The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-27
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St. Pauls Normal and Industrial
School Proves Boon to Col
ored People.
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LaWrencsyille, Va, May 2e.-UniQue
last week at the St Pauls Normal and
Industrial School. Lawrenceville, In
honor OF the twenty-fifth anniversary
of It's founding. This Institution for
the material. educational and religi-
GUS uplift OF the negroes OF Brunswick
County. was begun. continued and
brought TO its present state OF perfcc-
tion by Rev ]. s. Russell. archdeacon
Of the colored work OF the Episcopal
church in The diocese OF Southern vir-
GINA. The school Is controlled d.
rec,ly by the Episcopal church Of
Southern Virginia
Hon. Z. =. Buford. Commemorative
Attorney OF Brunswick. delivered an
address on The School and the Town"
Mr. Buford made the remarkable state
ment that during the twenty-five years
he has been serving as prosecuting
attorney for this county. no man or
woman who had been pupil at St
Phuls school has heen brought before
him for any crime. He also stated
that during the twenty-five years the
school has been in operation there has
not been a single conflict OF serious
nature between the students and the
citizens Of LaVrenceville. where the
school Is located. and also that the
has been one of hearty approval MI
Buford then alluded to the fact that
the legal expenses were smaller for
Brunswick than for any other county
In Virginia
John w Wood. secretary OF the
board OF missions of the Episcopal
church, delivered the anniversary ad-
dress. experimenting the statement
made by Mr.. Buford about the record
IL
st Pauls students IN Brunswick Mr..
Wood stated that OF the 1900 men and
women who had gone out from this
school since its founding. not one had
been convicted OF crime. Such re-
cord as this speaks well for the In
luence this school has on those with
whom II comes in contact
Following these men. several former
graduates from the school who have
bees engaged in many walks of life
told the undergraduates the means by
which they have achieved success.
Pr.s cheers. teachers. farmers plumbers.
painters carpenters and br!cklayers
who had learned their trades or pro-
LESSONS IN this school came back TO
speak their words of praise
One OF these was Junius l. Taylor.
the pastor OF an active church in New
bern. " c. Taylor entered St Paurs
learn shoemaking. AS his education
Progressed he turned Ms attention 10
theology. and became successful
preacher.
Each speaker spoke In tho highest
terms OF Rev. ]. S. Russell. who was
the founder. and is now the principal.
OF St Paurs.
In connection with the anniversary
exercises the annual commencement
was held. The feature of the COM
mencement was the demonstration
given by the pupils from the trades
departments. Demonstrations in brick
laying. tailoring, idressmaking, carpen-
try and n-painting were given on
the stage by the pupils. As the work
was being done the student explained
in choice language the principles in
volvcd in each piece OF work, showing
that the academic work had been care
fully interviewer with the industrial.
The exercises were interspersed with
plantation melodies, sung as only
negroes can sing them.
Specimens of work from the various
shops of the industrial department were
ON exhibition. This was pronounced
by the visitors who saw II as wonder
full
The dominant note in all the exer-
cises was that this school is turning
out men and women of high character
who have been taught some trade. and
that these meu and women are exert
ing great influence for good among
the members of their race in this and
III many other countries, TO such an
extent that the negroes of Brunswick
are more self-respccting. law-abiding
and larger property ownnCs than In
any other county in the State.