The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.6, page 431, Apr. 1902, U. of Illinois Press

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APRIL · 1902 found general consumption of the body which brought on disease of the valves of left side of heart hence the sudden death. The State of his health was clearly noted last Aug. when he was brought back to the school from Taliassee very dangerously sick & allowed to enter the hospital for treatment. He had not fully regainecl his original health up to his death. As soon as I found his true condition ~ advised the school to send him home which the school thought best not to do. Two cases of consumption have lately been excused to go home. Claudia Price a special student in millinery from ark. proved to be pregnant and was sent away. The sickness among the girls has made a very rapid decrease since the matter of making them wear heavier clothing out at night and being inspected more closely. The average sickness dropped from 7 to ~ daily pr wk. At present we have four patients in the hospital, & we are hoping to have it clear soon. I am sorry to have to again state that Miss Smith Head Nurse is as yet confined to bee! and for five weeks she has been disabled to work. She will not be able to do any work this term to amount to much. But with Miss Rickst & Miss Washingtto~n2 we are going on nicely with the work—which is getting in good shape. The light epidemic of measles & chicken pox which struck the school sometime ago has been completely stamped out. Next Sumer promises to be a very hot one & will doubtless be followed by much fever next fall, therefore I earnestly advise (~) that no sickly students be kept over during sumer but be excused to go out for a change of climate localities & food and it will enable them to with stand the following year's work better. (~) Also that a general plan of whitewashing & painting of all the needy buildings & rooms during next sumer. (3) That the laundry hall, if it is tto] be used for girls' rooms be divided into rooms before the fol. term. As it is now it is a very undisarable place—account of its being so open, & cold. (4) That the drainage system of the school be especially looked into & improved. That leading out from boys' closet, and that from laundry & Ala Hall. That from the last two named places has to go, down in front of the hospital—hence the urgent necessity of better protection from the infection from poor condition of the present 4