The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-02-10

Hampton, Va, Jan. 30.-The seven
teenth annual celebration of Found
ers Day, in honor of Samuel Chapman
Armstrong, soldier-educator of the
Negro and Indian races and pioneer
in agricultural and industrial educa-
tion for all races, was held on Satui-
day at Hampton Institute.
Interesting and inspiring addresses
were delivered by VIM. H. Mann, gov
ernor of Virginia, Good Homes;
]. D. Eggleston, Virginia superintend-
ent of schools, Better Public Schools;
William H. Sheppard, F. r. G. S.,
African missionary; two Hampton
graduates-W B. Holland, Franklin,
Va, Negro Organizations, and G. B.
Randall Belona, Va, Usefulness;
Wickliffe Rose, Southern educator,
School Demonstration Work; Jackson
Davis, Virginia state supervisor of
colored schools, Supervising Teacher; !;
w. T. B. Williams, field agent, John
F. Slater Fund, Negro Public and
Private Schools; Mrs. B. B. Munford,
Virginia Cooperative Education Asso-
citation, and Robert Bruere, Upbuild-
ing the Negro.
The Founders Day sermon was de-
livered on Sunday by DR.. Samuel G.
Mitchell, the well-known Southern
educator and president OF the Uni
versity of South Carolina. 1t dealt
with the significance Of General Arm
strong's life and work to the problem
Of race adjustment. He said:
1--WE have reasoned about the eco
nomic, social and political bonds of
the two races. There is physical
bond that unites them. Disease is no
respector of races. The health move
ment is going to help on the home,
farm and school movements"
DR.. Mitchell compared General Arm
strong with Alexander Hamilton.
'"Dhey appreciated the unity of nations
rather than the beautiful traditions of
any particular section or class of the
people. They were struck by the mo-
raj mission of America" ''I tell you,
said DR. Mitchell, 81 get more leverage
on problems of the South at Hamp-
ton than in any other place between
the Potomac and the Rio Grande.
Hopefulness seems to be in the at
mospheTe. | am fully inclined to be-
lieve with General Armstrong that
the presence of the Negro here is not
an accident, but the fulfillment of a
divine purpose.
with God and nature on our side,
and with the potential qualities for
growth and work in both races, | be-
lieve we are going to work out our
problem Your children and mine will
live together upon this soil in the spir.
it of mutual helpfulness through the
ages and ages that open out before our
common country DR.. Mitchell said,
What we need to reckon up are the
assets, the encouraging reauures, and
the forces that are making for good.
Thomas Nelson Page, the delightful
writer of the old South, gave a heart
tO-heart talk to the Hampton students
on morals and manners and paid a
tribute of gratitude to General Arm
strong-"the father of better and
truer education for the Negro" one
who taught men to appreciate the
dignity of labor. He said: Seek out
and form close personal friendship
with good, sensible, level-headed
warm-hearted white man or woman
much older than you are"
The following Hampton trustees
were present: James w. Cooper, Frank
Darling, w. W. Frazier, Clarence n
Kelsey, Lunsford L. Lewis, William
J. Schieffelin and Hollis B, Frissell