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| An [[a:african_american_students|early African American graduate]] of Massachusetts Agricultural College and member of the Class of 1907, John T. Caruthers was born Mar. 22, 1879, and according to his entry in the //Index// for 1907, came to Amherst from his home in Columbia: | An [[a:african_american_students|early African American graduate]] of Massachusetts Agricultural College and member of the Class of 1907, John T. Caruthers was born Mar. 22, 1879, and according to his entry in the //Index// for 1907, came to Amherst from his home in Columbia: |
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| <html><blockquote> | "that's way down south in Tennessee... His home was in the hilly country where the phosphate grows and the little goats skip about over the bones of their ancient predecessors. He tells us that when he was not occupied in driving these refractory beasts, he was attending the public schools of Columbia. Later he graduated from the normal academic course at Nashville University. As Massachusetts best suited his ideas of what a college should be, he joined the class of 1907 and has never since regretted his choice. He has been a strong man for the class, having filled with dignity the position of sergeant-at-arms, and having been ropepull captain for two years. As a result Naughty-seven holds two trophies, well won. Major John honored him with a corporalsy, and he is a man always to be counted on in times of need." (1) |
| "that's way down south in Tennessee... His home was in the hilly country where the phosphate grows and the little goats skip about over the bones of their ancient predecessors. He tells us that when he was not occupied in driving these refractory beasts, he was attending the public schools of Columbia. Later he graduated from the normal academic course at Nashville University. As Massachusetts best suited his ideas of what a college should be, he joined the class of 1907 and has never since regretted his choice. He has been a strong man for the class, having filled with dignity the position of sergeant-at-arms, and having been ropepull captain for two years. As a result Naughty-seven holds two trophies, well won. Major John honored him with a corporalsy, and he is a man always to be counted on in times of need." (1)</blockquote></html> | |
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| Like his African American predecessors at MAC [[b:bridgeforth_george_ruffum|George R. Bridgeforth]], [[h:hood_william_lane|William Lane Hood]], [[h:hubert_zachary_taylor|Zack Hubert]], [[m:mebane_albert_l|Albert L. Mebane]], Caruthers had already graduated from an Historically Black College before enrolling at MAC, and was a stellar student, taking second prize in the Grinnell Agriculture Prize in 1907. (2). | Like his African American predecessors at MAC [[b:bridgeforth_george_ruffum|George R. Bridgeforth]], [[h:hood_william_lane|William Lane Hood]], [[h:hubert_zachary_taylor|Zack Hubert]], [[m:mebane_albert_l|Albert L. Mebane]], Caruthers had already graduated from an Historically Black College before enrolling at MAC, and was a stellar student, taking second prize in the Grinnell Agriculture Prize in 1907. (2). |
