AND THE
AND YE SHALL KNOW
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
YOU FREE."—John vili. S*.
JUNE 21, 1928.
COMMENCEMENT AT INGLESKDE
Thirty-three year ago Ingle
side Seminary at Burkeville, Va.,
sent out her first class of grad
uates—twenty-six in number.
Attention was called to this fact
by the mother of one of the
graduates of this year’s class
who turned to a friend and said,
“It is just thirty-three years ex
actly since I was leaving here a
graduate.”
Almost a third of & century,
yet how swiftly the years have
passed. With head and hands
and heart ever overfull and
busy, almost would we say with
Holmes,
“Old time is a liar;
We’re twenty tonight.”
But these “sweet girl gradu
ates,” and undergraduates
. pressing close upon their de
parting steps—all these, with
eyes bright with anticipation,
yet filled with a sweet serious
ness, give us to realize that
they are eager for their part in
the work there is to do. And
they go forth, and prepare to go
forth, firm in the conviction
that they each, like Esther of
old, have “come into the king
dom for such a time as this.”
Few classes have passed from
the Grammar to the High School
Department of the Seminary
with as general approval of
teachers as did the twenty-one
who made thafstepon the night
of Friday, May 25tfi. A Camp
yire Girls’ play, “The Call of
Wohelo,” was put on with a£
the spirit its title demands. The
winsome seriousness of the
young actors made even older
hearts thrill with a desire to
jheed and follow in very truth
“The Call of Wohelo.” We an
Hlpphfe % splendid graduating
class in 1932; and may every
Camp Fire Girl of May 25th,
1928, be there.
Sunday morning in President
Alter’s sermon to the graduates,
he discussed the “Six Whereins
of the Book of Malachi,” the Old
Testament’s last words to the
Jews as a people. He said to
the class that there were more
than six groups with whom the
young women were going out
now to assemble, who were hid
ing their sins or putting up im
pudent lips, or holding out re
sentful hands, saying, “Wherein
is this an offence in an ‘ad
vanced’ age like this ?” Dr. Alter
has a course of lectures on the
Old Testament Books each year.
His timely remarks were, doubt
less, drawn from the last of
these.
Monday night the graduating
class wove all the usual “Class
Night” ideas into their play, “A
King’s Daughter.” During the
first part of the play, the gen
eral thoughtlessness and, too
often, selfishness of the group
calling themselves “King’s
Daughters” caused one to med
itate—“What’s in a Name?”
But ere its close the unselfish
devotion of “Nan,” too poor and
too overworked to “belong,”
and the honesty and lovableness
of “Polly,” too young to “be
long,” have together had their
effect, and everyone is on the
way to “live happy ever after,”
having learned what it means
to be in truth “A King’s Daugh
ter.”
At mid-day Tuesday the Alum
nae Association met for business
and luncheon. An account of
this pleasant and profitable
meeting was provided for during
the business session.
Tuesday night Ingleside’s
Glee Club brought to us “The
Pied Piper of Hamelin,” with
"His queer, long coat, from heel
to head—half of yellow and half
of red.” Then, “down in the
cellar in the dead of night,” the
rats held celebration—“grave
old plodders, gay young frisk
ersr bushy tails and flowing
whiskers.”
The unstudied grace and
fresh sweetness of the children’s
voices told in no uncertain way
of how infinitely greater value
they are than many a'“thousand
gilders.”
Wednesday morning at ten
o’clock began the final exercis
es of the week. The address
was given by Prof. Freeman H.
Hart, of Hampden-Sydney Col
lege, who captured and held both
the hearts and minds of his
large and appreciative audience.
Our story would be incomplete
did we neglect to mention the
twenty-six certificates given for
having completed successfully
Dr. Oliver’s course in “Prepara
tion for Teaching the Bible,” the
sixteen certificates f6r memor
izing fifteen or more chapters or
large portions of chapters in the
Bible; the ten Bibles given for
having memorized and recited
correctly the Westminster
Shorter Catechism.
As first and second honor
girls respectively in the class of
’28, Annie Wilson, of Danville,
and Eva John Brown, of Jeters
ville, were awarded scholarships
in Knoxville College in Tennes
see.
Barber College in Alabama
has awarded a scholarship to
which some conditions are at
tached. This scholarship is to
be awarded when these condi
tion are met by the recipient of
the scholarship.
A tiny liberty-bell pin is giv
en each year to the leader of each
class.
In the Senior class this went
to Annie Wilson who has collect
ed four of these in her four
years of High School work.
In the Junior class Druciila
Roberson, -^ - Charlotte -€?
Va., has followed this example
and this year carried home her
third liberty-bell,
Mabel Hancock, also of Char
lotte C. K., entered Freshman
class this last fall and won her
first liberty-bell; also a prize of
$2.00 as leader of the class in
Freshman Bible study.
Rachel Swann of Amelia C. H.
entered the lowest of our two
Grammar grades in the fall of
’26, and, following the example
of the High School girls, carried
home with her this spring her
second hoerty-bell.
Willie'Mae Cureton, of Wax
haw, N. C., entered Ingleside’s
lowest Grammar grade this last
fall and won her first liberty
bell. If she follows the example
of the upper class girls, she has
a chance ahead for real work
and for the winning of five more
bells,
UT. W. Si ±ayior, liigiesme s
medical advisor, has, for two
years, made it possible to give
three well earned prises, For
the greatest improvement in
sewing, a pair of fine scissors
and a sterling thimble to Eva
John Brown, of Jetersville, Va,
For greatest improvement in
cooking, a small gold brooch to
Elsie Wright, of Amelia G. H.,
Va.
For greatest improvement in
piano lessons, a small gold
brooch to Mary E. Johnston, of
Charlotte, N, C.
A special prize of a large
print New Testament to Cora
Lee Williams, of Sutherlin, Va,,
for having completed the Bible
memory work of an entire term
in less than half the usual,time,
Last, but certainly not least,
came the announcement that for
the fourth year in ^succession
Ingleside’s Sunday School Vol
unteer Band had won last sum
mer the trophy presented by the
the “Department of Sunday
School fissions to the School
Accomplishing the Largest Re
sults in Proportion to Its En
rollment."
For the past "three, years the
trophy has been a silver loving
cup, which was to remain the
permanent property of the
school which .won it three suc
cessive times. At last commence
ment time Rev. F. C. Shirley,
who has charge of the S. S. V.
B. work, presented this cup fof
the third time to Ingleside.
This fall, the new trophy, a
beiautiful 'hand ,-carved wooden
shield with silver lettering, is
to be presented.
And so, on a wave of enthusi
asm for, and eagerness to at
tack the work planned for this
summer in and aboutTheir own
homes, churches and communi
ties, the graduating class went
out for the last time as students
from Ingleside. As a school
year, 1927-1928 has ended.
Wisdom, they tell us, is applied
knowledge. The summer
monthsf, the years to come, will
be the measure of the wisdom
we have gained.
A GUEST.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
THE COLORED WOMEN’S
CONFERENCE.
In Session at Greensboro, N. C.,
June 1-7, 1928.
Whereas the Christian women
of the Synodical of the South
ern Presbyterian Church do an
nually conduct a Workers’ Con
ference for the devolopment and
training of the leaders of the
Negro race; and
Whereas the majority of the
faculty are members of the va
rious auxiliaries of the Southern
Presbyterian Church, who give
‘their service annually gratis;
therefore be it resolved,
1st, That we, the delegates ©f
this Conference, do gratefully
appreciate the wonderful teach
ings of the profound principles
given by these consecrated,
Christian women.
2nd: That we arfe etfpecMf
grateful to Rev. R. A. Brown,
D. D., who has a full ^program
each day and a very fuff life, yet
sacrificed sufficient tlpie to give
us four of the mold profound Bi
ble lectures we have ever heard.
SfcT: Words are inadequate to
express our gratitude and ap
preciation to Dr. and Mrs. D. D.
Jones and Mrs. Peace for
the use of the dormitory, refec
tory, chapel and the lovely en
tertainment, because they did
not leave ope stgne unturned
that would add to our comfort
and happiness during our stay
here on this lovely campus.
4th: Words of commendation
are too limited to express pur
gratitude to the wonderful
“girls” who looked after the sat
isfying our inner man.
5th: To Rev. H. C. Miller, his
choir and congregation and
friends we extend our grateful
appreciation and thanks for
their, cooperation in making our
Conference a" wonderful success.
And the outing given US Over
the city by it- James church
members was indeed an enjoy
able pleasure to each delegate.
6th: That each delegate here
will realise, that if she fads to
“pass on” what she has received
here, she not only fails those
at whose expense she came, but
she fails her “Saviour.”
7th: To Mrs. M. L. Foster,
who came to us from South
Carolina, we are especially grate
ful. She lias giveif us some
thing that will interest and at
tract botji young and old.
8th: To Misses Margaret and
Aijnig Rankin and Mias Sue Hall
words fail US here to express ©ur
appreciation to you. But we
pray God that each of you will
live long to continue this great
and good work anfcmg our group,
because all that Has come to us
came through you, and the en
tire success of this Conference
is due to your untiring efforts
and zeal. God bless you.
Respectfully submitted.
Committee:
MRS. A. M. JAMES,
MRS. C. F. RUFFIN,
MRS. C. C.'BLUE.
MART POTTER COM
MENCEMENT
Mary Potter school has expe
rienced a most successful year
in evei$ department. The
scnooi year ornciaiiy closed on
Wednesday, May 16, with the
graduation exercises. There
were several points of special
interest j^nd merit. First,
the sermon on May 13, which
was delivered by the Rev. John
W. Lee, D. D., of Philadelphia,
Pa. Thefjsermon in many ways
was a masterpiece. It was deep
ly spiritual, highly intellectual,
and very instructive. Dr. Lee
used as a text Luke 12:15. He
stressed the real meaning of
life and the attitude which one
should take. “Service,” said he,
“is the key to a real life.” He
also said *We should strive to
get sufficient of this world’s
goods to make that service of
most Benefit to the greatest
number.” It would be hard tp
conceive of a person who heard
that sernstm, and then not be
better prepared for the duties
and trials of life.
On the morning of commence
ment, the£e was such a crowd
assembled fin the Auditorium,
the processional was delayed 10
minutes, jwhile a way was'
cleared for it. The invocation
was offered by the Rev. Dr.
Cotton, of Henderson. Music
for the occasion was rendered by
the Glee Club and the Quartette.
There were two student address
es. Miss Willie J, Barbee had
as her subject, ‘The Dignity of
Labor.” M§ss Barbee won second
place in scholarship rating, Mr.
Garland L. Crews used as his
.Building of a
Race.” In addition to being the
ranking student of his class,
Mr. Crews was also the winner
of the first prize in the State
Contest as sponsored by the
American Chemical Society. Mr.
Crews is _tfie first Negro student
to win this prize in the State.
This should stimulate Negro
youth to forget their handicaps
and apply themselves to devel
oping their gifts and powers.
The main feature of the day
was the address by Dean W- 8
Turner, of Shaw University,
Raleigh. Dean Turner was indeed
in the spirit on this occasion
and, as a result, delivered a most
timely, encouraging, and instruc
tive address. He not only held
the attention 61 the class, but
also captivated and held the au
dience practically spell-bound
during the entire address. His
subject was “The Quest for the
Good Life.” Some of the main
points as outlined by the speak
er were: I. What determines
the quest? The outlook. The
acre of which we are a part. (A)
What do we want? (1) Basic
things—food, wealth, fame. (B)
The Negro youth wants exactly
what the white youth wants. He
wants Jtfst what America has to
offer—‘‘The Begt,M
II. Inner meaning of spjr'.tu
al value of life. MaterhJ /health
is not to be worshipped—it is a
means to an end. Progress—Ev
olution in society, constant
change is necessary. Education.
Here the sneaker "pointed out
and stressed the many and va
ried aspects of education, and
impressed upon the members of
the class the Increasing impor
tance of education. He struck
an important iy)te when he ad
vised against the unwise doc
trine of everybody going to col
lege; and emphasized the pres
ent and ever-increasing need of
an economic backf-groundT Dean
Turner closed by saying "Edu
cation is not an end, it is a pro
cess, beginning "at The cradle
and ending at the fomb.”
Certificates, diplomas and
prizes were presented at the
close of the address. The State
Department of Education
[awarded certificates to the ten
members of the Teacher-Train
ing Class. The 31 members of
the graduating class received di
plomas. Presentations were
made by the Rev. Geo. C. Shaw,
Principal.
Mr. liariand l. Crews has the
option , of accepting one of two
scholarship prizes: one offered
by Lincoln University, Pa., and
the other by Knoxville College,
Tenn. Several other students
were awarded prizes in Domes
tic Arts, Manual Training and
Scholarship.
The class of 1928 made qdite
a marked departure from the
time-honored custom of giving.
Their gilt to the school was very
unique, consisting of a nice
paper rack, a handsome collec
tion of books, and a goodly sum
of money as a ‘trust fund’ to
purchase other books to add to
the 1928 class section of the Li
brary. With the inspection o'f
the various displays Mary Potter
Memorial ^School ended a most
joyous day and closed a pros
perous year, bidding adieu to all.
School re-opens on Wednesday,
September 12, 1928.
The Rev. Walter G. Anderson,
Vice-Principal and co-pastor of
the church, has just completed
his first term in Mary Potter.
His influence is seen and felt in
every department of the work.
He is an invaluable aid to Dr.
Shaw.
Doctor Shaw leaves in a few
days for Europe, where he will
spend the entire summer travel
ing. His itinerary will take him
to Rome, Athens, Constantino
ple, Jerusalem, Cairo and Alex
andria. He will spend consider
able time in France and Germa
ny. He hopes to return in time
for the School of Methods.
- 'T> ’ CIlfTmTl^K'
GENERAL EDUCATION
BOARD OFFERS MORE
HOUSE COLLEGE $300,000
ENDOWMENT FUND.
Atlanta, Ga.—Dr. John Hoj/f
President of Morehouse College,
announced at the close of the
Commencement exercises, June
5, thatjhe General Education
Board of New York City has of
fered to the college the sum of
$300,000 toward an endowment
fund. The offer is a conditional
one, and depends upon the rais
ing of an equal amount by the
institution within" a time limit
of three years.
The total sum is to form an
endowment for the support of
the faculty- During its sixty
one years of existence and
growth Morehouse College has
been noted for its training in
leadership and character, made
possible by an unusually strong
—though compartively small—
Christian faculty. Under the
guidance of such teachers, the
College has sent out graduates
who are leaders in the religious,
business, educational, and social
life of the Negro. Today the
Presidents of 10 Negro colleges
are graduates of Morehouse
College, and four of these head
land-grant college, state-sup
ported institutions. Many of
the race’s strongest and most
helpful ministers claim the Col
lege as their Alma Mater, as do
scores of business men, profes
sional men and social workers.
With an enlarged faculty the
possibilities are even greater.
With it, the influence for good
upon Negro youth, and ultimate
ly upon the race as a whole—
for the" College now numbers
among its student body repre
sentatives of almost every State
in the nation, will be more wide
ly felt,
It was perhaps a coincidence—
but a significant one—that one
of the commencement speakers
should choose for his subject,
"Negro Interest in Education.”
President Hope, too, in a short
introduction to his announce
ment of the General Education
Board’s offer, emphasized the
need of greater ftegro support
for our institutions of learning.
And now the challenge has
come! The General Education
Board, through its generous of
fer, has manifested its belief
in and hope for Morehouse Col
lege as an influence in the life
of the Negro youth and the
Negro race. It remains for the
friendsof the institution to ac
cept the challenge and respond
to it in no uncertain terms.
The Commencement exercises
marked the sixty-first anniver
sary of the College, and the thir
tieth anniversary of Dr. Hope’s
connection with the College.
SixtyJ-one years have Resulted
in added equipment, an enlarged
faculty, and a greatly increased
student body. But in spite of
this last indication of growth—
the college department now has
an enrollment of 411, and more
and more emphasis is being laid
oh its development—the Institu
tion still has the atmosphere of
a progressive? small Christian
college, devoted solely to the
education of Negro boys and
men.
Plans will be made immediate
ly for a campaign to raiSiffhe
$300,000 on the success of
which the gift depends. Imme
diately after the exercises, the
Alumni Association, under the
leadership of its President, Mr.
P. M. Davis, manifested its
loyalty to the College, by meet
ing and pledging itself to raise
$100,000 among the colored
people of the South.
With the present endowment
of $320,000, it is the hope of
the President thalrw campaign
and gift will raisi the endow
ment to $1,000,000.
The College is* fortunate in
vitally interested in its welfare,
such prominent and publicly
active men as: Dr. Carter Helm
Jones, Chairman of the Board;
Dr. E. R. Carter, of Georgia,
.Sec. of the Board; Dr. Fred
erick Lent, of New York, Pres
ident of Elmira College; Mr. F.
F. S. Etheridge, of Georgia; the
Reverend James B. Adams, of
New York; Dr. Avery'AT Shawr
of Ohio; Mr. W. B- Hale, of New\ -
York; Dr. James M. Nabrit, of \
Georgia; Mr. Louis Newton, of
Georgia.
DANVILLE INDUSTRIAL
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCE
MENT.
The Industrial High School
at Danville, Va., closed May 29,
after a busy and successful sea
son under the direction of Prof.
F. D. Davis and the Rev. Thos.
B. Hargrave.
The baccalaureate sermon was
delivered by Rev. J. Lee White,
of Durham, who preached an
able and instructive sermon
from the theme, “Streams in the
Desert.” We shall never forget
Rev. White’s beautiful message.
Thursday night. May 24th,
the Grammar grades produced a
beautiful play under the direc
tion of Mys, Daisy Clark and
Mrs. Claborn.
Friday night the 5th and 6th
grades produced a lovely play.
Monday night “Sewana,” an
Indian play, was rendered under
the direction of Mrs. T. B, Har
grave and Miss Derah Beavers.
Tuesday night was the banner
night and the auditorium could
not hold the crowd. Mr. Win.
Oliver and Miss Pearl Pinch
back were highly rewarded for
the two highest averages. The
orations were on a high order.
Rev. H. T!. Miller, pastor of
St. James Presbyterian church,
Greensboro, N. C., made a won
derful address. We shall never
forget the timely instructions
which were given by Rev. Mil
ler.
We were delighted to have
present Dr. C. J. Baker, of At
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