The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-05-30

The first annual commencement Of
the State Normal and Industrial
School was held Friday morning. May
2S, in the college chapel. A large au-
dlence was present despite the long
distance from the end of the car line.
Though some of them were late ar
irving, they all seemed to enjoy that
part of the exercises they heard.
The meeting was opened by a pro-
cessional march played by Miss Hazel
Thompson, instructor in music. Cho-
rus, "All Hail You Ye Free" was
beautifully rendered by the college
chorus. Invocation by DR.. G. w. Nor
row, Of Fisk University. The Girls
Glee Club sang beautifully DE Little
Plckaninies Gone to Sleep" Prof.
". j. Hale, president of the institu-
tlon, introduced Prof. H. Bleach
Carre, OF Vanderbilt, as the principle
speaker Of the hour. He selected as
his subject, "The Big Jobs in the
World" The speaker gave a strong
lecture on putting brains into every
thing attempted to be done. He re-
lated a story Of white man. the
Indian and the Negro, who were left
TO choose one tool of three, which
story goes that the white man took
the smallest, which was writing
pen; the Indian took the next in size.
which was a bow and arrow, and the
Negro took the largest, which was
the pick and shovel.
He said the idea prevailed that the
man with the pick and shovel was
to be the menial laborer; but he said
When 1T is taken into consideration
that by putting brain into digging
bitches, man has revolutionized that
class OF labor until now instead of
ulgglng with a pick and shovel ma
cninery has been made that can dig
and lift as much with one stroke &C a
hundred men can shovel in a day. He
urged the graduating class to nut
brain into everything that they at
tempted to do, and to strive to do if
a little better than the other fellow
mas been able to do it. The speaker
said by following such a course no
one need complain of being a ditch
digger or any other class Of laborer
FOR the bigness and greatness De.
pended upon the amount of biain mt
in it,
AT the conclusion of the address
Miss Emma Cheers sang "Goodbve"
very effectively. The male quartet
rendered two selections that were
heartily applauded. President Hale.
assisted by Prof. Carre, then present.
ed the diplomas to the classes which
consisted of 46 in the preparatory
class and % candidates for certIA-
cafes OF promotion for Junior Normal
The members of the classes are as
follows, with their officers:
Class Roll of the A Preparatory
Mamie Adams, Roxanna Becton
Essle Butler Irene Dungey, Katrina
Grant Ethel Johnson, Charlie Love.
Lillian Nesbit, Ester Baker Clara
Blackwell, Beatrice Davis, Lois Gill
lespie- Mary Johnson, Ludella John-
son. Mary Belle Lewis, Laura Over
ton Marie Ripley, Elizabeth Stott
tilza Vernon, Sadie Whitsitt. Excel
Coller, Willie Cox, Levy Cole. Van
Herman David, Edgar Gordon Cato
helly, Solomon Lewis, James Miller
Slarance Nolen, Everett Shocklev
raylor Vernon, Mildred Spence. Mary
thurman, Mamie Vernon, Herman
Allen, Charles Copeland, Isaac Chill.
lress, Theodore Crawley, Julius Craw.
ey' Paul Espey, Edgar Hawkins. Ran.
Iolph Lee, Daniel McWhorter, Shriv-
r Nesbit, Douglas Porter, Emmet
smith, Henry White.
Glass Officers: Daniel McWorter
resident; Herman Davis, Vice Presi.
ent; Randolph Lee, Treasurer.
1verett Shockley, Chaplain; Lois Gil.
espie, Secretary.
for Certificates of Promo
tlon to Junior Normal Glass.
Selma Adams, Anna Arnold Mae
,aXter, Huldah Brown, Lola Graham
'ellle Massengale, Marie Scruggs,
ohn Anderson, Walter Hatfield Nc.
Iniey Hixson, James Vaughn. Cora
'dalr, Selena Baker, Maggie Ros.
'orth, Leland Crocker, Alma Tonas
ulia Otey Roberta Smith. Meredith
'erguson, Albert Howell. Oscar Tol-
yer, Benjamin White.
Class Officers Oscar Tolliver. Pres
lent; Anna Arnold Vice President.
ora Adair, Secretary; Meredith Fer
uson, Chaplain.
AFTER the certificates had been nre.
ented, President Hale admonisbe6
le class to put into practical use tbe
they had received during
le school year, he said, "the state
expecting of you great deal" and
admonished them to strive to the
lu that no one would ever regret
aVing spent the money that had been
Sed for their good. U '70U
eachers and Scholars Leave on Sigb+
Seeing Tour.
On saturday morning a car load Of
'emoers OF the faculty and students
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