The sun., 1900-06-28
BE Strong and
BRAVE ENOUGH
TO Be YOURSELF
Thus Spoke Booker 7. Washing
ton TO Howard School
Graduates.
MOST EXCELLENT SINGING
Glass of 100 Were Given the Finish.
ing Touches to Their Education
at the Grand Opera House
Last Night. An EIo-
quent Address.

The stage Of the Grand Opera House
last night presented scene of animation
as the graduates of the class of 100 of the
Howard High School were given the fin
ishing touches to their education. On
the stage were: Bishop Coleman, Rev.
Grove of Asbury NJ, E. Church, Presid.
ing Elder G. A. Tindley, Revs. ]. P.
Brown, j. G. Brock, j. E. Sergeant, B.
I. Moore, j. H. Winters, Nj. G. Brooks,
Prof. S. L. Conwell of the State College
for Colored Students at Dover; Drs. FL
bert and Stevens, Chief Justice Lore,
Geosge w. Roberts and the members of
the school committee of the Board OF
Education. The graduates, the princi-
pal, Miss Kruse, and her first assistant,
Miss Mary Dover, were seated at the
front of the stage with Mr.. Booker T.
Washington and DR.. Evan G. Short
lidge. The program was we'll rendered.
The singing under the direction of Miss
Josephine Fletcher was highly credit
able, the wedding chorus and Miss
Seeney's solo deserving special mention.
The Opera House was beautifully deco
rated with the schools colors which are
red and white. The members of the
Board of Education occupied the box to
the left and teachers OF the Howard
School the box to the right. The two
higher grades OF the grammer schools
were seated on platform in the rear of
the stage and directly in Won't of them
we've the graduates.
The principal feature OF the evening
was the annual address which was made
by Booker 7. Washington, principal of
the Tuskagee Institute, at Tuskagee, Ala
bama. Mr.. Washington spoke in an en-
couraging and direct manner and his ad-
dress was much appreciated.
Mr.. Washington's Address.
He urged the graduates to bear in
mind the fact that education is to give
culture and sweetness of character to
life.
Don't be tempted to live on streets
by your wits. Lift home industry up
and make it an honor and not disgrace.
Go ont with the idea of doing the high
est thing that you can find tc do. 1t is
cheaper for society to support an idle
ignorant man than an Idle educated
man.
''As a race we must put skill and
J ability in the common Walks of life. We
don't want to make our daughters ser
wants; so be sure that they are give1 an
education which Will enable them to earn
an honest living. The child must be
taught to master we'll what he tries to do
Be strong and brave enough to be your
selves and do not try to be some one else
sit is no disgrace to be poor, but it is
disgrace to be poor and act rich. The
white mans education is finished to be.
gin work as an overseer clerk, but the
black man does not have any business
, created for him. Give the negro an in
dustrial training so that he may have
his work created.
In concluding Mr.. Washington gave I
word of advise to parents. ''See tina
your children are kept occupied durinl
the summer vacation and let them worl
outside if not at home for there is none,
saved by occupation"
a Another interesting feature was tn,
! presentation of priz.r. The Board o
J Education prizes, which were two die
. tionaries, were presented by Rev. Solo
! mon P. Hood to miss Sophia James ant
: George Thomas Whitten for general ex
cellence. Miss Gertrude Bissell awarded
the Century Club prizes to Miss Francis
Seeney for the best sewing and Misl
Mary Shockley for the best cooking.
The prizes were $3.50 to each of the
bWo youuR ihuiee. LIS. TIipcip " opefehr
e prize which was two boxes of tools, wa,
awarded by Jefferson Coage to Jerome
Anderson and Benjamin F. Elias. II
has only been customary to award ont
. box of tools but in this case it could not
! be decided which of the two young mer
l exhibited the best work, so it wal
thought best to give box of tools tc
4 each of them.
0 In the future Mr.. Booker T. Washing
ton will give prize of $40 each year fol
( industrial efficiency. Diplomas vert
8 awarded to each of the graduates by DR.
Evan G. Shortlidge president of tht
e Board Of Education. Music was fur
: nished by the Howard School Orchestrs
" under the leadership of Harry Lewis
Miss Kruse principal OF the Howard
b Professor Berlin for the use of the deco