New-York tribune., 1901-06-23

ing 1t is not unusual for students to Nome
here for two years and go away for time III
oroer TO earn money complete the course So''io
of our most worthy graduates have done TINS, ooie
hShten their expenses by waiting on taoies ~
boarding houses. thus paying for their poaiu'
Others get room and board in the homes OF prO-
tessors by giving three hours Of service ABOUT tne
mouse daily. A few take care of children TWO OK
three hours day in the families or the iacui'S.
One young woman who is especially brave ana
IN good earnest, worked a champerrndlu OH q
lake steamer last year and hurried away TINS year
10 90 the same. 1t is her am to earn slVo, wiz,
this sum and chance to pay for room ana ooaIu
by giving service she will pay the coming year
expenses Because IT is especially difficult 10 oo-
tain good servants in this inland town. there are
few people who glad to give the college slils
such employment. 1t is not easy. however 10 carry
full college work ard earn living besides MOTE
than who has attempted it has falled IN her
college work from lack of time and physical en-
durance. We advise girls TO earn their money
before coming here rather than take college time
for it. Men better able than they to DO both-
At Barnard any other city college, except
free one. girl would find it impossible probably 10
pay all her expenses and carry her college Work
at the time. Board and lodging cost more
than in the country while streetcar fares and other
inevtables of city life eat rapidly into smah IN
come. number girls in Barnard are however.
paying for their clothes books. fares. etc, by
doing what work they find. Tutoring in Bar
nard IS seldom available for the undergraduates.
because the lists are always full of experienced
teachers. who be engaged by the hour. Type
writing is one of the favorite resources One stu
dent has done particularly well agent for firm
that makes college caps and gowns. Another girl.
a Russian Jewess. from the lower East Side. runs
a little sweat shop where she keeps a number
of women busy making womens wrappers and chill
dren's paid all the expenses Of her
education in this way Most of the students there
who obliged depend themselves We're
teachers several years before entering and find
their studies all that they physically able To
endure
DIR. HUNTERS OPINION.
At the Normal College a number of girls are
entirely self-supporting. One of them. a girl who
ranked among the highest in the city superin-
tendent's examination last year. earned more than
necessary expenses by private tutoring. An ad-
mrabe student in all respects. she prepared her
lessons for the following day in two and half
hours. and spent three and a half hours five days
week. besides all Gay Saturday. in helping back
ward schoolmates at 81 hour. Two other girls.
Russian Jewesses. work every afternoon from
until o'clock making mems necktes. and give the
remaining part of the evening their studies. Re
garding these self-supportng students. DR.. Hunter
says:
The college work of these girls is sometimes bet
ter done than by others who favored in every
way by having educated parents. libraries and
their own quiet rooms in which TO study.
DIR. Hunter stated that the health of girls who
are doing double work is watched anxiously. but
that II is most unusual for girls TO break down.
those who unable to bear the strain seldom
undertaking IT, number OF other students are
entirely partially taking Of themselves in