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by Mary Ann Schwartz
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By working part-timt,
anyone can put himself
through school, says
this coed who's
doing it herself.
while in college. Another is for your
youngster to plan his work-load with an
eye to his scholastic abilities. He must
be his own measuring stick as to how
many hours he may work. -
The average working student, educa
tors feel, may be employed 15 to 25 hours
per week without experiencing any
hardship scholastically or socially. Many
students work fewer than 15 hours, and
many work more than 25.
Some go so far as to hold 40-hour-a-week
jobs. This is frowned upon except
in cases of extreme necessity.
This average 15- to 25-hour work
week, plus full-time Summer employ
ment, can provide the funds to make a
student entirely self-supporting at a
relatively inexpensive municipal college
or state university. At private colleges,
where tuitions are higher, this may only
partially cover the costs.
Otudent employment is available in
two general categories: on and
off the campus. Almost - every
school offers a variety of student posi
tions on campus: laboratory assistants,
clerks, maintenance and cafeteria at
tendants, and library assistants.
Campus jobs are often preferable to
those off campus since the work is stable
and will last throughout the school year.
Also there's no transportation problem,
and generally the hours are limited.
Most schools have some sort of em
ployment service or placement bureau
on campus through which these positions
are filled. As a rule, the jobs go to those
who have the greatest need. There are
always more applicants than positions,
so it is well to apply early.
Some enterprising students "make"
their own work on campus by forming
cooperative agencies which shine shoes,
buy and sell used textbooks, mend
clothes, and type papers.
Applying for employment off campus
is essentially the same as applying for
any job. The possibilities are many.
The fact that he's working for his edu
cation shouldn't be embarrassing to your
offspring. True, many working collegians
do so out of financial necessity. But
there are many sons and daughters of
above-average to wealthy families who
play the dual role of student-worker.
Certainly they aren't working because
they have to, but because they want to!
They feel that they will get more out of
their college years if they themselves
rather than Dad foot the bill. There is .
less inclination to squander precious lec
ture sessions and study hours when this
comes at the expense of their own hard
earned dollars. And for this reason, the
working student often graduates with
honors!
If your youngster is lucky enough to
find work closely related to his major
study, this can be a definite asset. For he
will be gaining experience which will
help in getting a job later.
For the youth who has any serious
vocational aspirations after high school,
a college education is essential. The fact
that he or she must work for that college
degree should not be any grave deterrent
In fact, there's a great deal of satis
faction to be had in helping to put your
self through college. I think it was Ralph
Waldo Emerson who remarked: "He
who cuts his own wood is twice warmed!"
They Worked Their Way Through
Variety, sweat, humor and twists
that sometimes changed their careers
mark the jobs that have helped well
known people work their way through
college. Here are a few of them:
Tennis star Billy Talbert, in addition
to conquering his handicap of diabetes,
clerked in a haberdashery when he
was at the University of Cincinnati.
TV and movie star Robert Cummings
worked as a Colorado cowhand, busboy,
soda jerk, and barnstorming pilot while
studying for a degree in aeronautical
engineering at Carnegia Tech. But the
depression bumped Bob out of college in
his senior year, and he took a job with
a dramatic school at $14 a week, thus
launching his acting career.
Sen. John J. Sparkman is proud of his
years as furnace man at the University
of Alabama.
Best-selling author Cameron Hawley
earned money as a reporter while going
to South Dakota State College.
Eugene Holman, chairman of Standard
Oil of New Jersey, likes to tell amusing
stories about selling aluminumware
house-to-house to get his engineering
degree from Simmons College, now
Hardin-Simmons University.
Dr. Ralph Bunche, United Nations
truce mediator, worked as a seaman and
messman aboard ships between Los
Angeles and Seattle to get through
UCLA.
Playwright Paddy Chayefsky played
semipro football to pay his way at CCNY
and Fordham.
Dr. Charles H. Best, co-discoverer of
insulin, held numerous jobs, mostly in
laboratories, while at the University of
Toronto.
As these examples show, where the
will is strong enough, there w a way to
earn that college sheepskin.
Family Weekly, September 7, 1958
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