The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-03-07
DIR. I. W. LIVINGSTONE.
"A Sketch of L. w. Livingstone Phar.
D.,M.D., by James Dean.
Showing in a Most Striking Manner What
Push and Enterprise, Coupled With
Native Ability May do for an Afro
American, or any Other Man.

lea. 1861, and just nineteen days after
the first gun was fired upon Fort Stump
ter. signalling the beginning of the
tragic scenes of the late war, which closed
by opening the era Of universal freedom
in this inseparable Union of States. He
is the son of Intelligent parents, Emily
and James Livingstone, the latter being
a fine carpenter. In 1865, his parents
removed to a country seat in Madison
County, near Greenville, where. in 1865,
he was sent to a neighboring school.
This school was under the auspices of
the "Freedmen's Bureau" that followed
in the wake of the triumphant Union
forces of the war, and among other
things, established schools for the eman-
cipated people of the South.
He continued in public schools until
he reached his fourteenth year, when a
break was made in his schooling by the
requirements of agricultural duty, on a
small farm which his father conducted
at his country seat. The princi pal man
agement of iEis farm devolved upon
Livingstone, as his father followed his
trade, and was compelled to be away
from home considerable portion of his
time.
But having great fondness Tor books,
and being inclined to studious habits,
he devoured all the books of his fathers
small collection and added to the store,
such higher textbooks as he felt he stood
in need OF. This course of vigorous self
instruction, necessarily pursued for three
years qualified him to enter upon the in
struction Of others, hence in 1878, when
just seventeen years of age, he applied
to the Board of Public Instruction of
Madison County for position as teacher.
He was duly examined, pronounced
competent, and awarded teachers GER
tilicate, and gave ample satisfaction in
this new sphere.
logue Of the since renowned Goodman
Institute, and after perusing it, he de-.
termined to present himself as student
at that Institution the next term, which
he did in the fall of 1879. He remained
there three years, made brilliant
record for his faithful and assiduous ap-
plication to the prescribed course, and
outstripping his fellow students in large
class, he was graduated alone in the
spring of 1882.
He babe farewell to- his alma mater,
whose president and faculty have ever
since taken pride in his onward and up
W ard strides, and left Jacksonville for
Blackshear, Ca, three days after that
event, where he took the school for the
summer. 80 Pc.
During the year he entered a COMPETE
tive examination for appointment as
cadet at West Point. The examination
lasted five days, but Livingston won.
An attempt was made to defraud him
out OF the appointment and the matter
was taken to the public, and indignation
meetings etc., were held and finally Con-
gresham Bisbee appointed him, but at
the West Point examination he was re-
jected for alleged falling short in arith-
metic, the branch of stndy in which he
had surpassed all his competitors before.
There was strong effort made to have
him given fair deal but to no purpose,
prejudice was stronger than Justice.
He then matriculated in the medical
department of Howard University at
Washington, D. c., changing his plans
as it were from killing to curing. In the
mean time, on the 22nd of the following
January, 'S3, upon the recommendation
of Col. Bisbee he entered an examina-
ton at Washington for clerkship of
Class One in the Treasury Department
OF the United States. He successfully
passed an exceedingly fine examination,
and was appointed to that position on
the 10Th, of the same month. He con-
tinued his studies at Howard aid made
a fine record as student. At the class
election for Valedictorian in 1885, when
he graduated with the degree of M. D.,
he and white student were put forward
as the leading candidates for that honor.
Mr.. Livingstone received the unanimous
support of the Colored members of the
class, but the majority of the class being
white, they elected their candidate.
After the completion of the medical
course. he entered the pharmaceutical
department, and wasgraduated with the
class of 1888, taking the degree of Phar.
D. While in Washington his leisure
hours were devoted to general literature
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