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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers which repealed the notorious ''Black Laws'' in the state. Arnett also backed the educational bill advocated by the WCTU. He served pastorates in Toledo, Cincinnati, and Columbus, becoming a bishop of the A.M.E. church in 1888. From John Henry Washington Tuskegee, Ala., Feb. I, 1897 Mr. B. T. Washington, Principal: In connection with the change about to be made in my work I submit the following: Since rrly connection with this Institution in ~ 885 I have been moved around from one place to another, and have never been told that these changes have been made because I did not give satisfaction in the work taken from me. I have been moved from seven different places, and the change that is now to take place will be eight. It is not to my credit, but Greatly against me, to have so many changes made. Some people like to move around from one place to! another to keep people from seeing their failures, but I do not. In whatever place you have thought best to put me I have always tried to do my best. It seems that nearly in all of the eight changes made, that they had been made after I had gone through the roughest of the work and about gotten to the place to reap the results of my effort. During the last three months ~ have looked forward with great hopes to what we might get from the farm within the next two years with Mr. Carver's help. I do not think it fair to' have me go on with the work these several years with such poor opportunities, and just at the time we have built up the soil, fenced the land, and secured a capable helper and adviser, to take the work from me. I had much rather leave, so that the matter will get on of my mind. If Mr. l. N. Calloway had shown, since he was appointed Business Agent, great tack and ability in business; or since he took the Marshall Farm from me, great fitness for farming or any promise of securing more from the Home Farm in the next two or more years than will be done with my recommendations under similar circumstances, I could then see reasons for such steps. I do not object in the least to giving up the farm work to any one, but I must protect myself. You have acknowledged Mr. Calloway's unfitness to run the Boarding Department, or to make a good Business Agent. The Institution pays him, at 260