Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-30
Founders Day Exercises at
Hampton Normal School.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
Large Audience in Cleveland Chapel
Listens 70 Appropriate Addresses
Delivered by Persons Who Have
Climbed High In Life.

The sixteenth Founders Day SER
vice. in memory OF General Samuel
Chapman Armstrong, was held IN
Cleveland Hall Chapel, at the Nor
nal school. yesterday afternoon. Al
ter the singing OF two well-known
plantation meiodies-"rm Rolling
Through an Unfriend,y World" and
..We Are Climbing Jacobs Ladder
the school chorus being led by Major
Robert r. Motion. coEimandant OF
Cadets. prayer was offered by Rev.
DR.. j. e. white. of Atlanta. Ga. one
of the prominent Southern Baptist
ministers.
Speakers Introduced.
MIR. Robert C. Ogden. PRESIDENT OF
the Hampton board OF trustees, then
introduced the following speakers:
DIR. Francis G.. Peabody. Cambridge,
Mass, professor OF Christian morals
ut Harvard University. and trustee
OF Hampton institute: Rev. DIR. J.
Il. White. Atlanta. Ca: Hon. James
Bryce. British ambassador Washing
ton. ID. c.: two Hampton graduates.
OHi ttH vi ~.
c.. and Thomas C. Walker. OF Glou-
cester, Va. and two Hampton stud
ents. Fanny Matnda, Umzumbe Rail.
Natal, s. A.. and Victor Manuel,
Pima Indian from Arizona.
Mr.. 6ryes's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Bryce spoke in part as follows:
"Armstrong's deeds were done from
good motives. They were all without
reproach. When / met him ] was
struck most by the translucent sim
plicity OF his nature. His short ca
reer In the army showed that he had
the making of great general. His
was of simple. oren. frank nature.
He was bent on doing good. This
was the secret Of his enormous in
fiuence. He was able to impress his
wishes and ardor on others. He had
the power of communicating enthus-
<assn. power of throwing himself into
q great cause and recognizing the
cause as great. His charm and
strength were due largely to his
power OF getting quickly into human
relations with others. He possessed
the power of absolute self-forgetful-
ness.
almost by accident he. was sent
to look aften the freedom who had
been placed under the protection of
war. He saw the negroes needs ard
heard Gods call to relieve their
needs. He found the negroes with
no clothes. other than those which
they wore. and with no property. They
We're just free. They were a loose,
medley. driven hither and thither.
They were loose. floating atoms like
eani or leaves before the wind He
saw that they needed education. not
book-learning. Armstrong aimed TO
give them habits of industry and self
control
coneratuistes Students.
Mr.. Bryce congratulated the Hamp-
ton students upon the property which
their people have accumulated. the
homes that they have built. and the
educational advance which they have
made since 1865. He declared that
the wonderful and blessed change had
been largely won by the sympathy
OF the best people. He urged the
students to help their people become
strong aud self-respecting.
Ambassador nryce's talk was filed
with good davice to the younger neg
roes.
Dr. Francis A. Peabody. Of Cam
bridge. Mass, professor OF Christian
morals in Harvard University snd a
Hampton trustee. paid the following
tribute to General Armstrong:
Tribute to Armstrong;.