The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-09-03

"o.heu ms way through tn.
institute. 1t also elected To >,
" 600 position ia the nrricul
turnl department n fnrne,
student, who entered the col
irge when II hoy with only
300 90. lie was II Liliy.nt sin.
dent and helped to pnv his wny
ny picking up little jobs. lie
was recently offered So. 400 i'm
the University of Wisconsin
but preferred To return to his
anna mater ut "A salary of 81 600
year. Another boy came
mere with practically nothing
lie drove the creamery wagon
cleaned up buildings and did
anything else le could find To
do. He III now employed in
the department of plant path
ology, and il regarded M one
OF the most gifted young men
IN his line in the United States
lie has been offered fine posi-
tions ut Cornell University
New York, aud at the Experi-
ment Station in Arizona, but
ne prefers To remain with his
alma mater. There are several
similar instances in the enpi
neering department. One of
the leading professors now at
Tulane University, Louisiana,
worked his way through the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
and has a national reputation.
One of the chief engineers at
the Panama Canal today is a
graduate of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute, who worked
his way while n student.
Quite "A number of young
men apply for admission to the
college on the condition that
they can find some work to do
to help pay their way. Some
of these cases are really pa
thetic, and it Ia the policy of
the authorities to do everything
possible to get such applicants
TO enroll, and to help them in
every way possible.
One young man, who has
been working on Il farm, wrote
a letter recently to the presi-
dent, in which he said that he
thought his crop during the
coming fall would bring him
about 500. He desires very
much to take courses in agri-
culture, and in his letter to the
president he asked, "Is there
any show for a fellow who has
laid by 800 on his CROP" He
was assured that there is al.
ways a "show' for just such
men.
a real difficulty in the mat.
ter of employment of students
arises when there are more APP
plicants for work than there is
work to do. 1t is the policy
therefore, of the authorities to
give positions to those who en-
ter here aud make a good
record In other words, the
jobs are given on merit, and
the merit includes good con
duct and diligence in study. 1t
has been found that this il the
only safe basis on which to
give work. If, therefore, IA
student enters the Virginia
Poly technic Institute an d
shows himself to be diiigent in
study and excellent in conduct,
it is not long before some kind
of work is found for him, and
he is given every assistance
that il possible, in order that
he may have an opportunity to
continue his studies and get
his degree.
1t is n wholesome sign that
the atmosphere of the Virginia
Poly technic Institute is very
democratic. Jobs are much
sought after, ami boys are hon
ored for what they actually are
and for what they actually do.
In addition to opportunities
for work by the students, the
college has a State Loan Fund
and last session $l,042 10 WAS
loaned on proper security TO
Virginia students. This money,
under the state law, is loaned
at per cent interest, to be re-