The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-24
EARNING AN EDUCATION.
Disadvantages Of Having to Work Oner
WAY Through College.

Way Through College.
The Yale Cooperative society, an or
ganizntion devoted to the interests Of
the student body, has just sent out =
circular TO the business and professional
men ot New Haven. stating that there
nrc upwards of one hundred young men
in the university desirious of securing
employment during the hours which
they can spare from their attendance
upon regular university duties. The
circular says they can devote from two
to five hours daily to such occupations
ms collecting bills, directing envelopes,
taking care Of lawns, cleaning furnaces, |
etc.
Among those who have enjoyed the
privilege of college or university train
ing the question whether n young man
can with justice to himself devote any
considerable amount Of his time while
in college to outside work of this M.
turc has often been discussed. There Is
no question about IL in the minds Of
those whose knowledge Of modern col
lcge life does not come from expert.
ence. They are apt to look with undis-
guiscd favor upon the young man who
works his way" for there is n certain
suggestion of sclf-dcpcndcnce and per.
severance about the thing that seems to
reject much credit upon him. They
love TO see him go In and win In spite
Of the obstacles.
This popular sentiment il very apt to
confuse the Judgment In moro than
one case a young mar after being grad
uated under these circumstances has
found himself In a position to seriously
debate whether the game was really
worth the candle. lie has discovered
that ''working his way" means sacri-
fees, deprivations, and denials OF many
things which he went after and which
he was entirely justified in %supposing
would be his He has found that col
lege life Is not entirely composed OF
books and study, Of his professors and
classroom exercises; that he has figured
the field as filed in with duties willis
in fact there IL q generous portion Of
IL left to choice. This field of choice
he has found to his sorrow was cruelty
cut in upon by his ~self-sct problem OF
working his way" Twelve hours dc.
voted TO study and four to addressing
envelopes, cleaning out furnaces, and
raking over lawns has left him little
time for what might be termed tho
social amenities Of college life. The
college or university period of ayoung
man Is the formative period of his life,
and during his four, or seven, or ten
years Of study he comes in contact with
q life. n world it might be called,
| charged with innumerable influences
| cxerting themselves in n quiet but
forcibls tanner The great majority
Of them can DO received with safety.
The young man who il not constantly
on hand to receive these influences
may never know that they existed.
lie may 90 forth making the sad
mistake Of thinking he has everything
worth taking away. But the social in
fiuences that bring him into close con-
tact with classmates and their sympa-
thies and ambitions can not afford to be
lost. His classmates and environment
teach him as surely and effectively N
his professors. lie can i'll afford to sac
rifce that subtle sentiment that binds
him to his alma mater for a common
cause; 1t Ia his first lesson in patriotism,
a heritage no college man who possesses
1t would part with, and he who does not
possess It has missed the best part OF
his college life.
AL these questions have in times past
faced the young men "who worried
their way through college," ana many
have acknowledged too late that they
were not sufficiently considered.
They regretted that they had moi
made their investment in a field where
the returns were less dubious. They
have paid dearly in time and money fol
"~learning..' but have missed for lack OF
time and means that which Is more val.
liable, the culture of association with
bright minds and the discipline of the
broader college life outside Of books and