The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-16

! N an indispensable pre-requisite to nov ing upward in the life of decent citi- zenshtp; and the colored man when he acquires property, acquires home, has taken that indispensable first step and a long, long step. On that material basis must be built the structure of the hifaer life and Nhis institution has turning out men who should be teach CTS and helpers of their own people to- wards this higher life.
 You have close on three thousand
 graduates. Last year you had in all
 1000 students representing thirty-two about ninety students from other coun-
 tries. Of these, in the neighborhood of seventy came from the British West Indies which would alone give a right to expect the presence here of one who would come in any event because he is interested deeply and genuinely in every benefit for the beneft of man kind, Mir. Bryce, the British Ambassa- dor.
 Every graduate of an institution of learning who goes out into the world has many dificulties to face. Few have more difficulties to face than those who graduate from this institution. ! ou graduates know how much of hard ship you have had to encounter. how
 
 the courage and faith and resolution and good temper that you had in you. The undergraduates will learn the same lesson. trust that each one of you here will realize the peculiar burden of responsibility that rests on him, not only as an educated American citizen but as an educated member of race that is struggling upward toward higher and better things. You bear 8 great burden of responsibility on your shoulders men and women who come from this-fnstitution. l trust you will realize 1t and that help will be given to you from on high to bear 1t well and worthily."
 / Ambassador Bryce spenks.
 The many millions of neGrq people who dwell within the British Empire made 1t fitting, said Ambassadors Bryce in his address for him to join in the celebrationse Britain and the Brit ish colonies had a work to do, he in- dicated, similar to that which was the function of Howard University. The 12,0ee.000 Kaffirs, living under British rule in South Africa. as well as the larger number of the same race in other localities on that continent were further back in civilization. he said, than the members of that race in the Southern States or in the West ladies. But the development in Africa was notable. Wars had stopped, steamers napigated the rivers. railroads were building, education advancing and the arts and customs of civilization making headway.
 Regarding the negro race as a whole, | instha old world, and the Americas, the | Amhassader said, there Ia no doubt | vast deal to be done and one hears | many voices complaining that here and | in the West Indies pregress Is alto l Eether too slow,
 An encouraging snswer te these | complaints, he indicated could be found In the statistics of progress compiled | by Andrew Carnegie and outlined in an | Interesting address delivered recently l at Edinburgh, may be advised to reflect again and | again on the history of the races of ! mankind. NThe Ambassador predicted that the l progress of the negro race would be | greatly accelerated by the rapidly | developing civilization and contemplatz | tnG the tendenay to rise borne out by l its record since the emancipation pro- elam&gien.
 pr ThlFkfieid devoted his remarks to the place and mission held by the university in developing the aims and idskis of modern education h the life that every man had a right to equali- ty of opportunity.
 aHowaFd University stands for just this.a he said, Tt simply opens to any man of any race the chance to un- fold the best that is In him so far as broad educational opportunity Is help to this end"