The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-28
MEDAL. N III, 4 ....= !. !
Awarded West Virginia Col.
- -. ored Institute
State School Among Those Which
Received Gold Medals for Ex- Il
~. hibit Of Industrial Work. !

enterprise and industry Of its people
and the richness Of it's productions.
1t embraces the broad prairies Of Ill
'nois, the splendid manufactures Of
Indiana and Ohio, the blue Grass"
iregion, tobacco lands and stock
farms Of kentucky, the .,mines of
West Virginia, and the abundant ag-
ricultural and mineral output Of the
Queen State. Of the central south,
Tennessee. The colored peopfe of
these "hustling" common wealths,
fairly outdid. themselves in bringing
forward products typical of their sec
tion : which means. that they had ev-
erything under the sun, and a plenty
Of 1t. Much was expected Of them,
as a matter of course, but they ex-
ceeded in quantity and quality the
most sanguine anticlpations Of their
friends, who came from q far and
near to see what they had to offer.
Chicago, with her.~business exhibits,
including the prospectus of the Black
Diamond Mining Co., Indiana, with
l1er admirable schools. Ohio pre-
sented a magnificent collection OF lit
erary art and industrial treasures
from Historic Wilberforce, illuatra-
tion or school work at the re-organ-
lied Curry. Institute, with. an army Of
manufactures from other points,
West, Virginia Co1ored Institute
ranked with the best In the country
with her. fine exhibit Of wood, iron,
cabinet work, as well as elaborate
academic studies, Kentucky from
Henderson TO the Big Sandy River.
showed her strength In educational,
and industrial = products, Ecksteih
Norton, Henderson. ;. Owensboro and
the State University being note
worthy. Tennessee has Z her. Fisk,
EntYe ersttys and !4Effe EXHIBIT. zoM thka
lIlllIstf 6As Rect .cf lsaEning & has been:
the, axis upon which the; entirs ex-,
positt hseepaed to- tuHn. -t4;Sq uestipn-
ably tbe Fisk Jubilee Singers, with.
their sonl inspiring folk. songs the
lathos :of Nhich-isJ a9lan guagerw
FaN humanity can. understand, have
been the reigning attraction of the
Negro Building, and visitors from
eXery cline have been there ito hear
Lhe, sweet melody of this famo us%
band: THE demonstrations of this
school have been we'll attended and
the work has proven profitable ad
vertisement for the school. The
graduates of Fisk, now scattered all
over the land, came in such large
numbers that the Fisk Booth took
On the character\cf an Alumni Re-
Union. The other exhibits of the
great southern border and middle
west were up to high standard, and
very faithfully reflected the energetic
spirit OF the section. The following
summary Of medals assigned to this
territory IS ample proof Of their in
eenulty ana varied accompiishments;s
M1ddle South-Te9nessee,, Ken.
lucky. west Virginia, Ohio, Indiana,
'ainoas: e.
Iolo-~fask University, Nashville,
Iehi', t"o W one FOR painting OF
.o'ieinai 'uoilee singers ana other
noi Denrohs'ratlohs and Literary
WORK, west virginia Colored Instt-'
.u'e' lhs"lu'e, west Virginia. Indus
tlIai "HiiolI' Whperfofce University,
H!DT?!o'ce' ,. ohlo' drawings Pa1hC-
hnee 1h'efary ana industrial Work
@aixeI--h"lus JORDAN Henderson,
n.y. ooacco' RI. ~ Brazieton, Chat
ranoosa' lehh'' monographs: Jennie
u'ssihs' WeStVille' Ohio; Batten-
ours WORK: Dr. E. B. Jefferson,
r>@s"vliie' iehn., Plate work: j. J.
nay' 'ashVl'le' Ienn, photographs:
hhoxV1i'e college, Knoxville, Tenn,
I, pho,esrapns: Aen1a Public Schools,
Hen'a' ohto, CLASS room and In
oos,lial WORK
r. nrohze-Clara e. Allen, Sweet
npaahss, S,p west virginia Counterpane;