The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-10-05
Success Of Professor G. L.
Boyer as an Educator.
POPULAR WITH THE MASSES.
Career Of Former Maryland Boy Who
Has Won Prominence In Religious
and Educational Circles In North
Carolina - Latin Salutatorian and
Member Of Yale Divinity Quartet.
BY GEORGE T. KING.

BY GEORGE r. KING.
Raleigh, N Cone Of the leading
educators among the Afro-Amerlcan
people In this section Of the state Is
Professor G. II. Boyer. He Is Yale
university graduate, successful teach
or, modest, unassuming and loyal to
the best interests of the race.
Professor Boyer is also well known
and popular layman Of the Protestant
Episcopal church and Is thoroughly
alive to the cational activities Of
this great denomination. He has done
much to encourage the young men and
women to 60 forward with their stud"
les in order to be amply prepared to
take their places as leaders among the
masses Of our people.
He Is a native Of Elkton, Md, and
after graduating from the public school
!. Of his home town he entered the Insti-
tute For Colored Youths in Philadel-
phia, from which he graduated as
Latin salutatorian Of his class and also
winner of the prize In English. He
was greatly assisted and encouraged
while student at this school by Mrs.
Fannie Jackson Coppin.
After teaching several years In Mary
land he entered Hopkins Grammar
school, New Haven, Conn.,. to prepare
himself for Yale university. He grad
uated from this institution with high
honors, winning the prize In oratory.
As an athlete he became quite promi.
nent Mt this period Of his career. While
in college he worked hard and was a
member Of the famous Yale divinity
quartet, composed Of such prominent
men as the Rev. o. Faduma Of the
National Religious Training school,
Durham, N. c.; Robert ii. Bonner of
Connecticut and Rev. DR.. Fl. n. Proc
tor Of Atlanta. Ga.
Professor Boyer is a well rounded
character and churchman full OF
zeal and inspiration. While attending
school In New Haven he was lay read
er Of st. Luke's Episcopal church for
three years and half and as superin.
tendent Of the Sunday school for four
years did effective work In reaching
the unreached. He was 30 highly es'
teemed BY the citizens Of New Haven
that upon his graduation from Yale he
was given a farewell reception and
substantial purse.
During the year 1895 Professor Boy.
or accepted an offer from st. Au.
gustine school. this city. as the head
Of the collegiate department. and
among the hundreds Of young people
that have received a large share of
their training and inspirat ton from
him are fifteen young men, now faith.
ful priests In the Episcopal church.
There IL no man Of Negro descent that
Ii more highly respected In this COM
munity than Professor Boyer. He Is
full Of civic. economic and racial pride
and belieyes In the great possibilities
Of his people without compromising
their manhood.
In 1911 he rounded his fifteenth year
a. teacher at st. Augustine. and
merited appreciation Of his worth and
service to humanity was evidenced by
the school and some friends. who gave
him an extensive trip to Europe.
where he again accepted the opportu-
nifty to show that the kind Of educa'
ton that he had received should be
given all men regardless Of their racial
identity II nature had SO endowed
them for service that required col.
lege training.
Professor Boyer is secretary Of the
colored convocation Of North Carolina
and has helped to make the North Car
olina Teachers association a great edu-
cational factor In this section Of the
country. He is always for the ma
terial ascendancy Of his people and
will not subscribe to anything that
will prove detrimental to the welfare
Of the masses Of the race.