The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16
Ambassador Bryce and
Andrew Carnegie Also
Make Address.
CARNEGIE SETS
AUDIENCE WILD


Along Advisory Lines to
Pupils Of the Negro
University.
WASHINGTON, November To-
President Roosevelt, the Hon. James
Bryce, British Ambassador, and Mr..
Andrew Carnegie, delivered addresses
reflecting pronounced optimism as to
the future OF the negro race here to-day.
The OCCASION was the installation of
the Rev. Wilbur Patterson Tiirkield.
as president OF Howard University.
and the celebration of the fortieth
anniversary of the founding OF that
institutions. which Is devoted primarily
to the higher education OF the negro.
President Roosevelt admitted the hard
ships encountered by the negro In his
efforts towartls advancement, but
urged that they be looked upon rather
as privilege and as stimulating to
great effort for which the reward
would be equally great.
Mr.. Bryce pointed to the develop
ment CT the race during the past forty
years as being marvellous. compared
with the development of the Anglo
Saxon race.
1t was for Mr. Carnegie to awaken
unrestrained enthusiasm by his declar-
alton that 1t was not now the question,
What shall we do with the negroesF'
but How can we get more OF them
Mr.. Carnegie completed his triumph OF
popularity by showing, In conclusion,
that the race In America had acquired
title to estates in America during the
past forty years larger than Belgium
and Holland combined.
Many prominent personages pnrtici-
pated in the ceremonies, representing
government officials and the clergy
and educators. The exercises were held
In Andrew Rabkin Chapel of the uni
versity group.
The President Speaks.
| President Roosevelt spoke in part
as follows:
"Judge Barnard. ladies' and gentle
men, and especially you graduates and
undergraduates of this institution OF
! learning.
/ "I am GLAD to have the chance to
4 come before you and say word Esnt
1 greeting and sodspeed to-day. THIS
1 day OF your installation. Mr. President
1 commentaries the fortteth anniversary
! OF the founding OF this institution
| There has been much of sorrow and
I disappointment that have come to men.
not only of the colored race, but of
\ all races during the forty years: and
sometimes in looking back we fail to
| realize all the progress that has been
| made Let me call attention to just
| two facts. During these forty years
| practically during the time that has
! elapsed since the emancipation, proc
| lamation, the colored citizens of the
| United States have accumulated prop.
erty until now they have, all told,
some three hundred and fifty million
| dollars worth Of taxable property IN
| this country.
.During the same forty years they
have been making themselves homes,
until there are now 100000 ONES
owned and occupied by the colored cit
iizens Of the country. When man
| and woman grow to acquire certain
amount of property. above all when
they grow to own and occupy their own
| home, 1t Is proof positive that they
| have made long strides forward along
the path of good citizenship.
Have Great Responslbility.
| ST trust you will realize 1t and that
help will be given to you from on high
to bear it well and worthily. ! know
| of no men graduating from any coll
lege in the United States who have a
heavier load OF responsibility than you
bear, and, after ALL there is no greater
Iprivllege given to any man than to
have such load to carry, II only he
carries 1t we'll.
There is every reason why you
1 should realize the weight of the bur-
den; there is every reason why you
should carry 1t buoyantly anu brave
lily.
SIN the graduates in medicine OF
| this university-I believe you have, all
ltold, graduated something like thou
sand in medicine-I happen to know
| that peculiar need OF achievement
has come to these. earnestly hope
that the average graduate OF your
medical department will not stay
around Washington; that he won't try
to get into some government position;
4 that he won't go to some other large
city. / hope he will go out and dwell
among his fellow-citizens Of color In
| their own homes, and be to them not
4 only a healer of their bodies, but a
icentre upraising them In every part
Of their lives.
sit is from this institution that nre
/ graduated those who will lead and
i teach their less fortunate fellows
Upon their leading and teaching much
depends for theirrace and for their
country. earnestly hope, as every
good citizen that strength will pe
abundantly given to the men and
women who undertake this work ol
}leadership and teaching, that their la
bors may be indeed fruitful, and thai
when they come to the end of theil
lives they shall have that feeling OF
satisfaction. than which mono can be
greater, that to them It has been
vouchsafed to lead a life Of service
\ that was w orth rendering."
4 tlSg Other Speakers. sEsi W.
Ambassador Bryce pred lcted that the
progress OF the negro race would be
greatly accelerated by the influence OF
La rapidly developing civilization. es-
Ipecially Contemplating the tendency ol
Ithat race to rise, as borne out by its
record aimee tho emancipation proclaim
ation.
Or. Thirkield devoted his remarks
Ito tho place and mission held by the
university In deSeloping the aims and
Ideals of&mpdernl education IN the life
of the negro race. He advocated ar
ha 4 ta n "a