The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-18
THE SNOW HILL SCHOOL
INTERESTING COMMENCEMENT
 EXERCISES HELD.
Rev. B. c. Bedford Came from Illinois to Deliver the Bacca- laureate Sermon-R O. Simp-
 son Delivered Diplomas.

Snow Hill, May D.
 The eighth Annual Commencement of the Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute began Sunday May 9th, when the institutions very excellent choir Of young people sang Praise Waiteth for Thee"
 The main feature of this first day of the exercises was the preaching of the baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. Rob- ert c. Bedford, who had come from llli- nois for that purpose Tn front Of him from the surrounding plantations be- sides the entire student body. Directly at the front sat the senior class com posed of five young women and one sat the trustees. in the center sat prom jnent people, both white and colored. of the town of Snow Hill On the right side sat the twenty-five instructors of the In the rear of all of these sat the choir. < It was in this assembly that Rev. MT. Bedford began by announcing that he would speak from .Isiah xli 6-7: They one said to his brother, Be of good cour-
 'so the carpenter encouraged the gold smith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil. say ing, It is ready for the soldering; and he fastened 1t with nails that 1t should not be moved" The sermon was a very touching one, and will be iong remem- DeT6Q Dy those WHO 0edI0 ".
 Monday night the primary department gave their annual entertainment which was enjoyed very much by the parents and friends of these httle people.
 Tuesday night the last rhetorical exer- cises of the year took place. This exer- ciss proved very interesting. MT. R. C.. Calhoun treated the audience with cou- pie of selections which practically car ried them off their feet MT. Calhoun is principal of the Robert Hungerford In dustrial School Eatenvile, Fla, and !s at present visiting old Tuskcgee friends here.
 The oratorical contest took place Wed Gsorsa dssss Johnson % Metts corBstt Arthur W. Mitchell Settle P. Rivers. Emanuel Brown and Fannie F. Jones. The lead- Ing white ladies and gentlemen of Snow sideration they. awarded the prize to Emanuel Brown of Richmond. Commencement day took place May Sth. l.500 or more people gathered In the many on the outside), to hear what was to be said. The following were gradu- ated: Salutatory. James White Purifoy; Harriet Johnson, Helen Dun Thomas. mer: vaiedictory. Henrietta Brister. When they had delivered their very ex- cellent orations. the Rev. Edgar J.. Penny chaplain of the Phelps Hall Bible Training School of Tuskegee Institute,
 
 living" He covered a wide range, in- cIuding information for every class of Individuals in the audience. He held the great audience spellbound for one hour. very neat gowns made by their own hands. 4st
 One interesting feature of the occasion was the presentation of the diplomas nesting to see the man who once owned tne parents of these young people ad- dressing them as he handed them their diplomas.
 During this year the institution has made much progress. New brick making machinery has been Installed and as good brick as can be made in the State of Alabama are now being turned out. Twoahundred thousand will be made dur ing this session. A large two-story dor mitory has been erected, hospital, car pentry shop. and several cottages. sixty acres of first rate farm land has Seen added to the original forty. The thirteen | industries, consisting of farming, truck | gardening, carpentry. wheelright, black smithing. brick making. brick masonry. poultry raising. sewing, laundering, painting. cooAlng and general houselkeep- | ing. have been in constant operation dur | ing the year. The blacksmith and wheel right shops deserve special mention. Be- sides much other work they have turned would do credit to workmen of much more experience and training than the l young men who constructed this ve- | hicle.
 k RThe farm has on exhibition white po- IH&toes onions, salad. radish. cabbage. Lkhd a great variety of vegetables. to- gether with corn nearly ready for roast Ing ears. As much, might be said of all the industrial departments.
 Principal William J. Edwards read his eighth Annual Report to the Trustees yesterday. It was an interesting docu- ment, giving detailed reports of the work for the past year.
 He submitted to the trustees the Treas urers report. which read as follows:
 To William J. Edwards. Principal Snow
 Hill Normal and Industrial Institute:
 Sir-I submit herewith my report for from the accompanying cash balance sheet that we have received from all sources this year s1S.427.76. Of this amount S174.91 was brought over as cash balance from last term; $l641l .N has been received in the form of donations. We have received one, or two gifts this year that exceed by far any received in former years. but still by far the greater portion of the amount necessary to car ry on the work is provided for by large number of generous individuals who con tribute s1 and upward.
 Students have paid in cash this year $421. IS: Industrial Department has turned in $575. .29 We borrowed during the year to meet emergencies $S21 .12. and we re- ceived from sundry sources. sale of sec- ond clothes, etc. $23 .41.
 Our expenditures to date have been SIS, ,40S .06; s. .121 .06 went for teachers sal- aries. Sl,e2.Q3 was paid various workers