The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-06-11
ST. paul
Normal and Industrial
School Of Virginia
The Third Largest OF It's Kind Closes
- Successful Years Work. with
Appropriate Commence.
- ~: 'Inent, Exercises.

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i Lawrenceville, Va, May 3O.-The
iclosing exercises of the st. Paul Nor
NAL and Industrial School, the third
1 largest institution of It's kind in the
: country for. the normal and indus
/, trial education. OF Negro youth of
both sexes, which began Monday.
May 26, with the exercises Of the
Practice School. reached brilliant
culmina alton Wednesday night in the
! 10Th commencement exercises, be-
fore large and representative au-
| dience OF the best white and colored
citizens Of the town and vicinity, as
I we'll as those from afar. ...
The Practice School exercises, at
] 3 p: M, Monday, ware las usual, good
and we'll rendered. The little folks
carrying off the lion's shore of the
! honors. ~, >t
] Monday night, at p. M, the ex-
ercises Of the literary, societies and
awarding of certificates came or.
/ The program was good, and reflected
| credit. upon those who took part.
| Wednesday morning, at $3.50 O.
M, the prize oratorical contest be-
1 tween the senior and middle classes
came off, participated in by the fol-
! lowing: ~ ' . |G
| x Senior class, Chas. Lundy, Lucie
Das Patterson and Edith Brady. -.
| Middle, Flitchey H. Quinn, Will
liam A. Evans and Mead Blrchell.
| The first and second prizes were
won by the seniors Lucie Dae Pat
terson. hrst prize. $40 in gold Edith
Brady, second, SIS in gold; and
Flitchey H. Quinn, middle, the third
prize of $3.50, which was made up
| by the judges. , .....' - -
7 Tuesday might the exercises Of the.
trade departments came off. = They
/ consisted 1t,4 g 7 OF papers relating to the
yayaolla St tHrtades, demon al Lion work J.
with addresses music END III ID ifS g.;
| The program was excellent. = - ~
| Wednesday night, o'clock, the,
commencement exercises proper took t Jt
place. The following program was
very excellently rendered: !
Music chorus, Italia, DonfZettd. :. g :
Invocation, Rev. Scott Wood, '',|
Music, My Souls Been Anchored
In the Lord, jubilee song. w. r'&
| Salutatory Shine Where You Are,
Mamie May Travis. - 4
The Sweep Of the Ternperance
Tide, Lucie Dae Patterson. ~ r.
| Mans Inhumantty to Man, Char
les Allen Gray -. : .
Music, Oh! That We Two We're
| Maying, CAlice M. Jones), senior oc-
ltefte: -
l, Child Labor'in America, with the
Valedictory, Edith Florinda Brady.
Awarding diplomas.
| Music, My Desert Queen, (Heart-
we'll Jones), Miss Lillian J. Allen.
| Address, Rev. Emmett Miller
class '97.
Address, Mrs. Mary Ogburn Sim
mons, class '03.
! Commencement address, Rev. D.
Webster Davis, D. D.
| Music, Good News the Chariot's1
Coming, jubilee song.
| Addresses, friends and visitors. 4
Benediction, Rt. Rev. A. NJ. Ran
| dolph, d. D.. LII. D. 4 :-.--...-..
| The feature Of the program was
the commencement address by Rev.
| ID. Webster Davis, A. NJ. Richmond.
| va. He fully sustained his reputa-
tlon as the prince Of Negro orators.
Inc subject Of his address was ere
alizing the Idea" 1t was handled In
mastery manner His ininiitable
wit, pathos- and humor delighted the
| large audience, among which was
several score Of the best white citi-
zens. The address emphasized high
| living, high thinking, high ideals and
| peaceful relations between the races,
The speaker declared with emphasis
that the Negro must have faith In
COD, faith In himself and faith In
! the white race. He expressed his
pleasure at seeing SO many whites
present. He took 1t for q hopeful
augury when the best white and coll
ored people came together and nm
| derstood each other better and reol-
lied that each must have confidence
in the other, as 1t was a sad thing
when the man underneath lost conf
| dence In the man above. He drew n
| beautiful picture Of the affection be-
J tween the old slave and his master
and the fidelity and faithfulness Of
that class during the dark days OF
the war between the states. when In
many instances the only protectors of
| the women and children in the. ab-
sence Of their masters was the slave.
Members Of the board Of trustees,
the bishops Of Mississippi and other
prominent white visitors gave the
speaker an ovation as he took his
seat amidst great applause.
Major w. w. Old, who presided in
place Of Bishop Randolph, expressed
his pleasure at the address and, the
sentiments, as also did the bishop of
mississippi. They spoke Of their