However, there are acouple of things to remember. When the plumb (heel)cut and level (seat) cut lines are laid out for abirdâs-mouth on a hip rafter, set the body of the squareat 17 inches and the tongue to the unit of rise (forexample, 8 inches-depending on the roof pitch)(fig. 2-34, view A).
Mary McLeod Bethune. Mary McLeod Bethune was motivated by her experiences and hardships growing up, and by her religion, Christianity. Growing up in the South, one of a very large family during the reconstruction era, Mary experienced racism and unfairness based on the color of her skin. Her family was given no advantage in the southern white culture, and very little land to live on.
A friend introduced her to Albertus Bethune. He fell in love with her immediately and Mary began to love him too. She took him to meet her parents. They were married and she took the name Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune. She kept her maiden name to honor her father. A son Albert was born to them. He was the 90th grandchild of her parents Patsy and Samuel McLeod. Mary accepted a teaching position at a mission school. Her husband was not in favor of it, but he soon joined her. She still had dreams of building her own school.