No one seemed to think of himself. And the officers and teachers,
what a rare set of human beings they were! They worked for the
students night and day, in seasons and out of season. They seemed
happy only when they were helping the students in some manner.
Whenever it is written -- and I hope it will be -- the part that the
Yankee teachers played in the education of the Negroes immediately
after the war will make one of the most thrilling parts of the history
off this country. The time is not far distant when the whole South
will appreciate this service in a way that it has not yet been able to
do.
CHAPTER IV
HELPING OTHERS
AT the end of my first year at Hampton I was confronted with another
difficulty. Most of the students went home to spend their vacation.
I had no money with which to go home, but I had to go somewhere. In
those days very few students were permitted to remain at the school
during vacation. It made me feel very sad and homesick to see the
other students preparing to leave and starting for home. I not only
had no money with which to go home, but I had none with which to go
anywhere.
In some way, however, I had gotten hold of an extra, second-hand
coat which I thought was a pretty valuable coat.
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