The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-23
BRAINS GO BEGGING.
COLLEGE EDUC ATOMS AT A DIS.
COUNT IN GOTHANI's LABOR
MARKET.

Social study i'm an Advertisement.
Men and Women whose Talents
Range From Sanscrit to stenoEra-
phy Seek Work i'm Vain.
From the New York World.
For the student of social science there is
food for reflection in the fact that an adj
vertisement for "a person Of good educa-
ton to do some pen copying for small
compensation" inserted recently in the
Sunday papers, brought forth several
hundred letters. largely from educated
men and women out of employment.
As showing that the old proverb about
knowledge being power is not universally
true the following answers to the adver,
tsement are especially significant:
Il am graduate of Yale, IA Div; am
also a member Of the American Oriental
Society. Have done a good deal of work
in the way Of copying script in Sanslxirt.
Arabic, Chinese, Greek, etc, with all Of
which languages / am conversant."
Il am linguist and can do the neces-
sary copying not only In English. but also
In German, French, Italian, Latin and
Russian"
am of good education. well qualified
20 90 some pen copying for a small COM
alalects and languages Am a teacher
bookkeeper. compiler, translator. type
writer and stenographer in English,
french and Spanish"
matriculated al the London Univer-
SSilty' and took my degree of b. A. Cbache-
he.r,-es-lettres) in Sorbonne. IN Paris.
1 am graduate of St. Johns College.
London, England, and have had great ex-
perlence in educ9 ional work"
Il am bachelor in science of the Uni
Verslty or Brussels, Belgium; a good
Franco-English scholar and a rapid work
II beg to apply for the copying mention
ca IN your advertisement. / am an Eng
lishman, and was educated at Cheltenham
College, in England
II am an Englishman, thirty-nine years
OF age, and have received a thorough ed
ucatlon at an important public school in
the city of London. l am a lawyer. but
nave given up practice; | am energetic,
careful and correct in business, and can
furnish references as to character and abil-
ity."
A young. woman sets forth her references
from the Young Women's Christian Asso-
cation. Another has been government
copyist.
7 have been educated for the church. ,"
writes an unfortunate young man. in pale
ink. but was compelled to seek other EN-
ployment through not having the neces-
sary funds. / speak English. French and
Italian, am honest and reliable, am now
nNe years in my present place. where
nave TO work hard; would like, if possible
to add to the. support of my two little
want of practice, is nothing to be compared
to what II was some years ago"
a young German was naively willing to
40 such work on moderate retributiOn Ii
necessary" he adds II can also indie
pendently of English copy in either French
or Spanish languages, which 1 know as
we'll as English
A young aspirant for Thespian honors
writes in the third person: The under
signed. young man 26 years OF age,
an eN-collegian (Yale), and late student
at-law (Columbia), respectfully invites
your consideration of these lines as an APP
plcation for copying as per advertisement
He is at present writing. engaged a 5 a stu
dent at the Academy of Dramatic Arts,
and in order TO retain a scholarship won
must secure some means of employment
be II ever so mental, al any remunera-
ton.
There is considerable pathos, and yet
touch of homogeneous humor in these
pleas Of the afflicted:
Providing YOU havel no one in view i
would like to ask you for a trial IL is
long time since / didi any writing but ]
will improve, am willing to work for a
dollar a day being that | am lame"
Il am in need of employment, and am
deaf, and think / am suited for this kind
of work. 1t matters not 10 me whether 1t
is only temporary or permanent, as1 need
some money TO carry around"
There We're few illtterate letters. Tho
majority Of correspondents We're people of
evident education, anxious for any en-
ployment even at the lowest compensa-
ton.