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kegee Institute,
Alabama, and Has a
! PleasantInterviewwith
Principal DR.. Robert
r. Motion and Secre-
taryI, Emmett J. Scott

other people. Then on to Montgomery,
Ala. 1t was pleasure to be there and
meet these good people and see what
they were doing and how they were
doing it. Had the pleasure of meeting
but few this time, because 1 pulled
right on through the city to Selma,
Ala.
Selma is the home of Prof. R. B.
Hudson, secretary of the National Bap-
fist convention, and is principal of one
of the best schools in the country, and
there is noa a school any better dis
ciplined than this one. He is just a
man and big man at that. 1t was
to me source of pleasure to come in
touch with him and to see what he was
doing for God and his race.
Selma University was visited. They
were having a service there, bringing
men from all over the state, recogniz-
ing the return of President Pollard.
Several years ago he resigned the work
and went to Florida, where he succeed
ed in doing some real good there. DR..
NJ. W. Gilbert was called to the presi-
dency of Selma University and remain
ed there until it got too heavy for him
and he resigned. Then after looking
around the Lord directed them to call
back DR.. Pollard, and he returned to
the institution, believe me. He re-
turned to work and has started in to
bring the school back to where it was
few years ago, and he is going to do
it. L will not be able to give you de-
tails.
Spent the night in Selma, and next
afternoon returned to Montgomery,
spoke for Rev. A. J. Stokes and then
turned my attention to leaving for Mt.
Meigs, the village school established
by one of the greatest women of our
race today, Miss Georgia Washington,
who has been unselfish and had heart
to do something for her people and sue
ceeded in doing that something. I met
all the teachers of the school, talked
with the people of the village, and be-
fore 1 could get through eating sweet
potatoes, there was right there an auto
mobile from Tuskegee to tote me over
there. Well it was a delightful ride,
and that is some school. Have you ever
been there7 1 wish you could just go
there one time. 1t is just like another
big city. 1 would call it city inhabit-
ed by intellectual, Industrious young
people with the old people mixed in
here and there.
This was the school started by DIR.
Booker T. Washington, the great edu-
Gator who left Us almost a year ago.
Buildings are some of the best and
finest in the country, and then they have
everything right there. Reaching the
city of Tuskegee Institute, went di-
rect to the Office and found office boys
and girls, men and women writing on
them writing machines. One man,
whose position / did not learn, received
me and escorted me into the Office of
Secretary Emmett J. Scott, Secretary
of the institution, secretary of the Ma
tional Negro Business League, was
Isecretary to DR.. Booker 7. Washington
and now is looking after affairs for Dr.
Motion. He shook my hands just like
was one of them big educators myself,
and this almost made me shout. just
think of it, man like Mr.. Scott,
shaking hands with me, and stopping
everything to say few words to me
then escorted me into the presence OF
Principal R. R. Motion.
/ am sure YOU have heard Of Prin'
cipal Motion before, because he was an
active man in public affairs before ne
was called to succeed the late Booker
T. Washington. He was connected with
Hampton Institute in Virginia. he
lalso received me. DR.. Motion has GER
tainly gone right into the hearts OF the
American people. He is just man who
is doing things, a man Of worth, q man
of ability, and an educator who VII
rank with the best in any race or coun
try. he was not too busy to talk with
me and to see what was doing. Thi'
also made me happy. Then he escorted
me to supper, and we ate at the same
table, side by side. Now You know
am coming up.