The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03

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been at Tuskegee Institute for the last
week or so working among both stu.
dents and teachers, and those who
had not known him had come to con-
slider him as one of the Tuskegee In.
stitute big family, and had we'll adopt
ed him by the time he was inau-
gurated.
Principal Moton's address was lis
tened to atentively. He pledged him.
self to carry out the policies inaugu-
rated by Booker T. Washington, and
spoke in part as follows:
Enthusiastically Greeted.
while the outlook was never more
hopeful, the negro problem is not yet
solved" said Major oMton. While
there is a great encouragement in the
fact that 70 per cent of the Negro pop
ulation can read and write it is not
safe to assume that 20 per cent of the
Negroes are really and truly educated.
Our progress in this country has been
wonderful and we have every reason
for rejoicing; but shiftlessness, dis
ease, inefficiency and crime are entire
ly too prevalent among our people.
Color and conduct still count in this
question, but let us remember that
conduct counts more than color"
Major Motion reminded his hearers
that in his last talk from the same
platform DR.. Washington spoke on the
Importance and value of teamwork.
IF teamwork was necessary in this
school under the leadership of Dr..
Washington" he continued, chow much
more imperative it is now that we
have not the help and inspiration of
his words and presence.
Must Maintain Same Spirit.
"If we are to be true to the great
and sacred trust, if we are to carry
out the aims and purposes of Booker
T. Washington, we must each cherish
and maintain the spirit which has al
ways permeated the life and work OF
this school-the spirit of self-forgetful-
ness-the spirit of service and sacri.
fice-the Tuskegee spirit-the spirit
of cooperation and consecration. 1t
is only in this spirit that the Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute can
continue to render service to the Ne.
gro, to the state and to the nation"
Major Motion was selected to sue.
ceed DR.. Washington by a unanimous
vote of special committee of the
board of trustees of the institute in
New York on December 20 last. In
making the choice the committee re
ferred to him as another forceful per,
sonality." He was born in Amelia
county, Virginia, in 1867, and spent
his early years on the Vaughan plan
tation in Prince Edward county. His
mother was cook at the big house and
his father led the hands on the planta-
ton. He was sent to Hampton Insti.
tute in 1885, graduating five years Ia
ter. He remained as drill master and
assistant commandant OF cadets. In
1890 he became commandant, a posi-.
tion which he held until his election
as principal at Tuskegee.
Prominent People Present.
Glancing over the veritable sea of
faces during the exercises, one recog-
nized men of such prominence as: Hon.
Charles Henderson, governor of Ala
bama; William G. Wilcox, trustee,
New York; Charles E. Mason, trustee,
Boston; julius Rosenwald, trustee,
Chicago; VIM. NJ. Scott, trustee, Phil.
adelphia; w. w. Campbell, vice chair.
man, board of trustees, Tuskegee; R.
o. Simpson, trustee, Furman, Ala. ;
Bolton Gilreath, trustee, Birmingham; !;
V. H. Tulane, trustee, Montgomery; /;
Miss Mary E. Popham, secretary
Hampton Association, New York; DR..
Hollis B. Frissell, principal Hampton
Industrial and Agricultural Institute,
Hampton, Va; Miss Mary E. Wooley,
president, Mount Holyoke college,
South Hadley, Mass; Charles E. Ma
son, Harvard university; DR.. Allison
A. Pringle, representing University OF
Pittsburg, Pa, and Cox college, Col.
lege Park, Ca; Ludwig r. Laren, Tai.
ladega, Ala, College; DR.. T. w. Palm.
er, Alabama Girls Technical Institute,
Montevallo; Prof. N. B. Young, presl.
dent Florida A. and NJ. college, Talla-
hassee; James l.. Sibley, Reuben F..
Kolb. Walter F. Walker secretary to
president of Republic of-Liberia, Mon.
rovia, Liberia.
There were at least a hundred prom
inent persons composing the Chica,
go party and about the same number
representing Hampton Institute.
Trustees, officers, teachers and stu.
dents Of the institute were very much
pleased with the presence of Govern
or Henderson and the important
Southern white friends who were pres.
ent at the inaugural. Governor Hen,
derson, spoke words of welcome to
Principal Motion and pledged the con.
tin0ed interest of the best white and
colored people in the work being done
at Tuskegee Institute.
Governor Indorses Motion.
He said: Although l had never
met Booker Washington, l had great
confidence and faith in him and / be
lieve that the Endorsements Major Mo
ton has brought to Tuskegee that you
will carry out his same promises and
methods"
Among the Suns welcome golfers
this week were VIM. Herbert Fields of
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