The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-11
GOOD ADVICE.
Washington Urges His Race to
Attain Good Citizenship.
T he SOU TIL Is PLACE
For the Negroes, He SAYS at the Tus-
kesgee Institute Celebration, Which
Came Off Last Week, Some
Prominent Men We're Pre-.
sent and Spoke.
TIE SOUTH Is PLsCE

Owing to the delay in the Ogder
special train, the beginning OF the ex
ercises IN connection with the celebrs.
t!on Of the 25 anniversary OF the Tus.
kegee Normal and Industrial iastitu-
tie at Tuskegee, ala, was delayed
until Wednesday night.
Among the prominent men who
came in On the Ogden train were: Sec
retary OF War William q Taft. Rob
sr5 G Ogden, president OF the board
OF trustees; Charles W. Eliot, presi.
dent cf H4rvsrd university; Dr. L..
man Alb TT and Os valid Garrison Viii
ard. edi5cr Of the New York Evening
Post.
The party was greeted by 500 stu
dents end alumni and members OF the
faculty and board Of trustees.
Among the prominent institutions
Of learning that are represented here
are Harv 4rd, Yale, Johns HOPKINS
university, University OF Minnesota
Ooerlin college. Massachusetts, I1stl-
tu5e OF Technology, Uaitersi:y OF Ala
bam2, Ala oana Polytechnic institute,
Howard university, Fisk university,
Bsrnard college and the Armstrong
Manual Training school OF Washing.
,ca. D G.
Principal Booker T. Washington de-
iivs:ed an address Of wslc0ne. Hs
SAID in part:
'''Aad Jssus said, I will u lke you
fishers CT meG.'
'Ia the spirit Of these words, the
foundation Of this Institution vas lai.'
in 1881, through gift from the Stste
II Alabama.
For 25 years then the T1skeg2.
Nornal AID Industrial Institute Ia:
been fshiog for men. Waat OF it and
With what results? La ou: Q1est n
nave used land houses, barns, nenaer.
les, shops, lsuadries, kitchen, class
room, the Bible, arithmetic, the ssu
vhf troWel. the plow, and mo1e7-a!l
these and more We have used il our
effort to fish for men.
Primarily, / believe that my race
has found itself, 80 far as It's perma
oent location is concerned. Waen this
institution began its mission there
aas uncertainty, lack OF faith, hault-
ing and spsculstion as to our perma.
nent abiding place. As to what de-
gree tie influence Of the Tuskegse in
,titute has contributed TO thus [ will
venture no assertion, except to stats
that, 50 far I can Interpret the pres
snt ambitions and the activities OF my
people, the main body OF the racs ha'
decided to remain permanently in the
cart Of the South, in or near what is
Known as the black belt"
Principal Washington referred TO the
growth OF tie sc1ool from its humble
oeginning IN one small building, with
80 pupils, to its present. enrollnea5 OF
l 400 s5ueents, and said that tae
school had sent out into the world g..
900 man and women who are now
largely engaged as workers in agricul
sure and mechanics, hou3e&eepers aoG
.eschers OF Goth industrial an
academic branches throughout the
South ai well as IN Africa aud one o.
5wo foreign countries.
After ailuding to the various mo
uen:ous transitions" through which
5he American negro mas passed, begin
aing with the primitive civilization
which be had created IN Africa his
introduction into the wholly new con
1ition OF American slav -ry, and his
new life OF freedom and citizenship,
Phi. pal Washington said:
Tine negro race in this country has
entered upon a wholly new period
5eriod in which emphasis is being
placed uoon side Of Life not covered
ia aav uf the previous experiences OF
ny people. I mean tue ere OF free,
independent snd intelligent economic
.nd Industrial development, accom-
panied with growing sense OF the
worth aud value OF their own ql2li-
ties and dzSire to N .ks the most OF
them, under God, for their good AMI
ane welfare Of the world. Having to
some ex ent become conscious OF the
great task imposed on them as peo.
ole they are seeking to lay the fcuad-
alton dsep in the essentials OF life.
But in this task they often meet many
and sometimes needless obstacles.
III this country is to continue to
30 republic its task will never be
.;Jnplaoed as long as 100000 or 8,
700, 900 CT its people sre in large de
gree regarded as ailens and are With
out v5:ce and interest In the welfare
Of the government Such course will
not merely intic5 great injustice upon
THESE millions CT people. but the na-
s.oa will pay the price Of finding the
genius zad form Of it's government
charged, not perhaps in nane, but
carlaialy IN 7esli5y, aad becsuse Of
5his, the world vii! say that free gov
ernment is failure.
"As concaivs Il, a part CT the mis-
sioa Of tbs school is expressed In the
ol1psoe ani Termination TO assist
the rec: in laying sucn gradual and
oera2usnt foundation in right living,
through the accumulation CT properly
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