The colored American., 1902-10-04
SOME TOUCHING SCENES.
Prof Montgomery Addresses O6e
Tea chers at 66e NJ Street. High
School Preparatory to Begin
ming Work Of Ole Ysar-A Mas.
terlY Effort-The Outlook.


at 9 o'clock, the three supervising prin-
cipals, Messrs. E. w Brown, j G.
Nalle and ]. B. Clarke, met their teach
ers for the first time since June. With
smiling faces, improved minds and
strong bodies. they greeted their fell
low-workers with hearty, happy and
sincere speeches of welcome. Instruc-
tiOns were given to all with the fond
est hopes for more prosperous year
in all respects. After a general hand
shaking and greeting of each other. the
teachers were notified to meet at the
high school at o'clock p. m. This is
the only meeting during the year when
all of the colored teachers are assem-
bled in one place at one time, and the
event is always anXiousIy greeted.
For fully an hour before the meeting
convened, teachers and officers were
gathering at the high school, the Alma
Mater of nearly the entire corps.
The sight was truly an inspiring and
interesting one to have seen hundreds
of the brightest, most refined, most cul-
tured and highly educated teachers in
the United States as they assembled III
the chapel of the high school.
The old school ma am" and the new
ly appointed school miss" are here On
a level; everybody greets everybody
else; the stout ones are not so stout;
the thin ones are not so thin; the old
ones look younger; the young ones look
better; the supervisors look happy (es-
pecially Mr.. Nalle); the superintend-
ent looks wiser; the trustees look eX-
tremely happy; they have been ap
pointed for another term of seven
years.
Mr.. A. H. Stuart superintendent,
made the opening speech, In which he
welcomed all of the teachers to their
labOrs, and said, among other things,
that he thanked God for such a man
as DR.. w. S. Montgomery, who has
been such a factor in the progress and
success of our schools; he thanked God
for the colored teachers, who are
among the best in the country, and
who are making our schools better
every day by their patience. toll, eX-
cellent teaching, and by lending their
heartiest support to the officers and
trustees.
Mrs Belle G. Francis and Mr.. J. F.
Bundy, the trustees, also welcomed the
teachers and commended them for
leaving the city in the summer to at
tend summer schools, thereby improv-
ing their minds, and then going to the
seashore or travelling about
the country, thereby improving the
body. The trustees desired to have
these schools models" in every respect
and will recognize and promote those
only who show merit and efficiency.
After suggesting "thorOughness, at
tentiOn to small things, faithfulness
and careful study of each child to suit
his needs" they wished the teachers a
very prosperous year.
Then DR.. Montgomery delivered the
best address ever heard by the teach
ers of Washington upon such an occa-
sion. For fully five minutes after he
had finished, the walls rang, echoed
md re-echoed with the prolonged and
hearty applause of those who had lis
ened for long time to the beautiful
thoughts as they rolled from his lips.
Never before has ne been heard 10
uch excellent advantage. Never be-
ore has he risen to the heights of eIo-
Iuence and beauty, never before has
le carried his audience by storm to
uch depths of sincerity and love for
heir calling, to the sacredness of their
uty and to the reward of the success
ul and honest work. 'Self-reliance,
and self-cOntrOl." he
aid, decide success in life
An effort is being made to secure the
ddress for publication.
Bishop Hood, "the grand old man"
f the A. NJ. E. Zion Church of the
'nitad States of America recently oh