The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-06
COLORED GRADUATES
TENTH COMMENCEMENT OF. STATE
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
NINETEEN DIPL OMAS AWARDED
REV. DR.. J. ID. HAMMOND's ADDRESS
TO THE COLLEGE.

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EducationaIists who Are There.
Chancellor Hill, Bishop Kelley,
Col. Mercer, Col. MeIdrim and Rev.
DR.. Fair and Rev. DR.. Jordan
Among the Speakers.
The tenth annual commencement exer-
cises of the Georgia State Industrial Col
lege, the state school for colored people,
took place yesterday. The day dawned
bright and clear, and was throughout an
IDEAL day for a great gathering of peo-
ple The exercises commenced at II
o'clock As early as 8 o'clock, crowds
commenced to gather on the campus.
Country people came in wagons and many
on horses and mules. Hundreds went out
from the city, and many were present,
both white and black, from other parts
of the state. Among the visitors were,
Bishop Kelley, Rev. DIR. John D. Jordan,
Rev. DR.. F. Y. Fair. Col George A.
Mercer, Rev. DR.. ]. D. Hammond of
Nashville, Tenn; secretary of education
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South;
Col. P. W. Meldrim, chairman of the
Commission on the Colored College. and
the following members of the commits
sion: Judge w. R. Hammond, Atlanta;
Col George T. Murrell, Winterville; Hon.
P. J. Cline, Milledgeville; Prof. Otis
Ashmore, Savannah, and Chancellor Wal
Der B. Hill of the University of Georgia.
Besides these, were Rev. DR.. ]. Albert
johnson of Washington, d. c.. Prof. w.
S. Scarborough of Wilberforce, o.: Rev.
Silas x. Floyd of Augusta; Rev. ]. w.
Whitaker, Savannah; Rev. j. J. Dur
ham. Rev. George A. Goodwin, Atlanta;
Rev. ]. NJ. Jones, Statesboro, and ".
o. P. Sherman.
The following programme was rendered
In Meldrim Auditorium:
Overture, college brass band.
Invocation, Rev. Alexander Harris.
Chorus. THE Holiday" college choir.
Grafton, "The Possibilities of the Ne
gro in Agriculture" T. A. Baker.
Solo, Beyond the Gates of Paradise"
Lula Smith.
Grafton, practical Education" John A.
Lockette.
Piano solo, "Rpples of the Alabama"
Mamie v. Edwards. -.---
Essay, THE Women We Need Rhina
A. Albany
Grafton, 1.-THE Influence of Classics Up
on Civilization" w. H. A. Howard
Chorus, ''Oh, Hail Us Ye Free" col
leye choir.
Annual address, Rev. DR.. ]. D. Ham,
mond.
Chorus, Italia" college choir.
Presentation of diplomas
Short addresses.
Music.
DR.. Hammond chose as the subject of
his address The Mission of the Scholar"
He held the closest attention of the au-
dience for nearly hour and delivered
enc Of the most forceful and clear-cut
II. addresses ever delivered by white man
to colored audience in the history of
education in Georgia. 1t was pitched on
high plane, and would have done credit
on any commencement occasion. DR..
Hammond is brother of Judge w. r.
Hammond, of Atlanta, who is a member
of the commission on the college, and he
was, also, many years ago a classmate
of Chancellor w. B. Hill. For many
years DR.. Hammond has been the secre-
tary of education of the NJ E. Church,
South, and is thoroughly posted on edu-
cational questions His speech proved
fnat he believed in the education of the
whole people, black as we'll as white
North as we'll as South. He said that the
mission of the scholar was to search for
truth and when he had found it to de-
clare it fearlessly to the world He said
that scholars who affect to believe that
the hands only should be trained were
governed by desire to be on what was
called the popular side or by a desire to
secure money easily for the support of
their work
No system of education is perfect, de-
cared the speaker, that does not take in
the training of the whole man. and it is
of he
ana the scholar must learn, also, not to
regard his education as a commodity
something 10 be sold, something with
"hlcn ne is TO obtain a living. Men are
not trained to make living, but to live
NE He spoke in glowing terms of the
puoilc school system. and said that he
hoped that the day would come when col
iese ana university training would be free
ana open to every young man and every
young woman who aspired to such Gull
'u1e. Altogether, 1t was a magnificent
ana scholarly address and viii long be
remembered
Following DIR. Hammond short speeches
were made by Chancellor Hill, Col. Mer-
Ger, President of the Board of Education
OF Chatham county Bishop Kelley, Hon.
refer j. Cline of Milledgeville, Rev. DR.. j.
J. Fair, Rev. DR.. John D. Jordan, and
neV DR.. j. Albert Johnson Col. P. w.
Aeldrlm closed the speech-making with
some timely advice to teachers and pu-
pills
At the close of the exercises the
grounds and buildings were inspected.
resident Wright and his corps are we'll
peased with the success of the year s
Work and are grateful for the support
dnd encouragement given by the people
generally The following is a list of those
VINO were awarded diplomas:
college Department-W. II. A. Howard,
donn A. Lockette
Normal Department-Rhina Albany,
tnomas A. Baker, Jessie Bradley, Sarah
brown, Josie Butler, Mamie Edwards,
Joseph Ford, Hattie Berideau, Theodore
G1ordon, Robert r. Holmes, Ida Mayrant,
"Alam A. Ritchie, Hattie Boston, Re-
yg'ca Senkstacke, Lula Smith,. James NJ.
"dshngton and Essie w. Wright
Last night in the college chapel. the
annual banquet of the Alumni Association
was held. President /. M. Jackson pre-
sued There were several after-dinner
Ipeecnes' among others DIR. Scarborough.
Floyd
VOL Meldrim, chairman of the board
nst directs the affairs of the college, was
Aea last night what he thought of the
,Ne'elses and the general progress of the
i Hluiion. He replied that he was great
impressed by ali that he had seen or
ssaiu' and that II Is clear that material