CONTENTS

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION[1]
By Booker T. Washington.
PART I
THE SCHOOL AND ITS PURPOSES
I.—PRESENT ACHIEVEMENTS AND GOVERNING IDEALS[19]
By Emmett J. Scott, Mr. Washington's Executive Secretary.
II.—RESOURCES AND MATERIAL EQUIPMENT[35]
By Warren Logan, Treasurer of the School.
III.—THE ACADEMIC AIMS[56]
By Roscoe C. Bruce, Director of the Academic Department.
IV.—WHAT GIRLS ARE TAUGHT, AND HOW[68]
By Mrs. Booker T. Washington, Director of Industries for Girls.
V.—HAMPTON INSTITUTE'S RELATION TO TUSKEGEE[87]
By Robert R. Moton.
PART II
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES BY GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL
I.—A COLLEGE PRESIDENT'S STORY[101]
By Isaac Fisher, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
II.—A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S STORY[111]
By William H. Holtzclaw, of Utica, Mississippi.
III.—A LAWYER'S STORY[141]
By George W. Lovejoy, of Mobile, Alabama.
IV.—A SCHOOL TREASURER'S STORY[152]
By Martin A. Menafee, of Denmark, South Carolina.
V.—THE STORY OF A FARMER[164]
By Frank Reid, of Dawkins, Alabama.
VI.—THE STORY OF A CARPENTER[173]
By Gabriel B. Miller, of Fort Valley, Georgia.
VII.—COTTON-GROWING IN AFRICA[184]
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.
IX.—A WOMAN'S WORK[211]
By Cornelia Bowen, of Waugh (Mt. Meigs), Alabama.
X.—UPLIFTING OF THE SUBMERGED MASSES[224]
By W. J. Edwards, of Snow Hill, Alabama.
XI.—A DAIRYMAN'S STORY[253]
By Lewis A. Smith, of Rockford, Illinois.
XII.—THE STORY OF A WHEELWRIGHT[264]
By Edward Lomax, of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
XIII.—THE STORY OF A BLACKSMITH[276]
By Jubie B. Bragg, of Tallahassee, Florida.
XIV.—A DRUGGIST'S STORY[285]
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.
XVI.—A NEGRO COMMUNITY BUILDER[317]
By Russell C. Calhoun, of Eatonville, Florida.
XVII.—THE EVOLUTION OF A SHOEMAKER[338]
By Charles L. Marshall, of Cambria, Virginia.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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BOOKER T. WASHINGTON[Frontispiece]
EMMETT J. SCOTT[20]
Mr. Washington's Executive Secretary.
THE COLLIS P. HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL BUILDING[26]
WARREN LOGAN[36]
Treasurer of the School
THE OFFICE BUILDING IN PROCESS OF ERECTION[50]
Student carpenters shown at work.
ROSCOE C. BRUCE[56]
Director of the Academic Department.
A PORTION OF THE SCHOOL GROUNDS[64]
ANOTHER PORTION OF THE SCHOOL GROUNDS[66]
MRS. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON[68]
Director of Industries for Girls.
A CLASS IN MILLINERY[76]
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL[94]
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.
Seated, left to right: Lloyd G. Wheeler, Business Agent; Robert R.
Taylor, Director of Mechanical Industries; John H. Washington,
General Superintendent of Industries; Warren Logan, Treasurer;
Booker T. Washington, Principal; Miss Jane E. Clark, Dean of
Woman's Department; Mrs. Booker T. Washington, Director of Industries
for Girls; and Emmett J. Scott, Secretary to the Principal.
The Director of the Academic Department, Roscoe C. Bruce, and the
Commandant of Cadets, Major J. B. Ramsey, also members of
the Executive Council, were absent when photograph was taken.
THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY BUILDING[108]
MORNING AT THE BARNS ON THE SCHOOL FARM[122]
Teams of horses and cattle ready to start for the day's work.
STUDENTS PRUNING PEACH-TREES[146]
A SILO ON THE FARM[166]
Students filling it with fodder corn, steam-power being used.
A MODEL DINING-ROOM[208]
From the department where table-service is taught.
THE CULTURE OF BEES[220]
Students at work in the apiary.
IN THE DAIRY[254]
Students using separators.
STUDENTS AT WORK IN THE HARNESS SHOP[270]
AT THE HOSPITAL[294]
A corner in the boys' ward.
IN THE TIN SHOP[300]
STUDENTS CANNING FRUIT[308]
STARTING A NEW BUILDING[314]
Student masons laying the foundation in brick.
GIRLS GARDENING[344]

TUSKEGEE AND ITS PEOPLE