The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-17
a NEGRO WINS LAuRELS.

Washington, June 10.--(Special 10 Chi
cago Record D--Roscoo Conkling Bruce, son
OF ex-senator Bruce of Mississippi, who
went from the colored high school Of
Washington two years ago 10 Phillips
academy at Exeter. n. H., has been hon
ored recently by an election as assistant
editor for the next year of the EXonian.
the magazine published by the students of
that institution. which indicates that the
color line is not drawn.
Young Bruce is a remarkably bright
and handsome fellow. and has always been
popular among the white boys of the
neichborhood in which his family live in
Washington. which is one of the most
fashionable parts OF the city. He has never
ATTEMPTED to intrude where he was not
invited and has always conducted himself
with dignity and modesty which has
INSURED respect. Al Phillips acade
my he has distinguished himself
for scholarship and for ora'ory. At the
recent announcement of the honormcn for
the year. the name OF Roscoe Conkling
Bruce stands at the head OF the upper
middle class, and the Boston papers re-
Gently contained flattering descriptions OF
his delivery OF Mr.. Blaine's memorial ora
tion on Garfield in the chapel OF the
academy MIR. and Mrs. Bruce have heard
from other sources of the success and
popularity of their son. and are grateful to
know that the colored blood in his veins
has made no difference with his intellect
ual standing.
Young Bruce will be graduated from
Phillips academy with the class Of 1885,
and will probably enter Harvard unlvers-
ity where there have always been several
colored students Some of them have grad
uated with honors. Professor Richard T.
Greener. afterward dean of the law school
OF Howard university, was one of the first
men in the class Of 1870 and is probably
the most distinguished colored graduate
OF that institution. The names OF six col
ored men now appear in the catalogue,
three of them in the senior class. one,
the president of the Harvard forum. a
young man named Williams. from Vir-
sinia. has taken several prizes. Gregory
from New jersey is one of the best de-
baters In the university. and plays in
the baseball nine of the class OF 1891 A
third named Napoleon Bonaparte Marshall
holds the record as a quarter mile rum
ner and has Won even greater fame in
| scholarship. 4 freshman named Lee IL a
substitute on the varsity football team
| and holds the second place in the records
| for tennis ulaving.
| 1t is said that the only embarrassment
| these colored bows suffer is from lack of
| means. While they are not always ad
| mittcd to the select circl s of student So
| cictv. the same can be said OF 20 per cent
| of their classmates. They are not oltra-
| ci4cd III any way. but on the contrary, the
sympathy and respect which heir ran
hood commands is expressed in manner
| oven more marked than would be shown TO
| white bows of the same talent and charac-
| ter. Colored men have had trouble a Har-
ward but 1t has been their own fault, They
| have invited ha2ing and other forms OF
| persecution which college boys know how
| 10 apply so we'll. nut they have not SUI
fered any more than white boys who have
made themselves unpopular and offensive
| in n similar manner.
Roscoe Bruce would be popular any
where for he has 1t in him. and no boy
ever left WASHINGTON for school with a
more promising future. Upon the mantel
in The residence OF Ex-senator Bruce is a
| costly ornament which was presented TO his
namesake on his christening day ~ the
great New York senator. In the Life
| and Letters Of Roscoe ConklinE" the cir
| uumstahees under which Young nruce was
named are given. and there appears a let
| ter from Senator Bruce in which ne asks
permission to chrsten his son in mono. Of
| MI Conkling. because when he first en-
tered the senate chamber to taNa the oath
OF office Mr. couking was he n.at man
to offer him welcome Tho effect unon
some members OF the senate" wr,.e Mr.
Bruce. was so marked that when was
! calied to be sworn in. my colleague eIr
Alcorn. man who owed his seat in tho
senate largely TO my efforts. took refuge
behind newspaper to avoid extending Tie
courtesy usual upon such occasions II
was at this point that the grasp of YOUR
hand--ihe first token of friendsblp maj
had received-and your warm v,n,s ,,','
made me feel and know that in thai augns,
podv had friend. No one who has not
undergone similar ordeal can undar,ian5
ana appreciate my feelings on that ocea-