aracteristic of both. This pastor's class has become an interesting
feature of Hampton, with a mission of peace and good-will to both
races and all sects and sections. Now in its second year, it numbers,
as pupils, 17 colored pastors of Hampton and vicinity. Baptist and
Methodist; and as teachers Rev. Mr. Frissell, chaplain, and Rev. Mr.
Tolman, ex-chaplain of the school, Northern Congregationalist
ministers, with Miss Alice Bacon, who thus worthily wears her
venerated fathers mantle, and the Southern white ministers from
Hampton, Episcopal, Baptist and Methodist, in unity of spirit that is
verily "a good and a pleasant thing to see." The studies are the
Bible and Bible history, pastoral theology and composition. In
cultivating better understanding and kindly relations between these
colored and white neighbors, and the relations of the school with
both, as well as in helping meet the great need of an intelligent
ministry, this pastor's class is doing important work. Some of its
members board at the school, working their way in part like the other
students, sometimes entering their classes. Some are helped to come
by their congregations, who appreciate the opportunity.

A handsome gold medal, presented by Mr. W. J. Demorest, of New York
City, was awarded to Harris Barrett, of the senior class, for
excellence in the junior elementary studies, the three R's,
geography, grammar and spelling, in which the whole class were
examined for the prize without special review, only one falling below
an average of 50 per cent. on all, and five averaging above 90--a
better showing than some Northern college seniors could make, I fear.

As usual, some of the school's former graduates returned to tell the
story of their labors, and nearly fifty were present on the
invitation yearly renewed to all.

The valedictorian was the youngest of a family of one sister and four
brothers, children of a minister, who have graduated at the school,
the last two with the honor of the valedictory.

The Indian graduates were represented by two of their number, a young
man of the Sac and Fox tribe, Indian Territory, who gave his own
reasons for claiming and desiring citizenship for his people, which
were: 1st, that the Indian also is a child of the Father; 2d, that
he was once owner of the land; 3d, that without this protection and
help he must perish; 4th, that with it he can become a useful member
of the nation, a man among men. An Indian girl plead