Evening journal., 1909-05-29
COMMENCEMENT
AT STATE COLLEGE
Interesting Exercises at the
Institution for COIOred
StudentS Yesterday
IL. D. FOR HENRY C. CONRAD
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, May 29-In the center
Of a beautiful and real landscape Of
waving grain, the blossoming fruits
and green, new-mown grass. the Del
aware State College for Colored
Students. held its annual commence
ment exercises yesterday and had
great day. Those who received
diplomas are;
Bachelor Of Science-Sarah Catherine
Barnes, oxford, Nd. Jerome Walter
Douglas, Washington, d. c., Florence
May kenly, Perryman's. Md; Blanche
LaniSford, Dover; Estella Hartly Terry.
New Castle; Robert Milton Tribbitt.
Denton, Nd; Jesse Theophilus Woi-
lace, Nanticoke. Md. Normal Course
Laura May Davis, Dover.
The part taken by the Students in
cluded the following: Song, Onward
March," college students. Prof. S. L.
Conwell. leader Grafton, Injustice the
Cause of National Ruin" j. Walter
Douglas; essay, FINISHED but Just Be
gun" Blanche Lankford; music by the
band grafton. Forces that Win"
Robert NJ. Tribbitt; essay, Lessons
Learned in School," Sarah c. Barnes;
song, "Swanee River" college
students; song, "Song of the Hop
Pickers," college students.
The Board Of Trustees. composed of
white men of the State. who have been
I prominent in the progress of the State
/ College, held it's annual meeting at
which Chief Justice Lore presided and
the present college faculty was re-
elected.
An important featuge of the meeting
was the conferring of the degree Of
doctor of laws AMI languages on Trus-
tee Henry c. Conrad, who is to be-
como a member Of Delaware's new
judiciary.
"We've made a new doctor to-day
said Chief Justice Lore in addressing
the large commencement audience
composed of black and white people
from various parts of the Peninsula
We've made Judge Conrad an Ill.
! d." added the chief Justice.
Il glory in the courage and fore
sight which prompted the
promoters and founders of this insti-
tuition" declared Rev. Alexander Ali
son. Jr.. of Wilmington, in the annual
commencement address.
IT cannot but think that we ought
to spend much more of the common-
wealth's money on this kind Of insti-
tions and then we would have much
less of it to spend on jails and poor
houses and asylums.
internationally and interracialy we
whites and blacks are needful to each
other And we do not acquire knowl-
edge for knowledges sake, but for the
purpose of putting that knowledge to
some good. practical use.
1--WE heard it said that the most
dangerous and worthless negro was the
educated negro. I love to deny that.
But an educated negro who parades
his knowledge and superior mental ac-
complishments for the sake of lording
It over his fellows instead OF aiding
them is an entity 10 be Stunned.
But what a splendid capital the
black man and woman Of to-day may
start In life with--the knowledge that
is powcr-all through the foresight and
generosity of our State governments.
Keep a pure soul on a throne Of honor;
and. above all, don't be afraid Of work
That's right, I heard a voice say
Amen. Don't be afraid of work
Things will not come TO you, except
bad things. If the opportunity is not
opened to YOU. then be like the hardy
Norseman and go out and make thai
opportunity I know of some fellows
who are too light for heavy work and
too heavy for light work.
Genius of the highest sort is ability
to work and the love of that work"
Bishop Benjamin T. Tanner Of Phil.
adelphia. head of the A. NJ. +. Church
in this district, made a ringing speech
to the black people Of Delaware C
apply themselves to labor and pro
gress.
Born into the English Language
you have received the highest heritage
For when we are heirs of that langu
age and those highest attainments o
Christian people that characterize tbs
English people, we are Immediately th'
leaders Of our race What has mad'
the white people first of their race
makes us first Of all black races.
"There are 10000 whites in Della
ware and $4,000 blacks. We are, there
fore. only one-fifth in numbers in com
parison to the whites But are w
one-hfth in wealth, or in producing
power? All. no. in this we are scant
were tne cnlluIeh OF an ehSio No" ~
and we therefore have problem tina
has simply to be worked out and W.
cannot do II in day.
But are we doing all we can2 Tn
afraid that we. are spending NOR
than one-hfth of the money spent il
this state for tobacco. and fear NOR
than one-ffth the amount spent 70
rum. I know we spend more than one
nth of the total livery bills for Sun
dav riding. why should we not b
as saving as others Of these amounts
now wasted. worse than wasted2"