The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-06-04
BANNER I I I R !. YEAR ! !
at:Howard in
8 Blaze of Glory
Rnosninent Negroes OF Buckeye state
repudiate man who says the
race will bolt ticket for
Bryan, If Taft is nomi- -
maidstone, hot =
shot.

Washington, D. c., Iune 1.--How-j
ard UniaersityTs fortieth year has
closed in ia blaze of glory. Unpre-I
cedented Enthusiasm and unparallel-
ed brilliance have marked the exer-
cises Of the commencement week,
and the. report Of President Wilbur
Patterson Thirkield, submitted to the
annual meeting Of the board of
trustees, indicates the attainment Of
the schools loftiest goal IN the mat
ter of attendance financial prosberi-
ty and appreciable results in the
making Of sturdy men and women.
Brilliant Commencement Week.
The commencement season began
on Friday, May 22, with the gradual
ting exercises Of the school of theol-
ogy In Andrew Rankip Memorial
chapel. On Sunday afternoon. the
baccaluareate sermon was delivered
by Bishop William Frazer Mcdowell,
afcC chicago. Aside from the eloquent
scholarly sermon ana the soul
'stirT3h 8 music Of the choir, the occa-
slpQy was made notable by the pres
FsnsesSof the three ENJOYS from Libe-
rta and their staff, who have come to
this eountry on a diplomatic and
commercial mission.
On Monday evening the Teachers
College held its exercises, and seven
young women, who finished the nor
NAL training courses, were handed di-
plomas by President Thirkield The
| address to the class wa8 delivered, by
Prof: " II. N. Warning, 'SS, now prln-
| eipal Of the High and Training
Schoa, Baltimore, Md. Dean l.. B.
Moore presided, and Chief Justice
Stanton j. Peelle, of the United
states court of claims, made interest
| Ing remarks. He expressed a desire
| that all children should be educated,
| and that. the children Of the black
man should have the same advanta-
ges enjoyed by those Of the white
man. He referred to the great work
or, Horace Mann in. developing the
| public school, and also praised the
work of Mary Lyon In providing COL
1ege education for women. Tuesday
afternoon, the, School Of Liberal Arts
was the center of attraction, sending
| forth 10 graduates land in the even
| ing 81 members of the academy and
| preparatory classes received '~fipfo-
mas. Former Congressman George
~ White. now practieing law in Phil
adelph1a, delivered a telling grafton
on the occasion of the alumni reuni-
on, wednesday afternoon, after
which the vast throng viewed the ex-
hlblt of the manual arts department,
wednesday evening, the First Con-
gregatlonaf~church was crowded to
the doors with an eager mass of hui
! manly to witness the united COM
mencement exercises Of the univer-
slty. Of the 90 graduates in the sew.
eral departments upon whom xdegrees
were conferred, 10 received the de-
| gree or bachelor Of arts; 4 bachelor
OF pedagogy; 5, bachelor Of divinity.
., doctor of pharmacy; S, doctor of
| dental surgery; rs, doctor Of medi-
cine; and rs, bachelor Of laws. The
| degrees were awarded by President
I Ihlrkleld, after an invocation to- the
! graduates touching the sacred trust
which the dipolmas imposed upon
each of them. \. =
GOV. Hanly's Illuminating Address,
| GOV. j. Frank Hanly, of Indiana
| delivered an impressive address, to
| the CLASS, commencing the race upon
iIS marvellous progress since enamel
! p,3&on, pointing out the Negroes ad-
| Vahcement Ill education, acquisition
| q property, lauding the part How
ard University had played in the Ia
| Dor or racial redemption, and urged
MS hearers to take an active interest
| III the struggle against the ravages of
the liquor traffic, which is doing
more harm to the colored race than
any other evil of the times. Refer
ring specifically to the rights, duties
ana responsibilities Of the Negro grad
uate and citizen, Gov Hanly said:
When | speak Of your progress
and of the future of this class and
the 3,O00 lives which have already
| nad {ehir inspiration generated bv
| howard University, l do not mean
that all the difficulties are overcome,
Your responsibility was never greater
IMAM at this hour, your destiny new
er more Ia your own keeping than
now. Others may seek to denrive
you Of your rights under the laws and
constitution Of this nation or seek to
draw limitations about you; but If
you, with sobriety, with meekness
ana with sincerity, do but live I'D, to
your opportunities, you and yours
Will come to and maintain their own.
we may sometimes forget; we NAV
De sometimes careless, but deep down
III the heart of the American people
IS the love of the square deal: and
the man or race who conducts him
self or itself with a care for the obi
cations laid on him or it, need not
long appeal to the people who be-.
lteye in justice to all the people.
.- c0njure YOU to consecrate yonr.
selves that you may justify the op-
DOTtunity that boa oo,,on L. -.