind
| Creole switches and Observation-Disclosures
of merit.
W. A. Hazel, St. Paul, MINI, Stain
cd glass designs. In the report the fol-
loving is said: "The committee find this
work perhaps the most remarkable
that has come under their notice at this
exposition. II the working drawings
has been carefully carried out, showing
all the lead lines and for the cutting of
the glass, 80 as to leave no loop hole for
poor Interpretation by the workmen
who cut out the glass. This also apply
ing also to che design of the window hav
Ing the figure of Jesus, the committee
would have felt able to confer upon Mr..
Hazel a gold medal. They heartily
commend the artistic feeling displayed
in the work"-Silver medal and diploma
of excellence.
William E. Benson, Tuskegee, Ala..
Observation-Disclosures of merit,
&. r. Dsvane, KenneDunk Beach
Me.-Carvings on horn, -Certifcate o,
merit.
Miss Emma Porter, St Paul Mimi. Ia.
biz scarf - Certificate of merit.
Harry Shepherd, St Paul, Minn,-Pno.
tographer,- Certificate of merit.
Chattanooga sy stem of public schools
Exhibit. On account of merit. Diplo
ma of honor with gold medal.
W. h. Anderson, Evansvill Ind
Public schooi exhibit Diploma of ex
cellence with silver medal.
Central Tennessee College Nashville
General exhibit, diploma of excellencs
with silver medal.
Fish University, Nashville, exhibit
General EXCELLENCE certificate of mer
lit. 49,.
II. =. Gannaway, Nashville, schools
Certificate of merit. =
! Nashville schools, Exhibit Certif]
cate of me rit. IN n:
Public sch ools,a Springfield, Mass. Ger
tificato of merit
Straight University, New Orleans, La
Exhibit. Certificate of merit.
TaIladega College Talladega, Ala.-:ex
hibit, Certificate of merit.
Howard o. Adams, New York, Age ID
map of Polar regic MS Diploma of
honorable mention with bronze media
Mrs Mary Fletcher, Memphis, Tenn
Ago 65, Childs white ss,-Diploms
of honorable mention bronze me dial.
w. Turpin, Nashville, !. Tenu,-
Books written aud edited nv Afro Amer.
icana,- Diploma Of honorable mention.
bronze m edal. "
Meharry Dental M edical and Pharma,
ceutical Department of Central Tenn
esseo College, Nashville. :Cenn.- Com
bined exhibit, - Diploma of honor, G. Did
medal. g..
W. H. Council, Normal Ala School
exhibit. Diploma of honorable mention
bronze medal.