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The BOOKER T. WAS HINGTON Papers times it looks almost like the batalion every morning on the school grounds. Mr. Washington, I have come to the conclusion that I will board at the building the remains of my time in school. I have consulted my people, and they leave the matter altagather with myself. Now I ask your views on the matter. Don't you think it would be best for me? I am sure I do. Heretofore I have been missing all of the important lectures given at night, all debating societies and all Wednesday night exercises, and I don't think from now on I can aboard to loose them. If you will give me some work to do so as to pay a part of my board, I will come in on the Seth of September. I cannt posibully come in before then. ~ am doing all ~ can to inIargen our school and I have succeeded in getting several young men to say posatively that they are coming in school with us. The weather is very warm up here. But by some means we aD manage to stand it very well. We all are having very good health, and on the whole we are doing nicely. The names of the boys up here with me are as follows. Marshall,, R. E. Anderson,2 Torbert,3 Henderson,4 McCIarren,5 Gaserway,6 Canty,7 M. C. Williams,8 Chambl~ss,9 Watkins,~° James Johnston (my brother), Hubbard and my self. They all like here very well but R. E. Anderson he is speaking of going home Sunday. Please let me hear from you soon and then I will know how to arange my business. I am, Prof., Your obedient student David L. Johnston ALS Con. 85 BTW Papers DLC. ~ Shadrack Richard Marshall of Paschal, Gal, entered Tuskegee in 1884 and graduated in 1888. After graduation he taught in the public schools in Marshall and Columbus, Ga. 2 Robert Edward Anderson from Montgomery, Ala., entered Tuskegee in 1883 and graduated in 1889. After graduation he taught first in Cotton Valley, Ala., and then in various other Alabama public schools. He also worked as a bookkeeper. 3 Luke Torbert of Tuskegee first enrolled in Tuskegee in ~ 88 ~ and was in ~ 887 a member of the senior class. He left school before the end of the 1887-88 academic year and did not return. 4 George Washington Henderson. 5 William Milton McClarren of Tuskegee entered the institute in 1887 and graduated in 189~. Later he taught in Alabama before moving to Washington, D.C., where he graduated from the Spencerian Business College and worked as a copyist with the U.S. Navy Department. 6 Alfred Phileman Gazaway of Tuskegee entered the school in 1886 and graduated in 189~. Later he taught in Macon County and Birmingham public schools. 7 James Monroe Canty, born in Marietta, Gal, in :863, came to Tuskegee in 372