The broad ax., 1911-06-17
FOUNDERS DAY
DULY OBSERVED
Florida Baptist ACADEMY AOlds
Sssi Meeting UtApppcIsii0R
SPEECH BY ROBERT C OGDEN


ton Directs AttsnsioR to Its BsHS--
faetors-What it Has Accomplished
Under. tlss EfFsstlvss Lsa5sfship 81
President colIisr and His co-of6eials.
Jacksonville. FIa.-Founders day OF
the Florida Baptist academy was OBJ
served recently for the arst time since
the school was founded. II was an
suspicious event among Afro-Ameri-
cans in this sectiOn Of Florida Be
coming cognlEant OF The great work
being done al this institution. n number
Of the country's ableSt educators and
well known phllunfhropiSts accepted
the opportunity 10 Witt the college and
make a thorough IhspeItIon u the
work.
Nineteen years ago this Ehsdtutjon
was started for'tbe pufp0seacf meeting
one phase Of the educational exigencies
Of the race In Florida. The scOpe Of
the work - now beyond t6p aag0lbe
sxpectkdo6 o. PF0fess5F n " Golfer
and Als4 SaFdbi Rl0Tst4. tho eF6S.
seFvItSsS- o. TIE raaaes. wh0 hsre beeh
with ehe fnsdfutod sd6ae m fneRpsIou
The wort o. Tbes,P faIfbfdF pedas8eaeB
Wa pFaispd by uumbsF 81 tie prom
InenE visItOfE
M Robert G.. ocden. Que OF de.
races RreatesE be6pfatFors waa pees.-
emf. sd evidently Was Inspired by the
ThoFOaghuess of the prepararIo6 Of the
STUDENTS. HiS Spetrh was full Of o,yIi-
mism and PROVED excIHdvely that be
was aIlied VIM rl1p elpmeut working
to develop rhe Negro for q mission coz
tributiRg 70 rbe soeceS OF all move
meuts for the comfort OF man. he
emphasised the neSs=sIty Of SLOWING
silent 6delity 70 the nIehesa ideaIs to
be potent factor IN rue Students ne
and that ultimately tbe prescription 20
evident against the ambitious NeEro'
would suecumb TO that Which II Just
and uplifting
In bis characteristic manner Rev.
DR.. ". P. ThirkieId president or How
ard university. addressed rhe large. cul-
tured audience. eiOqnendy spoke Of the
institution and ELECTED applause by
his 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 bis reputation a. a forceful speaker.
and. being Identified with the school
In its ineipiency nIs narration of the
early struggles OF the school and It's
inal achievements was enlightening
and interesting
The man who In now 10 the lime
light because OF his eDergieS being
largely used for certain necessary re-
forms for the gOOd OF the Inhabitants
In the south. DR. q. =. Riley OF Biz
mingham. Ala. one Of the Negroes
,stanchest friends for equaI riEhE aud
fair play. uneOGpromislheiy spoke in.
interest Of the Negro and gave vital
statistics Of his progress. especially IN
the south. The personality Of DR. q.
B. FrisseR pneAdenr OF HamFlOn In
stitutes- ana the atmO&p6e1e pr0daced-
by this noted educator and Christian
gentleman were wholesome. and the
institution and community were beBs-
ited by bis presence.
Rev. George Sales. superintendent OF
the education work Of the American
Baptist Home Mission society % New
York. with q lumber OF the other
speakers. c0mmendtAd Professor Golfer
for the ennOblinR work that be was
doing.
Z Demonstrations In cooking and sPWE7
ing and, exAelIenlS Rapencby aHoumbeF
of the sthdAnts sfi6Eina rfils him 10
efary w6Fkt Of the srh60I - The ~
dtstriaI feature Wefe ab8Oue Th5otbeF
attractions Of the week Miss Mary
BeTthune. the founder Of the Girls In
duktrial school. DaytOna. FLA. was
present and was cOnsphp0us ~ thP-Va-
Tit1ns Pxereises. A nuI8ber Of cheslea6G
1ne white PASTORS OF The rfty were
present and evidenced kern interest
in the work. Or. J E. F0rda ThAI0P
OF Refhei Institutional chnrEh. this
city. participated In the various PxeFg
rfsps
Among toe distinguished visitors
were M ara Mnss WiilIaHS q SroTfHe
ard Mis- 16lsIsfia. Champion lHSti.
tufe; Dr waIlarp Buftrirk. $rrrtnFyr.
edhratiOnaI loard. New York: Dr
ise0rgP Salp. New YORK city: RPv Y.
A. Mackey. New Yark city: Dr wirk.
rim Rose. waShingIoB. fg- C.: 19tfFA-
sof r \ valenfinr. RsnedIct rOlIege.
Cdlumhla. \. G. aIr. Ssprilia II the
nrphrE af Harriet Rs-e,-hrr sstoWs. and
MfS sc0riHe b the daaghteF 0F GeH-
'sraI AfmstFd6Ee tiiss founder OF lamp
.fo0 Institute. Profes@or Sydney Wood
wand the noted tenor singer WIS high
y '-omplimpnted for furnishing such
IN accomplished qu6rlet rhRf reBscs-
-dirre1iI on the re.
ThsolosieaI Students oradu6Gss
Among the graduates from the Cen
erai THEOLOGICAL seminary n New
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