Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

the S. A. T. C. 1 Immediately tried
to reach you on the phone. but was
informed that you We're out of the
city. Hence, 1 am sending you this
special delivery letter.
II am glad that we found 1T pos
sible to make this adjustment.
Sincerely,
(signed) M. G. Filler"
With this assurance and happy in
| the thought that they might con-
tinue their studies and take part in
the military training, the two boys
| left for Carlisle on Sunday, Septem-
Der 22, and reported at the college.
They underwent their physical ex-
Limitations and promptly telephoned
to their parents that both had passed
successfully. The next day they
took their places in the battalion
and participated in the drill that
day.
On Tuesday came the thunder
clap. During the drill DR.. Morgan
and the commandant, said Mr.. JEFF
ferson to-day, stood in front of the
battalion, which was at attention.
After a considerable wait, during
which one of the students almost
tainted and was assisted out of line
DR.. Morgan called out William, the
elder of the Jefferson boys, and said
in substance:
I'VE have been considering your
case for some time and have decid-
ed that it would, perhaps, be better
If you would go to a colored school
There are a number of Southern
boys coming here tonight and they
might make it unpleasant for you
He then asked William what he
thought about it, and he replied
IF you say so, there is nothing
lAIc fnt 20 do hut 30
was working for a degree at Dick
inson, and you know what it would
mean to me after the war"
Sent Home
Dr. Morgan replied that they had
better go home and talk it over
with their father. Both boys re-
turned home the same evening anc
were so hurt and humiliated by
their experience that they did not
Ifeel like leaving their fathers roof
Previously, William, the elder
hoy, had replied on his question
naire to the local draft board thai
day into the military service ano
1.-The developments naturally caused
him great embarrassment on thai
account
For several days the family were
busy in the effort to have the boys
entered at another institution. They
are both now students at Howard
University, at Washington, and ir
training at Camp Howard. Dear
Filler issued certificates of theiI
standing at Dickinson that they
might enter another institution, in
dicating regret over the circum.
stances, and subsequently sent &
letter stating that both he and DR.
Morgan regretted the incidents:
Washington Agrees
Mr.. Jefferson was asked whether
the color line had ever been raised
before at Dickinson and replied thai
it had not, so far as he had evel
heard; that there were Southern
boys among the students before thi:
year, and that no question had evel
been raised about his sons. He fel
keenly the treatment of the two
boys, inasmuch as he believed hi
had taken proper precautions tt
avoid any complications which
might result from the introduction
Iof military training.
William and his younger brother
are both proud of the fact tha
their uncles-one a brother of Mrs
Jefferson and the other of Mr.. JEFF
Iferson-are now fighting the battle
of human freedom and justice anc
liberty in France.
i Manner of Election Hurts
Among the friends of the Jeffer
sons the question of racial differ
Iences is not discussed so much a!
the unkind and heartless way il
(which the boys were requested tC
drop out of the institution. They