Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

me that he did 1t better than an
woman had ever done He came with
bottle Of denatured alcohol and went q
his window cleaning in q thoroughly
scientific manner.
But in spite of these various chance
for work we discovered almost as sool
as the bureau of self-help was established
that the opportunities for students Il
find employment were limited: that tn
number OF poor boys that can work thei
way through our university is kept dow
because the opportunities for work Of
fered by small community are limited
1T was to enlarge these opportunities
that We decided to make the farm ex
pertinent. The idea was suggested to Mr.
Buxton by the number OF requests thai
he received last fall to send students t.
rake lawns and pot plants:
4 4
1--WE held a conference, and approved
practically. Then this problem came up
Where are we going to get this farm?
Just beyond the university buildings
there is big stretch of rolling land that
reaches to Lake Carnegie and beyond
Years ago it was the farm lands of the
Olden family. Since then it has lain fal-
low. the property Of the university. That
is where our farm is to be located.
You see, using this land belonging to
the university gives us an advantage i'm
property investment on which 1t must
make return.
THE superintendent Of the university
grounds. who had many years expert
be the practical man in charge of the
work. We are going to start with only
a few acres this spring, but If We find
the farm q success the acreage will be
increased to meet the demands Of stu
dents for employment. II the farm grows
as we expect 1t to 1t is probable that
we shall employ man whose sole duty
it will be to look after the farm.
THE soil will be devoted to truck
and the produce sold to the col
lege commons and to the various Prince
ton eating clubs. So you see our farm
has here another advantage conven-
lent and ready market.
The students will work on the farm by
tail work between the hours needed for
their university work. They will be paid
p cents an hour. which Is the established
rate for students doing odd jobs.
During the summer. when the uni
versity is not in session. the boys ought
to make quite little out Of their farm
work. During the spring and fall their
ime on the farm viii be more or less
.urtailed by lecture and study hours.
.At the end Of the season. II the farm
shows a profit over and above the cost Of
illage,, harvesting and marketing. the
,rofit will be divided among the students
n q ratio established by the number Of
lours that each has worked upon the
arm"
about how many men," asked the re-
,orter. ARE now working their way
through Princeton"
.That Is a difficult thing to estimate"
eplied President Hibben. "Mr. Murray,
tut the number at 16O. or 10 per cent OF
he entire student body. Some OF these
60 are working their way without any
outside assistance whatever, others are
letting more or less help from home"
Does the fact that man Is working
is way hurt his standing with the other
tudents?''
President Hibben's reply was en-
)hatic:
mot in the slightest. Just as an in
tance: Some Of the students formed
clothes-pressing bureau. Two taflors :
Id the actual pressing but the students
objected the clothes. / have seen one
{ these students time and again going
cross the campus with his arms loaded
ewn with coats and trousers. In his
nnior year that man made the Ivy
;lub"
The reporter should here insert the
tatement that the Ivy Club has the
equation OF being the most exclusive
I all the clubs at Princeton.
"Of course, q man 10 not elected To r 8