Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-29

whose theme was The People OF tn
| Puckerred Moccasin," and In whicl
| she gave a history of the 0bjibwa,
Indians: Lorenzo Hail. OF Mt. Meigs
Ala, who spoke on Back TO tn
Farm" telling of the work he an'
| others are doing in Alabama, ant
Henreietta &. Giants, whose theme
was Life in a Boarding School.
During the interim between thu
papers of the students the chorus
sang plantation songs and Annie
Laurie" much 10 the delight OF III,
large audience.
Strongest Worker for Hampton.
The us graduates of this year wers
presented TO the board of trustees by
Robert e. Ogden, Oh New York, who
was introduced as the strongest work
er for Hampton by DIR. Frissell. DR.
Ogden said in part;
You have had education for life
You will never know now rich has
been your preparation for life, you
viii never know its completeness uD.
I'll you are in contact with affairs
and the struggle for usefulness and
success. or until you have looked the
world in the face.
You have lived home in the cen
ter of spirit that impresses itself on
all sympathetic people. The Hamp-
ton spirit is your richest possession.
You are learned in the trades and in
the schoolroom. You have had an
education that so far as it goes is
complete, and its value you cannot
overestimate. The Hampton spirit is
little difficult to define. Ii Is no
confession of any creed, but there is
a deep spiritual and religious feel
ing developed here. that make a
possession riches far than knowledge
of trades and books. II is richer be-
cause it vitalizes everything you do.
You are going out into places of
difficulty. You have been educated for
the world and the world is waiting
for you. A niche is TO be found for
each one where your education will
be made of value to you and the
world. You will be in lonely places;
you will be left to your individual
resources. Remember that outside of
the lines of church and of states, and
human organizations there is spir
itual democracy of which every good
man and woman is a member When
YOU are lonely call upon the Hamp-
ton spirit to help you. Summon the
spiritual forces to your aid.
The honor of Hampton Institute
is in your hands and ] trust that
honor will never be sullied."
Mr.. Brown Talks.
When DIR. Ogden concluded, Hon.
Elmer Z. Brown was presented to the
audience by DIR. Frissell. DIR. Brown
said in part:
DIR. Frissell, you are not teaching
two races; you are doing work that
is for all races. You and your as
sOciates are teaching all of us what
a school may be made to do. You are
teaching us what new things can be
done to meet new needs. | will do
the best / can TO spread abroad the
spirit and example of Hampton lnsti-
tute. so far as my influence may go.
"One thing that ! have learned anew
today is taht nine-tenths OF the work
of education is the work of making
good homes. / believe that you are
doing a work here for the nation, the
church, for ali society.
What it takes to make good
home is a man to provide well for
1t and a woman TO make good use OF
what is provided. | have seen it il
lustratd among the people of Alaska
that 1t is of Importance to a happy
home for a people to know how to use
their hands well. But all the work
that comes from the hands may be
lost unless there is intelligence to
back it up and turn it to good use
and to save the things that ii earns
and collects"
DR. Ross is Heard.
The next speaker was Rev. DIR.
Ross, of Philadelphia, who came to
America from England DIR. Ross told
severaI amusing anecdotes and then
expressed his delight at being pres
ent to witness the work the Normal
school is doing.
Mr.. Hedges Czptivates.
When Hon. lobe Hedges was in
troduced by Dr. Frissell he soon cap
tivated his audience with his wit. Mr..
Hedges. however, dwelt on some ser
ious subjects also and said in part:
1T is not so hard to be a lawyer
You have to learn a few things and
make people think you know them.
But down here you have to learn
lot of things and know them. That
is the awfulness of it! And then
you are dedicated to go out and teach
for nothing, And you nave to~know
what you tell them, too. That Is DIFF
ferent from my line
There are disadvantages OF being
educated-you have that terrible sense
of having a proper attitude Of mind
towards others. II is easy to be nice
to someone who is nice TO you II
is easy to be good when people are
looking. II is easy TO be generous
when you have plenty to give. but the
test of generosity is not how much
you have given, but how much you
have left