The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-20
A Man Of High Degree.


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Arthur leighton at school constantly
led his classes. His father was poor,
and Arthurs prospects for getting
more than school education were not
encouraging when nn aunt died and
left him ON annuity of $1,000 50 long
as lie remained student In a univer.
hity which she designated.
Arthur was eighteen and hnlf
when he entered college. He passed a
splendid examination and was picked
out for head OF his class. His friend
Edwin Tyler, entered the same year,
managed to scrape through the en-.
trance examination and was picked
out for the foot Of the class. AT the
high school from which the two young
men went to college was Beatrice
Ford. young lady OF sixteen, to whom
both were devoted. The brilliant Leigh
ton. however was far In the lead. and
there was an understanding between
him and Beatrice that when he was
graduated they should be engaged.
During the first year Arthur Leigh
ton took most Of the prizes offered,
while Ned Tyler barely maintained a
small fraction over rating which
would throw him out Of college. Tyler
was somewhat prominent in athletics.
but be was especially interested In
class politics. Not being sufficiently
scholarly to warrant his approprlating
any Of the appointments" to himself.
he distributed them among those sup
posed to be fitted for them. Indeed,
he was what might be called the class
boss" But In the middle Of the second
year even this ignoble distinction was
denied him. for be was caught one
night hoisting a calf into the belfry
and expelled.
Leighton was graduated at the head
OF his class. He had spent every va
cation with Beatrice Ford. had cor
responded with her and on his gradua-
tion they became formally engaged.
Arthur was very much puzzled In the
choice OF career, He was so YER
satile, be seemed fitted for so many
different fields, that he was drawn in
as many different directions. When
the summer had passed be had not
decided. II by the first OF October
following he did not return to college
he would find himself without an In
come. He concluded to enter for
postgraduate course, during which he
would make up his mind as to his fii-
ture course. Had there been law
school at his alma mater he would
have become lawyer, for he could
have studied the profession there. re-
ceiving the annuity But there was
no law school at the university. and
by the terms of the win he must study
there. and there only.
Meanwhile Ned Tyler continued his
course SO some OF his
friends expressed it-by hunting up
scraps of news and selling them to
There seemed only one
occupation lower than this. and he fell
into that too. He became political
ward manager. He had the while
been steadfast In bis love for Beatrice
Ford. though she was preoccupied with
his rival. One day after an election
che saw his name In the list Of sue
cessful candidates for the legislature.
Elbow Fortunate she said. that
chose Arthur always feared that
Ned would go down HILL"
At the end OF another year leighton
found himself In a position to lose the
benefit of bis course Of study unless
he finished 1T, which would take an
other year Besides. the moment he
to be student at the univer-
sity his income would cease He CON
suited with Beatrice, who declined to
advise him. He continued the course,
and when the second year was finish
ed. being still In the same position,
took a third year.
Beatrice did not lack decision, and
when Arthur entered for the third
year his postgraduate course she broke
The engagement. This nearly broke his
heart as well. but he was getting too
Sid to study profession. had no taste
for business, and his only way Of max
ing living seemed to be by remaining
4 student The consequence was that
when the seventh year Of his studies
expired he entered for the degree Of +
bachelor Of philosophy which required I
Ii additional five years course
Meanwhile Edwin Tyler, being oblig-
"a to get up on his feet occasionally
md talk to bis fellow legislators. grad /
Tally attained the reputation Of saying
more to the point Ii fewer words than {
my OF them. He was nominated for
lieutenant governor and elected. The
governor died. ana Tyler became gov
.rnor While be occupied the latter Of
ice. hearing that his old sweetheart (
VAS disengaged. be proposed again
Beatrice had seen one 81 her lovers
,egin high and remain on the same
eyel, which means 10 sink. Another be-
san low and climbed steadily upward
She objected to being the wife Of
perpetual college boy. but was not
verse to being the wife Of a governor
she had waited seven years for the
,ollege boy and was now old enough
o Danish some of the sentiment Of
.arly maldenhood and appreciate real 4
.uccess. So she decided to take the
nan who she once considered was
going down bill, and now before the
marriage has taken place khe governor
las his pipe laid for his election to the
United States senate
Arthur Leighton Is coming to the
md Of his ffth year as student for
he degree Of bachelor OF philosophy,
bis twelfth at college, and. like Alex