The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-06-04

the schools life., 1t consists Of SOL
Id Jbase some 40 feet square, With a
brick structure rising about 30 feet
high, about II feet wideSand 2 feet
thick. On one side Is an ~alcove, In
which, upon marble shaft will rest a
large slab with medallions: Of Mr..
Baldwin and an appropriate tnscrip-
tion. ... -. ~
Tuskegee has had a long line Of
famous men for it's commencement
preachers. They have entered into
the traditions Of the school, For i'm
mediate. impressive effect none of
their sermons have surpassed the one
delivered by Dr.. Len c. Broughton,
pastor Of the Baptist tabernacle; At
1anta, last Sunday. His text was
Mark x: FL, "One thing thou lack
est" His subject, The Minus Sign
in Character" His reputation as a
distinguished preacher had preceded
him and the chapel was full to over
flowing. E. ~. I
= DR.. Broughton spent Monday at
the school and expressed himself as
astontshed, beyond measure at what
he had seen He said that in the last
few years he had travelled in three
continents, but IN no place had he
been where he did not find people ca
ger to learn about Tuskegee. He
said he counted 1T great privilege
10 see SO FAMOUS .sc9ool ana great
honor TO be called TO preach It's COM
mencement sermon. :. g.. @ s..
The Phelps Hall Bible Training
School occupied Monday night. There
we're 79 graduates: Five delivered
very excellent addresses: (, One, by
Mamie L. Butler, was of especial in
terest. She was excused from, regu-
lara dAties,g at the school, for t three
IN opths and went iApon aa1argeI planr-
tat1on In ArE.affsasS DO ttferrfefft
WortS. Her story as TO condrtions
'When she arrived and the changes
that were wrought IN her brief stay
greatly moved the large audience.
Sne expects 10 retufnI TO The work,
and by fall Will have p school house
costing nearly - ,O0O ready for use.
Inc, puDllc conduct OF Ehe people un-
uer nel eHahlple ana 4iSIrucV'oh was
completely changed.-.
The Oratorical contest.
Tuesday night six ylung men con-
| tended for the Trinit] Church Bos-
ton Oratorical prizes f S25 and Sis
each. This is the cheat night, of
! commencement week hd is the time
when the two upper clsses test their
thought in oratory,
! There were four sc iors and two
from A middle class. It seemed to
be the universal ind ment that six
| better orations were lever delivered
by students in Tuskeee's chapel.
c.. w. Hare, W. WJCampbell. and
Rev. Mr.. CRANBERRY. bastor of the
Baptist church, OF Tkkegee, consti-
tuted the committee L award. First
prize was given Williah Harris, Lees
i burg, Fla, Of the saior class. on
"a Plea for the Preservation of Am
erican Forests" secoHi prize to Mat
thew Woods, Of Vird In, Oklahoma,
of the senior class, OF Relation of
EAgriculture to Racia Development" J."
The committee wal SO well pleas
ed with the efforts o1the four other
young men that eacHone was given
honorable mention.
i The trustees met Wdnesday. The
local members were Il present, also
Bolton Gilreath, Of q H'mingham, and
\ Rev. r. G. Bedford, II Bcloit, Wis.
Many matters Of IN portance were
discussed anf the mding adjourned
t9 meet in New YorkCity, June 25.
'| Class Day exercise were held on
the lawn In front oaAlabama Hall,
: Wednesday night. Tie Baldwin Me;
mortal formed the cdter This was
brilliantly lighted VIII many colored
!, incandescent lights dd others were