W.E.B Du Bois

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             At Fisk became known as the campus celebrity. The class's he took were Latin, Greek, French, calculus; chemistry, physics, and botany . When h became ill with typhoid fever the campus all helped out. He edited the school newspaper, the Fisk Herald . Spent his summer vacation as a teacher at a rural school, the school had no desks and few books. Du Bois graduated in June 1888. Turned down scholarship to Hartford Theological Seminary, Harvard offered Du Bois a grant for $250 . The class's he took were science, history, economics, sociology, and philosophy. .
             Won Mathews Scholarship in 1889, won second place in Boylston Prize for oratory . Joined Philosophical Cub and Foxcraft . His off campus was an activist. In June 1890 graduated from Harvard. He met Maud Cuney they became engaged but never married. He spoke out at his graduation, he got a good response. The American Historical Association invited Du Bois to deliver a speech in a meeting in Washington D.C. The speech was called thrilling . Applied for a grant from John F. Slater Fund for Negro Education . Du Bois wanted to go to foreign university. Wrote to Rutherford B. Hayes about the grant, letter went unanswered. Sent two more applications to Hayes, on May 1891 Hayes responded to the letter. Also mailed recommendations to Hayes, in April 1892 Slater Fund gave Du Bois gave him $750. .
             Arrived in Europe on August 1, 1892, went to Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin. Spent summer before school year traveling in Eiseniach, were he fell in love with Dora Marback. At school took economics, politics, and history, couldn't take philosophy. When Du Bois was there he witnessed national rivalries and a lot of poverty . Slater Fund renewed his fellowship for one more year. The next year fellowship ran out, was completing his third semester needs five semesters to get the degree . .
             Returned to Great Barrington, Massachusetts went looking for a job.