The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-06-24
FOUNDERS DAY
DULY OBSERVED
Florida Baptist Academy Holds
Great Meeting OtAppTseIstlOR
SPEECH BY ROBERT C OGDH


ton Directs Attention to Ii eOas-
fsetors-What Il Has Accomplished
Under tire EHsstiVs Lsadsrship q
Presidents Collier and HE co-oHieiais.
Jacksonville. Fla.-Founders day OF
the Florida Baptist academy was Oh
served recently for the drst time since
the school was founded. Il was an
anspicious event among Afro-Ameri-
cans In this section Of Florida. Be
coming coRniEant OF the great work
being done AZ this Institution. q number
OF the country's ablest educators and
well known phllanthrOpisfS accepted
the opportunity 20 Vidl The college and
make q thorough IusPectiOn Of me
work.
Nineteen yeas aEO this tnStitud6n
was started for the purpose OF needing
one phase Of the educational exigencies
OF the race In Florida. The scope OF
the wOrk b nov beyond the saRgzins
expeceaciOn Of isrOtezsor q. W. G,oIlIsr
and Mn Sarah Bl0rlsF. The grsat
serVitors Of the rauss. VITA hare besn
with TIE institution aInre - lnreptioa-i
TIE Work of tbps,e falthfuIl pedaEuznzB
WI praised b Z cumber - 1he prom,
inent EisitOUG
NJ. Robert @. os6en. oue Of De.
raceS greatest beuptacfoEs. Was pres-'
ent and evidently Was inspired by the
thoCOughBGs IL TIE preservation Of the
studenR- al speerh was fun OF opci-
mtsn and proved ezelasiveiy that be
wa allied with the element Working
70 develop TIE NegrO Tor a mIssssn co..
ributing % THE asaccess Of al move
ments for the rOmtor1 OF nan. Hs
emphasized the 1ecesiSy or allowing
silent ddeligy 70 TIE highest tasals 20
be q potent factor IN the STUDENTS uee
and that ultimately the prescription 20
evident against the ambitious Negro
would suecumb 60 that which b just
and uplifting.
In bis characteristic manner Rev.
DR.. ". P. ThirkieId. president Of How
ard university. addressed the large. cub
tured audience. elOquentiy spoke Of the
Institution and elected applause by
bis manly stand for the principles that
make for a well rounded person. DR..
NJ. W. Gilbert. pastor OF the First Bap-
list church. Knoxville. Tenn. sustain
ed his reputation as a forceful speaker.
and. being Identified with the school
In its incipiency. nis narration Of the
early struggles OF the school and tts
final achievements was enlightening
and interesting
The man who Is now 10 the lime
light because of his energies being
largely used for certain necessary re-
forms for the good OF the Inhabitants
In the south. DR. b. y. Riley Of Biz
mingham. Ala. one Of the Negroes
stanchest friends for equal rights and
fair play, uDeOmpromisinKly spoke IN
interest OF the Negro and gave vital
statistics Of bis progress. especially In
the south. The personality OF DR.. q.
B. Frissell. -presidenI Of Hampton in
stitupe. and the atmosphere produced
by this noted educator and Christian
gentleman were wholesome. and the
Institution and community were bene-
6ted by bis presence.
Rev. George Sales. superintendent OF
the education work OF the American
Baptist Home Mission society VI New
York. with a number OF the other
speakers. eOmmeuded Professor Collier
for the ennObling work that be was
doing
Demonstrations IN CTOking and ssR-
ing and eEceIlsut IiaP-Fs by q Humber
Of the Ufndents sn0Wsng ne nigh Mt
erary 9oFk OF the SchOoI as che In
dustrial fealure we're amO1E re Other
attractions OF the week Miss Mary
Berthune. the founder OF the Girls In
duStriai school. IIaytona. Pa. was
present and was cOnsFiS'u0usat thu va
Fious exercises number of the Dad
hg white paStUrS of the city were
present and evidenced q keen Interest
b the work Dr ] (. Pond. pzstOr
Of Bethel Instifutiuuai dhurrh. his,
city. participated IN the various ever
eises
Among thP distinguished visitors
were 'bir and Ms William q. sscpviIIe !;
ana AIisS rousdeilot Hampton insti-
tute: DF WaIlnrp Burtrirk. secretary
educationai IsIard. New York: Ut.
tieOrgr Sale. New Ynrk siiy: Rev. y.
A. Msrkpy. New York city: Dr. Wick
elm Rose. Washington 20 CIr0fes-
cor r : Valentino RPneiIct r-oIlege.
coiumbta. \. G.. SIR. Ss1villp h he
nephew of Harrtrf Breiier stowe. and
Mns ScOrIiip Is the daughter o. Gen
erai AFmStrnuR. TIE founder OF Hamp-
con institute Professor sydney Wood
ward the noted tenor singer. vas high
y rompiimenfrd for furnishing such
an accomplished quarter that reflect
"a rr-iit on the rare.