Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-09
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Big Boyl" This is the nickname
the Hampton institute students have
for Allen Wadsworth Washington,
now associate commandant of cadets.
who is officially known as Captain
Washington" He will be the sue
cessor OF Maj. Robert r. Morton. the
princlpal-elect of Tuskegee institute.
Some years ago It was said that
if Hampton had done no more than
train Booker T. Washington. it would
have paid for itself many times over.
Recently the nation. especially the
South, has been rejoicing that Major
Motion. another distinguished gradn-
ate of Hampton. would soon take up
Doctor Washington's heavy burden at
Tuskegee. Today the friends of Hamp.
ton and of Negro education are re-
joicing that another self-made, Hamp-
ton-trained man, Allen Washington,
viii become the eommandant Of ca.
diets at Hampton, where he was grad
uated IN 1S91--a product OF the pio-
neer work OF General Samuel Chap
man Armstrong.
Allen Washington came to the
Hampton school from Gloucester
county. county which is well known
on account of the large percentage Of
Negroes who own their farms and
their homes; Negroes who are Law.
abiding and thrifty. and who have won
the respect OF the best white people
because OF their industry and good
character.
Allen Washington entered the
Hampton institute in September, 1855,
and became what is called a work
STUDENT" that is. he worked by day
at manual labor and then went to
school for two hours on five nights
Of the week In 1883 he finished the
harness makers trade and then spent
two years In the Hampton day school
academic department.
After his graduation Allen Washing
ton was employed by day in the har-
ness making shop and by night he
helped in the commandments depart.
ment. During the next year he spent
one.half OF his day In the harness
shop and one-half in the command.
ants Office. Little by little he be
came more active in the disciplinary
work, and soon found his full stride
in handling boys-handling them with
sympathy and still with frmness.
THE South has made no great head
way with the eolored soldier idea.
though there Is company at Nash
vile In Georgia. North and South
Carolina, and some other southern
states. where by actual count whites
and blacks run about even. Il was es.
sayed- II the South has shrunk from
the thought of colored soldiers, Uncle
Sam has not been so particular There
are two regiments OF colored cavalry
now hunting villa in Mexico. a regi
ment Of colored infantry al Honolulu.
and another enroute home from the
Philippines. II the latter Is detailed
TO Mexico. as is quite likely. It Is
hoped that the gentlemen on the other
side Of the Rio Grande viii not take
It too much 20 heart at being soundly
thrashed by soldiers who. on the aver.
age. are not marked by a more dusky
type than themselves. Correspond
ence Chicago Daily News.
II is said that moonshine whisky in
the South. instead OF being sold, 10
left" by the roadside. the purchaser
being expected to pick up the jug and
leave the monetary equivalent, a case
where failure may mean reminder
propelled by a well.known inter com.
pound. one tilRt whistles as it passes
by the ear.
Considerable progress Is being made
by the District committee OF eolored
citizens. in charge OF the campaign
to raise $1,000 In the District Of Co
lunibia FOR the benefit of the Booker
r. Washington memorial fund The
effort Is a part OF the national cam
paign now being waged TO raise
fund of $1,000, 600 for the purpose OF
helping Tuskegee institute. the Negro