Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-01-14
Her Energy Was
Equal to Her Ambition.

When | was IL years old the height
of my ambition was 10 90 10 college. and
thus fit myself to earn my living By
teaching But ! was an orphan, and
while the college expenses would be at
the lowest estimate $3.50 Il year. my in.
come was only 500, the rent of a little
house that l owned. But, still hopeful,
! wrote to the president of college, and
received this reply: Come on, and ii
your energy is equal To your ambition You
have nothing to fear" SO entered col.
lege. Soon after leaving the dining room
after my first meal in my new home
heard the housekeeper complaining Of Il
very careless and inefficient dining room
assistant. Try me-" / said We had
an interview and a consultation with the
president, and as n result | took my
first situation. Before and after each
meal | helped in the dining room and
pantry, receiving for this service 81 a
month, and at the end of the year | had
earned and saved in this way $50. Soon
after this | secured situation - sew al
dresSmaker's every Saturday afternoon
at Sl.0O day, and at the end of the year
| had saved $40 sewing money. During
the Christmas holidays | worked in a toy
shop. and added 80 to my fund. Thus
with ny earnings and the 500 house rent
/ was able to pay all my college bills
tSlGi} and had $1l left
In the summer vacation | worked for a
dresSmaker and for a milliner and also
helped my relatives, who were market
gardeners, and so made enough to nay my
expenses, returning to my second college
year with S16l. | had the same dining
room and sewing situations. | studied
and worked and spent a happy and sue.
cossful year, and after paying all ex-
penses | carried $50 home with me. /
could not afford to be idle during the
summer. | must do at least $50 worth
Of work for somebody One day about
the middle Of July a girl friend told me
that she would begin to grade tobacco al
a certain plantation at 81 day. That
gave me an idea. | Immediately applied
to the owner of nearby plantation, aud
secured work at S1.J0 Il day. | graded
about eight weeks, and took several extra
jobs of tying tobacco at night. | saved
$40.
returned to college the third year with
only $3.50. | found a new housekeenel
and corps of assistants. who did not neet
me. MY dressmaker had left town.
was anxious / had barely enough money
for actual expenses. Finally, however,
secured n position in a millinery store
working all day Saturdays and from .
until 8 every afternoon. and receiving $.
Il week. | paid all my expenses and hat
$40 left.
During my third vacation | sewed Q
while, and then graded tobacco, making
SO.
Thus | began my fourth year viii
SITS. 1t was the busiest and happies
year Of all My only regret was that
could not afford to study music. but
graduated with credit. ! have been for
tunatc. | know. in meeting kind people
to help me, but | worked faithfully ans
gave good service for every cent Baie
me, aud ! practised economy and ahsti
hence m a way that would have done
credit to stole. | did not buy a piece
OF candy or an unnecessary article o
clothing The difference between wha
| made and what | saved was spent en-
tirely for necessary materials-books, pa
per. etc
All this was six years ago Durin.
the first year after my graduation
taught : private school. The following
year | secured n position in a graded
>ehooi. ana nave held it ever since, {
happy. c0ntented, perfectly Independent
woman. And il has been my privilege Il
help those who helped me in my early
DAVIS Of dcpendency.--N. NJ. in Woman
Home Companion.