New-York tribune., 1906-04-06
BALDWIN FUND GIVEN.
Taskegee Jubilee EnliUened by De-
bate on Enfranchisement.

Tusksgse. Ala, April S-The third and nnal day
OF Tuskegees silver jubilee attracted another I'm
mense throng. The programme for the two sessions
included several notable addresses ending with that
Of Andrew Carnegie this evening
The morning session marked by a spirited
debate between Cyrus Nortnrop. president OF the
University OF Minnesota. and William Lloyd Gar
rtson- The former speaker. in commenting on the
work at Tuskegee. expressed his interest IN the
education Of all the people Of the South He closed
BY saying: Outside OF education there can be
formed no solution for the problem do not
subscribe TO the doctrine that the more ignorant a
man Is the more efficient he is as worker. He
expressed the opinion that the enfranehisement OF
the mass Of the at the close OF the civil
War was a colossal blunder
Sharp issue was taken by Mr.. Garrison IN ten
minute address He contsnded that the way 70
teach man TO vote was TO put the ballot IN his
hand"
An incident OF the days proceedings was the for
NAL delivery OF the endowment fund OF S5OOoo
raised TO commemorate the life and services OF the
late W. H Baldwin. jr. president Of the Long ISL
and Railroad TO Robert c. Ogden. the chairman OF
the board OF trustees OF Tuskegee Institute. The
presentation was made by Oswald Garrison Willard.
the chairman Of the Baldwin Memorial Fund He
spoke in part as follows:
At one Of It's earliest meetings the COMMITTEES
decided that this memorial fund should go Tus-
kegee Institute. although tempted memortalize
great East Side OF New York city and his sym
paIhy with a host OF other civic movements 70
which he gave OF his time, ability and strength;
70 you. Mr. Ogden, as chairman Of the trustees OF
Tuskegee Institute deliver this fund. that II
may help untold thousands Of young colored men
ana women 10 Mt themselves for worthy eltlzen-
ship in this Republic. and forever commemorate a
stainless and beautiful life.
The closing address was made by Andrew Car
negte. who has contributed more than any otner
single individual to the work at Tuskegee- II was
he who gave the first large sum toward the en-
dowmert fund. The library at Tuskegee was given
by him and bears his name. This is Mr.. Csrneele
first visit to Tuskegee.
IIe said, IN part:
We visitors from the North are here upon the
quarter-centenary of this renarkas4e educational
institution for the eolored people not because We
own white race in the South, but because we
feel that the problem is one which vitality con-
Germs our own race. and 70 Is 10 their eo-Operauon
IN the South we chiefly look Tor us SOLUTION
Now, to-day, Tuskegee shows 1.ooo negro stu
dents, taught by $50 teachers OF their own race
The coIored race having done this here and II
several other similar colleges and schools IN widely
scattered parts Of The South proves that ths whot
through education 10 high state OF general cvilt
Zation-
This is no sectional question. II is national and
we Of the North cannot evade the responsibilities
| OF the situation Anxious as we are 10 do OUI
part to restore better conditions than those up
| rooted we must keep always In Tnind that only
| our own rare in the South the result we sc
| ardentiy desire for both white and black be sue
/ cessfully attained.
| Other speakers were Principal Hollis Burke Fris
| sell Of the Hampton Normal and Agriculture
| Institute and DR.. s. c. Atkins. secretary OF ths
board Of education Of the African Methodist Epts
/ eopal Church, OF Winston-Salem. n. c.