Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-27
WORKED HIS WAY
THROUGH COLLEGE
Columbia Student Who Labored
and Studied at Same Time
Found It Profitable.

"v,ortod bis va,." ,brouch co,,o~o on
pacod I, many .tudor, ,cti,itios and
pleasures. and enished with tho chcerfuI
assertion that no bod e,tovod tho
experionee thorourh,v is told he n ro,i,m-
Bin student. Hero is HE own storv nc
related in IN, Post.
| srent nv FIRST vc,r ot colioeo in tho
University of Texas. supporting mvse,f on
what had saved from ,nv earnings I'm a
railroad Office during tho n-avious tbroo
summers. But with the completion of that
!eAr-W' my savings all expended had
80 me- ''ie pIo"'or'l OF no" Should con-
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course and cbo,n Gamma, 1-,,,.ar.t,,.
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my summers oorrirrs In y, insurance
office. An uncio orserod 70 co,,o 70 my
RESCUE I'm case go. into va.or ,bov.
my depth. realized. however that
whatever I borrowed had to he returned
as quickly as rossihle The greatest en-
courasemcn. / received was that from
the college officer to whom I had written,
who offered to lend me- money any time
should need II, have had to ~ ok for
no loans from the university, although
dld borrow so from other sources to
pay NY room rent ior tho year and my
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SUM ROT ND EMPLOYMENT.
I arrived in New York some three
weeks before the opening OF college
and introduced myself TO the dean OF
the college and to the secretary of tha
employment bureau. 7 spent four
days in getting acquainted with vart-
ous men. one TO whom | had a letter
of Introduction personally aided me in
finding work from time to time. NV
sole accomplishment was a fair know.
ledge OF stenography and type writing
on the FIFTH day was assigned to q
temporary position as stenographer N
the Office OF Wall Street broker who
was Interested in local political
campaign In this position made Sl2
in twelve day. Eainel much expert
ence' widened my circle Of friends, and
acquired some confidence.
ny chance. Just before the opening
Of tho college. the regular stenogra-
pier in the office Of tho alumni coun-
eli of the university was disabled, and
| was called to fiji the position. In
this way learned great deal of the
Workings or the university. especially
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ho@rapher IN inc employment bureau
ONCE lor three weeks through Sow
etal acquHlntahceS mace IN tho alumni
council Office | obtained the stenogra-
phic work for three professors as soon
as I severed my connection with tho
university, and continued to no this
work throughout the year, besides
handling the stenographic WORK OF
more than fifteen other university Of
nccrs from time to time during tho
yenr. when could was even so
fortunate as 20 he taken 70 Washing
ton last April bv the Intercolleriatn
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