The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-04-14
Industrial =
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Institution
FOR TENNESSiHE NE{iROES Mill
PROBABLY BE LOCATED AT
NASHVILLE.
$6O,O0O.O0 Assured
'o"hty cnHrt unanimously agrees to
aId the project with IN aDprOurin.
ton which competitors must sur.
pass or lose fight.

t>''S vi iOSS nStll.
Nashville, Tenn, April H. rha
people of Nashville are rejoicing ovor
'ne fact that Davidson County has
oeSun TO cooperate for the estab-
!lSmcnt of the lons-ago proposed and
much hoped-for Negro normal, Tues-
DAY. April 9Th, the county court ap-
proprlated 100000 toward this laud-
able project. The matter has been
under the consideration of a commit
zee and it is highly gratifying to
'\"o" that TINS committee was unani-
nous in its favorable report.
he various interests Of the Me-
sroes were represented in~the three
speakers appointed to address tho
committee. Hon. ]. c.. Napier, tho
"ell-kho" n attorney and prominent
BANKER spoke first in behalf of the
fcSat and financial side of his pcoDic-
saying III part, I'VE are willing al
ways to help YOU in every way -thas
VIII advance the citizenship of this
country. We are always willing to
helD in the advancement of not ONLY
our own race but in that of the
Whltes'alSo, for just recently we help
ed to vote 100000 bonds for Nash
NlllcS new high school for white
children. We know it was not for orr
race, but we realized that every ed
ucated person was an added asset to
any com munitN. whether white or
Colored.c'
The first speaker was followed by
Ben Carr. the farmer-cilizen and
ftenry Allen Boyd, of the National
baptist Publishing House. and each
spoke briefly for the agricultural
and commercial interests OF the Ne
gro, emphasizing the words Of the
senior speaker. I'VE want to go out
in Davidson county and build you a
luSkeSee. The members Of the
committee Of the court all expressed
their sentiments upon the subject in
hand and being strongly convinced
voted the 100000.
There will be about $4,000 to
begin the erection Of the Negro Nor
NAL. Agricultural and industrial
School. Since the state has appro-
prlAted dWing the past two years
$4,000. and the Morrill, Fund Of the
Federal Government will bring Sis
900 and the county has given 500
900. the 81 1000 seems1a, surety ,>,--o
The Negroes of the county aDprc-
cate the generosity and forethought
OF the county court and are formulat-
ing plans for a monster campaign,
that Will be statewide in its grasD.
before very large audience in
she Meharry Auditorium, Dr. w. r.
LamDuth, secretary Of the Board of
Missions Of the NJ. e. Church South,
Sunday morning, April 8, delivered
the BaCcdlaureate sermon for the
graduating class of Meharry College,
taking the text, "Ye have not chosen
me. but | have chosen you that you
should go and bring forth fruit"
DR.. LamDuth pointed out that the
graduates should not leave college
with he motive Of professionalism
alone to guide them but that they
should be actuated by the true and
uplifting motive Of sacrifice and ser
vice to their race. Throughout, his
sermon, was replcte with the advice
and optimism that abidcs.
In beginning his sermon, DR.. Lam
Duth paid a high tribute to Walden
University and its work; he also
spoke words OF tribute to Dr.. HUB
bard whose labors he said, God had
blcsScd
On Thursday, the 18th at Ryman
Auditorium the copmencement exer-
cise3 Of Meharry Medical, Dental, and
Pharmaceutical Departments were
held. The graduating address was
delivered by Rev. Dr.. r. f.. Jones, d.
d., editO" OF the Southwestern AdvO-
cate. The class is one Of the larg-
est ever graduated from Meharry
and its members will be located
tnrOuYhOut the SOuth