The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
next year.


The annual address by Rev n
w. E Bowen, president of CT
Theological Seminary, Of Atr,9t
vas next V
DR.. Washington delivered tb. g.
mas and certificates and anror,... sp.o 20
following prizes for the year. w 0'
Charles F. Moritz Prize. Slo-Au..,
ed to Mary Goose. ''@
W. Graham Tyler Prizes. Sou.
ners; First prize, Mary Emma P.,, VI
Russel Bingham, John Land77 , -
son, Jaey John Stringer and Hug .'
Peter Warmack, all seniors.
Banks Prizes, $z5-Winne-s. a,
ham Nettles, senior class, $40: H,-,
Jackson, middle class, $40: and H.%
Perry, junior class, S..
General Armstrong Prize. the i7..
on $5oo-Winner, George WeJron T
junior class.
Belknap Prize Chest Of Garment.
iools-Winner Of prize. Joseph WI
liam North, A, Middle Class. Caroer,r,
Division.
Joseph Frye Prize, $Io-Win7er -,
prize, Ebba Cornelia Dorset serio,
Sumner Prize, $2o-Winner Of Pr
Claude Davis.
Nathan Alexander Prize, Sro-Wir.
nr Of pirze. Claude Davis.
Joseph o. Thompson Medal "A o,p
nedaD-Winner Of prize Olvnder a
Johnson.
Selig Gassenheimer Prize. Sro-Wir.
ner Of prize, Dennis Andrew Stark,
A special prize Of S was awarded
Melvin Judkins Of the senior class f.,
his excellent address on agriculture
Leo Strassburger Prizes. two Prizes
Of $40 Each-Winners Of prizes: Tr,-rr.
mental Music, Bessie Galloway. voe,,
music, Mary Runyon.
Trinity Church, Boston, Orat7rics,
Prizes, $4O-Winners Of these. First
prize, James L. Douglass. senior: second
prize, Gladys NJ. Baker. A. middle
The total enrolment of BOARDING Sill
dents has reached I,648 during the wear
iii young men, 537 young women. In
the Tuskegee town night school. eighty
eight were enrolled and in the Tuskepee
cooking school, seventeen. Adding these
to the number enrolled IN the training
school, or Childrens House. the total
reaches about 1000. They represent
thirty-six States and Territories and
twenty-one foreign countries.
The class graduated today numbers
100, 100 from the Normal Department
and nine from the Phelps Hal. OF
these sixty-two received certificates for
the completion of some trade, and several
Of them for the completion Of two, and
quite a number three trades. Most Of
those in the senior class who did not re-
ceive certificates today received them
in previous years, thirty-nine undergrad
uates received certificates and ten post
graduates, making a total of rs8 indi-
viduals who received diplomas and GER
tifcates today
Five young women and one vonng
man graduated as nurses. The seniors
represent twenty-five different States,
Alabama leading with twenty-six. Geor-
gia is next with fourteen. South Caro-
lin athird with eight. OF the foreign
countries, Porto Kico has five: Central
America two; Jamaica, British West
Indies, Africa, one About one-half Of
the Alabama graduates will find work
in their own State; the balance are
widely scattered as they have received
calls to work.
The graduates of other States return
IN part to their homes, some go to other
States and quite a number remain in
Alabama. All the Porto Ricans 20 home
to take positions waiting for them. The
same IS true for the most Of ali from
foreign countries. A son of DR.. Wash
ngton and daughter Of Treasurer War
ren Logan graduated today.
After the delivery Of the prizes an ex-
cellent address was given by Rabbi 3. C.
khrenrech Of the Jewish Temple in
Montgomery. And w. w. Campbell Of
Iuskegee, vice-president Of the Board
OF Trustees, spoke a brief word. follow
ed by Hon. ]. o, Thompson Of Blrming-
ham
The Hallelujah Chorus and the Bens-
diction closed Tuskegee's tweny-sizth
and most memorable commencement
TRAINED NURSES QUIT.
Augusta, ,Ga.-With no particular grieg-
ance except that they were 'Just tired
OF work" every negro trained nurse in
the Lamar Hospital, a large institution
for negroes, walked out, leaving no one
but the white superintendent and three
internes TO care for forty patients, some
OF whom are in a critical condition.
The Lamar Hospital has heretofore
employed negro nurses exclusively aH-
der the direction Of a white superln-
tendent The management states that
the v1acec % tLe zf-;l-arz mill ne filed