The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-04-18
COL. CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REG
ULAR OLD TIME TRAVELLING
CORRESPO NDENT OF THE
BROAD AK, SEEMS TO BE UT
TERLY UNABLE TO PULL HIM
SELF OUT OF THE OLD STATE
OF FLORIDA.

Few weeks HOli now our young peO-
III via be holding the universe III
their hands. They will be making
iesrures, handling rounded sentences,
observing every period, comma and all
tbe other marks used to point out the
oropcr Use Of language. They are 60
inr to receive at the hands of the SUI
oerintendent, chairman Of board Of
trustees, principals and presidents,
their diplomas.
It viii be just at the time when they
thinks the whole world is looking to
them, now that they have graduated,
some with honors, to solve the whole
problem, but many will be their ups
and downs and at times more downs
than Ups. They will find out that the
fellow who told them that they had
delivered the greatest Grafton he had
ever heard, did not mean all that he
said to them, but wanted to make
them feel good. His tune will have
changed and if you took him at the
compliment paid and thought as he
said YOU were the greatest thing that
ever walked down the pike, then you
are doomed to fail This old world IS
full of failures. But / do not want to
discourage any one.
As I step over this world of ours,
going into various parts of the coun-
Try, I find men and women succeed
ing, men and women who have started
from nothing and now rank with the
business things people, the professional
people-the financial people, the edu-
Gators, You viii find college presi-
dents principals Of schools, editors,-
men in every walk of life who can tell
you how they got there. They can
tell YOU how they had to win the place
they occupy.
When I wrote that other letter to
You, l was in Denmark, South Caro-
lima, as busy as busy could be, trying
to help to do something. The people
over there were celebrating the birth
Of the school and paying tribute to
Mrs. Elizabeth Wright-Menafee, the
founder, the woman who had placed
within the reach Of several thousand
boys and girls education, and just at
the time she was in the morning OF
life, death claimed her. She was a
great woman, and one whose life has
been an inspiration to many boys and
girls. I thank God for her life.
On invitation from Prof ]. F. Blan-
ton, principal Of the school, backed
up by the treasurer, I took an impor-
tant part in the exercises, for I deliv-
cred sermon, and they tell me It was
worth while. This is always an inn
Portant occasion at this school. Mrs.
Menafee ended life in youth 50 to
speak, She had just gotten into her
work good
When one steps out Of the rank
and goes into rest, there has always
been one to step out Of the rank and
take that place We have men and
women who can do anything. am
under obligations to Miss Cyverta ID.
McMurray, for her assistance in get
ting out my letters, and saying few
things to those in authority for me.
She IS from Owensboro, KY, and a
graduate from the Commercial De-
partment Of Wilberforce University,
Aenia, Ohio. She is a brilliant young
woman.
PTof. J. D. Randolph, came over and
carried me to Clafin University,
Orangeburg, South Carolina, and that
Is one Of the institutions in this coun-
try that is going to turn out some
strong young people this year who will
take their places in this busy world.
/ returned to Florida, and Prof.
Martin A. Menafee. the treasurer of
Voorhees,, came along to see that l
reached the city Of Jacksonville,
safely but he was visiting the state,
and was going to some Of the schools.
made trip to St. Augustine, then
pack to Jacksonville, going out to see
Miss Leola Redding, a nurse in the
county hospital, and a young woman,
who deserves credit for the position
she took when her father was sick 50
long She was practically the support
Oh the family and all without a muir
mur She put into the home all Of
heT salary and often wept because she
DID not have more. | am always
proud Of such young woman.
Now I made trip to Oea1a, Fla,
and there is where | just had to shout
al over the street when I noted what
my people were doing in this town,
and how they had business places, and
real places Just like the other fellow,