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

nual commencement of the, Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute has
come to- an end. ~ ~I>,|s.E
The number OF students enrolled
this year Is about the same as last
year and for several years past. The
boarding students have reached l.
621-11 ,O86 young men, $50 young
women. Counting the students at
Tuskegee town night school, with
children enrolled in the children 8
house" or training school for teach
ers, the total numheE;is very near
the 1000. mark: = <.','>i .5 ...a-.j LA
Thirty-eight states and territories
and 21 foreign countriesil have been
represented. Alabama leads with
498, Georgia 200, other states with
SO and over; Florida, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippt, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas. From Central and South Am
erica, the West Indies and Africa the
number OF students and interest is
steadily increasing. Cuba, aniaica,
and Porto Rico show the largest in
crease. Five are present from Afri-
ca and one from Japan. 49,
An interesting feature<of COM
mencement week has been the pres
ence of the ENJOYS from the republic
OF Liberia. Africa, G.. w. Gibson, a
former president Of the republic, and
Secretary Of StateHJ. J. -Dorren; Vice
President, Charles B. Dunbar, attor-
ney, and, Charles Branch, secretary
All except = President Gibson were
born in Liberia and he has been there
since he was three years of age. They
have shown very great interest in ev-
cry phase of the schools work and
especially in the industrial features,
many of which: they hope to intro
duce into their own country. IL : :.
There lis ltnusud /, ActiyitB a1,ong
the afuIhAt tnis$ sifd q very
large number are present The class
OF 'S3 holds reunion in hQnor of
itsh20th year and the three previous
classes will be their guests. Hereaf-
ter every class will celebrate it's 10th
anniversary, and one of It's members
will represent it on the commence
ment program, 49,.
Many improvements.
The year has been one Of marked
improvements. The green house has
been nearly doubled in size. The
printing Office has secured it's long
sought large Optimus press and a
linotype machine. A responsible com.
pahy is putting in system Of water
works to be supplied, from artesian
wells. They guarantee a minimum
supply of 100000 gallons Of water
per day.
Large additions have been made tt
the orchard, strawberry. culture has
received new impetus and large at
\ tention has been given to figs ant
vineyards, 5000 quarts Of strawber
ries have been picked to date. The
horse barns have been enlarged ant
improved and poultryraising and be-
culture have been, put on a much bet
ter basis.
The large dining rooms and kttch
ems for teachers and students will
soon be ready for use, The Alexan
der Moss, White Memorial dormitor.
for girls to cost $4,000 is in thu
second story. : ...
Efforts are constantly being mad
to improve the internal work Of tn
school. The very best teachers ar
sought for every department apd ev
cry effort Is made to make the in
dustrial and literary supplement eac]
other IT,.
Several hundred. students remain
at the school during the SUMMER an
work on the farm and in the variou
shops. =. -.
Provision has been made this yea
by which those who have been con
ditioned In any study, or who wis
to pursue subject further, can d
SO in the night school, Careful not
Of their work will be made and the
will receive credit for it on their reg
ular course. Many are planning
%take advantage Of this. For thos
who work on the farm there will b
not only the practical work, but eac
one will receive instruction in til
theory as we'll. In this W@y the l
900 acres cultivated will become
great experiment farm and work
the barns, in the dairy, orchards {
truck garden will afford knowJedg
as veil as labor. .>..
Already great enthusiasm Is shoH
in these new methods and large nUI
bers are planning to stay at . II
school and take advantage of them
Memorial to Baldwin.
A beautiful ,meprorial of w.
Baldwin, jr., designed by Karl 81
ter, sculptor, and w. w. Boswort
architect, has been erected by t
students, out of Tuskegee brick, du
ing the year. 1t stands in consp
.uous place In front OF the Carhee
- library, in what will be beauti