The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-30
GROUND Is BROKEN
 FOR NEGRO SCHOOL
Work in Building CoIored h.
 dustriaI College Begins
EXERCISES WELL ATTENDED
Interesting Address By pr. Goodsell of Boston, Mayor Drennen, Robert
 Forbes and others-collee-
 ton Brings Fifty Dollars.

With fitting ceremonies ground was broken yesterday afternoon at Spalding, near Birmingham, for the Colored Indus- trial college of the Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational society.
 Probably two hundred people negroes and white citizens availed themselves of the special train, the courtesy of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, to at- tend the exercises and much enthusiasm was manifested.
 Bishop D. A. Goodsell of Boston, pre- sided in the absence of Bishop Walden, who could not attend. In opening the exercises Dr. D. Lee Altman of Cincinnati, prayed that the institution might fulfull all the expectations of those gathered to see the work begun and that God might bless the undertaking
 Bishop Goodsell's Remarks.
 Bishop Goodsell then spoke briefly, say ing that he had been interested In the society's work for years and felt well qualified to stand where he was. as he had lived in the south for twelve years and was familiar with southern condi- tions. He spoke of the kindness of the southern people to him In his personal and official capacity, and said that never but once had anything offensive been said to him on account of 0nis connection with the uplifting of the negro.
 The speaker said that the schools of the society antedated those of Booker T. Washington, as the first school for the education of the negro was started about thirty-five years ago. and that over $70OO, 900 had been spent In the undertake ing of the organization. He said that the good that would grow out of this school could never be estimated, as 1t would go on in ever-increasing ratio. He said that the negro girls and boys were to be trained to be Good polite and indus trious citizens.
 Mayor Drennen. Mayor brennan followed with a word of welcome from the city. He spoke Of education as the great civilizer, and the only solution of the so called negro prob- lem, stating that such men as those gath cred around the platform were settling the problem as no number of theorists could ever do. He also spoke of the prog ress of the negro in the south in the past 40 years and of what was expected of him in the future.
 Robert Forbes, first assistant eorres- bonding secretary of the board of church extension of the Methodist Episcopal church. north, dwelt at some length on the education of the negro. He said that by training the negro to be industrious and intelligent he would be better able | to earn his daily bread by t.e sweat 4o1 ta ofd is the best fitted to do the work at .-and He said he was glad that this was to be an industrial school, and hoped 1t would train men and women In lines of usefulness.
 | J. B. Babb, representing President Fred | M. Jackson, of the Commercial club, ex- pressed the regrets of MT. Jackson that he could not be present and conveyed an expression of the goodwill of the Com mercial club to the men who were build 1 ing the college.
 M C.. B. Mason the ntgro secretary of the society. said that the breaking. of ground for this school was an epoch in the state, and that he hoped It would educate the negro to larger usefulness and better service. Also that the school | would stand TOT nlBHeT SplIlludl anu lii- l dustrial training of the members of his race. He said that such training must be one of the fundamental lessons taught In 1 in the college.
 | A Collection.
 | A collection was taken up after the ad- dress had been completed, and about $50 was realized. Ground was then broken at each of four places, and predictions l and wishes for the success of the un- dertalSing were made by the following; Mayor Drennen, J. B. Babb Robert l Forbes and the Revs D. Lee Altman, D. D., M. :. B. Mason, w R. Pettiford, R. J. Buckner, E. M Jones, ". H. Nell son, c. L. Fisher F. c. Ragland, G. F. l Welch, A. J. Hunter, Dr. U. G. Mason, Prof. Lewis, A. s. Jackson and N. II. | Brown Bendiction.
 On the train going out to the grounds were Bishop Goodsell, Mayor Drennen, John D. Strange, the Rev. MT. Forbes, | the Rev. pr. Lee Altman, Prof. I. w. 1 McAdory, superintendent of the county 1 schools; R. G. Hewitt, J. G. Johnston. H. | J. Brown of Anniston, J. T. Turner of Anniston, w. c. Stewart, H. c. Owen, L. J. Braswell of DeFuniak, Fla. Dr. | s. B. Sibley, H. B. Johnston and C. w. Mills of the Red Mountain Develop ment company, which donated a portion