The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-06-03
Baccalaureate Ser
mon Preached to Is
Graduates by Dr.. c.
c. Harper.

Twenty-eight beautifully gowned
girls and well dressed boys marched
up the concrete stairs Of the massive
and beautiful ST. Johns Institute on
Sunday, May 2s, with Prof. c. r. Carr,
the principal Of the High School and
Mrs. J. c. Frazier. the we'll known.
teacher and assistant principal at their
head
At this time the main auditorium Of
the church was so crowded that spec
ial ushers were put on to prepare the
way for the graduates TO get to their
seats. The number of people necessi-
tated another service in the building
over which the brother OF the pastor
Of this beautiful structure. Rev O. c.
Harper presided. There was only
These seniors met at 1O:45 at the
home Of their president, Miss Allean
Turner and together marched to the
institute to drink in the powerful
words and needed advice of the eff
Client Rev. Harper. All seniors were
present. ten (10) boy and eighteen
(18S girls, All belong to some church.
All were interested when DR.. Harper
took his text and claimed their at
tention the full time on the subject
DISSATISFIED People and Unsatisfied."
Now, dear pupils" he aid, "you
must remember to be not like the
man who, no matter what he received
ed him. You could do all you could
| for him and II was not enough, but
be like the unsatisfied. who. no mat
ter what fields they had conquered
conquer. Be unsatisffed when you
reach your goal (Which now is grad
uation) but go and make your record
in colleges and universities. Then be
tsrotIs a. rand try to help others
AlsoSremember that such philosophers
as Plato, such orators as Caesar made
their name by being unsatisfied when
they had done anything. but kept on
ana on looking for other fields to
conquer"
Hearty handshakes showed the ap-
probation of the sermon as Rev. Har-
per took his seat amid the many
Directly after this Attorney Spence,
member of the school board, who
had attended the services with his
wife, made an address to the gradu-
ates and to- the congregation in gen
| eral
Remember" he said, that you are
Negroes. Always be proud Of your
race for future things may be res
dreamed. Don't try to climb by imi-
tation, but do so originally. Ali ideas
for your advancement should be origi-
nal More will come to you in that
way. If were Negro, 1 should
be proud of the fact and / want you
| all to be the same. Also remember
that there are no better musicians in
the world than Negroes"
Loud hand clapping and cheers went
out for him as he took his seat.
At the proper time the seniors rose
together and placed their offerings
on the table and returned to their
seats to await the benediction.
| This service was held at the beau
tiful edifice and the suggestion of DIR.
Harper and thanks for the offering
were rendered by Prof. Carr, Sunday
morning before the sermon.
This building contains 3 floors in
Guiding the roof garden and has in
its division social room for the
young folks, class rooms for the Sum
day school, room for each auxiliary
OF the church. two main auditoriums
| for services. Consequently there may
| be. are, and will be many meetings
going on at the same time. each
without the least disturbance to the
other.
Or. Harper is to be commended on
his splendid work for he now has
eight go years to pay elk ($6.000)
thousand dollars, the only debt Of the
church.
c. Russeile Noteworthy.