Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
YEP. [. lads EARN $4,000
MANY TECH STUDENTS
S. AT WORK THIS SEASON
More Demand for jobs Than school
'NStese& Can I|ill--Lpan Fund Well
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y val Special! to The Times D!spatch.l
2 SAsBLACKSBGRG. VA. Feb. cl.-.Li
Investigation OF the employment OF
students at V. II. /. for the present
session reveals some interesting facts.
The total amount OF money earned by
i students. who are able TO continue
their studies because OF assistance OBJ
tained by this work. amounts to APP
proximately $4,000. This is earned
by, 1913 students or about 1G 2-3 per
cent of the total enrolment
1.-The various cmploymentS offered TO
students include work as walters in
tho dining hail. as mess serseants.
clerk in the dining hall. mail clerk in
barracks, in the electric lighting de-
partment. at the college barn. as as
sistants, student assistants and in one
instance as instructor in the college,
as steward at the hospital. as clerk
in the commandments and trcaSurers
office and at the laundry. In addition
three students are helping 10 pay their
way by doing some regular work in
private families.
Besides this, the farm. station and
the shop employ men on piece work,
that is at various times. By the day
or hour. Several men are empioESd
IN the book store, others assist in the
Y. n. c. a. building. in the creamery,
and in various other departments.
Borrow From Loan Fund.
'T5 During the present session TO date
'thirty-nve students have borrowed a
total Of s3,3e0 from the student loan
FUND. This money under the state
interest to lee repaid by. the student
when he is able to liouida,o me in
debtedness. Every year the calls on
the loan fund exceed the amount ina,
effort is being made TO increase This
fund SO that more deserving YOUNG
men can be helped.
Some OF the best men who have
graduated from the college were those
who largely earned their way while
students. Such men are. as. a rule
ing and Conduct aad studies arc al
most invariably good. Quite a num-
Der OF young mon apply for admission
to the college on the condition that
they can find work TO do 10 help pay
matter, OF OF the empioymc OF students
arises from the fact that there arc
is, work to do. As far as possible
the students work is given on merit
and this merit includes good conduct
and diligence in study.
Worked Why Through College.
Some OF the alumni. who are now
holding the very best positions, work
I'd their way through the college here;
rome OF them doing manual labor on
the farm which required getting up in
the morning at o'clock to milk the
cows Some OF these men now hold
places of honor in the faculty and
nj the hean o. the various ucp"li
Icents.
II it were possible to secure actual
figures as TO the highest salaries now
being paid graduates of this college
there is little doubt that this inves-
tigation would show that the ma
icrity OF these men helped themselves
through their college course by work
ing in some capacity or other.
1t is rarely that the. college can
give man work during his first
year since all available positions are
applied for and filled by students who
have been here one or more years
and have made records. II is always
better for the student TO have some
money when he entors the college
since it is rarely the case that a stu
dent can earn enough money 10 pay
mis- total expenses since the time
necessary TO earn this amount. OF
money would not leave him sufficient
time for his class work. However.
there are several nsta.Sccs on record
where this has been done.
The attitude Of the student towards
the man who works il most demo
cratic Jobs are much sought attc;
and men are honorcd for what they
actually are and for what they really
do.