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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 93
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
About this time the experiment was being tried for the first time, by General Armstrong, of educating Indians at Hampton. Few people then had any confidence in the ability of the Indians to receive education and to profit by it. General Armstrong was anxious to try the experiment systematically on a large scale. He secured from the reservations in the Western states over one hundred wild and for the most part perfectly ignorant Indians, the greater proportion of whom were young men. The special work which the General desired me to do was to be a sort of “house father” to the Indian young men—that is, I was to live in the building with them and have the charge of their discipline, clothing, rooms, and so on. This was a very tempting offer, but I had become so much absorbed in my work in West Virginia that I dreaded to give it up. However, I tore myself away from it. I did not know how to refuse to perform any service that General Armstrong desired of me.
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定位：Excerpt 93 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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阿姆斯特朗将军想尝试教育印第安人，当时几乎没人相信印第安人能受教育并从中受益。他找来一百多名未开化、大多无知的印第安青年，请华盛顿做他们的“舍监”，同住并管理纪律、衣着和房间。华盛顿在西弗吉尼亚的工作正投入，舍不得放弃，但又不愿拒绝将军的请求，最终忍痛接受。核心是：面对信任与责任，即使不舍也要担当。做法是：先认清事情的价值，再克服个人留恋，把承诺放在舒适之前。
上下文
布克·T·华盛顿自传《超越奴役》，讲述他在汉普顿学院协助阿姆斯特朗将军教育印第安人的经历。
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