The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-30
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
&nApUATTON AT NORMAL SCHOOL
I FOR NEGROES.
p3owron Includes Addresses by Ten
NfuAemts, Music and Addresses py
PRINCIPAL Paterson, and sew
eral Friends Of School.

Twenty four students, seventeen
girls and seven boys, received dipioo
Marina. ii'sss eSoSSI fop negroes The grad
uafing exercises showed that the in
solutions had made great progress
during the school year sr Just ci sns,nded
addresses by ten of the students, vo-
cal and Instrumental music. and re-
msrks BY. Principal w; B. Paterson
tnaht note in each of the speeches
made to the students and patrons OF
the school was that the negroes must
supplement the work, being done. by
the state and that they must throw
safeguards around the morals of their
children as well as giving them AZ
Incidentally, the municipality OF
MONTGOMERY was criticised for its fall
ure TO give negro children equal OPP
schools and the lack of school room
pointed out.
the chapel. which is on the second floor
four graduates formed double semi.
circle on the stage. which was decorat;
the Class of 1907 sitting with the
Glass on the stage were many of the
negro preachers of Montgomery, in
mDe 5sh9 9palked W. the arass of tn.
girls In the graduating class, They
wore calico dresses FREQUENT allu.
sion was made to this simplicity of
other speakers. The Principal said he
had promised the girl students that
he would provide the cloth If the girls
leo. they had readily consented and
this simplicity of dress, he said, would
be adhered to in the future. 1t was
done. he said. in the interest of the
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The graduating class consisted of:
Frederick d. Adair, Edna T. Barnett,
Earie B. Brown, Dora D. Beverly. Me-
ham, James S. Hatcher. Nora j. Holly,
Adam ]. Joseph. oueenie Y. Lee. Ger.
trads oai. ssds r. noSf FL MnSn ra
a Royal Mary v l. Sawyer.
Simpson. Cornelius $. sampson, Henry
7; Todd. Charles d. Watkins. Ellen A.
According to the custom of the
school, the ten students making the
highest marks; prepared essays These
to manuscripts. They gave evidence OF
careful preparation and some OF them
were delivered with fine effect. None
but members of the graduating class
were on the program, which was as
follows:
Invocation.
EtHu0 Duet, JeuneSSe DOrSe
<smith) --Helen Jonos and Rosa Nixon.
SaIutatory and Grafton, The Chris-
tian MinistryD-James s. Hatcher.
Grafton. Natures Mysteries"-Es-
Vocal Quartette, over the Hills at
Break of '-(GeibeD-Olivia Roy
al James 8. Hatcher. Sadie Brown
Grafton. THE conitions and Needs
ot Women INSTRUMENTATION L..
Essay. 'The Leisure class"-oiivia
Plano Solo. NATURALIZATION
NV orat aIDss The Genius of Japanese
Essss Most 1a adatsF Monu
ments' sadie B. Brown.
Clouds ishueyl-sadie B, Brown.
Grafton, Has the Negro Race Made
Any Real Progress"-Cnarles D. Wat
Grafton. women in History"-Hel-
Plano due. Northumberland
Mary Sawyer and Dora Beverly.
onation.. The Duty of the Hour
Essay, "The Results of Fraternitics'
solonrner Truth Club Essay--Heien
vaIedictory. Through Trials to Tri-
unaphs"-Dora Beverly.
Presentation of Diplomas.
My Old Kentucky Home"-By the
Glass.
Renediction
Principal Paterson announced that
Helen Jones had won the prize annual
iy offered by the Sojourner Truth Club.
an organization of negro women. for
the best essay on achievements by the
race. The Jones girl then went for
ward and read the essay written on
self Help" 1t was also announced
that Wilson Walker. Sadie Castle, Eff
ne May Todd and Lena Davenport had
won prizes for garden work.
At the conclusion of the graduating
exercises, brief addresses were deliv-
cred by Bishop Alstork Nathan Alex
ander aud other friends OF the school
In concluding the exercises, Princi-
pal Paterson said the school now own
ed property valued at $4,000, and
that plans were making for an extern
Gon of It's work another year.
During the year just closed, the
school enrolled 1.055 pupils.