The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-05
MARCH OF THE TRADES.
UNIQUE PROCESSION AT THE COL
OHED COLLEGE.

witnessed by Crowds of Visitors.
Twenty-efght Graduates Received
Diplomas in the AcademicaI and
Normal Departments Addresses
by Chancellor hin, Col. r. w. Mel
drinl. Judge Hammond, Mr.. p. j.
Cline and Others-The Commence
ment Address by DIR. johnson o.
PhiIadeIphia-The Alumni Dinner.
Meeting of the Commission.
The commencement exercises of the
Georgia State Industrial College were
concluded yesterday. The trades pa
rade, the first in the history of the col
lege, was one of the most interesting
events of the commencement pro-
gramme At 10 O'Clock the line of
march formed at the Industrial build
ing and, headed by the College Band,
the procession moved around the cam
pus to the south of Meldrim Hall, where
the practical trades display was held.
Prof. J. s. Hines, superintendent of
the industrial department, rang a gong
and the visitors were surprised to see
one hundred students break the line
and go to work at their various trades.
out in the middle of the campus, had
been put machines for tailoring, a forge
for blacksmithing, a bench for carpen-
try etc. The young men were working
some shoeing horses, others laying
brick and in another place students
were seated on a table mending and
cutting garments, others sewing on ma
chimes. In another place six young
men were making shoes. some half
soling, some patching and some cutting
out shoes. To the left of these were
several representatives of the painting
department painting doors. This ex-
ercise was done very rapidly and lasted
about twenty minutes, after which the
men fell in line again.
The Trades Procession.
In the line there were twelve paint
ers. all in overalls and carrying
brushes and buckets, and one of them
carrying a banner. Department of
Painting. Then followed the carpen-
ters, fifteen in mum Der, eighteen black
smiths twenty-five brickmasons, fifteen
shoemakers, fifteen tailors, in working
clothes, and each trade bearing a ban
ner proelaiming the occupation and the
number of students engaged in it,
Prof. Wright. Prof. Hines and the
assistants in the industrial depart
ment, w. N. Nelson, l.. B. Thompson.
=. F. Golden, j. NJ. Roston, c. A.
Lewis, w. Fl. Andt rson deserve great
credit for the great work they have
done during this year.
After the trades parade the certif-
Gates of proficiency were awarded to
the following, by Hon. P. w Meldrim.
chairman of the College Commission:
Carpentry. H. Sampson, Quitman;
II. G. Scarlet, Waycross
Blacksmithing-B. F. Lawton, AL
bany; James White, Savannah.
Masonry. A. Snyder. Savannah;
Q. F. Serene, Macon; c. r. Donald
son, Paris; J. II. Walker, Liberty City.
Coach Painting-C. c. Strickland,
Valdosta.
Tailoring-Allen Jones, Jacksonville,
Fla; ]. l.. Allen, Girard, Ala; H. S.
Roberts. Brunswick.
observation-disclosures Bembry, j. w
Stringer, Savannah; Jackson Miller,
Daren.
The Commencement Exercises.
After this exercise the regular com
mencement exercises were concluded
with the following programme in Mel
drim Auditorium:
Overture, College Band
Invocation.
Chorus, ooh, Italia, Italia" College
Choir.
Grafton. Industrial Education"
Walter n. Nelson.
Solo, For All Eternity" Clara E.
Rogers.
Essay. THE Value of Small Things"
Eliza c. Sengstacke.
Grafton. "A Definite End" Peter j.
Cosey.
Duet. TIN We Meet Again" Ger
trude L. Mcintosh and Iona Coston.
Essay, The Influence of Courtesy"
Lillian n. Wright.
Grafton, 'The Negro in Agriculture"
Cyrus G. Wyley.
Double quarteete, 20, Sing Ye Jeho-
vah's Praises" Gertrude Mcintosh, Je-
NINA Cooper, Martha Goode. Emma
Shine, Walter Law, Charles w. Pro-
thro, c. G. Wylly and H. c. Scar
lett.
Alumni address, Richard r. Wright
C9S)
Annual address. DIR. H. T. Johnson,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Chorus. College Choir.
The diplomas were delivered to the
following students by Chancellor w. e.
HILL who reminded the students that
wherever they go and whatever they
do, 10 have some value.
College Senior Class-William NJ.
Gordon, Cane Spring, Isaac M. Jack
son. Savannah; Walter Nathaniel Nell
son. Oliver; James Porter Sherman, Sa-
vannah; Alexander Samuel Taylor,
Lincolnton; Cyrus Gilbert Wiley, Sa-
vannah.
Normal Senior Class-William w. AL
len, president, Girard Ala Anna T.
Hayward, secretary, Savannah; Lillian
n. Wright, treasurer, College; James
L. Allen, Girard, Ala; James H. Clark,
Rodgers; Peter J. Cosey. HawkinsVille
Iona IS. Coston, Savannah; DeAnna A
Daniels. Savannah; Charles A. Green.
Savannah; Henry Alexander Houston.
Savannah; Benjamin Franklin I.awton,
Albany; William Bush Makiel, Port
land, Oregon Gertrude L. Mcintosh
Savannah. Henrietta j. Pope. Savan-
nah; Charles W. Prothro. Orchard Hill:
Clara z. Rogers. Savannah; Henry c.
Scarlet, WaYcross: Eliza C. Seng-
stacke, Savannah; Matte A Stringer,
Savannah; James w. Stringer Savan-
nah: John B. Watson, Albany: Anna
M. White, Columbus; Bertha d. VIII
lams, Savannah.
Addresses to students.
Col. Meldrim introduced Judge Cal
loway of Augusta. Judge Galloway
spoke of the great surprise which he
experienced in seeing the great work
al the college. He thought the work
done was of the kind most needful to
the race. He impressed upon the stu
dents the necessity of work There is
no general solution of the race prob