The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-06-05
FLORENCE NoH,rAL COLLEGE.
Hon. W. G. Fits Delivers Address
to Graduating Class.


Florence June 4.--(Special)-Thi morn
1 ing at the State Normal College Hon.
| William c. Fits. formerly Attorney-Gen-
| eral Of Alabama, delivered the address
! to the graduating class. The graduates
| are as follows:
Annie NJ. Hayes. Florence; Virginia
| Watson. Florence: Emma HILL Florence;
Adah H. Geise. Florence; Inez Powers,
Florence; Pearl Powers. Florence; Cor
nella Simpson. Florence; Crockett w.
Johnson. Florence; Matte Fowler, Flor
ence: Lillian Odom, Florence; Margaret
E. Rogers. Pinson: J. A. Morgan, Rus
seilville: Rosalie w. Darby. Birmingham;
W.. T. Patton, Cohort; Ethel Harrison,
Alexander City: w. 8. Thompson. Snod-
dy; Freddie Fonville. Mt. Carmel: Stella
Calmus. Birmingham: r. w. Sides. Hack
NEVILLE.
The address was out Of the ordinary.
After a short reference to education and
the fact that by permanent constitution
al provision Alabama has made sure of
larger accomplishments in the future
along all educational lines, Mr.. Fits
took the approaching coronation of King
Edward VII Of England in Westminster
Abbey. the great treasure house Of Eng
fish history. as affording an apt time to
point out the great accomplishments Of
the Anglo-Saxon race and its dominat-
ing powers at all. times and places. say
Ing In part:
The Englishman has progressed. He
has made his home In caves. in huts. in
tents and In palaces. He has added knowl-
edge to knowledge and masters the pow
ers and mysteries Of nature. He Is max
ing the whole world one vast neighbour
hood and his life and character will con-
tinue to grow in power and generous
beauty. This race in America and else
where will continue to produce men and
women who aim above the sordid. Char
acters and regulations like those COM
memorated In Westminster Abbey will
continue to appear from time to time as
the perils of the race demand great lead
ers. This great country of ours will have
no single mausoleum for its leading spir-
It's. We win inter our noted dead from
Canada to Key West. each locality in
pride demanding the dust of what It has
Observation-Disclosures its Lee and Canton
its Mckinley.
Here in the South, where the Anglo
Saxon blood has been. as powhere else.
preserved. In its native purity. this ma
ton must find its supply Of conservative
manly sentiment. We ask only for our
own; for the constitutional rights of the
States and the rights Of the people with
In the several States. We will insist on
transmitting our fathers land ana the
institutions erected by Jefferson and the
founders of the Republic untarnished
and undiminished to our children's chill
dren. II left alone, free of jealous but
mistaken interference. from the outside.
we will work all our problems out in the
light OF n broader day and loftier
vision. We will make this land of
justice and of right. of peace and honest
dealing.
THE English blood in the Southern
States will arise. join the march of the
worlds progress in material things and
prove the sheet-anchor of this nations
hope in every great emergency. The
Republic can onlv be preserved by alle-
glance to its first and cardinal principles.
Fidelity to the ancient landmarks
the axioms of our fathers and the teach
ings of our Gods-is the only safe course
for our feet to tread"