The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-05-11
AMONG NEGROES CLOSING THEIR
PURSES TO INSTITUTIONS
FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Negroes Must Help
says Gates on Return From Tour of
Tie North to Nashville, Where
commencement Exercises OF Sew.
eral Schools Are in Full Blust.
(Regular Correspondence }


Nashville, Tenn, May 10.-The
annual commencement season is here
ana the people are having another
round Of school and college enter
tainments with social pleasures
thrown in. -Thi, is the NJ ost joyful
season of the year. in conservative
Nashville. The teachers are glad to
lay down their arms and the bows
and girls who have been Il source of
anxiety to the school authorities
since last autumn are glad to return,
&c their homes or vacation employ
ment. They are missed in Nash.
vile when they are gone, however,
Especially by the business class cater
ling to their trade and the socially
Inclined
Meharry Medical College was the
lhrst to close her doors. 1t is a part
Iof Walden University and that instl-
tuition begins another series of enter
tlamments--this Week. Monday eve
nng the Drapa1 atory departm
held its closing exercises in the audi
torium. Tuesday night the Law
School will send it's one graduate out
Into the cold world to try and short
Ell the starvation period 90 which
the members Of the profession have
heconle SO accustomed Mr.. Dewitt
Huntington is the name Of the grad
uate in law. He halls from Liberia
Africa. Wednesday, night the Alum
nj Association will hold it's annual
exercises when the Rev. Mr.. Brown,
Of Alabama, will deliver the annual
address.
4 The concluding exercises Of . the
I Walden commencement season will
be hello in the Walden Auditorium
on Friday morning at ten o'clock
| President ]. A. KNmler will preside
as usual and Bishop Walden and the
other high authorities Of the Meth
0dist Episcopal church are expected
to be present.
After the Walden closing eXcr-
cises those Of Roger Williams Uni
versity begin. They last for a week
and are usually largely attended by
visitors from abroad. The graduates
Of the old school are gradually re.
covering from the effects OF the loss
OF the old school and are beginning
to show real interest again in the
new institution bearing the name Of
the first.
The new Roger Williams Univer-
sity is situated in northeast Nash
Vile on the banks Of the Cumberland
ing one and two views of the river
are possible from the main building
just completed. A west view and a
south view.
Building up what has betn torn
down is always hard but interesting.
1t is true Of Roger Williams Univcr-
sity now. If it rises to its former
high place Of influence and power, II
will be due largely to the persever-
cnce, the push and unselfishDcss Of
the president, Prof. J. W. Johnson,
upon whose shoulders fell the task
Of restoring the institution to its
first place in the hearts Of the Negro
Baptists Of Tennessee AMI the South.
He has been>an untiring and unSelllsh
worker and has not spared himself
in the effort TO rebuild the school
In the work Of reconstruction
President Johnson has been very
largely aided by the Baptist women
Of Tennessee whose hearts are strong
and whose faith in the man and the
cause is very high indeed. The aux
iliary societies and other missionary
bodies Of the church have done
much to encourage and 70 help. The
result Of it. all is steady growth to-
ward an ultimate ideal for which the
Leople are 5trvIng-the supporting
and conducting Of their own school
without outside help. This indeed
is a condition long looked for and
eagerly sought after by our people
today.
President Gates Of Fisk Univcr-
sity has returned from an extended
trip to Florida and Boston in the in
terest Of. the institution. In Boston
he addressed g representative gath.
ering in the interest Of the Fisk
Endowment Tund. Since returning
to Nashville President Gates har
worked out plans for gathering Of
Icolorcd people in the interest Of Fisk
and higher education. He has invit.
ed to a conference TO be held in the
Fisk Chapel on Thursday night al
the most intelligent and thoughtful
: lsEirits of the city. The purpose OF
, the meeting is to plan monny
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