The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-06-01
Farmers Take Part !,
And Show Effect Of "Extension
Work' Carried ON .Thron&hout
The County by Institution to Inn
prove Output of Farms. - -

1nc County by Institution to Inn
prove Output of Farms. -" -
Tuskegee, Ala, May 25-Tuskee-
gee Institutes Thirtieth Annual Com
mencement, which began May 21st
and closed today was the most sue
cessful in the history Of the institu-
ton. ,,.l1''.
259 diplomas from all depart
ments of the school were awarded to
ITO different students.
Commencement Sermon.
The commencement sermon on
Sunday by the Rt. Rev. Bishop, John
&. Kilgo, Of the Methodist Bpietopa bal.
Church, South. Bishop Kilgoss ad-;
admonition to the senior class set!
the standard for the. week. Thas
young people have been reminded
over and over again, as Bishop X iISoSi
said, that they will be put to a tseVer-'
er test than men. and women who,
nave not had their training
On Monday evening, the gradual
ing exercises Of the Phelps Hail
Bible Training School were held.
This was the 18th Anniversary. The
Alumni Address was delivered hy
Rev. William E. Burton, of the Glass
OF 1909, and the Annual Address ;;6y
Rev. w. A. BlackWali,s Of sMemt OH ,fis.
cry, Ala. ..> ,E;s' ~
There were seven graduates, ave,
men and two women representing,
California, Texas, Mississippi. :" Wiz
gln1a and Alabama. Forty-seyen
have been enrolled during the, wear
from ten states. Africa and West
Indies. They represent eight diner
ent denominations. In the eighteen
years of the work OF Bible School
eighty-eight have graduated. = ~ -: ="
The heavy showers Of Tuesday
night In no way da1npened the en-
thusiasm displaye0 in the. Trinity
Church, Boston. Oratorical Contest.
The annual prizes OF $500 and
$1,000 were this year won by Jose
phus Guerry of the senior class.
Tuskegee, and John Budford, Lnf,R-'
ston, Of the Oratorical class. Guerry's'
subject was Opportunities In Farm
ing for the Negro, and Budford's
subject was, '"The Negro In American
History" d..
The judges were Senator Merritt.
Mayor Powell and W. w. Campbell,
President Of the Macon County Bank
They are unamious in their praise OF
all the speakers and In addition to
the award made called especial at
tention to the oration of George
Share, Kingston, Jamaca Of the In
coming Senior class
Graduating Class Exercises. ~.
Today, Commencement Day, was
entirely given over to the exercises
or the graduating class, and was -df-
V1ded into two sessions. Away back
IN 1895 Tuskegee departed from the
traditional stereotyped commence
cent, and instead Of having her youth
ful graduates deliver declamations
on Our Future-What Shalt it Be-?
and "A Trip to China in 1885,, be-
gan to have COWS and horses and
hammers and trowels brought upon :;
the platform where the young men
and women could demonstrate to the :
audience some Of the things they had
learned during their stay at the
school. The exercises this year were
Of this same practical nature
The salutatory, "fhe Care and
Feeding Of Cows for MIR Produc-
tion" was delivered by Acie Jones,
Of Thomasville, Georgia. He told in
a simple, straightforward way Of tho
things he had learned ia the Dairy
ing Division Of the school. BY way
Of illustration, he had two cows
brought upon the stase--one a fine
Jersey, and the other a poor OF
Scrub COW. Before he finished he
convinced mis- hearers that the Jersey
though the more costly Of the two
cows in the beginning was by far the
better investment, owing to her
superior milk producing qualities.
The practical turn given the pro-
ceedings by the salutatorian was fol-
lowed throughout both sessions.
Jesse Thomas graduate, In carpen-
try, told about the building OF a clos
ed stairway. He had working mod
el brought on the stage, and explain
ed the work in detail. =. ...., &'&.
Flora Boaz then, spoke on. ''TTbe
Negro Dressmaker In H4ss CpnEbpPi5
| IT, +" Hef' tafR" was fllnstrSstsd sIso. y .
Alumni Address. sa .5
Previous to the adtonYpidept for
dinner, the Alumni AadySbs W. de-.
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