The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-24
WAS PROUD DAY
FOR TUSKEGEE
President Roosevelt Visits Book
er WashingtOn's School.
Great Crowds Of Whites and
Blacks Come In.
RIDES IN A CARRIAGE
Made by the Students in the In
dustrial Department.
RIDES IN A CARRIAGE
Parade of 81 Floats Showing
Work Of Institution.
President Delivers a Speech
Containing Much Advice.

Tuskegee, Ala, Oct. 24.-President
Roosevelt arrived in Tuskegee at $50
this morning, his train being on time.
The city was beautifully decorated. A
number Of arches, the foundations of
which were made of bales of cotton,
had been erected and covered with
bunting. The platform from where
the president spoke to the people of
the city was made from $1,000 worth
of cotton in original bales. The presiv
dents address was short and at its
conclusion he left for the Tuskegee
normal and industrial school
At the Institute.
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, Oct. "a
President Roosevelt reached the
grounds of the Tuskegee normal and
industrial institute after a brief stop
in the town of Tuskegee where he was
received by the mayor and other dis
tinguished citizens of Alabama. The
presidents train was brought directly
into the grounds of the institute over
its private tracks. From midnight IN
til this morning great crowds OF cOun-
try people. white and black, were ar
irving from all sections surrounding
Tuskegee. A motley assortment Of We
hicles brought hundreds of persons
and We're allowed to come into the in
saw the collection and seemed amused
by the sight.
The president was received by Prin-
cipal Booker r. Washington and mem
bers of the institute board of trustees
and faculty He then entered a car
rage made by the students OF the
school and drawn by horses raised at
the school and driven by student in
the school uniform.
Four other carriages, also made by
the students, in which were seated 9TH
er members of the presidents party,
followed. The party proceeded lmme-
diately to an deliberately decorated
stand in front of the Office building
surmounted by the presidents flag.
From this point he viewed the educa-
tiOnal and industrial parade, upon the
preparation of which the students and
faculty have been at work for several
weeks.
The Parade.
This parade was headed by the in
stitute band. led by Bandmaster Ell
bert Il. Williams of the Ninth United
States cavalry, who had been detailed
TO Tuskegee by the war department.
Then came 1.5O0 students of the school
in two divisions the young men uni
formed i'm blue suits with brass but
tons, white gloves and cadet caps. The
young women wearing blue trimmed
with red braid and wearing blue braid
straw hats followed, each bearing a
stick of sugar cane topped with a cot
ton boil, all raised in the schools agri-
cultural experiment station. Immedi-
ately behind the student body came
EiXty-One floats representing the vari-
Gus phases of work of the academy de-
partment and the industrial depart
ments of the school.
After the parade had passed and the
students faculty and visitors were re-
pairing to the chapel, the presidential
party was driven hurriedly about the
grounds. and was shown the extent and
scope Of work beng carried on by the
institution. Then to the chapel the
party was taken where the students.
led by the institute choir of $50 voices
sang number of plantation melodies
Booker T. Washington then presented
the president in the following words:
Booker Washington's Introduction.
This is a great day for the Tuske-
gee normal and Industrial institute;
too great to be described by words
We have gathered to hear but one
voice, to see but one face.
''In presenting our guest to the stu
dents, teachers and citizens, must not
omit to express the gratitude felt by
the people of the Tuskegee institute
and by the people of both races in this
section of Alabama for the honor
which has been conferred upon them
that the chief magistrate of Our be-
loved republic of so million people
deemed it good and wise to include
Iuskegee institute in his trim through
ing the work we are doing here. brings
to the heart of every man and woman
of our race in this country a degree OF
encouragement and inspiration which
1t is impossible for any American citi-
zen, not of our race, fully to appre.
eiate.
MY friends. without further words
of mine 1 have the pleasure and the
honor OF presenting to you the presi.
dent of the United States. Hon. Thee.
dore Roosevelt
The Presidents Address.
The president said: s'To the whit,
population as we'll as to the black if 4
of the utmost Importance that til,
negro be encouraged to make himself
q citizen of the highest type of useful
ness 1t is to the Interest of the whit,
people that this policy be conscien
uously pursued, and to the interes
or the colored people that they clearly