Cañon City record., 1911-01-19

Report of Mrs. T. NJ. Harding, Chair
man Scholarship Committee.
Tonight 1 am going to tell TO my
own people who have given to me so
generously during this year-Canon's
contribution to the work of the Schol-
arshin committee was $50, the
story of the Loan Fund and il many
are listening to almost the same story
they have heard several times before
please listen patiently. Our commit
tee was organized after the annual
meeting held at Cripple Greek and Vic
tor in 1901, but as the work could not
be brought before our clubs except
by letter, and the school year was al
ready begun. little was done that year,
so we might say II really began work
at the Boulder meeting in October,
1902.
Statistics show that in our state
there are annually several hundred
students partly or entirely making
their own way through our educa-
tional institutions. so that upon grad
uation they may become self-support-
ing. large per cent OF our own
Canon boys who are students In the
different state schools are earning at
least a part of their expenses and for
a boy 1t Is comparatively easy. He can
build furnace fires, he can dc janitor
work he can act as agent for coal
yards. he can look after the laundry
but almost the only way by which
girl may earn her room and board Is
by doing housework, and apropos OF
that let me read you an extract from
letter Just received:
The writer is an orphan who worked
for her board while a student OF the
East Denver high school. She came
TO our committee with fine recon-
mendations from her teachers. Our
Denver committee woman, Mrs. Pisco.
made Inquiries regarding her. finding
her most ambitious and worthy In
every way Her plan was to borrow
lust as little as possible. making the
balance OF her expenses by doing
homework for board and room
Il am so pleased with everything
but tha place where ! am stssing. The
iandlady has taken eves SO many
more boarders than she said she
would. She has 21 boarders and two
roomers and my work keeps me so
busy that I have little time for study.
And at night I am so tired tfat when
do go to bed I cannot sleep"
This girl and friend are now keep
ing house and we send her $1,000 per
month.
Inc largest nufnDtT VI oucu eases
that is. girls who must make their
way. are found in our State Normal
School since the paramount obtsSt
u graduation from the Normal School
is self-supporting. The first year this
outside work can be done with little
disadvantage to the school work, but
during the second year. that of grad
uation, 1t is almost impossible for even
the most ambitious student to com
pIete the course doing Justice either
to ,he school or herself unless she can
give almost her entire time to her
studies. So II anything happens IN
the way or Illness or loss of occupa-
ton in her family-and where girl
has to help make her own way 1t Is
II every case because the family In
come is small. perhaps dependent upon
TIE day labor Of the father or. in many
cnses the widowed mother is the large
~sse earner-but n BY any chance
this income falls. the girl must of ne
>e~sfty drop out Of her class. perhaps
within few months nf graduation
unless she receives aid from the out
side. There have been numbers OF