New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-07
COLLEGE COMMANDMENTS
TIE CORNELL UNIVERSITY.

THE MANUAL LABOR E&PERlMENi--IiiE RE |
SUITS or THE FIRST YEAR-spMs EARNED !
BY sTUDFNTs-INSTANCFs OF ECONOMY.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CoRRBEPoNDBNTl
ITHACA, July 5-The system. of manual labor, |
An connection with high school Of learning, has never
before had 80 f and fair trt 1t is now undergoing
in the Cornell University in tbs State. The question to
I've solved was this Can young man sufficient
sum- while pursuing the curriculum Of an advanced edu'
cation to defray to nearly defray, his necessary ex
penFesi No problem q greater importance to the poorer
classes Of this and OAer countries has ever been SUI
lpited to the stubborn arithmetic OF practice IL Is 700
carly to say that its solution is already complete Du'
aome interesting personal incidents, which nave
been gathered from the annals Of tho hIsI aoauenlo
year Of the Corron University. would seem 70 Indicate
whit the character OF the final sOuouis deSheu 70 DC
Before reporting them, IL ought 10 be promised Ih9O tue
rate paid for labor been secn cents and upward an
hour the exact sum being determined by the quahy oI
'fhe work nd the amount Of skin and experience pos
,,essed b,,e student This premise, However, applies
only 70 ire University, thOso students finding work out
side Of rus walls IN the vage Of Ithaca having OF COURSE
made satisfactory private arrangements with their en-
ployers The instances which now proceed TO ete are
known to the whole bodyOi those feduentng 'he UNI
versity, and there be no Improperly III Puphsilns
them 10 a wider circle
student resident in this state has been employed in
syyeeuing halls and lecture rooms building fires ana ID
doing other WORK en- connection With one OF the UnVers
NV buildings He has more than supported hhSeH AT
the minimum rate per hour DuJ ne mas cuiii0ioN iii
with the humblest fare having eaten only three warm
meals during The year-an abstinence wmcs peculiar 3ii-
eunsauees N has case seem 70 eAJuSe has EARNED on
four sudes-nvoviug attendance upon twenty class
exercises lectures each weeA-aHd at tue lTCnt %
mencement took highest puze for scholarship IN ihe
in science which Is the most nnmeroGs{ aIeue
prize in German. Western New RI state student
re al The University commons and an
assistant IA the University library He has also puIsue
four studies and in two. at least, OF the tIlnesIa
examinations his average standing in all ms studies
exceeded tha OF any other member OF the UIScsi,S
student from Penusy yanlaa " M ~ Ii
earned monthly $45 besides attending al ms I'M
yeIsy exercises VIZ. IN III his classes Two OF
three other carpenters have done nearly or quite as Ne
being hired by the carpenter in charge OF inc UNIVERSITY
edihce now building and receiving the regular trade
wages for each hours work young eaRn,t naST rl
shop a belonging TO the University, has earned
between $40 and S S month y aks nTe lie
IS an exceedingly good Workman ana aas
student from New-Jsrsey possessing cohslueLaoo
has done such an amount OF work for the ana
other as to earn during The last month Oh te ci
been about $50 Three other printers nave Dee engeu
10 Iiaea onees oulng tDS q ,, ~ J Sjn tie
whole day Saturdays Their earnings as eompositors
them from Massachusetts-have succeeded in paying all
their expenses by praetcing their trade OF painter
laber students is good ia all Their studies Two students
coming direct from Bedford Eugland-the one carpenter
and he other pho0grapher-have not only nearly com
peted with their hands neat cottage OF four rooms
earned q considerable sum beside One Of them IL re-
markaby good classical scholar inc o.n5r to1k Ie sec
regularly employed upon the farm or the INSTITUTION.
rom abeP sAepfs Of zoo acres Of Snd@poWing and
ting nearly acresof dairy of 10 cows, Of two spans
of horses Of horticultural garden and OF two orchards
This work has had 10 be nearly all dono IN the early
norning, before me beginning OF CLASS eAsIeses anu 20
their supplies Wholesale these students have all paid
their way There no better scholarsn the University
than several Of them' aud one was the recipient OF
utl, c,tI,, {oI,toA do tho
variety Of trades and professions pracced by the young
men OF the Cornell University one student mas com
which will undoubtedly supply him with means for a
number have been employed as and plasterers
during the afternoons and on SATURDAYS, either by the
University authorities by private individuals Many
have found situations as private tutors Ia Ithaca fami
hes, have opened classes in elementary branches not
Gaught by the University, snch as creek ana Lau gul
mar, pcnmanshlp, music, fencing photography,
bOokagents agents for the sale OF other articles
have canyassed Ithaca aud the vicinity IN inc hourS not
excursions to other towns Saturdays and during
been engaged as assistants 70 Professors in the abora,
tories, library, and museums Several students, not
being skilled artisans, were formed, early in The year,
labor corps, and set working grading the Uni
r reS, mn etones and remoying Ti6bisb They have
earned sums varying according the number Of hours
labor. About third Of the whole number Of students
s aSS Sraces OCCUPATION and SS0 have illus com
trbuted toward the expenses OF their education.
of the Institution aredeveloped much larger
body Of young men wll be able to obtain enPloyn
aud results still striking than given above VIII
doubtless be attained The University workshops, when
completed, will furnish work considerable number
of students The University Press about 20 into
operation, will need during the coming year, ten
twelve slllfu cOmpOsitors, and but such have
entered the University and regularly pursuing their
studies Will be employed The various edldces which
be constructed by the University VIII, 10 is hoped DO
built IN part by student labor. The result
of the whole experiment thus far has been
well summed upin the recently issued University Regis
for The conclusion there reached is to the
effect that skilled labor generally support young
the Unversityi and that even unskiled labor,
when accompanied by rigid economy earnest wn and
the requisite power OF physical endurance, do much
toward defrayng the cost OF collegiate education The
Cornell University would, therefore, 10 be specially
adapted to those youths who already spent one,
two years in acquiring some knowledge Of par
hcular trade profession. such would find little diff
rulty in pursuing there 10 the point Of graduation
thorough course OF University instruction.