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See Chap 8th Our Teachers

There were three other teachers employed
in our school before I gave up the work there, viz.
Robert Scott Jr. Egbert Terry, and Benjamin Tonsler.
As they were not working under the auspices of

the Society in Boston I omitted to mention
them in the Chapter on "Our Teachers," but
feel that they should receive recognition as
having taken up the work under the local
School Board while it was co-operating
with the Freedmens Aid Society.

Robert Scott was a pupil of Miss Gardners
as also was Egbert Terry until she resigned
when the latter came under my instruction
for a time, and both were soon given places
in the towns schools. As well as I can now
recall they did very satisfactory work and
Terry is still teaching near Charlottesville.
Robert Scott died many years ago.

Benjamin Tonsler was in my class
for about two years, I think, possibly more,
when, finding him a particularly bright
and promising boy, I appealed to Gen.
Armstrong in his behalf, and succeeded
in getting him into a position in the
Hampton School where he could earn
all the expenses of board tuition etc.

while he remained there. He graduated at the end
of two years, and upon his return to Charlottesville
was immediately given a school by the local
Board. He was very successful, and at last
accounts, was Principal of the colored schools
in that city.