The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-06-13


honesty and manhood of its citizens.
In building up a higher and better
citizenship among your people, there
is much Tor you to do 1t may not
be possible for you to become a great
artist and with your brush paint a
masterpiece; it may not be possible
for you to become a great sculptor,
and with your chisel carve Madon-
ma; it may not be possible for you
/ to become a great musician and by
the fire of your genius immortalize
your name in song; but it is possible
for you to be honest, truthful, sober,
industrious and reliable and thus
build up name of which the most
noble might be proud.
To the President of the Board Of
education:
Again, Mr.. President, have the
honor to present you another gradu-
ating class.
It may be of interest for you to
know that our graduates constitute
worthy circle of young people, who
take an active and prominent part in
the religious, educational and bust
ness life of the city. They make
themselves useful, their voices are
heard and their influence is felt
wherever they may be. Not long
since, 1t was my pleasure to attend
sacred concert, given at the First
Baptist Of this city of which Rev.
w. S. Ellington is pastor. was
, delighted to see the interest taken
in church work and the efforts put
forth by our graduates to elevate the
standard of religious worship among
the colored people of this commune
ty. Every number of the program
from the first to the last was partici-
pated in by some pupil or graduate
of the Pearl High School
! 1t might also be Of interest to you
= to know that the graduates of Pear
= High School, who attended Fisk Uni
. versity, Walden University, Roger
Williams University, Meharry Medi
: cal College or the Agricultural an(
- Industrial State Normal School usual
! ly give a good account Of themselves
!, They take high rank, remain true Il
Il their ideals and do al in their powe
: to uphold the reputation OF Pear
y as a school where thorough work il
. done. On April 22nd last, two o
~ our graduates, Mr.. James Hurt an
~ Mr.. Dec. Darden completed thei
> course in medicine at the Meharr
/, Medical College and received the d.
u | - Tharv
p Hurt and DR.. Darden. Next Wet
% nesday, June 18th, five of our gradr
- :, ates: Messrs. Overton Carter, M.
~ Jackson, Andrew Allison, Avery Pc!
% ton and Moses Richardson will graz
~ uate from the collegiate depareme1
~ of Fisk University and receive tn
10 degree of Bachelor of Arts.
= In the business world. they are ais
II. known and sought after because {
g their general efficiency. The NJ
- tional Baptist Publishing Board, tn
" great publishing house Of the Negr
u Baptists of this country employs
IN graduates and 10 under graduates {
% Pearl High School.
is Dr. R. H. Boyd, the secretary Il
o. formed me that their work was higl
IN ly satisfactory. That l may NJ
g misquote him, permit me to read
a letter which was given me by hi
ID manager, which will show the esteel
in in which our graduates are held
# this great business institution.
th Read letter
a. Mr.. Ira T. Bryant, the Secretar
or and Treasurer of the A. M. E. S.
le Union, the largest publishing hous
W of the Negro Methodists in this coul
Sc try stated to me not many days ag
e. that he is always glad to get hold
,r Pearl graduates and really perfel
NJ them because they are intelligen
TO systematic, well-disciplined an
70 usually render first class service HI
o. letter reads as follows:
If Thirty-eight of our graduates ar
10 employed as teachers in the cit
20 schools Of Nashville and Prof J.
10 Keys, our honored Superintendent
can testify as to the good characte
= of their work. Thus you see Nj
~ President that Pearl High School
y doing an important work in this cit
~ and one that is appreciated deepl
;, by its citizens.
h It only remains for us to have
" new, modern High School, a bulk
,r ing constructed and equipped fC
,r high school purposes with some r.
h vision and additions to our cours
o fstudy to enter upon career
a wider usefulness and greater pro
$. perity.
e. In conclusion, Mr.. President, perm
Is me to apologize for making pc
,e sonal reference on this commence
le ment occasion, but tonight marks a
a, important period in my life. Whe
lg the curtain falls upon this scene
IT when the crowd has dispersed, an
h the lights have been extinguished
n shall have spent rs years in the en-
v ploy of the Board of Education
n quarter of a century OF continued
If faithful and unbroken service in tn
". city schools Of Nashville. Eightee
at years of this have spent as principe
of the Pearl High School 9SS Hig
is School graduates and 1,109 gramma
s. school graduates have received d
lie plomas at my hands. This is a n
lie cord of which feel Justly prout
i IL.