The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-02

runs the world He. liz the force that
makes for righrso,sness and fofFrSA
progress. -'.-- 49, - :
There is a very earnest spirit Ia
nina you as you go forth from here.
one night last week had dream.
dreamed I was here at Hampton and
Inc figure Of General Armstrong att =
peared He took me past the church
and past the new building being erect
ed for religious work, and indicated
to me very clearly with paper AMI
pencil, rule and measure, two build
lngs that he instructed me TO soc
erected. ..., ..a,.. e.
Armstrong is alive and with us .
no" IN the persons of those carrying
on his work-his spiritual successors
Here IS the spirit Of Armstrong, which
Is the spirit of Christianity. Go forth,
brave and strong. and conquer
DR.. William r. Taylor, of Rochester
N. y, said: What wonderful Illus
tration this school is :: the value of
good institution as the Instrument
through which a great man can do
his work for the world-an instr,i-
meht which gathers up, combines, Or
ganlzes, and multiplies the purposes.
the individual interests, powers, AID
units in community.
Il have thought of the Hamilton
spirit as the spirit Of Christianity. the
spirit of Jesus Christ, earnest, kindly
loving, unselfish, self-sacrifcing. and
', yet, at the. same time, real, sincere.
practical, wise and firm"
Hampton Pageant.
On Wednesday evening "Histor,c
Scenes at Hampton Institute" SER
les of eight tableaux representing the
development of Negro and Indian edu-
cation at the Hampton School, were
presented on one OF the expansive
lawns. The following scenes were eff
fectively staged: A little white girl
giving slave girl her first lesson IN
the Woods; Colored soldiers singing
around the camp fire near General
Armstrong; tent during the war; The
flrst school for freedom; Classroom
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teachers and fifteen pupils; Booker
| Washlngton's examination at Hamp-
ton, as told by himself in his book
Up from Slavery" The midnight ar
rival in 1878 Of Indians who had been
prisoners Of war at ST.. Augustine
Fla; Hampton's grandchildren
siXty-five pupils whose parents or
both, have been students of the school.
Throughout the pageant, well-known
"spirituals' were sung-"My Lord de-
libered Daniel, why cant he deliber
me?' I'm arolin' though an unfriend-
ly worfd;' 20 freedom over me-" Cit
on boa'd, little children" 20, my Sis
ter, did yer come fer to help me?;" and
Il don't feel no ways tired"
Special Hampton Trip.
| The Especial Hampton Trip" was
marked success A party of $50 ar
dent friends of HAMPTON Institute
from New York, Brooklyn, Boston,
Springfield, Philadelphia, and other
Northern cities, arrived at Old Point
! on Tuesday evening.
At nine o'clock the next morning
they were brought in a special steamer
to Hampton Institute wharf. There
they were met by the schools brass
band of forty Negro and Indian boys.
they began at once a careful obse:-
walton Of the Hampton School.
| Special arrangements had been
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an opportunity Of visiting the academ-
ic classes and the trade-school shops
to see just what Hampton is doing 10
training Negro and t1dian youth for
efficient service in the South and West
On Thursday morning the party Wis
tied the Whittier Training School,
Negro elementary school in which the
students take their Misunderstanding
work and observe skilful teaching IN
the grades. After listening to the
young Negro children sing plantation
songs and give their flag salute, the
company went to observe the HAMPTON
| Institute senior class in a recitation
in the principles Of teaching, which
was conducted by Miss Sarah J. Wal
| ter, who is in charge Of the Hampton
Training Department. --~----------------.---~-.---
The hour from eleven to twelve was
spent in visiting agricultural classes
in butter-making, soil tllage, animal
husbandry, potato culture. farm ma
| chinery, and the principles Of agricul-
| ture.
On Wednesday and thursday, at tn,
nocn hour, there were reviews of the