Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-18

throughouh the, year and ha,ss extra
work for students ON Saturdays
20. Besides these specific instances
there are a number Of students, IN prf-
waite. families working their way. sew
eral reporting for newspapers, several
acting as supply agents for the stu
dents, several clerking In stores. etc.
Eaber Market makes Demands.
This covers fairly well the work
available during the regular session of
the college, year. rdaho's position near
the great labor market OF the northern
Fart Of the state means that there Is
work enough IN the summer months
for the student. BY careful economy.
many boys make almost the amount
required to carry thenA through the
winter season.
tf). In the first place, we find 20 TO
25 Of this class of eoliegians in the
Occur d'Afene mines each summer.
Nature has filed the mountains and
hills Of that region full of silver lead,
gold and mica. The district h now
prosperous with fits hundreds OF mines
and prospects. These mining corpora
tions have always. in every way possi-
bic. been glad to help the stHdent. The
price paid per day ranges from $500
to $3.5o. according to Location. Board
Averages $50 per month. and is made
considerably cheaper by "batching"
(2l. Besides the mines there are
about so students who work on the
patrol This work is out in the open
air, and is very agreeable and sttmu-
letting. The wage is So per day and
expenses.
(3). The country surrounding the
university is essentially agricultural.
Thus, throughout the entire summer,
enough work of this kind is to be had
to satisfy the most desiring. In the
harvest time. about two months, spe-
cially high wages are paid. A large
number of students avail themselves
of this opportunity leach vacation.
No Social Caste.
So much, then, for the work pres
emit. We have found that there is Ia
Dor and that any willing. determined
| young person can work his way
through But there are other consid-
erations favorable to such a course.
The university is thoroughly demo-
cratic. Every student. irrespective Of
! finance or the presence of blue blood"
is the equal of every other one social
ly. There is none of caste. none OF the
| snobbishness so noticeable in our
Eastern institutions. Fortunately,
there are no university Avenue 500
clubs" "A persons standing and repu-
tation are primarily dependent upon
himself He occupies positions of
trust in the student body, or assumes
a part in student activities solely
through his own abilities. The Idaho
spirit is powerful enough to make this
thing reality. Then the self-sup-
porting student meets with friendship
and assistance on every side.
For ample proof Of the place Of the
poor boy fighting his way through in
Important positions we have but to
look at the list of prizes and honors
conferred in the past.
I College Scholarships.
The Kaufman scholarships, aggre-
eating up to the present $1,000. have
been awarded to "a students. BY the
terms of these the scholarship of the
recipient must be of the highest order.
1t rs of interest to note that all of
the students were wholly or partially
supporting themselves
Six of the winners of the watkins
oratorical medal were poor men,
waiting" around the dormitories in
the winter and either working in the
mines or sweltering in the hot Palouse
sun in the summer.
Along with oratory. by examining
the records in debate, we learn that
10 of the debate prizes have gone to
this class. The best debaters that
Idaho has ever put on the platform to
defend the prestige of her name have
been boys "tofling alone"
Honor the Self Supporting.
In general the number Of self sup
porting students in all phases Of un-
der-graduate activities-argonau A.
s. U. l.. football. baseball, basket ball,
track and field, debate and oratory--
is masterful argument in favor Of
the advantages Of such students at
idaho.
Then, everything points to the con-
clusion that Idaho is the home of the
poor boy working his way through"
for every possible encouragement is
given him to advance. The work Is
plentiful and is within the reach of
everyone as result of the Y. M. @. "A.
bureau and other agencies. The fact
that he is working against obstacles
does not in any way endsnger his So
cial position. but arouses in the other
students and in the faculty respect
and admiration for him. It has been