El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22

it with her handkerchief. I waited,
breathIess. Unable to find a particle
Of dust or, DIRT she turned 70 me. I
guess you'll do, she said, to enter
this institution was one OF the nap
piest souls on earth.
The determination and faith1ulness
shown in this incident was cnaracteEls-
tic of Washington throughout his -FOUR
years at Hampton. After he was grad
uated from the institute in 1873 he
taught at Maiden for two years and
later had some training IN scnool
at Washington. In this seminary the
instruction was from books only, and
this experience served to emphasize in
his mind the Importance OF Industrial
training In 1879 he was made an IN
structor at Hampton. He had charge
Of the work Of the indian pupils, then
being experimentally introduced into
the institution, and established a night
school as a regular and successLu4 Lea-
ture OF the institute
In 1881 he was selected by Gen. ). q
Armstrong OF Hampton, on application
OF citizens Of Tuskegee, Ala TO start
in that place an institution on the plan
OF Hampton.
The Story of Tuskegee.
The tale Of the beginnings OF this
school is one Of the rOmances OF his
tory. The state legislature granted
an appropriation Of $1,000 annually for
there was neither site nor equipment
Work was begun in an old church and
a shanty, with himself as the only
teacher. At the end Of the first month
he had so pupils. He soon found that
he must do much more than teach
that he must actually create the school
More room was needed and he de-
clueQ to Duy an OLD Plantation Wnlcn
could be had for $500. The thought Of
debt frightened him, but ne borrowed
$3.50 OF his old teacher at Hampton.
Gen j. ~ B. AarsnalL ana PAID lnaL
down Three buildings only had been
left on the place-an old kitchen, q
dlapidated stable, and a hen-hOuse.
The stable and hen-hOuse he made into
students that now they had land the
first thing they would do would be
to prepare 1t for crop, they almost
rebelled- Filling the soil did not fit
In with their ideas OF school life.
But this is just where WashingtOn's
plans differed from those Of others
who had entered0the field before him.
10 give the blacks a practical educa-
leading to an ultimate position OF eco
nomic independence in the south was
his aim from the very beginning.
From $3.50 to More Than Million.
The latest figures Obtainable show
that the plant is now worth SL116,-
634 81-sOmething Of an Increase on the
$3.50 which he borrowed
From this same report We read of
1894 students, besides $50 children, IN
the training school, enrolled in this
great Institution, mostly from the
south, although IS states in all were
represented and 10 foreign countries
There were employed in the school 167
officers, instructors, and helpers. Train
ing was given In 38 industries or
trades in addition to the academic
work
Since 1882 more than 5000 men and
women have taken full or partial
courses IN this institution and have
gone out as Industrial workers or
teachers to extend the work so ably
begun here. The influence of this
work who can measure it,
In the midst Of his work Of school
administration and teaching, DR.. Wash
inEton Cfor he received the degree Of
LID from Dartmouth in 19O1) has
found time TO write nearly a dozen
books. Their titles are good indexes
to the work and spirit Of the man.