Tuskegee.

Tuskegee in its present state of development would be one of the marvels
of the age, even if the personality of its Principal were left out of
consideration.

Two thousand Negroes who are scarcely a generation removed from
bondage, being trained, disciplined, controlled by 200 or more of the
same racial type; 2,000 Negroes being educated, morally, industrially,
intellectually; an industrial university with 100 large buildings well
equipped and beautifully laid-off grounds, with a hum and bustle of
industry, scientifically and practically conducted by a race considered
as representing the lowest ethnic type, upsetting the theories of many
well-meaning people who believe the Negroes incapable of maintaining
themselves in this civilization, incapable of uniting in any successful
endeavor without being under the direct personal control of the dominant
Aryan--this is one of the greatest achievements of the race during its
years of freedom.

Hampton, though a dozen years older, the pioneer in industrial
education, equally well equipped, quite as well conducted, doing as
great a work in the elevation of the races it represents, and holding
just as important a place in the scheme of modern education, is not so
interesting or so wonderful, because its conception and execution are
the product of Aryan thought and Aryan ingenuity. New ideas, new
discoveries, new inventions and organizations, new methods and new
institutions, have been conspicuous among the white race for a thousand
years. General Armstrong's wisdom and foresight were truly wonderful, as
indeed are also those of his worthy successor, Dr. H. B. Frissell, under
whose direction the school's influence and usefulness have steadily
increased, and along lines that General Armstrong would approve; but had
Hampton been founded and brought to its present state of proficiency by
a Negro, and its dominating force been of the African race, it would be
a more wonderful and interesting institution. In other words, the white
race has long since passed its experimental period. It now is the
standard of measurement for all other races. The Negro's achievements,
then, are considered largely with reference to the impression which they
make upon the race of whose civilization and government he is a part.

[Illustration: THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.]

Tuskegee, therefore, stands out more prominently than Hampton as an
exponent of industrial education, and has been more sev