No one seemed to think of himself.

And the officers and teachers, what a rare set of human beings they were! They worked for the students night and day, in seasons and out of season.

They seemed happy only when they were helping the students in some manner.

Whenever it is written--and I hope it will be--the part that the Yankee teachers played in the education of the Negroes immediately after the war will make one of the most thrilling parts of the history off this country.

The time is not far distant when the whole South will appreciate this service in a way that it has not yet been able to do..