Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-02
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK
How Energetic Young Men Work
Their Way Through College.
NEED FOR INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS
Importance of Agricultural Colleges
Trend OF school wOrk-Edu-
catIOnal Activities in va
rious Directions.

The student who burns the midnight
oil lights the way to the read of his
chosen profession. The reason is obvi-
Gus. Work spells success, and success
In any sphere OF activity cannot be won
without work. President Hedley of Yale
university, referring to certain phases of
college life. says the curse Of the col
leges are the idle rich and the idle poor.
Between these two classes lie the great
body of energetic. ambitious young men,
the coming generation of brainy workers
destined to take on their shoulders the
responsibilities of tomorrow In this
GLASS are to be found many who are poor
In purse, but rich in grit and gettherea-
tiveness. Ambition which bslks at no
obstacle in the path to a college education
Is an asset worthy Of the special con-
sideration 1t receives from college fac
ulties. To these experienced observers
of student life the spirit animating one
obliged to work and earn his education
insures diligence, regularity and persever-
ance. For him there is no time to
waste Head and hand must cooperate
In utilizing every hour.
Many colleges put forth special efforts
to encourage and lend assistance to en-
e ipEAblhB luz WOihihb iNl way
through college. Yale has a department
devoted to that purpose. and it's report
on the methods employed and their sue
cess is a tribute to the hustling qualities
OF brainy young America.
OF the entire number of Yale students,
an average of 200 earn their entire ex-
penses, while zoo more are partially de-
pendent upon their efforts. The depart
ment Of self-help awards tuition scholar
ships to needy and worthy young men,
and a student OF the first tank who de-
Ponds upon himself may get a scholar
ship equivalent to S155, the entire annual
charge for tuition.
A less needy and less brilliant student
may get one amounting to $1l5, while
those still less dependent receive scholar
ships equal to SIS. This bureau aims
to find work for men and find men for
work. From the bureau. cards, circulars,
postalsN and letters are sent out, and It
is generally understood that from this
institution can be obtained men OF the
highest character and ability for almost
any kind Of work requiring two to three
hours a day.
Clerical work must be done in many de.
partments OF the college; this is given tc
! students. Many wait on the tables, and ar
average number of $50 earn their meals
by this service. One student may conduct
a small laundry business. Many, indeed, 81
out and earn money on their own initiative
without the assistance of the bureau. Dur
ing the fall one will find students selling
statuary, pictures and bric-a-brac to more
prosperous Students; some act as clothing
agents.; others solicit for various industries
A number work in the smaller clubs, wal
on tables and render service; In one year
it was reported, sixty-two men earned
81, 237 in this way. Then, too, many students
organize clubs of boarders for boarding
houses and by securing ten boarders &c
their own board free.
More money il earned by tutoring, how
ever. than In any other way. The compen
sation averages from 81 to $S,an = hour
! Within one year seventy-one men earnec
So, 652 in this way. Yearly, II is said. NOR
than $4,000 is earned by tutoring at Yale.
Some make a good income by selling flow
ers when there are celebrations. Otheri
sell programs; some prepare for athletic
contests and police the field. A number d.
typewriting for other students. Some can
vass for magazines.
At Christmas time many college students
work in department stores. During tn
summer vacation they can work on farms
in stores and factories and save from go
to 500 for their college term. 1t is saiC
that the -self-supporting students of Yal,
probably earn each year from $4,000 Il
$4,000.
When he was secretary OF Harvard, tn,
late Frank Bolles, telling of how students
earned their way, spoke of a student WIFI
came to college $116 in debt. During hi
first year he earned $S46 and expended
1881. 81; the second year, earned i3i5.SS an
expended S96l.54; third year. earned sSS96
and expended $Ss5.14. and fourth year
earned SLO21.21, spending $i62.sO.
He was a diligent, ambitious, energeti
young man. And diligence, energy and am
bltion will carry any man through college
He performed whatever tasks were offered
one OF his specialties being to secure brain
from sleeps skulls for Prof. William
James to be used in experiments. He ais
engaged in publishing books and colleg
pamphlets.
None of these records follow the students
career beyond the college doors. This 1
regretable because the completed exampl
OF applied energy would undoubtedly shoV
that the habits which ambition prompts