The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-01-13
EMANCIPATION
CELEBRATION
GRAFTON DELIVERED BY PROF
IL. II. KElih1NG OF THE y. NJ.
l.. REVIEW.
LOOKS INTO FUTURE
And Finds justification in the Past
for ffredGm Of the Negro. Law
sens Piano Recital the Chief Musi-
cal Event OF eiic Week.


In celebration OF Characterization
Day, program was held at the Fisk
Mrn"rlal CGapcl thr. evening OF Pan
| uArE rs 5 trr custom the order
| OF the evening was in charge OF the
lterary clubs. Of the COL lios.,, some Of
which were represented by able
speakers. Considerable attention was
attracted to the paper read by Miss
i5eatrlce ID. Walker, or the Tanner
! Art Club The Negro on-Finc Arts. -
! Her expression and delivery held in
tense interest Of the audience by the
! IoflSlnalltN ana presentation CT her
ideas. The principal address was de-
l1yered by Prof. Fl. T. KeaIing, editor
OF the A. NJ. e. Review. The thought
OF MS remarks was a glimpse into
! the future and a present justification
lor TIE freedom Of the Negro. His
o+OsefVarlons of education, given as
/ ln&y were III college, demanded sne.
cldl ncl!ce. "Education does not
consist o. remembering facts, but in
developing capacity. Education is
capacity OF stretching the mind. Af-
tc" l&cIs have added to ones -knowl-
edge, they should not remain to bur
dcn the. mind, an moro than a
Stretchcr should remain in the hat
alter the stretcher has Increased the
! capacity OF the hat. No race can
| thrive upcn boltcd, unmasticated
tacts; the race or man VINO assimi-
| la[es an0 applies knowledge becomes
one or tac 1T in the struggles Of life.
| SHDerhcfal,ty in people means an
! uh3lt race. - Il - E~ Checrftllnnss,
jeF-ahd -eftA4ism- -ereat-factt,rs
ia -Eegro life and should de kept
| 2ilVc. Chcdfulne3S is like Ida rub
| Der,-Tthe harder you hit it the high
!, er II bounds: that is why the Negro
| successfully survived slavery. Sulki-
! !. ness and pessinNSln are like mud
tire :hai'der~ thu bfoW the, tluttert It
becomes and the farther it spreads.
The Indian .as failed rs a race in
America because o. his pegsimism
! and sulkines3.' In closing, Prof.
kealln& compared tho future progress
! OF the Negro 10 the flight of an ca Gle
; Ihat has been reared as a chicken
ana he hcard the eagle scream from
! the heavens, summOning it to rise
rom the ashes Of it's dead self and
! De an eagle. up, up, above the
| renee, above the hOusetoD, above the
trees, up into the clouds; up, rp, m
| III IT became Il spot in the heavens.
Ihen Speck; up, up, until it was a
Sllmnler; up, W, until at last it was
memory; Up to where the God OF
destiny bids us leave our lowlv
thoughts and summons us to the
! nl&iCr planes OF life"
IN the piano recitals of Raymond
A"S"stus Lawson, New Years Eve,
and upon the first day Of the wear
! the real lovers OF the great comnos'
erS realized that a master was at the
! Instrument. The pianist was At his
! ease at his Alma Mater and he won
the hearts OF his listeners .bv his
! SymHalhct end pleasing touch. Sci
! doln has pianist been heard here
! win SHch intense interest and keen
dppfc1allGn. The feature Of the
evening recital was tie Chopin sci OF
plumbers and this was played in mas
leEly and powerful style. The noted
! bIack Key Etude," or ctudc n A
! MT was the faVOrite Of the audicurn
| Judging by it, applause and CONNER
u"lIunS. This program included also
MacioWcji s Novelette,. It was in
thls brilliant creation Of the 1amentci
t-rt4ef4Gah composer that tf?r~-aTtts++-
Ehohe particularly. His intcr1,rC,a
| llOh OF MaCDoWoll was a revelation
W IEe ooldnesS and freedom Of his
pHrtSeS ana the classical depth Of his
S'h'uS: BENG himself a teacher of
! tne hlShGSi ability and rcDutation
J he was urged to say a few worI. 10
thc students and music lovers or tho
, city during his recital on New Years
LAY. with bit Of personal hist orv
ana remlnlsccnces, and iu Il heart-to-
/ nEar' talk, Ee Impressed and interest
e" IN a manner that will not soon be
| forgotten. TIC last program was not
/ 80 heavy dS that Of the day boforo