The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-30
WILL CELEBRATE
D DAY 4 o. FOUNDING D N
Portrait Bust Of General Samuel
Chapman Armstrong Will Be z
Unveiled.
DISTINGUISHED MEN PRESENT
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Drs. schicffelin and Ogden Will
Make Addresses OH the
Occasion.
DISTINGUISHED MEN PRESENT

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* HAMPTON, VA, April 2o.-The thirty
eighth anniversary Of tho founding OF
the Hampton Normal and Agricultural In
stitute wifi be celebrated on Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday, May 9th. 18th and Sth.
On Sunday there viii be unveiled III
the gymnasium at 4 o'clock In the after
noon portrait bust OF the founder, Cen
eral Samuel Chapman Armstrong. This
bust was made by Mrs. s. Cadwallader
Guild and has been presented to the
school by the Armstrong Association, Of
New York, Rev. Learder 7. Chamberlain,
instrumental In obtaining It, The adj
dress on this occasion will be delivered
by DR.. Francis G. Peabody. of Harvard
University. The presentation will be
made by DR.. William ] schieffelin, pres
-ident OF the New York Armstrong Assoc
citation. and DR.. Ogden, president OF tho
schools board Of trustees, will speak In
acceptance OF the gift. At the same
time will be presented to the school a
bust OF DR.. Booker T. Washington, the
work Of Miss Leila Usher, the gift also
OF the New York Armstrong Association,
through the fundamentally OF Mr.. r. U.
Johnson. OF the Century Company.
The Washington Party.
.s A party ftomtsW Washington will spend
eurday at tbs lrstiU,.5un7 attend the
Eul:volling exercises. Among these guests
will be Senators CranA fall7 Proctor, Hon.
and Mrs James r. Garfield, and Hon.
aud Mrs. Frederick I.ssAllen. There will
be present also on all three days OF the
anniversary the members Of DR.. Ogden's
party returning from tho Conference for
Education in the South at Lexington,
Ky. 5 MA "a n II Y
Mcndny will be Virginia Day, when
there Will be large attendance OF promt-
rent citizens of the State, who will come
from Richmond on special train. Gov
ernnr swnitson Is expected to be present,
also Hon. J. D. 8Eggleston, Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction for Virginia.;
D.. s. C. Mitchell, OF Richmond College,;
Mrs. B. B. Munford, President Of the
Richmond Education Association: ~ Mrs.
pashiell and other members OF this as
sociation. AL + I s 3
Bishop Randolph has been invited, and
many other prominent citizens OF Norfolk
will Join the Richmond party at Hamp-
ton. Roswell D. Page, OF Hanover &coun-
ty, and Walter HI Page. OF New York,
will speak on Virginia Day. Papers will
he read by students and graduates OF
the school both On II Virginia Day and
on Anniversary Day. proper. These will
be short, simple accounts OF personal ex-
perlences, which can hardly fall to APP
peal to those interestedlin human strug-
gle ana achievement
Thirty-eight Years.
The Hampton SCHOOL, liz Just closing It's
thirty-eighth year with an enrolment OF
I, 1888 negro and Indian students, repre-
sentng thirty-six States, Canada and the
British West Indies, over 900 Of the stu
dents being from Virginia. Courses are
given In the trades, agriculture. business,
normal training and domestic science
and art. and the school s graduates are
able, on leaving school, to earn their
living wherever they may go. The great
majority return to their homes In the
South and West and settle on land Of
their own, where they establish homes and
help in the elevation of their people.
They are in demand as teachers, both OF
academic studies and of the. various
trades. Many work at their trades, some
establishing themselves In shops Of thelE
own, for they leave school with sufficient
power OF Initiative and knowledge Of bus
mess methods to enable them to start in
business with a fair prospect of success.
At the present anniversary about fifty
students will be presented to the trustees
ms candidates for academic diplomas and
sixty candidates for trades certificates.
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