Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-30
NEWARK ACADEMY
HELPS HAMPTON
INSTITUTE PUPIL

In February a very interesting,
though short. entertainment was held
in the chapel. The participants were
a quartet from Hampton Institute
and an ex-chieftain OF the Zulus. who
had been educated at the same place.
Hampton Institute, ar Hampton,
Va, is a school for the education and
uplift of the negroes and Indians and
when it became known that the OBJ
iect of the entertainment was to raise
funds the academy boys took it up
with an excellent spirit
A sufficient amount Ia support q
student for one year was quickly
raised. The following letter, wh'oh
gives good idea of life at Hampton,
was received a short time so by the
beneficiary of the donations
Hampton Institute,
Hampton. Va. March 20, 1913.
Dear Friends-It is q pleasure TO
me to write and thank YOU for pay
ing my scholarship at Hampton.
This is my second term in the in
stitution. Last term | worked in the
academic office of the school and at
tended evening school. I am in day
school this term. Before coming to
Hampton I finished the grammar
school at my home Lexington. KY.
as 7 wanted to learn the briclllayers'
trade, which / expect to teach after
leaving Hampton. | WAS advised by
one of the Hampton graduates to
come here to learn my trade. | de-
cided to work year in order TO get
money enough to enter Hampton, and
do as ! had been advised instead of
finishing my studies in high school.
\ Work student.
II came to Hampton in the fall of
1911 as n work student. After spend
ing one term in the evening school,
decided to go to day school a term In
order 10 get better knowledge of
the academic branches pertaining to
my trade. and. too, this enabled me
to get a year of manual training work
along various branches.
THE first four months of the school
term | took my manual training in
the harness department, and also
forty minutes twice a week was taken
in mechanical drawing. ] am now
doing bench work. At present ] am
making a tool rack: the rest of the
term will be spent in making various
articles of wood.
1--WE spent one afternoon in the
gymnasium taking gymnastic exer-
else We have a large and well
equipped gymnasium. Besides doing
p-it
spend a good deal of time rowing. Wa
have four large boats which hold
twelve oarsmen each. During the
spring we practise track stunts on
the athletic field
Athletics is an important factor
among the students at Hampton. Our
football team lost only one game last
season. and We have three players
on the colored all-Ameri-
can football team. Our basketball
team has been defeated only once in
two years, and we have played the
best team in the East.
New Y. NJ. c. A. Building.
We have n new Y. NJ. c. A. building
for students. Here the young men
meet each evening and on holidays
play various games. We have re-
lieious services each Thursday and
Sunday evening in the auditorium of
the new building. We also have a
large library, which has over 100000
volumes. We have everything here
that could be had to make school life
ut Hampton pleasant
The school battalion attracts much
attention. We march TO dinner every
day with exception of Sunday and
Monday of each week We have bat
talon inspection every Sunday morn
ing before church services. In the
latter part of the spring the six com
panies of the battalion compete for
q silver cup which was given TO the
school by Major Winston. This cup
Is competed for each year. Company
c. of which | am corporal, won last
year, and We expect to win again
this spring.
! expect to begin my trade next Oc-
Iober. / am very much pleased with
Hampton and the kind people here.
AS an appreciation of your kindness
| shall try to do my best while here
and after I shall have gone from
Hampton also.
] thank you for your kindness.
Gratefully yours,
(Signed) JOSEPH c. PARKS.