The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-02-14
VIEWS OF TWO MISSOURI EDITORS.
Foot Ball VS.. Obedience The Contrast Sharply Drawn And The
Two Ideals Prominently Set Forth.
Williams in Sunday Republic.

Doubtless there are many Mis-
souri, young men who would be
benefited by knowing that il does
not require a bank account to get
an education. There are, it goes
without questioning, in the State
to-day boys who but for lack of
confidence in themselves would
become educated, useful men and
of value to humanity, but because
of lack of encouragement they do
not dare to attempt the battle.
There are this year in the Mis-
souri, State University in round
numbers 800 young men. Most of
these are sent upon their parents
means. 1t is further a fact that a
majority of those who make their
way have done so by teaching,
alternating in going to school and
teaching. But there are also a
surprisingly large number making
expenses while attending the
States big public school. And
a further gratifying fact is that
the field is not crowded. Columbia
is only a town of 5000 people, yet
there are many, many ways in
which to earn ones board and
clothes money. In this last few
years several men have developed
here-have finished their ed
ucations and a few have laid aside
money meanwhile.
Perhaps the most successful
man who has solved the problem
is j. Earle Dunn. His history is
little short of marvellous, yet it
shall not be the slightest over
drawn. Mr. Dunn's home is at
Clinton, where his father is a man
of at least comfortable circum-
stances. He sent his son, Earle
here to take academic work. Young
Dunn is a fellow of good build
and took an active part in athletics
almost Immediately upon his ar
rival. Football season opened and
he was pressed into service. He
made the team, playing half-back.
His father vas bitterly opposed
and as an ultimate resort to deter
the young man wrote him that if
he appeared on the gridiron in a
certain game his allowance would
Immediately be stopped. Dunn
played, nevertheless, and his
father was as good as his word.
When his next months allowance
failed to come he Immediately
went TO work, meanwhile keeping
up his football and university
work. He gathered up laundry
for a local agency. The following
, summer he managed to get an
agency of his own and by the
, opening of the fall term he was
making good money. Time passed,
he employed a town boy to help
, him. He saved his money and two
wagons with ~. E. Dunn on the
canvassed sides collected laundry
He did typewriting-anything he
could get to do. BY this time his
English training began to be val
liable, and he wrote some stories
, for various newspapers, besides
corresponding for them.
9 When the free.mail delivery was
established here he took an ex
animation and received badge No. 2
8 He was finally compelled to droI
his university work. The practica
had claimed him, he was a man o.
affairs. He had taken besides hi:
academic work a years work il
\ law. He carried the mail, ran hi
laundry wagons still, and becam'
: the owner of two small cottages il
the edge of town. These he still
owns. Last September he resigned
his position as mail carrier, soil
B his laundry interests and went t.
Boston. A half years work il
, law at the Boston Law Schoo
= fitted him for practice, he thought
9 He had tasted too deep of tn
practical life. Returning to Mis-
souri, he went to Carthage, wher
he opened a law Office.
8 This is, of course, an exceptions
case, but there are many NOR
examples of men who are devotin
only enough time to outside wor
as will pay their expenses and put
a tiuO all thair snara time in n