The crucible, a southerner's impression of Hampton . The Hampton Battalion The Crucible A Southerners Impression of Hampton AMPTON Normal and Agricultural Institute!The name doesnt suggest anything of particu-lar interest, does it ? Rather prosaic than other-wise, and when you couple the uninterestingtitle with the fact that it is an industrial school for Negroesand Indians, it seems hardly worth while to read about that is why, to the great majority of citizens of theUnited States, the name Hampton means little or Right there is where they make the greatest mistake of th
The crucible, a southerner's impression of Hampton . The Hampton Battalion The Crucible A Southerners Impression of Hampton AMPTON Normal and Agricultural Institute!The name doesnt suggest anything of particu-lar interest, does it ? Rather prosaic than other-wise, and when you couple the uninterestingtitle with the fact that it is an industrial school for Negroesand Indians, it seems hardly worth while to read about that is why, to the great majority of citizens of theUnited States, the name Hampton means little or Right there is where they make the greatest mistake of theirlives. Of all the places of absorbing interest in the country,Hampton Institute can easily claim the lead, and make goodthat claim, whether it be from an industrial, sociological, phil-anthropic, or any other basis. The institute is a crucible—a veritable crucible in whichfor nearly half a century a modern miracle has taken out the South, where Negro life has been an existence ofmental and moral darkness, steeped in ignorance, idleness, andsuperstition, a steady, ceaseless current has flowed into thiscrucible, there to be transformed by the wonder-touch, and inturn poured forth, a living stream of moral integrity, mentalstrength, and industrial ability. Quietly has this miracle been wrought—with infinitepatience and surpassing skill, with kindly firmness, and anunswerving, steadfast endeavor. The inclination to deal in superlatives where Hamptonis the theme is inevitable. The saving grace lies in the factthat w
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