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Negro Jeremiah E. [Herman?] of [Ellene-Taylor?] [?] of Norfolk Fellows
11/30/67
Dear Dr Waters
May I thank you for one of the proudest moments in my life. There was so much left unsaid about you during the presentation, but a time element was involved. while I was sitting listening to you speak, I had made up my mind then to write you, and say some of the unsaid things. I know the years of exposure to convicts {students as you call them, so I've been told.) has been an educational one, and you can imagine some of the comments (over)
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they have made, and will make about personnel connected with the administration; In your case (and looking over the room,) I reached the conclusion the people there especially yourself, received a lot of prayers from your students. Never have I been able to see goodness and compassion, concern, for your fellow man projected the way it was when you entered the room. With this in mind, and from what I've seen before, in other people, I see in you a life a person can look back upon and feel nothing but pride flowing thru your body. I may be wrong partially judging people by what state (over)
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they are in, physically and mentally according to thier age an what type of life they lead when they were younger. This among other things, impressed me about you. So alert, and articulate, the good Lord has watched and seen the good you have brought into people's lives over the years, and as the chairman of the Ethnic Committee, this has been a most gratifying experience for me, and I will always be in your debt. This letter is just a scratch on the surface, of what can and should be said about you. There is quite a bit more I could say, but duty calls, the chairman as I (over)
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have come to find out, isnt as easy as it looks, so being new at it I have to devote a lot of time to it. With one last thought in mind concerning the beautiful letter you wrote me. In the letter you said if there is anything you can do for the Ethnic Commitee to let you know? Well the only favor I would like to ask of you (two to be exact.) is that from time to time when you have a few minutes to spare to drop a few lines to me, so we will know how you are getting along. The second favor is, if you should have a spare photograph of yourself and your companion for the Ethnic Committee's Record Book. (over)