The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-30

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| of the total amount xii5.igo.iS incluuinS
Sl2G,31.B for cusreni exp:nscs, wee .tur
| general pufpos,s. $iot,V tor bihioinss,
| hxtures eqnipmen. 6nd land. and 49,
l?i au.ted 40 INC endowment fund. lcsv-
\ iHg the fund to date at SO. 1870. Wmie
tD.se sums NAV seem large. vet II wnL
! DE noted that nearly two-tnirds OF the
/ amount has gone into the enlargement
| and improvement of the plant and that
| the scnoo is not enriched thereby but It's
current expenss account made larger ana
| its needs more pressing and numerous
| The Institution with less than s5to,0O OF
| endowment. at very low rate OF inter
est. Was never more dependt nj upon Us
| large number of friends even upon us
smallest givers. Wednesday nighI Fro
| lessor Ha. ris Of the Department Of Mu-
| sic, presented the b middle class. ninety
| ihree strong. on the platform as an ORR
| entail colony. The transformation was so
was ON the piaii of Noah. The cantatd
/, of Ruth the Moabtess gave the keen
est pleasure TO the audience that crowd
| ed the chapel.
! commencement morning opened bright
| and cool With an unusual number of the
| alumni present and many friends II the
/ a1ua,ing class. Gu I, a plumber came IN
IN the regular trains and the usual large
| number of private conXeyances but when
| the special tram came in at IL o'clock.
| the entire grounds were at once sub
merged. The Capital City Guards. dorty-
! eight strong. under Captain A. ID. Rob
| line martial air to the whole scene fhey
| were fed with fine camp stew especial
| iy prepared by Commissary Maherry.' AZ
| dinner tN}nty bushels Of sandw iches ana
| three barrels OF hot coffee were served
| Seven hundred pounds of ham were used
! in the sandwiches. Twelve tables more
| than 100 feet each. in length under the
| magnolias. were filled twice and at least.
| 5000 were fed there. The dining rooms
were all filled several times and all the
| teachers homes were wide open. Many
brought their baskets with them and II IS
believed that. in one. way and another.
everybody was fed. Traip3 came from
the vest MS far as Selma. Ala: and from
the North. as far as Atlanta. Everything
and with many the dream of life time
| was realized and their faces wore su-
premely happy and satisfied LOOK; ne
good manners were especially noticcanie.
| and not d single evidence of liquor ana
! no unpi -asant word was heard during
| the entire day. About 800 came from
Montgomery under care OF MT D. W.
| Adams.
The procession formed at the Carnegie
| Library at I 30 d. M. and extended from
the Library to the chapel. At the chapel
| the following program was carried OUT;
| usic--OrchCstra.
Music. "IIalIelujah Chorus Choir.
| Invocation-R Mr.. Lewis, Monigom-
cry. Ala. ,
! Frank Pierce Chisholm.
Music. Hail. Glorious Company'-The
School
The Relation Of the Dairy TO the Farm
| Jesse Josias Jones.
| Music. THE TuskegCc Students song
The Value of Small savings-Theresa
Plantation Melody.-Thc School.
The City or the Country?-Henry RlS
Music. NJ arch Onward Male ona:-
| tette.
Metal Work as an Art-William John
| Henry Booher.
Must. "Inflammatus" The Choir.
Valedictory. The Nobility OF service
| Sadella Marie Donaldson.
| Music. "Pla:tItion Mel,dv"-The Schao
Commencement Address-Dr. Nj. e. J..
| Mason of Cincinnati. Q.
| Presentation Of Diplomas and Ccrth
Gates.
Music. 1.-The TuskeGee sons"-T!.
| School
All of the addresses were listened I"
| with marked attention and approval Tao
object lessons n dairying and metal
working as given in the oritions of Jesse
Jones and William Booher were heartily
cheercd. The salutatory by Frank CHS
| holm and the vdledictory by Sadella Don
| aldson were models.
| The following are the names and ad-
dresses of the graduates.
Theresa Belle Adams .Tuskegee. Ala;
| William Ulysses Bailey. Henderson, KY;
jesse Ryland Barnes, Tuscaloosa. Ala;
William John Henry Booher. Winter
Park, Fla: Mary Jane Breedlove, Tus-
| kegee, Ala; Richard Is. Galloway. Bos
ton, Mass; Frank Pierce Chisholm. sa-
vannah. Ga: James NJ. Chisholm. Eu-
faula. Ala! William Harris Crutcher,
Harrodsburs, Ky; Christiana Dismukes,
Birmingham. Ala: -Sadella Mario Donald
son. Aberdeen. Miss: Rosa Belle Ed
wards. Blue6eld W. Va; Theresa Ernes-
tine Ellsberry. Birmingham, Ala; Rus
sell Haney Flemming Columbia. Tenn !;
| Va ord
Ala: George King Gordon. Abbcville.
Ala; Lucy Arnez Hill. Tyler, Tex; An
drew Jackson Jones, Snow Hin. Ala;
Elbert Junior Jones. Brunswick Ca;
| Bertha La Brdnchc. Fernwood Miss. Ed
win Henry Lee. Tuskegce. Ala. George
Henry Mays; Jacksonville, Fla: Charlie
Rudolph Ousley. Danville. Ky; Lucy
IIendrec Patterson. Tuskegee, Ala; The
odore Rufus Penny. Tuskegee. Ala;
Robert Lewis Wagsener, Festus, Mo-.
! Ellis Neal Warren. San Antonio Tex;
William Milton Warren, Augusta. Ga;
bessie Ella Marshall Warrick, Eufaula.
| Ala; RUBY Leo Washington. C"rsicana
Tex: William Mitchell Williams, Helmet
Cal; Sarah Leon Woodall. Society Hill
Ala.
unusual eloaucncc. lie did not disappoint
! his large and attentive audience Ihe
hurded of his thought was. Education
| for Service. Not for Honor.
Mr.. Washington presented the diplomas
in few simple words, enforcing the mot
to of the class. Ready for Service" The
| singing. throughout. was of great mower
| but the "InfiammatuS. by the choir ana
| Miss Boyd so stirred the audiences that,
| as with one voice. they called for its rep
/ etition.
The following prizes were given:
| William TAYLOR Graham prize OF $40 to
| each OF the following: Frank Chisholm
printing; Jesse Jones. dairying: Theresa
| Ellsberrv for excellence in laundering
Sarah Woodhall, for co"kina; Spencer
| oliver. $40 for excellence in drawing.
| EIehy Leon Burke the BelknIp rriZc OF
| n set of carpenter tools WILLIAM McFad-
| din 81 worth Of books. for excellence In
| wondturning: William Boohcr, $40 for
progress in his trade.
| A rare example of patience and good
| nature is presented in tho person Of A.
j Jones OF Snow Hill, Ala This young
| man has been In the school ten years
| and twice repeated the senior class. be
fore securing his diploma. lie is known
| and beloved by every one in tho school
| and has rendered II more helpful service
while passing through it and when he re,
| ceiVed his diploma today ne WIS checred
| long and heartily.
These gifts. among all the manH sfh-
| ers deserve mention: Five hundred dol-
| lars from Mr. Relton Giireath President
| OF the Gilrcath Coal and Iron Co., Rir-
! mircham. Ala. native southern man:
| 81 0O0 from Mr.. H. N. Atkinson. President
Of the Atlanta Consolidated Street RAJ,
! road Southern man by adoption. ana
| 81. 900 from Robert f, Baptistc of Galway.
| n " formerly Al slave. .t-.g ..
| Mr.. Saddler Of London. England SPOKE
| for himself and the gentleman with him
/ some very warm words Of approval of