The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.3, page 204, Jan. 1892, U. of Illinois Press

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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers Lectures in Natural History, we think, should be given with as few technical names as possible. Whenever it is possible students should have the Actual specimen before them to examine. The work of the Senior class in Physics we consider to be very satisfactory. B. T. Washington For the Faculty HLpS Con. ~ o6 BTW Papers DLC. The press copy used here is blank on the left margin for two or three letters of the initial word of each line. The editors' reconstruction of the missing letters seemed doubtful in only two instances. To John A. Roy fTuskegee, Ala.] Jan gth ~~ 893 Mr. J. A. Roy: Replying to your note of January 7th I would say that it always gives the greatest satisfaction to comply with the wishes of the teachers in any way I possibly can. I am always glad to raise their wages when it is possible to do so. At present I hardly see how you can consistently ask us to' increase your wages. I hope you realize that the expense of carrying on the farm has been very great this last year, and in addition to this the crop was a very great failure. I did say that I would increase your salary just as fast as you made your work of value to the institution. The best way to' secure an increase is to take :hold of the work and male your self invaluable to the school. The idea in purchasing the farm was to have it supply the school with grain, syrup, potatoes and such other products, and in addition to this the school should get from the fawn in the near future hogs, poultry, beef, milk, & butter etc. If you will take hold of the farm and bring it up to the point where we can secure such products from it we shall be very glad to, increase your salary. There are few young people who have such an opportunity as yourself and the whole matter is with you. If you will make the farm pay well we will give you more money. If not, we cannot give more. We shall give you just as nearly as possible what you desire in carrying on the farm and hold you responsible for results. If they are good you will share in the profits and if they are 204