The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-11-02
TUSKEGEE.
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that has occurred during the year is
visit OF party of sixty prominent
people interested in the education of
both races. This party, known as the
Ogden Party came here as the guests
fof Mr.. Robert G. Ogden, one of our
trustees, and feel sure that their visit
will result in much good to the whole
South.
! The spirit of industry is so strongly
lodged in the minds and hearts of the
I students that every student upon our
rolls pursues some branch Of industry.
in addition to other studies. Every
student who graduates has received
such training in some branch of indus
try as will enable him to earn his liy-
ling.
| In conclusion I wish to add thought
which I have tried to express before,
and that is, more and more, each year
I feel that agriculture should be made,
in very large degree, the basis for
| our work; that the salvation of my
race will largely rest upon it's ability
and willingness to secure and cult,
vate properly the soil. I believe that
everything possible should be done to
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our agricultural department.. In this
connection, am glad to add that ar
irangements have been made to reserve
three acres Of land around the new
training school to be used in giving
J agricultural training to the smallest
children. My feeling grows stronger
!Eeach year that perhaps in the heat Of
passion, growing out of racial and Sec
tlonal prejudices, we have not always
given the Southern people due credit
Tor the immense amount of help rem
dered the Negro during the period that
ne was a slave. The Negro as a slave
was started on, the foundation of agri-
culture, mechanics and household arts.
S.. Brush it thoroughly and hard, and
While would by no means limit his
IN all cases add academic and religious
training, / do believe we shall find it
4 helpful for number of years to come.
IN our methods of education, to give
great attention to these fundamental
occupations. In proportion as one
owns the soil and has the mastery of
these fundamental occupations, in the
same proportion does he lay the found
alton for the highest and most COM
plete development of himself and chill
dren
When we consider the past regard
that from every point of view the
progress of the Negro race is satisfac-
| tory and the relation of the races en-
lcouraging. 1t is the duty of all pa
triotic and conservative citizens to see
that present conditions are not dis
turbed by hasty, racial and unneces-
sary legislation.
Respectfully submitted,
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON,
Principal.
Tuskegee, Ala, May 80, 1901.
TRUSTEES.
Mr. George w. Campbell, President.
Tuskegee, Ala.
Rev. G. L. CLANCY, Vice President
Leominister, Mass.
e Rev, R. G. BEDFORD, Secretary, Beloit,
Wis ..4
Mr.. Warren Logan, Treasurer, Tus-
kegee, Ala. T I.
Mr., Lewis Adams, Tuskegee, Ala.
Mr. Charles w. Hare, Tuskegee. Ala.
Mr.. Booker T. Washington, Tuske-
Igee, Ala.
Mr.: John G. Grant, Ii. b., Chicago,
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Mr. w. Adams, Montgomery, Ala.
Rev: George A. Gordon, D. D., Bos-
ton, Mass.
Rev. Charles F. Dole. D. D., Boston,
Mass.
Mr., G. Phelps Stokes, New York,
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Mr.. S. G. Dizer. Boston, Mass
Mr. William Fl. Baldwin, Jr., New
York, N.
Mr.. r. Q. Simpson, Furman. Ala.
MT. HI H. Hanna. Indianapolis. Ind.
Mr.. Geo. Foster Peabody, New York.
NJ y. g S. -
Mr. Robert G. ogden, lew York, N.
! FORM OF REQUEST.
give And devise to the Trustees Of
the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute. Tuskegee, Alabama, the sum
oI..s dollars, pay
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