What experience has taught me ; an autobiography of Thomas William Burton .. . the winter term. At that time a student could work at the col-lege, so as to pay a part of his schooling. AtHoward Hall, a dormitory for the boys, was amess club run by those who were not able toboard at the Ladies Hall, the regular boardingplace. There were twenty-five students at thismess club waiting for a cook. After I matricu-lated in part, and returned to the hall, some oneasked me if I could cook. Why, sure thing,I remarked. I took the job and cooked for theboys that whole term, went to school, and didmy own
What experience has taught me ; an autobiography of Thomas William Burton .. . the winter term. At that time a student could work at the col-lege, so as to pay a part of his schooling. AtHoward Hall, a dormitory for the boys, was amess club run by those who were not able toboard at the Ladies Hall, the regular boardingplace. There were twenty-five students at thismess club waiting for a cook. After I matricu-lated in part, and returned to the hall, some oneasked me if I could cook. Why, sure thing,I remarked. I took the job and cooked for theboys that whole term, went to school, and didmy own laundrying on Saturdays. I entered theprimary department and learned to write a let-ter, and received an answer to it that winter forthe first time in my life. May 4th of that year(1881) I was twenty-one years of age, and feltmyself very important because I could read andwrite and was of age. After Commencement of that year I wentinto the harvest field and did anything my handscould find to do; so when fall term opened I wasthere to hear the first stroke of the old college. y Thomas off for Berea College, Ky., January 1, 1881. Off for Berea College, Ky. 49 bell. I then entered the intermediate depart-ment and remained in school the fall and winterterms, but had to go to work the spring left with the determination to make moneyenough so as to return in the fall and remain inschool the whole nine months. I found my wayto Maysville, Ky., and there I worked for acontractor by the name of Mr. Tom Curr. Heput me to digging sewers with a lot of other men,and from that to shoveling coal from the bargeson the Ohio River. Thinking, perhaps, that Icould make more clear money as a roustabout onthe river, I got me a job as roustabout on theMorning Mail, a boat then running betweenMaysville and Cincinnati. That job reminded memore of slavery than any I had met since thereal days of slavery, but I thought I could standanything physically that any other man worked with a new det
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