Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-15
COLORED STUDENTS
introduced to and Talked to by Pres
Roosevelt at White House.

washington, F'cb. 1i.-Rev. DR.. Ed
ward Everett Hale, the venerable
| chaplain of the Senate, and Booker II.
Washington. principal "f the Tuskc-
gee. Ala, Institute presented to the
President in the East room Of the
White House today about 80 students
! OF the industrial institute located at
Manassas, Va. The students sang two
or three songs Tor the President. VITO
afterwards greeted each one Of them
personally. When the students were
presented. President Roosevelt ad-
dressed them as follows:
1T is peculiar pleasure to me to
fellow citizens can have Il greater
greet you today; and 10 body Of our
claim to bring received at the White
House than body like this. which
stands for the fundamental duty OF
American citizenship. the duty of self
education. | am, of course, as we all
must be, peculiarly interested in the
kind Of development of which, | am
glad TO shy think. we can accept this
school as typical not as exceptional
but as typical. There are IL great
many very excellent charitable people
to forget at times that the only char
ty that does permanent good is that
kind of charity tliat is not charity at
all, that teaches someone how to help
himself or herself The only way in
which any section of our citizens, of
h0y matter what color can be pernla-
nrntly benefited is by teaching them
10 pull thcir own weight, to do their own
duty, their duty to themselves, their
duty to their ncighbors, their duty to
the state at large.
II have felt about the schools of
which this is :; ,ypc, just for instance
as l feel about MIR Washington's
school ut TuekcGce, that one of the
rrasor9 they are 50 good is that they
can serve as an example of which we
should try tD develop Just as many
schools If III" kind as We can for The
white lcunle iust as nlUc.l rs for tn.
colorci reorlc. Tn" white man needs
JJSt as mu"A IS the c0lored man to
learn that for the average man the
education tlat fits him to do work in
life is Industrial.
Other things shall be added to it.
o. ought to be added to il, but that
/ '''N'-'' 'i'''iIl o. NlI'' 't'SlS.
"bf course, the good that comes
with auy .tuch school us This increased
ten fold when the school is founded
~ z ccior,d man or colored woman
To help the coiofci boys AM! colnrad
girls Of today to make the hest typa
of scif-:csrcctins, srif-s1prorting Am
crcan citizens Of the future. | esteem
i. an honor to welcome You here this
. ! ltr,1 nj
that you should be introduced by the
American citizen whom every good
American likes To hunur-Rty. Edward
Everett Hale
Alter listening To the songs the
Prt s!dent made the following remarks
Ia the gathering:
lhr other day great French lit
cary man who WAS peculiarly inter-
"Stcu III the popular songs. in the
mu3i" developed hy tho different pco-
Pies of tn" old world, came here. and
n" lianp"ncd - incidentally mention
jc ne that rs iar rs he could sr. tI,crc
were but two chances for the eoyclop-
me- mt of schools Of Am, rican music. of
American singing, and these would
come oic from tn" colored people an,:
on" from III" vanishing Indian 1oI!z.
especially those Of tho Southwest.
want ak of You 10 realize the imnor-
lance and dignity of your musical
work OF III" development Of music ana
S@ItE among Won students. | fool that
there IS Il very strong chance that
EIadual!y out Of the capacity for ,noIo-
dy that Your race has Ne shall d.yoIon
som" school Of American music II
Is gong to come through your origi-
naiity."