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country and make fortune and fame.
AS an inducement for him to remain
the professors each gave him Of. a week
to pursue his studies. They predicted
for him a distinguished career.
But the boy was resolved to emigrate,
and for this purpose put aside Of a
week for his fund. When he had saved
1907. he took final leave of his family
and friends The school made the
event a holiday, and, with the Mayor of
the town. all were at the railroad sta
ton to see h m eff for Hamburg, whence
he was to sail for America.
And SO it came to pass that in his
sixteenth year the boy, as an immi-
grant, landed in New York, July %,
1898, with only 6 cents in his pockets.
Joseph could not speak a word of
English, and having no money could
buy no books. His friend, though IN
straitened circumstances, was prepar-
ing for college through the aid of the
Society for Promoting Christianity
among the Jews. Joseph was taken
into the school, where he found a small
class of liberal minded young men who
had already been two or three years
preparing for college.
In two months Joseph had caught
up with the other boys, who had three
years the start of him. Ali that
autumn and winter he taught French
and German, and in return received
instruction from his pupils in perfect
ing his English.
After eight months of the most ex-
acting toll Joseph, to the establishment
of his Professor and friends, not only
passed the preliminary examination for
Columbia, but in a class of a hundred
and fifty applicants he stood first in
English composition.
This was beyond all precedent in the
history of New York schools. But as
the boy knew nothing of Latin and
Greek his examination in the classics
had to be postponed until September.
But the boys troubles were not over
Columbia had no provision in it's char
ter for bestowing a beneficiary scholar
ship. Without money he was forced
to apply to the University of New
York Chancellor MacCracken, who
had learned of his remarkable success,
cheerfully put him ON the list
The young student was soon teaching
private classes, and still kept well
ahead in his studies, easily passing the
first years examination During va
cation he accepted an offer from a
New England publisher to sell a. two
dollar subscription book on national
topics.
The result was phenomenal. He aver
aged from So to so a day, and took
the prize for the largest sales.
At the end of three years he had
saved enough to bring over his family
from Roumania and have a comfort
ably furnished fiat for them to move
into on their arrival.
Having won distinction at the New
York University, the young student
laid up money, his chief ambition be-
ing to- return to Columbia. to be gradu-
ated. In this he was successful. and
at the end of four years was honored
with the degree of bachelor of arts.
He now resolved to begin his career
in life. He says:
Having completed my course at
Columbia, I prepared to study law. To
this end l entered the New York Law
School October 4, 1898 and on the
same day entered the law office of
Leaventritt & Nathan, in Mayor
Strong's Central Bank building. on
Broadway.
Il began the course at the New York
has to put in all his time hearing lee
lures. l am now managing clerk for
my firm and receiving a salary for my
services, while l am studying at the
law school,"