The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-20
BOYS WHO WORK
 GRAB OFF COLLEGE
 HONORSAT J. OF A.
Students Who Do Odd JobbS Also Are Best Students and Leaders in College
 Activities

University, August 1s.-The stu dent who Is forced by circumstances to work his way through college frequently develops qualities of lead ership which lie dormant in other students. While instances of this are found in every college, investigation has brought to light the unusual sit uation at the University of Alabama that every student who has been elected to a responsible position in college activities for next year Is one who is paying his own way. The student leaders are men who are pay ing for their education by doing janitor service, waiting on tables, shoveling coal at the university power house, and doing other Jobs to support themselves and pay for their education.
 John J. Sparkman of Hartselle. who was given the highest university honor when he was elected president of the student body" is one of the men who is paying all of his ex- penses by working. In this position he will be at the head of the coun- cil which administers the honor sys- tenn and directs the various student activities. Mir Sparkman graduated NH now student in the law depart ment. Throughout his entire college career he has paid his own way without any financial assistance. by doing jaintor service, working at the power house, acting as news paper correspondent and teaching at the university. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honorary fra ternity, former editor of the college weekly and has been elected assistant secretary of the college Y. M. c. A. for next year.
 The other officers of the student council, Albert Clements of Scotts- bora vice president, and Budshon Battle of Birmingham, secretary treasurer, have also paid all of their expenses by doing odd jobs outside of class hours. Clemens, who was cap tain of the Alabama football team, included work as a soda jerk" at the university oommissary among the jobs he has held.
 Cook own Meals
 Sam Perry of Brilliant, Ala, will be editor of the Crimson and White the college newspaper, during the coming year, and Roy l.. Smith of Girard has been elected business manager. Perry has supported him. self by working as a Janitor. clerk, at the university postoffice, newspa- per correspondent, and now holds teaching fellowship at the university. He is one of group of the Alabama students who have formed club, obtained the use of 8 small building on the campus, and reduced their living expenses to a minimum by cooking their own meals. Perry has made an unusual record in scholar ship and will graduate at the end of the coming school year, doing four years work in three years.
 Roy Smith has supported himself. made good record In scholarship, and won student honors in spite of an unusual handicap. An accident two wears ago forced the amputa- ton of one of his hands and com pelled him to change his course from engineering to the academic depart ment. Even this handicap did not prevent him from continuing hls work as an assistant electrician at the university, and this with other odd jobs has enabled him to worK his way through school.
 Another working student who mas won high student honors is Hugh Bradley of Troy, who was awarded A loivng cup as the student who had k versity last year. He has recently returned from a conference of stu dents from universities in all parts of the United States, to which he was sent as representative of the Ala bama student body.
 All of the students mentioned have paid all of their expenses, and the other students given responsible po- sitions for next year have partly sup ported themselves. Miss Katherine Davss. president-elect of the uni versitv women's council, earned the money for her college expenses by teaching school and is now doing fei- lowship work. Miss Louise Sandi- fer of Eufaula, editor elect of the college annual Is doing fellowship work, and Shelley sansbury or Montgomery, business manager. IS assistant librarian at the university.