The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-18
OLD GLORY FLOATING
IN THE BREEzES.
Senior Class Presents
Flag to A. and l.
Governor Rye
Present.

Old Glory was given to the breezes
and fioated in the clear atmosphere
from the main building of the A. &
l. State Normal after appropriate
exercises held at the A. & |. State
Normal at 2 o'clock last Monday, in
which Governor Thomas c. Rye, the
Chief Executive of Tennessee, was
the principal speaker. Gov. Rye paid
a high tribute to the valor of the
Negro soldier in the wars in which
he participated. He paid his respects
to the Negro citizens of Tennessee
and to the educational advantages
that hits state is offering to the Ne
groes in rpaticular. 81 know you are
loyal to the flag, that you are worthy
citizens and that you are ready to
bare your breasts to the bullets in
the protection Of the flag that your
senior class has seen fit to present
to hits institution. Your noble sons
and daughters add as much lustre
to the name of the nation in the
army in the burrows as they possibly
can add in the trenches" declared
Gov. Rye in the midst of the splendid
address that was applauded by the
enthusiastic student body as well as
large sprinkling of prominent citi-
Zens. Gov. Ryee took occasion to
pay a high tribute to Company A,
Tennessee National Guard under the
command of Captain Hadley.
Mayor Robert Ewing reviewed the
record made by the nations of the
world in each war. He put upon
the sacrificial altar that nation and
that people who would not pay re-
spect to or give honor to manhood
and womanhood. Mayor Ewing also
praised the work done at State Nor
NAL, and he did not fail to say what
the Negro had accomplished as a
citizen.
Rev. w. S. Ellington, D. D., de-
livered an able address, which was
sandwiched in between that of the
Mayor and the Governor DR.. FL
lington spoke from the subject
"The origin and purpose of the
American Flag" He quoted facts
taken from history to show that all
nations and all people, when they
had so organized as a nation, follow.
ed some emblem or some ensign
commonly called the flag. His was
beautiful presentation of historical
facts. He was particular to show il
his address the loyalty and devotion
of the Negro to the stars and stripes
He made beautiful climax, rehears
: ing the fact that the Negro hat
never known what it is to surrender
or to beat a retreat, nor has he eve
. been known to be found in the rank
of anarchists or atheists.
: Among the other speakers of tn,
, day were Dr. Geo. w. Hubbard
: President of Meharry Medical Col
lege; Dr. E. A. White, President o
, Walden University; Miss Katie A
7 Boyd, representing Pearl Higl
School; Mr.. A. N. Johnson, Presiden
t of the Negro Board of Trade; Mr.. c
= N. Langston, assistant csahier of tn
Y One Cent Savings Bank; Rev. H. A
| Boyd, representing the National Ne
t gro Press. The program was Il
D charge of the senior class. Patriot
= music was dispensed by the Stat
Normal Band. President w. ]. Hal
also made beautiful response whe
the flag was presented to him by
member of the class. Miss Jenni
I Durley made the presentation speech
After the exercises were over whic
were held in the chapel, the flag wa
raised on the main building wit
appropriate exercises, and while OIL
Glory was going up the mast polC
the band played "The Stars an
Stripes Forever"
The baccalaureate sermon of tn
senior class of the State Normal wi
be delivered by Rev. N. B. Shamboul
r ger OF Chattanooga, Tenn, Sunda.
t., May goth, at $3.50 o'clock. Con
lnencement Tuesday, May 22nd.