This charming young lady disarmed his truculent spirit, and the usually collected and determined young man was at a loss how to proceed. The girl, however, was obviously impressed and pleased by his evidence of interest, whatever its nature; so in a manner vastly different from the one he had intended to assume, he continued:
‚ÄúThere is a way in which we may be of service to you, and that is by enlightening you upon points concerning which the nature of your position‚ÅÝ‚Äîboth as teacher and socially‚ÅÝ‚Äîmust keep you in the dark.
“For instance, all these Negroes are, as you know, of wretchedly low morals; but there are a few so depraved that it would be suicidal to take them into this school. We recognize the good you are doing, but we do not want it more than offset by utter lack of discrimination in choosing your material.”