Our graduates, and the majority of the students that have gone out from here, have ever had an unselfish spirit, and have been willing to go out and work at first for small salaries, and in uncomfortable places, where in a large degree conditions have been discouraging and desolate.
Washington reflects on the selflessness of graduates who are willing to work in challenging conditions for the greater good.
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