The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
BY EDGAR TREXLER


College freshmen hold part and
full-time jobs than seniors; 1855
per cent of the Hickory institu-
tons student body works in posi-
tons ranging from clerks and
hookeepers to chefs and NOR
ticians; and 324 students accumu-
late 6897 work hours a week for
an average of 22.2 hours per week
per student.
These facts are the revelations
of a student work survey con-
ducted several months ago by the
Lenoir Rhyme Public Relations
Department. At that time, blanks
were distributed in the classes,
signed by the students, returned
t. the office and compiled.
Many figures from this survey
are quite eye-opening. From a
student body of nearly $50, 324
students hold jobs - 237 of whom
work eff campus at Hickory stores
and other nearby establishments,
while college employment lists 81
students. A little arithmetic here
points out that 1866 per cent of
the student body works" "r
The reason more students
find employment off campus
can be easily shown in this COM
parisOn: the 237 students work
ing off campus listed 6180 hours
for an average of 27.4 hours
per week. whereas the 81 stu
dents working on mpus
showed only III hours for an
average of 8.9 hours per week.
his gives a total of 6S79 work.
hours a week for an average of
22.2 hours per week per stu
dent.
The working student total of
324 can be broken down as fol-
lcwS: 81 freshmen = 68 work off
campus and % on campus; 80
sCphomoreS = go work off campus
and 20 on campus; 81 juniors -
81 work off campus and 25 on
campus; and &c seniors - Al work
off campus and 19 on campus.
Such statistics bring to mind a
| question. Why do more freshmen
claim JOBS than seniors, (and they
dob, since the average senior is
looking toward furthuring his ed
ucation, becoming established in
business OF getting married within
the next year. Or, maybe the
freshmen are simply trying to
gain a slight "nest-egg" during
the first year so they can coast
through financial matters the re-
naming three years. No such sur
vey, however, can answer this
query!
Now let's look a little more
closely at these "off campus
and ION campus jobs. Lenoil
Rhyme has granted 135 work
scholarships to students who wish
to work on campus. Figures on
this portion of the survey look
something like this: Dining hal
walters and mattresses, 40; assis.
tants to professors, II! library as.
sistants, 10; public relations ane
campaign office staffers. nine
Student Center clerks, the land
scape crew, infirmary, athletic
and m u S C department helpers
claim a total of seven.
The "off campus" category has
been divided into two sections =
place of work and type of work
In the former department, stats.
tics show that 48 have position.
with department stores: 20 with
grocery stores; % in various type!
OF mills: 13 with furniture corpo.
rstions: IL with automotive estab.
lishments; 10 with service sta.
tions; eight each in construction
implement and parts companies
newspaper and printing shops
restaurants, pastoral work anc
recreation centers. Other positions
range from radio stations, drus
stores, jewelry, book and dime
stores, railway express. soft drinl
companies, theaters and farm
work to pool halls, funeral homes
sign companies. motels, dancins
schools and col compnies.
schools and coal companies.
81 SALES CLERKS
The survey next showed that 8.
sales clerks have been employed
in nearby Catawba County stores
Next in line come Is office work.
ers, 18 mill workers. IA bookeep'
ers, 18 mill workers, IA bookkeep
ping wofkmen, nine service sta.
ton attendants; eight construc'
| ton workers. six pastors and choil
directors; five secretaries. prin
shop workers and recreation di