The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17


ed for by nearly hundred teachers, alto
! gether forming, with the preparatory de
| partment, a symmetrical scholastic COM
munity which has been wen called model
for the industrial colored schools of the
| South. Certain ii is that a pupil bent
/ on fitting himself or herself for mechanl-
cal work can here have the widest choice
of useful and domestic occupations.
An Immense Filed of Work.
zone thing I like about this Institution
is that its policy has been generous aud
| progressive; it is not SO self-centered or
| interested in its own pursuits and ambi-
! tons as to ignore what is going on in the
/ rest of the country or make it difficult for
/ outsiders TO share the local advantages.
| allude especially to the spirit in which the
/ annual conferences nave been here held
/ by the leading colOred citizens and edu-
| Gators with the intention of improving the
condition of their less fortunate brothers
and sisters.
Here we can see, is an immense field
| and one which cannot too soon or too care
| fully be utilized. The conferences have
grown in popularity and are well calcu-
| lated not only to encourage colored men
| and colored women in their individual eff
| forts, but to cultivate and promote an amt
cable relationship between che two races,
a problem whose solution was never more
]
moderation, self-control, knowledge, char
acter viii surely win your victories and
! realize the best aspirations of your peo-
pic. An evidence of the soundness of the
purpose of this institution is that those
in charge of its management evidently do
not believe in attempting the unattainable,
and their instruction in self-reliauce and
practical industry is more valuable.
Institutions of Great Value.
I'm the day and night schools many
! branches can be taught at small expense
which will give the man and woman who
/ have mastered them, immediate employ
ment and secure their success afterward,
provided they abide by the principles OF
industry, morality and religion here ncul-
Gated
"In common with the Hampton Institute
in Virginia, the Tuskegee Institute has
been and Is to-day OF inestimable value
in sowing the seeds OF great citizenship.
Institutions of their standing and worthy
patronage form a steadier and more pow
| erful agency for the good of all concerned
than any yet proposed OF suggested The
| practical is hero associated with the aca-
demc. which encourages both learning and
industry. Here you learn to master your
selves, find the best adaptation of your
faculties, with advantages for advance
ment, learning to meet The high duties Of
life.
No Monopoly of knowledge.
mo country, epoch or race has a mon
oply upon knowledge. Some have easier
but not necessarily tier opportunities
for self-development what a few can OBJ
tain free most have to pay for perhaps by
! hard physical labor, mental struggle aud
! self-denial. But an this country all can
have the opportunity for lettering them
selves provided they exercise perseverance
and intelligence, and their motives and con-
duct are worthy. Nowhere are such facAi-
ties for universal education found as in
the United States. They are accessible to
| every boy and girl, white or black.
Integrity and industry are the best pos
sessions which any man can have, and
every one can have them. NOBODY can
give them 20 him or take them from him.
He cannot acquire them by Inheritance
| he cannot buy them or beg them or Dor
row them. They belong to the individual
and are his unquestioned property He
alone can part with them. They are a
good thing to have and to keep. They
make happy homes; they achieve success
in every walk Of life; they have won the
greatest trumphs for mankind No man
| who has them ever gets into the Police
! Court or before the grand jury, or in the
workhouse or the. chain-gang They give
one moral and material power They viii
bring you a comfortable living, make you
respect yourself and command the respect
OF your fellows. They are Indispensable
to success. They are inVincible The
merchant requires the clerk whom he en-
ploys 20 have them The railroad cor
poration inquiries whether the man seek
ing employment possesses them Every
avenue Of human endeaVor welcomes
them They are the only keys TO open
with certainty the door of opportunity TO
struggling manhood. Employment waits
on them; capital requires them; citizen
snip is not good without them. If YOU
do not already have them, get them.
Results of Training WIN He Felt.
ITO the pupils assembled here I extend
my congratulations that facilities for ad
Vancement afforded to them are so nuner-
Gus and SO inviting. Those who are here
for the time being have the reputation Of
the institution in charge and should there
fore be all the more careful to guard IL
worthily. Others who have gone before
you have made great sacrifices to reach
the present results. What you do win af-
feet not only those who come after Won
here, but many men and women whom
you may never meet. The results of your
training and work here will eventually be
felt, either directly or Indirectly. in nearly
ever part of the country.
Most of you are young. and youth ia
the time best fitted for the development.
both Of the body and the mind. Whatever
you do, do with an your might, with win
and purpose. not of the selfish kind. but
looking TO the benefit of your race and
your country. In comparing the past with
the present, you should be especially
grateful that 1t has been your good fortune
to come within the influences OF such an
institution as Tuskegee, and that you are
| under the guidance of such a strong lead
er. 1 thank him most cordially for the
pleasure OF visiting this institution. and I
bring to all here associated my good VIII
and the best wishes Of your countrymen.
wishing you the realization OF success In
whatever undertakings may here after en-
gage you"
The departure for Montgomery was
| taken at ] o'clock.
FLORIDA'S SENATOR'S.