Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-28
JEROME H. RAYMOND.

Iector This journal circulated
throughout the United States and even
found its way to foreign countries.
Meanwhile Raymond put in his spare
time learning stenography. He drift
ed to Pullman, and when only 19 had
risen from office boy to a position
which brought him 81 600 year. There
Is reason to believe that. if he had
chosen to continue in the line of work
laid out for him at Pullman, a few
years would have brought him to a DO
sition assuring large means and great
responsibility. But against the ad-
vice of his friends he threw up his DO
sition and went to Evanston where in
two summers and one winter he COM
pleted all the work usually included in
four years preparatory course. and
passed with ease the entrance exami-
nations to the College of Liberal Arts.
All this time he was earning his living
by stenography. In addition to pay
Ing his own expenses and carrying on
mis- studies, he supported his mother.
He entered college in 1889 remaining
until the winter of 1890.
While Raymond was in his sopho-
more year he made the acquaintance
of Bishop J. NJ. Thoburn. who has
Nlldl &c vi the NOIh Ol the MelOOQlSt
Episcopal Church in India. The Bish-
op was writing a book on life in India
and was so taken with the young
man that he engaged him for two
years as travelling secretary They
went to India by way of the Suez ca
nal, touching at different points in
Europe. and at every stopping place
Raymond made the most of his oppor-
tunities for study.
In India Mr. Raymond devoted him
self to Sanscrit. He returned to Chi
cago by way of China and Japan in
the winter of 1892. and took the ex-
aminations with his college classes.
One term of his senior year remained,
but his work was so far in advance
that he was excused from attendance
at classes. The spring term he passed
as travelling secretary for George NJ.
Pullman returning to Evanston in
time to receive his diploma and to par
ticipate in the Kirk oratorcal contest.
1t is curious that in this contest he
was defeated by the young woman who
afterward became his wife, Miss Net
tie Hunt of Aurora, Ill. Miss Hunt
was one of the brightest of the young
women whose h-mes form a list of
alumnae highly creditable to North
western University Her engagement
to Raymond began during their col
lege course, and they were married in
1885, just before he accepted his call
to the University of Wisconsin.
After graduation Mr.. Raymond's
rise was rapid. The first year he serv-
ID as secretary of the Society for Uni
versity Extension in Chicago. and the
following year became professor of pO-
litical economy at Lawrence Universe
ty, Appleton, Wis. a course of lee
lures delivered at ChautauQua the fol-
lowing summer attracted the attention
of President Harper of the University
of Chicago, and the next winter saw
Raymond as secretary and lecturer in
the class study work OF the university
extension department OF the Chicago
institution. In one year he raised the
number of classes from ten to fifty,
and in three months increased the
membership from 200 TO over 1000.
He received the degree o. Decor of
philosophy from the University of Chi
cago in 1895. Before thar he had been
called by President Charles Kendall
Adams TO the professorship OF sociolo-
gy in the University OF Wisconsin, a
position which he has since filled with
rare acceptability.
His next step as the president of the
University of West Virginia II dem
onstrate what can be accomplished by
a young man of push and ambition
opposed by the stubborn fact of power
ty.