The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-10
University Will Pay More Attention
Than Formerly to This.
WISE COUNSEL IN PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
The Number of Ida and Trfling Negroes Ha;
Become Menace to the State and the
Law Should Take the Matter
in Hand.


were of highest order and interesting
in character throughout, testifying in most
convincing manner to the thoroughness
of the work done in this, the largest edu-
cational school for the colored race in the
South.
The program of exercises, as carried
out yesterday, was as follows:
Invocation, by Rev. j. ]. Wells, pastor of
First Baptist Church.
MUSIC.
Satutatory-The Burdens of the Educa-
ted woman-Mary Darnelle Humbert.
MUSIC.
Annual Address,. Elmer Dellinger, M.
D., of Warrenton.
Valedictory-Th Triumph of Civic Right
eousness-Charles Francis Graves
Awarding of Diplomas and Comforting of
Degrees-Gen. t. F. Toon. State
Superintendent of Public In
struction.
Presentation of Prizes-7President Charles
Francis Meserve.
MUSIC.
Benediction, by Rev. G. w. Perry.
The graduating class this year consists
OF 10 members-6 young men and Is
young women. They are:
Degree of A. B.-George Oliver Bull
lock, Charles Francis Graves and William
Ridgeway Frazer.
Degree of B. S.-Louis Aloysius Fetch
er. Frank S. Hargrave, Isham N. Holly,
Mary Darnella Humbert, Catherine An
tonette Love. Theresa Belva Scott and
Mary Mamie Watson.
Degree of B. Th.-Shepard Spencer Per-
son and Cicero Franklin Pope.
Normal-Susie Adelaide Bullock. Mar
gcret Lucille Hamlin, Leah Elizabeth
Henry, Hattie Belle Neal and Elizabeth
Riddick
Sewing Observation-Disclosures Estelle
Baker, Margaret Lucille Hamlin, Mary
Darnella Humbert, Catherine Antoinette
Love Hattie Belle Neal, Theresa Belva
Scott and Mary Mamie Watson.
Missionary Training School-Rebecca
Jane Carter and Meander Sharpe Seasons.
Honorary degrees, conferred by the
board Of trustees at their annual meet
ing were announced as follows:
Rev. S. N. Yass, ID. D., North Carolina.
Rev. |. p. Brockington, D. D., South
Carolina.
Hon j. w. Lyons, LII. D., Washington,
ID. G.
Principal Booker T. Washington, LIZ D..
Alabama.
The following were awarded prizes in
the Industrial department.
Joints in Joining-C. j. II. Gaylord, $50
in cash.
Blacksmithing- Samuel B. Eaton, $3.50
in cash
Machine Shop Work.. P. Hamlin, $3.50
in cash.
Wood Turnng-P. j. Vann, $3.50 in
cash.
Architectural and Mechanical Drawing
III. w. Fisher, $3.50 in cash.
Cabinet Makng-E. Logan, $3.50 in
cash.
Sewing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Year, Min
ME Richardson; second year. Lula A.
Thomas; third year, Addie Moore; and
special honorable mention of Cora T. JOY
ner and Sallie Arlington
The salutatory address Of Mary Darnal-
la Humbert on THE Burdens of the Ed
ucated Colored Woman" was a practical
and helpful discussion of the situation
confronting Just such a person as her
self. Taking as her text the advice OF
Tennyson's Princess. Better not be at
all than not be NOBLE" she preached to
hci class mates the humble doctrine OF
contentment favored with the constant
striving for higher and better things.
The first burden was that of home
which now, perhaps, seems irkseme and
common place This might be true, she
said but it was the duty of the educated
woran to make conditions better and
sweeten the hor.e life. And this, she de-
cSrad, was after all the real object OF
education, and if it did not do that II
was failure. She added:
The educated woman can do even or
binary house-work better than her UNI
educated sister; she can sweep floor
more neatly and prepare food better, by
very reason of her training. And along
this line Shaw University is coming for
ward and will soon be not one whit behind
tie best of them
In the same common sense sort of man
ner the work of an educated woman Ill
the school room and the church were dis
eussed, and finally woman's duty to her
self, concluding with this sentence:
But with all our strivings and efforts
let rs remember that we can do nothina
without the he'2 Of the Great Burden
bearer
THE Twentieth Century Ministry" was
discussed by Cicero Franklin Pope, who
declared that it would be Just what the
mon n it made it. He laid especfa
stress on the duty Of careful preparation
for this consecrated calling and declared
that he who can attend the schools where
he may be Taught aud trained for tn,
proper discharge of his high duties as ,
minister. and .loes not do SO. is IAN un
fit vessel to bear the message of tn,
Lord"
He pointed cut the responsibilities nov
resting on the young men of his race il
making its ministry what is ought to be
lie told his hearers that there must frs