Evening star., 1898-10-14
WORKING THEIR WAY.
How Some Boys Pay for Their Edu-
cation College,.

i'iii tHe 'Alcaso Shuohlcle
1t is prevalent. though erroneous, idea
that the days. @heH one can "work" fPis way
through college'1 are over Ways and means
are just as plentiful today as they were
twenty-five v4ars Ego. and me earnest stu
dent will find them? There. is always col
ony of such In 'e4iiRago, ana a sort Of Ma
sonry exists aart1uhg hem. whereby new
conner is looked after tilr hat finds enough
work to be ihdcIJendent A yoling man has
more opportunitiesIthan a w5T11ah. but there
are places fer "the1 Earnest woman, too.
The most coveted occupatiohs are as cor
respondents af sthe7icity daily bapers. but
az comparatlvelysfew can, be thus employed
the majority hayf to turn tiseiPr hands to
the next thing That comes to them. From
twelve to fifteen teach night school Sew
eral teach in che public schools in DAYTIME
and do their upiversity work in after
moons and evenings to secure their degrees
of DD. and A. Af." About a score carry daily
papers, which pays them from 30 IA to 81 5O
per week. but as this is not sufficient to
meet all their expenses they must do some
thing else besides, and they do it. About a
dozen have lamp routes. which occupation
pays $50 and SO month. This Is not as
easy work as some may imagine it to be.
Still, the hours are easier than thev were a
few years ago. A few are so fortunate as
to. find work in the evenings in the City
Library; Some attend lawns In the summer
and, furnaces in the winter earning as much
as s. and 80 a~week, Ny having several of
each to. care for. Some act as walters at
clubs and restaurants. Some solicit adver-
tisements and some are book agents
The divinity Students pay their way after
the first year by preaching in small towns
near Chicago. Several employ their leisure
hours in 'tuto~ing% less brilliant students
than themselves making a fine income
Two young men made as high as 81 900 in
one year tutoring One student is a mem
Der OF city orchestra, which pays him So
a week. few are employed in the univer-
Slty post office. which pays. about 20 cents,
an hour. A messenger system employs a
number about two iaouns each daily and
some do clerical work for our professors
though here the ladies are given the prefer
ence. - p
As has been said, avenues for women are
not so plentiful, yet there are a few Sew
eral are teachers in the night schools of
the city, and several are housekeepers for
professors and small clubs of students A
number are doing clerical work, and n few
do library work Some work in the CITY
telephone exchanges flom ) o'clock pm to
10 p.m This last is extremely hard on the
student. but with some it is that or do
without the education, and so the former
is chosen. --s.' lh
These working students are the best
as a rule. They stand highest in their
classes. highest in all the athletic snorts
consequently highest In the respect of their
fellow students and the faculty. The first
student to matriculate at the new uniyer-
Sity at Chicago was one of these earnest
young men, who had his way to make One
of the associate professors Dr. L.. was a
student at the old university who gained
his education by all kinds of work. He had
lamp route for eight years. One of the
finest American actors, who is billed TO
play in Chicago this winter, was one of
these students.