The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-04-19
HAMPTON STUDENT
ON CITIZENSHIP
ThOmdSSOO Discusses Value Of
Full Manhood Rights.
LESSONS FROM THE GREEKS
Senior Class Member at vireina's
Great Agricultural and Industrial
School Is Well informed on Princi-
pies of Demoeracy--lndan Citizen.
ship Day Exercises.

ship Day Exercises.
The Dawes bin Tor the Indian and the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments for
the Negro opened to these two races tho
doors of American citizenship Both
races had. since the early days of this
country, suffered grievously az the hand
Of the dominant white man-Negroes as
slaves; Indians, though not as slaves. vet
as victims of "A bitter oppression that
/ promised naught but ahascmeut. Finally
/ liberty came 10 Negro and to Indian. and
we properly rejoice together that such a
wondrous boon should have come.
/ With these significant words Mau-
/ rice Ethan Thomasson Of Monticello
| Ark. senior at the Hampton Val
institute. opened his stirring address at
, the thirtieth annual Indian citizenship
day exc 'ciscs recently he'd in the pres
cnce of over 1900 colored people. He
4 in part said
+ Having now our citizenship. we are re
I solved TO make the most OF It, Let us
| consider briefly one of the great peoples
| OF the past and from its story draw some
lessons that may help us to be more efii-
| Client citizens. The ancient Greeks. whom
| we all know and love. nre REGARDED as
| time. The one characteristic Of this peo-
| pie that most forcibly strikes us Is tie
| high standard OF Intelligence uf its ipdi-
| Vdual citizens. To cTery man was given
! a voice In the government, and II was the
| ann OF the race that every man alike
should be able to hear nnderstandlnEly
| and to judge wisely in all affairs OF the
| silt J." 'n'H an" th'y succeeded won
! uei ui'N' anu II was 10 t"iS extraordinary
! Intelligence Of the masses that the etni-
| "'". "'n't'c''''''S "t tne 're'NS were
| '"i fN'S "ue'
| Education Ia tha Sures4 Eourda4ior
a.,
! "'''fr '''' "'e t'edt nee" aye 'ho
| 80 V' w i.t"'"'' "''" ~
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| "HuI H fe l'S ms must pe ehahFed II
"'b" 'N'''' 't'"'" ~ '"' Hi's7e7 Hhu"ln
l"'S i'''N' =" ''O''"9"i "',u >" tiu'ti"i
! III 'l'e I'ee' u,"ah'pefed "'eehs' now sure
/ " 'uns' We pui Sestefday given man
~.""n'e ~ 'p"Nc '"e ehllSnteh'",ht OF 'he
"'"'"'' ''io P'i!l" "i'i i"r "hcn 10 htflVe.
N""'"oi S'i'N,"6 'n"i"c.e''suc OF lle
'o'Na wa" t'ei' Pi,ue III t"f" race. 10
y" 81 Nr =" va. =" 10 i" Ni''"''dli VI tiie
Eous- hey Hau wohorous confidence IN
themselves Il confidence mat they could
"VcoiiPHsh any emu 'o"afu wmch they
"'Elt s'r''e. ana Dy thlH prlde ana ,hl'
V"n''uehce 'noy were "led on 10 petter
and military achievements were possiblo
only because they believed In themselves
And 40 must we work In confidence
our citizenshiu was granted us but yes.
terdav Men await with scof1ngs or w.4h
praisc the failure or success that we dis
plav We have done great things. Tho
Negro'a rise I'm nfty wears Of citizenship
has been marvellous Then. too. there IN
no more fascinating story in all our his
tory than that Of the heroic but losing
0pht Of tho American Indian against an
overwhelming foe that sought 10 make
him q eubiect race Let the memory Of
our past accompllshncnta inspire us with
confidence that wa can ACCOMPLISH even
greater thInRs I'm the future Let tho an
cient pride and confidence Of Greek In
Croek no renroduced today in the prlde
and conndenca of Negro in Negro and OF
Indian in Indian
perhaps the greatest lesson Of tho
Greeks for tho Indian and Negro races
hnweva- "a ,helr failure 70 ufesarve ma.
tional integr,tv Gifted and brilliant as
tbev were in tbInes artistic. skilled as
NOV wero In etatecraft and valiant as
,hoy yoro t, vy,r thev never learned the
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