The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-06
AT THE COLORED COLLEGE.
Bishop Arnett Talked to the Y. Nj. C.
A. Last Night.


Yesterday was literary day in the Geor-
gia State Industrial College The classes
examined were the third-year normal in
physics, a preparatory in arithmetic;
FRESHMAN class. pedagogy; first normal,
Latin; second normal, chemistry; sophie
more, trigonometry; freshman class,
Greek; second normal rhetoric.
The visitors expressed themselves as be-
ing highly pleased with the evidence of
progress in all the departments as was
shown by the prompt answers to all ques-
tons asked. The instructor in charge of
the class asked a few questions and then
turned the class over to the visitors and
the other instructors who seemed to have
an ample store of good questions. Quite
number of the students would ask ques-
tions when a lower class was being inter
rogated, thus showing that they had not
forgotten the subjects of previous years.
The questions generally were practical and
required original thought on the part OF
the student Intercepted.
At night the exercises of the Young
Mems Christian Association We're held.
Quite an appreciative audience was pres
ent to witness the exercises of this So
ciety which was organized during the
first year of the school, and which has
ever kept alive a heaithful religious spir-
it, Besides the officers of the association
there were among others on the platform
President r. r. Wright, Bishop B. W.
Arnett, Rev. John W. Whitaker, Prof.
John Mcintosh, and Vice President Suggs.
The exercises were all very Interesting
and instructive, consisting of essays on
he an M
A. :" by Sylvester jefferson of Athens; on
Christian Character Essential TO Sue
cess" by A. J. Shootes of Americas, and
oratious, Make Your Own Ladder" by
James p Sherman; Effect of the Las7
War Upon National Character" by G.
G. Coakley.
Bishop Arnett made a short address,
which was responded to by L. b. Thomp-
son, president of the Y. nj. c. A.
To-day will be trades day. The trades
taught are blacksmithing, wheelwrght-
ing, painting, slgn-writing, bricklaying,
plastering, shoemaking, mechanical and
architectural drawing and tailoring.
The members of the commission of the
school will visit the school in body and
together with the many visitors, go through
all the industrial departments, which win
be in full operation with the students at
work. Not only will the results be SEEM
but the processes ana operations Dy Whlcn
they are obtained.
Mrs P. w. Meldrim, together with some
of her friends, viii inspect the department
of plain sewing and dressmaking.
Tonight will be the anniversary of the
literary societies. An address will be de-
livered by Prof. Ross, principal of the
East Broad Street school.
Bishop b. w. Arnett of the A. M. f.
Church. who is to deliver the annual adj
dress, arrived yesterday. IL win be re-
membered that Bishop Arnett was invited
by the Congregational Club to deliver an
address In defense of the colored race at
the same time Gov. Northen spoke
in defense of the white race
on the subject of lynching Bishop
Arnett is regarded as one Of the abest
speakers of his race. He was at one time
a member of the Ohio legislature.
In speaking of the joint discussion be-
tween himself and Bishop Arnett, Gov
Northen says in the Constitution: Dish
op Arnett manifested fine spirit and paid
me high compliment as a friend of his
people He said he knew me quite well
through Bishops Turner and Gaines and
that he had always known me to be earn
est and active in the interests of the ne
gro, both for his education and his protec-
ton against violence"