ANECDOTE ABOUT LINCOLN COLLEGE TEACHERS

AFTER THE OLD MAIN BUILDING BURNED - THE BASEMENT HAD BEEN THE
FACULTY OFFICES - THERE WERE A HALF A DOZEN TEACHERS WHO SAID THEY
MANUSCRIPTS OF BOOKS OR ARTICLES THEY WERE WORKING ON. MOST OF
THEM COULDN'T READ LET ALONE WRITE JOURNAL ARTICLES BEFORE OR
AFTER THE FIRE.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE