The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-03-08

Under the most favorable circum-
stances and under one of the bluest of
Southern skies, Nashville recorded a
Rpleasing event, for another valuable
asset was added to it as an education
al center. Fisk University profited
wonderfully by the addition of new
building to the many already located
on it's campus. Nashville profited by
the concourse of prominent visitors
from all parts of the United States
who had gathered to participate in
and witness the dedication exercises.
The entire day Wednesday, from 6: so
a. M, until p. NJ, was given over
to one continued round of exercises
at this, the most notable university in
the United States attended by Ne
groes No school can boast of having
been put before the world in a more
impressive manner than Fisk Univer-
sity Especially did the former Jubi-
z. lee Singers endear to the hearts of
the world the cause of Fisk. It's edu-
Gators and it's students have wandered
in every walk of life. Notwithstand-
ing this great and wonderful achieve
ment, the school marches on to sue
cess. Not always in leaps and bounds
but with sure certainty Of advance
ment. The climax reached March 6,
was the work of nearly a quarter Of
century, the foundation of which was
laid by the late Prof. Chase, who, like
the former pioneers from the North in
Negro education, dreamed dream of
a bright future and laid deep the foun-
dation upon which this generation
must build it's structure.
The order of services Wednesday
was the most elaborate yet recorded.
At $3.50 a. M, a special trolley ride
beginning at the Union Station, TAX
ing in various portions of the city and
ending up at the University, where
breakfast was served at 7:30. At
S:45 a. M, were chapel services and
addresses of welcome with hearty re-
sponse From 9:20 to 1915 p. M,
there were recitations which were wit
messed by hundreds of visitors. 12:
20 p. m. dinner was served and from
80 to 2:15 p. m. were recitations
and visitors welcome. The most in
teresting part of the program began
at 2:30 p. M, which was the dedica-
tion services of the new building,
which is a magnificent, $4,000 struc-
ture recently erected on the site of
Bennett Field. 1t is a three-story,
pressed brick, with white marble trim
mings and rock foundation The build
ing is handsomely furnished through
out with electric lights, show cases.
gas appliances, and, in fact, every
thing that goes to make up comfort
able and well furnished scientific hall
It's recitation rooms, halls and show
rooms are neatly arranged, everything
having a place and everything to its
place. The position of this building
is boldly fronting that of Jubilee Hall,
commanding a magnificent site, which
seems to stand as a monument side
by side with Jubilee Hall.
1t is Chase Hail." the new building
for the Department of Applied
Sciences at Fisk University, that was
dedicated A party of twenty-four
members of the American Missionar!
Association were present and took an
acIlVe part III Cne prOSrdm
The exercises were opened by the
Mozart Society Chorus, followed by in
vocation by Rev. Dewitt S. Clark, Of
Salem, Mass. After a piano solo by
Miss A. Robinson, President Merrill
made a few statements relative to the
history and purpose of the university
in which he said: "Fisk University
was founded on a basis Of the brother
hood of man. 1t began with the idea
that any one who could receive the
very best education and use it in the
best way should have it.
"Fisk was established shortly after
the close of the Civil War. 1t was
opened with the grammar grades and
those who entered, old and young, en-
tered the primary classes, After ten