The sun., 1910-11-20
COLUMBIA'S SELF.HELPERS
SRI DENTS EtR\ NORE THt\
!SIG6. .,sDy FOR THEHSEIlES.
Mere rhan i.Oaa, .Io,,~ Obtainrti for Those
VINO wanted work to Hrip in Their
solirgr Careers An sorts Df work
Dnr Man Made aDtsl in summer.


More than sIss. .O0O was earned by the
students "i Columbia University III the
las, scholastic wear. according to the rr-
port Of T. = n Hotter. secretary ~ the
committee on employment 'or students.
made public yesterday. III" ncr"aS..
over S'u.!ru' earnings of a year ago IL
more than tSi.u'n. whIl. the number ~
student. registered with the committee
was practically th- same a. IN the pre-
ceCling wear No charge l. made tu the
students fnr obtaining employment. 'h.
entire expenses of conducting the Office
bslng assumed by the university.
All sorts of work wa- done hy the stu
denis from -lcc'uring on rIbberneck
wagons" and tending furnaces To- making
suecial pollrral inv - u cations and man
aging officsS II. graduate students
REPORTED III" largest earnings with a total
o: $40 2ss ~ IN the coll.g" wear and sIi.-
<1s ~ III the Summer vacation. Studsnts
H. the law ~Chuul cam. n-Ni with SIS
So IS IN the aCad"mIr wear and Slu i>s -
in the s..mn-r The earnings for o'h.-
dr. ,siIn- IT tn'. university wore. College
tl5.igl - III IA" school wear and So 233 G5
IL the summer, >,I"n'. schools go. s53 -
and 81 ll3 10 m.i.Cin. IS ia q nd g. 3ts o.;
fine art 81 cc3I - and san Teachers
College slG % and s. .5as ~. BARNARD
ColIeg. - ;si 81 and 81. ts3 ~ III" aver
age earnings IN :hs rasp~c' I'VE schools
We're IN both winter and summer Col
lsg-. s355 ~. applied science 1875 IS
medicine. sS'i n l1w. S3cs. 81 graduate
faculties s1st - fine arts. ss:s W. Teach
err College, sasi.So Barnard College
s27G.i3.
The committee received l. .Oa3 request.
from employers and filed all hut ~
yacancie' IN the wear the total earnings
being siss ~ 10 In the summer vaca-
tion one barnard girl got SO? a. an in
vestigatrr. while one student IN IN.
gradual" schools earned SIS: a. a preacher
Most of the students however sought
out teaching and tutors po.,'ipns more
than SIS .DW being earned IN that way
The student who had charge OF the
-rIbberneck wagon made $3.50. while
one in tine science schools made sl75 a.
trolley car motorman A third was
mate on a river sloop and cleared SO for
his summers work. One law school
summer. making sssi Another mana ced
q fishing club. which gave him s300
Three medical student put IN their
summers a. camp assistants and earned
managed "A lunch room for s-sn and
presumably his board also. lively,
graduate student. made more than S3W
apiece Two Teachers College girls were
uFecsNfaners ana mllltNsr- AT a prD0t 10
themselves # sile5O
The Columbia College students wer, in
mostly for hank work and az this averaged
triffe more than sion Cne man worked
In a fruit and v-Rerahl. store and carried
sl60. S,enngrsphers and tvpewrItars
were also in demPnd
IN tho regular academic year one college
student made as much as $3.50 a. an IN
vsstigator Fifteen were census "nuIn"--
a'ors and made $50 zach. while two were
Ian nNa.rN Ia a.
Five worked a. walters for s3nn and two
IA athletic directors for s2IO Ono had !
leaning toward tel"Era.hv and earned
ss25. while another made $3.50 4 -tuden /
ho9rwa Ike, -1rn"i so IN q we"k's TIN"
and an editor mad" 1920 There were
also lecturers. rsfsr"nc" workers and
salrsmcn
One student in III. medical school
was friendly with a win" merchant. and
being a good judge Of wincs Picked up
$40 es a tester Two other medical stu
dents got s50s as lecturers Law students
In the main went in fo> c'c-icnl work |
althpngh one cleared sgO as caretaker
Of farm and another SIS as a playground /
Fr inspector in the customs service and
made SsaD. while one mad. sIin as a ru-
sician
Nin"'"An women earned NOR. than
$?o" h0i",e IN tho academic year and six /
made $50 doing miscellaneous work !
Orc clrr"d as much az sam
tn" report in conclusion saws
Tn" d"'errrsnin factor ts IN most casa-
the -'Id-ar himself II he has ability.
persavrrlnrr ami energy b. viii No al
mos certain sooner or later - f'rd employ
mem II he - ~,Illsi lrrc-pons bls or
unpre-'nr able %" Viii doubtless Ind II
difficult ," set along The prospective -iu-
dent SIonli never come - the univpr-tty !
depending "n-Irc!v or oven largely upon |
the assistance ~ the committee. hu' should |
BE- prepared fO meet ~ least the expenses /
o. N" frat haif wear Nv s:Ir IsIaIlv /
She -''Iden' Win the necessary QUALITIES /
and sufficient MONEY N hand to tide him !
over n" rather haTarr"u- beginning period .
will t" abl" :" Aud "mp'n mont
p'it of MANY students r"Cts'arcd for each .
form Of employment tho -,cr-'ary mrS- |
select the one best suited m every respect ,
TO the need of N" moment Preference - |
usually given 20 m" one hos" ability - |
known from IN" "Np"rI..nc. nf me s.-cratary .
rarhcr than from snnl.' on. .sls. = rncprrr,.n- .
da'Ion. In all cass- lev ~ h.. said M. COM
nii'-e hnn"-'lv and iairhrillv -ndeavor. !
to do Wha' - hs~' for the adVanCotnen. ~ /