The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02
Ran A CAR, STUDIED AT YALE.
4 M4CEDONIAN VINO VORkED
HIS WAY THROUGH COLLEGE.
Stephanon . Brother Of Miss stones Com.
panion In Capti,ity-AlsO waited on
Table and Tended Furnace--Going TO
berlin as an VI. 4. for More study.

Stephanon . Brother Of Miss stones Com.
panion In Capti,ity-&lso Waited on
Table and Tended a Furnace-GoinE TO
berlin as an VI. 4. for More study.
NEW HAVEN. Nov. l.-Constantin Steph-
amor, Macedonian who had been study
ing at Yale for the past seven years, felt
New Haven this week for Berlin. where ne
expects to study for two years more. His
record here is remarkable. because he
worked his entire way through the uni
versity.
He is a brother Of Nine. Tsilka. who was
kidnapped with Miss Stone by Turkish
brigands last year. This fact was known
to few persons in New Haven until recently
When he entered the freshman class in
the academic department In the fall Of
'95 he faced two big difficulties which the
majority Of his fellow students knew moth
ing If; tlrc Fnrish anguae ga was unfamiliar
10 him, although he could read and write Il
fairly well. ard he was entirely dependent
on his own resources pecuniarily. For
his first three years in college he waited on
table for his board. took oare Of furnace
for his room and did other odd jobs to pay
his tuition fees.
III his senior year he applied to the local
street railway COMPANY for employment as
a conductor. The secretary Of the COM
pany. Leverett Cahdee. became interested
in him ard got him night run. This
gave him his days to devote to his college
work.
Stephanofr had charge Of the Owl, the all
night car, which runs from Westville to
Fair Haven through the city. He went on
~
A. that time II was said that the Macedo-
man worked ten hours a day on an average,
on the street railway and ten hours day in
the university, and that left him four hours
To eat and sleep in. During this time Steph-
anon also waited on table and took care Of a
furnace for his board and room.
In June, 90, he was graduated with his
class, ranking with the first half in
scholarship.
During the summer he worked as con-
ductor. and in the following fall he entered
the graduate school. He obtained his de-
gree q NJ. A. in 1901. having during his two
wears There still run his car. and carried on
his other means Of livelihood.
During the past year he had day run on
the Whitney avenue line through TO Mount
Carmel, a suburb of the city, seven miles
away. The average run of the conductors
Oh this line Is ten hours. His hours were
from noon until nearly midnight. The
mornings he spent attending lectures at the
college.
While studying here Stephanoff made
a specially Of philosophy, getting his NJ
A. degree for advanced work in that SUBJ
| iect. He was also very much intereste d
in political science and the two years that
he intends to spend at Berlin University
will be devoted to this subject When he
finishes his work in Berlin he expects 10
return to Macedonia, where his parent
| live. He will then he intellectually equipped
to take part in governmental affairs
| In appearance he differed very little
from his American classmates. He j.
about feet 10 inches tall and weighs about
$50 pounds. He is dark Of complexion
with dark hair and ewes and Is more than
ordinarily good-looking. In disposition he
ia extremely quiet, preserving and patient
He had very little to say to either his Yale
friends or employees Of The street railway.