Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-30
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Of the Clark building for Christian
ASSOCIATE, u.s." which will be erected
in the near future.
A second story will be added to the
Trade school building during the COM
ing summer.
Sixty three members ct the senior
class were presented to the trustees
as candidates for diplomas and 81
tradesmen as candidates for trade GER
tificates.
Six hundred prominent men and
WI men from Norfolk came on a Sp"
cial steamer to attend the exercises
today.
Ogden Brings Party.
r. C. Ogden. of New York. brought
on a special train, a party Of 90 re-
preventative people from New York.
Brt-klyn ard Philadelphia Among
them were Rev. DR.. Wilton Merle
Smith William Jay Schieffelin. Dean
J. E. Russell, Of the teachers college
and Ray Stannard Baker. of New
York; Harold J. Pratt, Grosvenor H.
Backus, Walter H. Crittenden. Alex
B. Trowbridge, DR.. Glenwcr;h Butler;
Henry E. Ide, Alfred T. White, Willis
L. Ogden and Henry Sherman Adams,
Il BROOKLYN Rev. ". B. Jennings and
Leslie W. Miller, of Phi!di-ii slia.
Addresses by r. c. Ogden, of New
York and Booker T. Washington. the
noted negro educator. who Is a grad
nate Of the Hampton school, were
notable features. The exercises in
cluded essays from the large class
of graduates and songs by the 700
students.
Il fear said Booker Washington,
that the Southern white people have
felt that when they went to a negro
school that they were entering upon
foreign TERRITORY. I wish that they
might feel at liberty to criticize what
Is wrong As an indication CT the
growth Of interest in the right direc-
ton. am glad to say hat the
Hampton trustees at their recent
board meeting elected to membership
On the trustee board Mr.. Frank w
Darling. who resides in HAMPTON and
Ct whc m i. can be said that no man
in the North or elsewhere has a
deeper interest in the elevation and
success Of the negro race than is true
OF him"
He again emphasized the fact tina,
in the South the negro has great op.
portunities to secure the Fundamental
things CT life-land. god homes. and
the O: portunity Of labor. He advised
/ the students 10 ge, acquainted as soor
as possible with the county officials
the county pudge. scscci s,rperinten
dent. and the Shorthand invite then
to visi. the negro churches ant
schools so that they can see what ths
actual conditions and needs o. the
race are I'm proportion as the Iccs
officers see the conditions and need.
| Of the people, he said, the neguoe:
will have their sympathy, help, ant
lco-operatfon."
There are not a few hcnes;, con
scientious white people in the Soutr
Who have Gct vet been convinced tha
the edocation Of the negro is a goot
thing for the negro himself or for {.
|rommunity In which the negro lives.
The said. We cannSt change tht
opinion Of these people by abusing
them OF By abstract argument. W.
must present an object lesson show
ing that knowledge and skill is wor:f
more than ignorance and lack Ct
skill. The people Of the South vii
not become enthusiastic ever negro
education until they can see SOM
beneficial results In the kitchens and
en- the farms Of she South. The neg-
now gets educatioe to harness II 4
somcthing-to work in the kitchen
the laundry. the dining room. and 'f'
bedroom. A race, newly freed. Is Ike
ly TO yield tn the temptation q soini
from one extreme to the other. A
race, like an individual ra<~cs throu q
q SIN period Of learning by exper
fence.
In suy Southern community" h
said. where there IL high morn
tcne existing smong tire whit =
where the whites arc cuitsrcd. high
mindcd. you viii find the negro pa,
;crnins hts life after them tn va,
larZr drercc. wherrve- you fnd IN,