Those who write the following chapters represent, in the main, this class. They have written simply, with perfect frankness, have dealt with the significant things of their lives, and have demonstrated, the writer believes, that from humble origin black men and women may confidently be counted upon, with proper encouragement, to win success. The chapters are autobiographical, significantly optimistic, with just pride in what has been done, and outlining, as did "Up from Slavery"--which was commended as a proper model--experiences from childhood, the school-life of the writer, and the results achieved in the direction of putting into practise what was learned in school. Through this symposium it is hoped that the public may learn, in the best possible way, some of the finer results already accomplished by the Tuskegee Institute.
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, ALABAMA, _April 1, 1905_.
I.--PRESENT ACHIEVEMENTS AND GOVERNING IDEALS 19
By Emmett J. Scott, Mr. Washington's Executive Secretary.
By Warren Logan, Treasurer of the School.
By Roscoe C. Bruce, Director of the Academic Department.
By Mrs. Booker T. Washington, Director of Industries for Girls.
V.--HAMPTON INSTITUTE'S RELATION TO TUSKEGEE 87
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES BY GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL
By Isaac Fisher, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
By William H. Holtzclaw, of Utica, Mississippi.
By George W. Lovejoy, of Mobile, Alabama.
By Martin A. Menafee, of Denmark, South Carolina.
By Gabriel B. Miller, of Fort Valley, Georgia.
By John W. Robinson, of Lome, Togo, West Africa.
VIII.--THE STORY OF A TEACHER OF COOKING 200
By Mary L. Dotson, of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
By Cornelia Bowen, of Waugh (Mt. Meigs), Alabama.
X.--UPLIFTING OF THE SUBMERGED MASSES 224
By Lewis A. Smith, of Rockford, Illinois.
By Edward Lomax, of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
By Jubie B. Bragg, of Tallahassee, Florida.
By David L. Johnston, of Birmingham, Alabama.
XV.--THE STORY OF A SUPERVISOR OF MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES 299
By James M. Canty, of Institute P. O., West Virginia.
By Russell C. Calhoun, of Eatonville, Florida.
By Charles L. Marshall, of Cambria, Virginia.
THE COLLIS P. HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL BUILDING 26
THE OFFICE BUILDING IN PROCESS OF ERECTION 50
Standing, left to right: P. C. Parks, Superintendent of Farm; George W. Carver, Director, Agricultural Department; J. N. Calloway, Land Extension; John H. Palmer, Registrar; Charles H. Gibson, Resident Auditor; Edgar J. Penney, Chaplain.