Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-09
BOYS STRUGGLING
FOR AN EDUCATION
SAVE PENNIES FROM SALE or
NEWSPAPERS
ARE PARTNERS IN BUSINESS
NewsIes Have Amassed Small For
tunes In Three Years and Pro.
pose to Take Thorough Uni
versity Course

To obtain a university education in
these days is not great task for the
average American youth. especially
when his parents are able to assist with
the financial provisions, but It is a
serious problem with two Los Angeles
newsboys and the manner in which
they are going about to secure the
necessary money to carry them through
four years course is unique.
These boys, Otto Murch and Jesse
Rosetti, while unknown to most Of
their patrons by name, are yet familiar
figures at First and Spring streets
every morning and at First and Broad
way every evening. where they have
built up a regular patronage among
the business men who Office In this
portion of the city.
They are IA years old and for three
years have been partners in the sale of
newspapers, saving their pennies day
by day, over and above the 81 per day
they each give to their mothers and
their actual expenses, and each has
built up a good sized bank account
which is the educational fund" fol
their future university course.
Both Attend School
The enthusiasm displayed by each In
the sale of papers is maintained by
the hopes and ambitions they possess Of
IT..
each attends school every day or night
during the season. They appear at the
street corners at o'clock every morn
ing and their shrill voices may be heard
announcing the gist of the latest news
until $50 o'clock, at which hour Jesse
turns over his unsold papers to his
partner and hastens to school. Otto
remains on duty until later in the
morning and comes on duty again with
the afternoon papers. After o'clock
Jesse returns to duty and Otto is re-
lieved. He attends night school.
In this manner both are enabled 10
pursue their preparatory course for
their university careers, while their
fund is steadily growing, and now at
the end of their three years partner
ship Jesse boasts of deposit of over
5000 and his partner has equally as
large an amount, although he is too
reticent by nature to discuss his busi-
ness affairs with anybody.
When the sum reaches the required
amount and their preparatory course is
concluded they will realize their dreams
of a career at the university and the
newspaper patrons will know them no
more.
Earn Good Wages
During their three years partner
ship they have seldom averaged an in
dividual earning of less than SIS per
week, a portion of this sum going to
their mothers, the remainder being de-
posted for the "one great purpose"
So long have they occupied this cor
ner and so valiantly have they defended
it against the invasion of other
"newsies' that they have come to re-
gard it as distinctly their own, private
and apart from any claim by other
news merchants, and they have de-
Tended their title to the stand so well
that they are not interfered with, al
though their title was earned through
many thrilling scraps" and exciting
finishes before they could impress their
brother newsboys with the fact Of ex-
elusive ownership and obtain the free
dom from competition they now enjoy
They are studious, polite and ag-
gressive, three redeeming traits which
encourages their friends in the belief
that their career in life are just begin
ming and that a future of success is just
opening for them.