The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-06-13
BOOKER 7. WASHIN iTON DELIVERS
ADDRESS TO CLASS
Large Crowd Present to Witness
Exercises and Hear DR.. Washing
ton-Interesting Programs All
the Week-AIumni and Class
Day Observation-Disclosures to
Get Close to the People
No Excuse for Educated
Men and Women.

The Annual Commencement of
Fisk University closed Wednesday |
morning with a commencement ad-
dress by Dr. Booker T. Washington.
, The commencement exercises Of
Fisk University began Friday, June
6, with a piano recital by the mem
bers of the graduation class in music
Sunday, June s, the baccalaurate
sermon was delivered by Rev. Wilbur
f. Tillett, D. D., IL D., Dean of the
Department OF Wander
bilt University. The sermon was on
the subject of praise.
Tuesday June 10th a m, the stu
dent alumni was held in Memorial
Chapel and at 80 p. m. the anniver-
sary of the alumni associations. At
7:45 p. m the anniversary of the
Alumni Associations were held.
Wednesday morning at ten o'clock
the commencement came to a close
with the graduating exercises of the
College classes. On this occasion
a crowd gathered that packed the
Memorial Chapel. There is always
a large crowd on hand to witness
Fisk commencement, but on this oc-
casion the crowd was usually large
due no doubt to the fact that the
distinguished educator, DR.. Booker T.
Washington was to deliver the adj
dress to the graduating class.
The exercises as whole were
exceptionally grand The address OF
graduates and splendid music bring
ing forth great applause The large
assemblage never wearied of the pro
gram and really seemed to enjoy
every piece on the program. All
! the conclusion of the graduating ad
dresses Dr. Washington asked Dear
Wright to have the congregation
sing a song. They sang two verses
of My Country tbs Of Thee"
Dean Wright in presenting DR.
Washington said that he needed nj
introduction for there was only one
Booker T. Washington.
Mr.. Washington in the way of pre-
liminary said: This has been {
year of trials through which Fisk
University has passed. In the dealt
of the president, a trustee, many
friends and one Of her teachers. You
have passed through a year which
few institutions are called upon tC
experience. Yet with all of these
has come the effort to increase the
Endowment Fund that has tested the
faith and loyalty of friends, alumni
and graduates of the institution, on
of which has come something thai
is of great value to Fisk, greater thar
anything that could be counted II
dollars and cents and that is the way
the friends and graduates of the in
stitution are rallying to its support.
He said to address the graduating
classes Of the day was very hard
but twenty years hence the tasE
would seem much more easy; the
difficulty comes from the fact thai
the tremendous amount of wisdom
has not dissolved, but twenty years
from now it would have been dis
solved The address in part was
as follows:
zone of the first questions confront
ing a graduating class from any in
stitution Is that of being able to di
gest and use the education which has
been This applies to the people o
any race. In a particular and especia
degree does it apply to che educated
men and women of the Negro race.
Next to this Importance is the
problem of finding location for onei
life work. Where can one find
physical territory or standing room
that is large enough to present all thu
inducements in the way of perma
nency, future growth and encourage
ments for ones life work. In thi
respect the educated men and won
en- of no race in the same relative
stage of civilization has a create
opportunity than is true Of the edu
Gated men and women Of my rae,
who are going out from ouF institu
tons of learning today. That terri
tory and that opportunity, in m,
opinion, present themselves here il
our sixteen Southern States in de
gree that is exceptional, We have i
in our sixteen Southern States tel
tory that is as large as the combne
area Of Austria, France, Germany
Italy and Spain At least one-hal
of the tillable soil Of the Souther
States is unused or unoccupied
a word, there are 100000 600 acres c
land that invite the skill the indus
try, the intelligence. the culture, c
the educated men and women Of GU
race.
Ambition For Negroes.
have heard it asserted that Gel
! tain types of people would have tn
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