The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-07-18

And am glad to say "Calhound,'
took very good rank that term in his
class; and at the end of it he had
become quite = giant in muscle, and
was picture of manly health. =
In strong contrast with "Calhound"
was one of his classmates whom will
call Estabrook, whose guardian was
said to allow him five thousand dollars
year. This young fellow was of good
physique and had naturally vigorous
constitution, but, during that whole
term, he was victim of dyspepsia,
induced by over-indulgences Of various
kinds. 1t would have been an incalcu-
liable benefit to him if he, too, had been
compelled to encounter self-denial,
and to ''cut wood for the railroad"
Less laborious, but more profitable,
was the device of Junior, whom the
others jocosely called "Aunty," on ac-
count of the way in which he
earned his money. This yonng man
borrowed a knitting machine
then q new invention-of n lady
friend, and with it knit wooden socks for
. gentlemen's furnishing house in o
neighboring city. He would work and
study at the same time from q propped-
up book. he could make eight or ten
pairs of socks in day, for which he re-
ceived fifteen cents per pair; and for
the last two years he paid his college ex-
penses almost wholly by this light work.
The boys were much inclined to ridi-
cule him, however, not so much on ac-
count Of his working, as from the effem-
mate character of the work.
ssCalhound, on the other hand, was
rather respected than otherwise for his
wood-chopping, one reason being, per-
haps, that the muscle acquired at it
made him not safe object of ridicule.
There are always afew ''snobs' at every
college, who are inclined to sneer at o
fellow-student and possibly ignore him, If
he is obliged to depend upon his own eff
forts for support, or if he is not favored
with as much money as wealthy parents
are able to give their boys. But COM
monty the majority of students look
favorably on a man who pays his own
way, and is open and manly about it
1t may safely be said that no young
man who feels q real desire to get col
lege education need be discouraged
merely because he has no money with
which he can accomplish his desire.
There are many ways by which suffi-
cient money may be earned, even dur
ing a college course.
know young man who is paying
his way through college mainly from
the profits of . news stand, where he
seEis magazines and current publications
to his fellow-students.
Another has q little ssbook-store'' in
his room and makes many dollar on
the popular books of the day-which
he takes care to let all his friends and
others know he keeps for sale.
Still another is acting as reporter"
for newspaper for which he receives
twelve dollars a week, besides plenty
of exercise in picking up items about
town. And the knowledge he will
obtain of human nature, with the
facility for effective writing. might also
well be taken into account
Another student was not above earn
ing money by lighting section of the
city street-lamps. Indeed, no boy in
our country need be ashamed to earn
money in any honorable way, for the
purpose of giving himself an education.
1 know another young man,
farmers SON, who desired very much
to get . college education. His. faith
er, however, could do nothing for
him in the way of money; but he
gave him three cows, as a freedom
gift" The young man took the home
" animals, not despising them as some
boys might have done. Then he hired
a little place of seven or eight acres,
which had been unoccupied for several
years, and which he was able to get for
an annual rental of thirty dollars
1t is located about two miles from
well-known college; and here my
worthy young friend has established
himself with his cows and his books.
He sells and delivers milk to families
in town, at six cents quart. And
he makes enough from those three
cows to pay all his term-bills at the
college, where he attends daily, besides
boarding and clothing himself-and he
does not water his milk either.
Such are some of the ways of earn
ing money; but I have no doubt that
any needy young man, fertile in expe
dients, and who desires to pay his own
way through college, would if none of
these should please him, or \be open to
him, be able to hit upon others. At all
events he need not be discouraged. =
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