The colored American., 1900-11-03

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pupils, with the principal and the
large, commodious building of the
Washington Colored High School, rep
resented in models s and 8. Pref
Hunster is too modest a man, his ge-
MUS is too great to hold from the
world the products Of which he is ca
pable. [ trust he will honor himself
and the race by more such construc-
tions
In this brief summary I must beg
pardon OF exhibitors for doing them so
much injustice in the meagre descrip-
ton given. To properly describe any
exhibit named above would take all
the space of this lengthy article.
SALIENT FEATURES.
The features of this exhibit which
have most interested visitors are five,
which | give in the order of Importance
to most visitors. First, the charts by
Dubois, and Atlanta University; sec
ond, the photographs by Hampton In
stitute and the miscellaneous photos;
third, the models furnished by Wash
ington ColOred Public Schools; fourth
books by Negro authors; fifth. the sam
pies of industrial work and agricul-
tural products, by Tuskegee Institute.
Not all visitors will agree with this Sc
lection. Many have been most inter-
eSted in the bound volumes of written
work by Fisk University, others In the
bound volumes of patents issued to ne
grOes, but none will, ] think, dispute
first place for the charts.
AWARDS.
Many will recall the following pre-
diction of Assistant Commissioner
General Woodward, December 2, 1899:
There is much talk in Paris as to
what will be the chief attraction of the
exhibition. 1t will be our exhibit Of
the educational work that is being
done for our Negroes. | think this eX-
hibitiOn will show other Nations that
we know how to solve the Negro prob
lens upon intelligent, civilized lines.
Some foreigners think we have moth
ing for the Negro but the bludgeOn and
revolver; we shall convince them 9th
erWiSe."
Two things have possibly demon
Strated the truthfulness of the predic-
| tiOn-One, the receiving of fifteen
awards, as follows:
Two Grand Prizes.
Two Gold Medals.
Seven Silver Medals.
Two Bronx Medals.
| Two Honorable Mentions.
The other, the following interview by
| Commissioner General Peck given to a
| local correspondent.
| commissioner General Peck said re-
| garding the exhibit made by the col
Ored people of the United States at the
| Paris Exposition that their display
was not only creditable as showing the
| advancement of the race, but it has
attracted great attention from foreign
| erS and had made the cOlOred element
of our population a very conspicuous
| figure in civilization The work that
| had been done here in connection
| Herewith reflected great credit upon
their special representative, Thomas J.
| Galloway, appointed by me, and ! am
| glad to hear testimony to that portion
of the United States Exhibit
J But what seems to me as the high
| est testimony of all lJ the request,
| which our own Commissioner of Edu-
| cation. Dr. W. T. Harris, who, after
| studying the exhibit made for the en-
tire exhibit for his bureau in Washing
| ton.
| RECOGNITION OF RACES REPRESENTA-
| TIVE.
Aside from the exhibit itself | think
it was fortunate that the Negroes of
| America had a representative here.
Several times | have been guest at
the Palace of the President of the
French Government, and likewise at
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