I shall never forget
the first time I met him. It was in Richmond, Va., where he was
then living. I had heard much about him. When I first went into
his presence, trembling because of my youth and inexperience, he
took me by the hand so cordially, and spoke such encouraging
words, and gave me such helpful advice regarding the proper
course to pursue, that I came to know him then, as I have known
him ever since, as a high example of one who is constantly and
unselfishly at work for the betterment of humanity.
Mr. Morris K. Jessup, the treasurer of the Slater Fund, I refer
to because I know of no man of wealth and large and complication
business responsibilities who gives not only money but his time
and thought to the subject of the proper method of elevating the
Negro to the extent that is true of Mr. Jessup. It is very
largely through this effort and influence that during the last
few years the subject of industrial education has assumed the
importance that it has, and been placed on its present footing.
Chapter XIII. Two Thousand Miles For A Five-Minute Speech
Soon after the opening of our boarding department, quite a number
of students who evidently were worthy, but who were so poor that
they did not have any money to pay even the small charges at the
school, began applying for admission.
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