The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-06-27

A. machine
suop' :; printing. .; tinsmithing /.
"neelWrighting. /; harness making
ana carriage trimming. 1: woodwor,,.
as l. dressmaking AMI cooking. 2.
u'essmaking alone. :; laundering and
0ooAins' g. laundering alone. 3 nurse
framing 4; millinery. 4. II these a
are also graduates OF the normal ds.
P"''ihent' either in the present class
OF previous classes. Most OF the Others
VIII remain and take literary course
ana take advanced work in their
'Iaae' Very Interesting exhibits
were made OF work done in each AZ.
p"F'nenI sPecia, enthusiasm was
SHOWN over a steam engine. placed IN
position on the platform and suppliel
with steam, with which Robert Camp.
oeiI OF the incoming senior class
showed the operation OF its reyersipr
gear Tor stationary engines. This
young man. when only seven years
oid' made steam engine that would
run successfully. using an old COFFEE
pot Tor a boiler. and before entering
Tuskegee he constructed a locomotiva
complete in all its parts. making an
the castings and every part OF it with
his own hands.
Principal Booker T Washinr,on.s
annual report was read to the trustees
oil the school during the week. urs
one OF the most striking and most
helpful Of all these wonderful reports
Inc report was heard with great in.
terest and will prove to the public how
warm a place this school his in the
hearts OF the people and what dili.
Sence has been shown upon the part
: OF the principal by whose labors the
larger part of this money has been Sd,
cured. The total receipts for the year
nave been. outside of cash and labor
! paid by students. s326.692.23.
OF the total amount slis.4s5.4s. in.
) Guiding OF the total amount. sl43..
isS4S, including $l26 .33O.9S for cur.
= rent expenses. were for general pur.
I poses slS7,OOS.75 for building. fixtures
t equipments and land and si6IsS
S added to the endowment fund. leaving
e the fund to date at s299 ,16b.O2. While
i these sums may seem large. yet IL will
e be noticed that nearly two-thlrds has
e gone TO the enlargement and improve.
r ment of the plant and that the school
r is not enriched thereby that it's cur.
Y rent expense made larger and its
a needs more pressing and numerous.
r The Institution with less than $4,000
Q OF endowment. at very low rate OF
a interest, was never more dependent
c upon its large number of friends. even
y upon its smallest giyers.
Commencement morning opened
Q bright and cool with an unusual mum.
# Der OF alumni present and the many
@ friends OF the members OF the gradu.
& ating class. Quite a number came
from the regular trains and the usual
4 large number Of private conyeyances.
but when the special train came in Al
n II O'Clock the entire grounds were nj
, once submerged. The Capital city
, Guards, forty-eight strong. under Capt.
, o. d. Robinson with their nfc and
4. drum. gave fine martial air 10 the
whole scene.
All of the commencement addresses
were listened 10 with marked atten.
tion and approval The object lessons
, in dairying and mental working as
given In the Grafton Of Jessie ones
. and William Boohor were heartily
checred The salutatory by Frank
: Chicholm and the yaledictory by Sa
della Donaldson of Mississippi were
models
DR. " G y Mason. senior secretary
of the Frocdmcu's Aid and Education
Society. who delivered the commence.
ment address came with a reputation
for unusual oloqucncc he ala not dis
appoint his large and attentive audi
ence. The burden Of his thought was
Education for Service. Not for
p Honor
Mr. Washington presented the Iiplo-
mas In a few simple words. enforcing
the motto of the class. Ready Tor Ser.
vice Tho singing throughout wa OF
great power. bat the "lnCamatus" hy
The choir and Miss Boyd SO stirred the
audience thar as with one voice they
|caIiod for ifs repetition
Prizes were then awarded "a Il
dozen young people and the year
passed into history Dr Mitchell +.
Sadlcr and Hon J o Heapc. who ar"
connected with the educational work
of London Eng spent several days a.
the school during commencement
week. studying it, methods and en-.
ioyius the exercises here These not
able visitors seemed 10 enjoy an they
ass and heard
And nos aa Industrious sfatisticiau
has figured it ont that me Negroes Of
Cuba are DIVING o4t The sratistiriane
.of tho Emitted state, has. been hagig-
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