The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
WIFE OF WASHINGTON
NOTED NEGRO EDUCATREsS
 SPEAKS TO STUDENTS.
Seven Negro Girls Graduate from Montgomery Industrial School. Received Certificates From
 Wife of Tuskegee Educator.

The graduating exercises of the Montgomery Industrial School for Negro Girls took place last night at 8 o'clock at the school building on Union Street.
 The large school hall hung with notices snd decorated in magnolia leaves. Oyer the stage In gold letters on white background was written "A womans' Throne Is Her Home" :" and at one side on white banner in gold let ters was the school motto. Not Failure. bu, Low Aim is Crime class and the work they did in carrying out the program was credltable to the energy with which the principals and teachers of the school worked.
 The exercises began with a quotation from Scripture which were given by each of the girls in turn. This was followed by prayer by Rev. ]. P. Sims. in which he invoked blessings on the teachers. pupils and audience and rendered thanks for the deiivernnce from and unseen dangers.
 The members of the graduating class are; Nellie Brothers, Lillian Belle Howard. Sadie Webb Allen, Emma Lena Adams, Willie Leu James. Minnie Lee Razsard and Harriet Etta Dabney.
 The program was:
 PART ONE.
 scripture-Class so3.
 Prayer-Rev. J. P Sims.
 Piano Duet. Hector" Galop. Bartlett-Mem- bers of A Class
 Class Song, 1903 '.The Ideal Father'-wn- lie Lou James.
 Piano Solo-Members of A Class.
 Our Mothers'-Nellie Brothers.
 Vocal Solo. "springtime' Belle How ard.
 Brothers in the Home''-Minnie Lee Haz- gard.
 Piano Duet, "Radieuse' Grand valse. Gott- schalk-Miss Miner and Mrs. Mccain. 'The Ideal Home'-Sade Webb Allen. Tho of Arc to Pe he Women Of Tomorrow w''-Emma Lena Adams. Recitation, Virginia, a Tale of Ancient | Rohle," T. B. Macauly-Lillian Belle Howard Glass History and Prophecy-Harriet Etta Dabney.
 Closing Words to the ciass-Nellie Brothers Class SonS Alma Mater'-Custance. The last number the program, the pre- | sentation of certificates. by the wife of Booker | T. Washington, who was presented by Mist | White. principal of the school | Before presenting the prizes she delivered | an extemporaneous address, in which she gave | the girls valuable advice for the good of thei | future lives She said she had prepared no se l speech for fear she would not say the thini | &e wished to say. She expressed herse | as touched when she had the opportunity t' | talk to young women. She spoke mostly O ! duty in the home. where, she said, ''characte VNs built" She told the class that this was | most significant moment of their lives as nov l they would pass from out the influences tha had guided and perhaps restrained them Sh | told them that the test would now come, al this was the commencement of their new lives.
 Character is built in the home" she said | 'and character stands for more than books, She spoke of the necessity of the performing l of duty by each pointing out them tha | through a chain of influence each controlled the actions and character of others
 She advised each member of the class t center her energies some definite line 0 life work and bend every effort toward tn accomplishing of success in her chosen work | be it cooking. washing, sewing or teaching Do" she said. "the thing you can do best.
 She told them to return to their homes de | termined to share the home work and specal urged them to cleanliness in that life and sur | roundings. "It is all right" she said, 't be good. but better to be good at something.
 She urged thrift in the making of a home but not on "the installment plan" "Bu nothing on the installment plan" she said You only enrich the merchant while you pa two prices for what you purchase
 No race" she said. can rise above it women."
 The speech was well received by the audi ence