After a
student had been in the night-school long enough to prove what was in
him, I gave him a printed certificate which read something like this:
--
"This is to certify that James Smith is a member of The Plucky
Class of the Hampton Institute, and is in good and regular standing."
The students prized these certificates highly, and they added
greatly to the popularity of the night-school. Within a few weeks
this department had grown to such an extent that there were about
twenty-five students in attendance. I have followed the course of
many of these twenty-five men and women ever since then, and they are
now holding important and useful positions in nearly every part of the
South. The night-school at Hampton, which started with only twelve
students, now numbers between three and four hundred, and is one of
the permanent and most important features of the institution.
CHAPTER VII
EARLY DAYS AT TUSKEGEE
DURING the time that I had charge of the Indians and the night-school
at Hampton, I pursued some studies myself, under the direction of the
instructors there. One of these instructors was the Rev. Dr. H.B.
Frissell, the present Principal of the Hampton Institute, General
Armstrong's successor.
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