The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-06-19
HAMPTON INSTITUTE ENDS
SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR
Large Class Receives Certificates
Frissei! Sends Affeotionate Letter.

Thou therefore endure hardness as
a good soldier Of Jesus Christ" Oh Tim.
II, B.. This was the text from which
Rev. DR.. a. B. Turner, chaplain Of the
Hampton Va.) institute, preached the
baccalaureate sermon to the recent
graduating classes, taking as his theme
the first part Of the senior class motto,
Through struggle and thrift we pros
per-" DR.. Turner used as an nlustra-
ton the life Of the Apostle Paul In his
great missionary work.
At the annual competitive drill the
company commanded by Captain w.
David Owl, a Cherokee Indian, Of Rod
dey, 8. c., won the prize-a silver low
ing cup presented by Lieutenant Colo
mel Thomas V. Winston, formerly Of
Fort Monroe, now Of Madison, Wis.
The judges were Captain Jacob NJ.
Coward, Lieutenant Adelno Gibson and
Lieutenant Sidney II. Guthrie Of Fort
Monroe. The decision was made on
neatness, military bearing, company
and battalion drill. The winning COM
pany made an average Of 90 per cent.
This company will have the honor of
being the battalion color bearers for
the next school term.
The junior class was presented the
silver cup trophy in the spring rowing
races. This class held the cup In 1914,
when they were known as the "work
year boys" The first and second prizes
In both the mile and the quarter mile
running races were won respectively
by William 8. Parker, tailor, Of Jack
sonville, Fla, and John F. Dorsey, ag-
dculture, Of Dragonville, Va. The an
nual spring concert under the super
vision Of r. Nathaniel Dett, director
of vocal music, and Miss Bessie L.
Drew, teacher of singing, and the an
nual band concert under the leadership
Of Professor william NJ. o. Tessman,
bandmaster, were, as usual. most en-
tertaining events.
Fifty-six Negroes and six Indians re-
ceived their certificates in trade, agri
culture and business, being distributed
In the three courses as follows: Forty
eight-forty-two Negroes, and. six In
dians-in eleven different trades, thir
teen Negroes in agriculture and one
Negro in business. The class day ex-
ercises consisted Of addresses, class his
tories and class songs. In the absence
Of Principal Frissell, the vice principal,
DR.. George P. Phenix, presented the
certificates. DR.. PheniX also made q
short address and presented the acad-
emic diplomas to a class Of sixty-flfty-
five Negroes and five Indian boys and
girls. DR.. Phenix read to the class the
following letter, dated May II, from
DR.. Frissell:
I regret very much that there is little
prospect Of my being with you at your
graduation exercises to deliver to you
your diplomas and speak to you some
parting words to express my affection
and good wishes. go to the hospital this
afternoon and tomorrow expect to under
go an operation which will make quiet
necessary for some time. I am sure that
you know how fervently pray for your
success and how strong belief have in
you and in the service you are to render
your people. Hampton expects every one
Of you to DO his or her duty. May God
bless you and keep you and cause his face
to shine upon you.
DR.. Phenix In his address emphasized
the Importance which Hampton puts
upon character, rating character above
scholarship. He snid that every hour
at Hampton, every task In the agricul-
tural department, and every exercise
In the trade, school, offered students
the opportunity Of building strong
character. The academic class day pro-
gram included a salutatory address by
Harriet e. Marshall, Aiken, 8. c.; class
history, Theron N. Williams, Salem,
Va; class will, Betty II. Jenkins. War
renton, N. G.; valedictory, Melvin T.
Wildly, Avalon, Va, and a class song
written by W. Lloyd Walker, Hamp-
ton, Va.
It Is the custom each year for the
graduating class to select some tree on
the grounds as their memorial. The
tree chosen this year was an elm, the
tree that has played such an impor-
tant part in the history of our country.
At the tree exercises the address was
delivered by w. David Owl, who closed
his speech by saying: "Let us 60 forth
with the spirit Of Hampton domfnat-
ing our characters and very beings and
strive to grow more and more into the
Christian manhood and womanhood
that shall determine the success Of our
future lives as individuals and as a
claaa"