New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
OF STUDENTS.
MEANS BY WHICH COLUMBIA BOYS
HELP TO PAY THEIR WAY.

HELP TO PAY THEIR WAY.
This is the time of year when needy young men
anxious for a Columbia College education are seek
ing employment which. while it will not conflict
with collegiate work, will net them a fair income
Newspaper offices besiesed with requests to
commission students to act correspondents, bus
mess offices are swamped with applicants for work
as statesmen of books and novelties, ard. in fact
the different methods sought are limited only by
the ideas of those in need of funds
One door through which all seekers for money
enter is the Columbia University committee on aid
and employment for students. established in 1884
with the design Ito put students desiring to work
their way through the different departments of the
university, especially from elsewhere than New
York or it's vicinity. in the way of earning enough
for their partial complete support Several en-
ploymcnts to which the committee recommends
students for positions tutoring. translating,
teaching in evening schools stenography and type
writing. These. however, are the methods OF the
majority. The boder minds get out of the rut into
unusual and ingenious schemes and make the most
money Fully 20 per cent OF Columbia students
money. and half that number support them
selves, so that for student who has hustle and
ability the road to success. while 1t may not
be primrose. is certainly not thorny.
WHAT THE STUDENTS EARN
The committee employment has recently pub
lshed it's official report indicating the work
complished last year. The committee admits that
its report is incomplete far showing the
total earned by Columbia men, 1t says:
1T would be interesting to discover at least ap-
proximately. the amount earned by students in the
university. Thousands of dollars earned year
ly of which this committee has neither knowledge
record, and in ways which it would doubtless
be to it's interest learn
The total amount reported TO the committee as
having been earned through its direction last year
is s552. This is divided among the different
occupations as follows:
faPicsI rSPtMIHs s3S 90
iSS -
Total 'Si'o- Vo
Many firms which desired employees of college
calibre sent 10 Columbia's committee for working
men. There were ninety such calls. and the number
of applicants sent in reply was 225. Fifty-ive OF
those sent successful in making average
earning per OF 800 80. Many of the applicants
listed as unsuccessful sent in reply to call
for canvassers or similarly unattractive and unre-
munerative work which the men did net care to un-
dertake. There have been few failures when the
places offered were really worth while
TUTORING is REMUNERATIvE
According to the committee. the largest amount
of money earned was through tutoring but that
work cannot be done competently by many. and the
earnings divided among perhaps dozen
Tutoring rquires good deal of ability and com
perenu get much 81 and Sc an hour The
younger students sometimes get work instructing
afternoon, and combining teaching and air
ing. The work is not especially remunerative and
Is uncongenial to most college boys, who do not
like TO play nurse. Typewriting and stenography
in connection with clerical work for the professors
gives fair reward. Unquestionably the best means
Of support is newspaper correspondence, and the
fifteen so correspondents average $40 week
each through the year, while of the better
men, who have out of town papers to write for
a well local one, run TO a considerably higher
figure. Corresponding, however, occupies much
time detracts from the benefits of the college
cation and gives but little opportunity for the
side of college life.
Small sums OF money earned by taking pict-
ures of college happenings and selling them to
classmates. Acting ticket sellers at football
is also profitable.
1t Is in the summer that the banner time of earn
ing money comes to the college man. If he be
fortunate to secure place clerk in
summer hotel he may rest easy. The work Is
hard there is pleasant social side it, free lodg-
ing and free board, and, best of all. a salary of
from $40 to SIS week for three four months, AL
all OF which be saved for the coming
years college expenses. These positions not
eager to secure college clerks,
cause they can generally do better work than the
professional clerk.
The summer occupations range from this to look
ing after seaside bathing houses. teegraphng.
driving automobiles and occasionally. in the
of experts, supervising some golf course There
besides. multiplicity of occupations for those
whose technical education at college fits them to
do work electrical, mining or civil engineers.
surveyors. chemists and
The committee reports that. while only s. 0o0 was
earned 1899 and 81 600 in 1895 last year
sphere of influence is expected to double this year
4 CONFEDERATE TRIBUTE TO MKINLEf.
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