The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-30

- q cOlOrea hlEh BchOOl, Monday
8 lng. The class consisted SSEs
...z@ e. z:1e young men and one young va,
- The exercises were held I'm Sts}
school hall on Water strsets s WIiicKS
was crowded ON the occasion WifipI
members Of white and colored races
Following a duet--+tTwo MIerryS
Girls''--sung by Misses Adele wiz
kinson and mary II -Bowyer. = thsss
Hon: 5. w. Starks, of QharIestohy M
state librarian, was introduced and
made the class address, Mr.. Starks
spoke In part as follows 49, s e&s 81 3 r. !! q
+ I assure you that no honor which
has ever come to me has been ;Mrt1r 6
highly priced than the one &c ;hsl lfia III
invited to say something NH sftiiia
era marking occasion. lsot t. 9hsIs sT
feel equal to the occasion fpn Il, am
fully aware that the remarks which
/ shall make will mot be- wort hy tlies
designation or dignity. of 81 40 oiffn1a afI.
cement address, however, !, IL AIN Mt,E
responsible for my being here n0iFs
Will l be responsible for any fli aIss
pointments that may be experihMeSd.
MY only apology for having 4cSSi1bsg
ed the invitation: to be here ttIiiEIft
Is the hope that l may he able sfnIE
arouse some thought in the mind fSf
some boy or girl, some young mar
Or young woman, that may he tofT
benefit to them in their future TfIE8I
and then | felt 1t MY duty TO give
the young colored men and women
-ot--tp estf4fefhf upon the
nlanIie u our existence as a. rRfaSSAr
us th our Deloved STATE must soan falsssss1
tne penenC oL some or phe .fAl6u BnEss
~ wnictt nave nelped me and some s0I
tne ~ Inlnss Whlcn nave AindareG me
i ~. my stlusgle Tor toQthold SRparS
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