Julius C. Wright, "Tuskegee" (1906)
1
Though small in population
In our Southern land,
Tuskegee stands up for herself
In the education band.
2
She holds her noted institutes
For both her white and black;
When all the towns are boasting,
Tuskegee is in the pack.
3
Let her stand the pride of the South
In these progressive years;
Let all of her people gladly talk
Of the noble name she bears.
4
Hurrah! Hurrah! Tuskegee,
Where education lies!
Of all the rulers and noble men,
Tuskegee has caught their eyes.
5
She has sent out her noble ones
To spread her fame abroad.
To tell of her noble work
In the South, and her reward.
6
Among the smart, noble workers,
You will find her competent sons,
Teaching and showing the noble work
That great Tuskege'se done.
7
Long may she survive,
Her sons and daughters live.
That they teach the useful things
That noble Tuskegee gives.
Published in Julius C. Wright, Poetic Diamonds, 1906