The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-12-23

AtldtIAV lioy ~ &c
in favor of his college. His athletic
reputation is ~vOuchsafed and ms
praises are written in verse and prose
and illustrated in pink sheets ana
In weeklies. The same warrior. garD-
cd in a workingman's apron,
ing his athletic prowess INTO a pat
tie Of self-suppOrt in obtaining d col
lege education, is a story OF no less
struggle. and one fought to successful
issue, than the first mentioned IN
stance. The continued presence OF SELF
supporting athletes in many southern
institutions is sufficient evidence that
"A college course. ~self-support and ath-
letics are a perfectly possible cOmbl-
nation.
Then in an institution like the Uni
versity Of North Carolina. where un-
d~ergraduate se~lf-suppOrt figures to
such a large degree, it is no II for
wonder that the athlete contributes
his full quota to that vast army of
students that are battling for an edu-
cation. President +. A.. Alderman. of
the University Of Virginia, then presi-
dent Of the University of North Caro-
lima, on one occasion, in eulOgizing the
North Carolina college student, stated
that three-fourths OF the students here
were sons OF poor parents, and that
they were in college either as the re-
suit Of ~self-suppOrt or money borrow
ed. The athlete does not escape this
classification. and his plucky battle for
an education is no less inspiring than
his athletic battles for alma mater.
AT least a third of the members OF
Cardinals athletic teams are counted
in the ranks OF the self-suppOrting
army that are working their way
through college, paying in part or
whole their expenses. The forms Of
employment engaged in by these
sturdy youths that are undergoing
sacrifices for an education run thu
length and breadth OF the list Of cat
alOeued forms Of employment named
by the college employment bureau.
Waiting on tables. washing dishes,
operating pressing clubs, typewriting
and st~cnography. management Of eat
ing clubs, working in the barber shop,
and agencies OF various kinds are
some OF the of employment
that six or eight members Of Caro-
lina'S football SQUAD are earning their
" way in and fortifying the claim
that a college is not q closed corpo-
ration inviting only well-lined pOck-
cts.
HOmewOOd Washes Dishes.
Any n by percnance catching a
glimpse of the interior OF the kitchen
OF the college mess hall Immediately
following each meal-hour during the
day will hear the chatter OF dishes, as
they are emptied from the waiter into
n rinsing- sink, and there observe a
youth. whose c~ountenance bulges with
grim determination, bending his ef-
forts to the task of rinsing n clear
ing away the dishes that have supplied
meals to zoo fellow-students. This
youth is not to be distinguished from
. dozen other Of his fellow-students
that are his cOhelpers in clearing away
daily 1000 dishes. save possibly the
brisk and precision with which he
attacks the task would set him OF as
one not unfamiliar with the pikskin in
getting down under punts with alert
ness. He is none other than Ray
HomewoOd, right end Of Cardinals
FOOTBALL eleven. The preserving eff
forts with which he attacks his task
foreclOses the fact that he is a worthy
member OF that band Of athletes in
the Tarheel university. who are, day
py day. earning their way up the lad
ger 10 an education. For an hour.
three times q day. this plucky athlete
can be found in the kitchen Of Com
mons HaH. the student boarding
house. washing dishes. The number OF
ofshes that "a through his hands
IN the course OF a year climbs up into
the millions. This form Of employment
IS rot the only route by which this
aeuiVtS S earning tWO-flftNS Of his
32oo yearly expenses in the university.
Aside from the pursuit OF studies. car
ryinG eighteen hours Of college work,
ne finds spare moments during his long
working-hours to drum" sales for
je~eiry OF this typical North Carolina
college student for an education began
back on his fathers farm. in Alamance
county. as fred on to achievements
by his boyhoOd school days at Friend
ship High School. and later at Zion
college. Then. too. his athletic aspira-
tons began TO sprout forth in fond
and in his high school DAYS
ne yearncd for an opportunity to con-
tribute TO q North Carolina football
victory over Virginia. This is his
second year in college, and two more
a will bring an end to his athletic
record. his aim row being to enter
torneii University the year following
ms graduation. to pursue his course in
electrical engineering. His predilec-
tion for mathematics smoothes the
road 10 his profession somewhat. and
MS average on all his college studies
Is o eighty.
Baseball Hero.