The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-07-05


suffice for the amount paid for his
clothes for three years. 1t is hardly
necessary TO say that he did not 90
very much into society," which is not
an injury to II student. Balls and at
tendance upon young ladies are not
conducive to close application and stu
dious habits.
One OF the sternest methods of self
help which / remember among my
student acquaintances was that prac-
tised by Freshman, whom his class
mates called "Calhound, from the
mispronunciation in class debate of
the name of the celebrated Southern
statesman. During the winter term
"Calhound' would disappear for two
or three hours, Immediately after morn
ing recitation, and again after prayers
at four O'Clock in the afternoon. For a
long time his classmates did not know
where he went or what he did: but
near the close of the term it was dis
covered that he had taken a contract to
cut wood, by the cord, for the use of
locomotives, at railroad station a
mile and half away. He received
dollar cord, and cut about cord per
day, and at the same time he kept up
his studies with his class. He COM
pleted his contract, and cut fifty cords
of wood during the term. for which he
received fifty dollars. While at work
with his AK, he would have his Latin
or his Algebra propped open on q
stump hard by, and after hard bout
at thick log, he would sit down and
master passage, or an example, iot-
ting the translation, or the solution, on
large white chip which his well-ap-
piled AK had thrown out of scarf.
And ] am glad to say "Calhoundn
took very good rank that term in his
class; and at the end of it he had
become quite n giant in muscle, and
was picture of manly health.
In strong contrast with ''Calhoundi
was one of his classmates whom will
call Estabrook, whose guardian was
said to allow him five thousand dollars
a year This young fellow was of good
physique and had naturally vigorous
constitution, but, during that whole
term, he was a 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 knitting machine
then new invention-of a lady
friend, and with it knit wooden socks for
gentlemen's furnishing house in a
neighboring city. He would work and
study at the same time from 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.
"Calhound," 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 a safe object of ridicule
There are always afew ''snobsi at every
college, who are inclined to sneer at a
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
fayorably 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 real desire to get coll
lege education need be discouraged
merely because he has no money with
which he can accomplish his desire.
There are many ways by which sulii-
cient money may be earned, even dur
ing college course.
| know young man who is paying
his way through college mainly from
the profits of news stand, where he
sells magazines and current publications
to his fellow-students.
Another has a little ''book-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 a 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 a 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.
/ know another young man. a
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-
ly 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
wears and which he was able IN orat for