University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-21

I DOyS sang ITOu tue Sid6e VI luc w
lrmbia theater, Your college life /.
dream life," there were students
here who might have disagreed with
the sentiment No doubt those in
the theater thought life was gay, es
pecially with pretty chorus in front
of them, but away in the basement OF
some rOoming house there was some
freshman. or perhaps an upperclass.
man, shOveling ashes; or in some
kitchen there was a fellow working
all by himself washing the supper
dishes. At the same time there were
dozens of other men doing work to
pay their college expenses; and per-
haps some lucky fellows who in the
day had worked hard were in the
! theater, enjoying the show.
+ 1t is estimated that half of the stu
dents in the University work their
way through, either wholly or in
part. Those in the latter class are
far more common, as to work ones
way through requires much time, the
right sort of position, and the adjust
ment of classes with the other work
The standing of the men who do
this work is interesting to note, both
in point of scholarship and in esteem
in which they are held by their fell
low students. AS to rank in classes,
ia many cases this is not affected by
outside work; rather those men who
can get out and shovel ashes for
day with hearty good will are apt
to put the same zeal into a page of
psychology Others are handicapped
10y work, but some of these would be
at the bottom anyway, even if they
had valet.
AS to the social status of these
men: to some the thought that they
ork for their daily bread never en-
tcrs their mind from the stag af-
fair to the dress-suit party are to be
found working men. On the other
hand there are those who have
neither the desire nor the money to
go to dances. Some few during their
four years of college never make
date" or converse socially with the
girls in the University.
The variety of jobs is astounding
To start at the bottom, there are the I
smoky furnace that has to be fired, !
the landlady that has to have her F,
carpet beaten, the lawn to be cut. the
W ashed. windows to be cleaned. the
deans reports to be typewriter, the
COWS on the state farm to be MIXED,
the nickle show that wants a ticket
man, the grocer that wants extra help
nj Saturday. the dance promoter that
needs musician, and the professor
that needs all assistant.
To the freshman who comes TO the
University after having made inquir-
eS as to work. the employment bu-
reau of the Y. NJ. c. A is a help. The
ANXIOUS letter that he wrote about
he middle OF August has been seen
o, and perhaps there is pob for
lim. Then. too, room may have
,cen found for him. or if fortunate
le has got room in return for his
work. and if very fortunate his board
liso. The association formerly left
he employment business to the gen
raj secretary. but the work enlarged,
&c that special man now has
harge of the work. {
The report of Thomas Summers,
Who has charge of the employment
'ureau and the room and board
gency. says that applications were
ent out in town for work, board and
Ooms. and that 514 rooms were list
d. and forty places to board. From
une to October forty students were
iven work. and this was when the a
University was not open. OF this I
lumber there was only one report of v
unsatisfactory work d
Three days before the school year
pened a meeting was held in the
-. NJ. c. A. Building at which the wo-
zen of Columbia who had rooms and c
-ork for the students met: there $
ere also present twenty-seven men r
no had applied for work. At the t
nd of the meeting six men said that d
hey did not have to work and would C
OF do so. as they saw the greater r
eed of others. At present there are C
50 applications for work at the Y. S
I. c. A. ninety-siX of which have u
cen filled, and these students now i
ave steady work. The others are t
or occasional jobs. Eighty-seven of }
hese men are signed up for Bible v
tudy. so it can be seen they have '
ONE spare time for fuller develop