was he in his behavior that once only between the time he became a
national character in 1895 until his death twenty years later did his
critics succeed in distorting any deed of his into the semblance of
misconduct. The very nature of the charge in this one instance was
sufficient refutation for any person acquainted in even the slightest
degree with the man's life, work, or character.

The press as well as the platform he constantly used to keep his work
before the public for money-raising purposes. He had as good a "nose
for a story" as the best of reporters, and every story that came his
way was sure to find its way into print. No matter how driven with
pressing matters nor how tired he never denied himself to "the
newspaper boys." He believed that the more prominence, the more
"limelight," he could secure the better, provided he used it for the
promotion of his work. Thus he presented the apparent anomaly of being
at the same time one of the most modest and unassuming of men and also
one of the greatest advertisers of his day.

As well as the general press of both races he constantly used the
school press for money-raising purposes. The school paper which
circulates among donors and prospective donors as well as among the
students, teachers, and graduates carries in each issue brief
statements of some immediate and pressing needs and the money required
to satisfy them. These needs are set forth in the following manner:

"WHAT $1,700 WILL DO"

"For a long while an important part of our extension work
and publicity work has been greatly hindered and hampered
because of the lack of a new and up-to-date printing press.

"One thousand and seven hundred dollars will supply us with
this long-felt need and greatly add to the value and
influence of our work."

"WHAT $3,000 WILL DO"

"One of our very greatest and most practical needs is a well
but simply equipped Canning Factory. Three thousand dollars
would help us to properly equip the Canning Factory we
already have at Tuskegee. The factory will help not only in
preserving large quantities of vegetables, fruits, berries,
etc., during the summer, but at the same time could be used
as a means of teaching large numbers of our girls a useful
industry, and, more than that, the products could be used to
sustain the institution during the winter months.

"We could not only use e