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He found plenty of scope for his gifts, and he taught with such success that in two years' time he was appointed principal of the Institution. HE FOUND PLENTY OF SCOPE FOR HIS GIFTS AND HE TAUGHT WITH SUCH SUCCESS THAT IN TWO YEARS TIME HE WAS APPOINTED PRINCIPAL OF THE INSTITUTION
W. Garfield's Power as a Platform Speaker--A Candidate for the Senate--His Election--Is Slavery right or wrong?--War inevitable--The Attack on Fort Sumter--The Civil War begun. Garfield was twenty-six when he left Williams' University. He entered this college a raw student from a Western seminary; he left it a distinguished scholar, a graduate with honours, and a popular lay preacher and platform speaker. In spite of many flattering offers, he had remained true to the Western Institute at Hiram. Before his return he was appointed teacher of ancient languages and literature there, and to this office he came full of enthusiasm. The salary was only one hundred and fifty pounds a year, less by one-third than the sum offered him by the trustees of the high school at Troy, but that made no difference to Garfield. He brought to the duties of his profession a profound love for the school to which he himself was so greatly indebted, and an ardent desire to help young fellows as poor as himself. ER FOURTEEN THE FIRST BLOW GARFIELD'S POWER AS A PLATFORM SPEAKER A CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE HIS ELECTION IS SLAVERY RIGHT OR WRONG WAR INEVITABLE THE ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER THE CIVIL WAR BEGUN GARFIELD WAS TWENTY SIX WHEN HE LEFT WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY HE ENTERED THIS COLLEGE A RAW STUDENT FROM A WESTERN SEMINARY HE LEFT IT A DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR A GRADUATE WITH HONORS AND A POPULAR LAY PREACHER AND PLATFORM SPEAKER IN SPITE OF MANY FLATTERING OFFERS HE HAD REMAINED TRUE TO THE WESTERN INSTITUTE AT HIRAM BEFORE HIS RETURN HE WAS APPOINTED TEACHER OF ANCIENT LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE THERE AND TO THIS OFFICE HE CAME FULL OF ENTHUSIASM THE SALARY WAS ONLY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS A YEAR LESS BY ONE THIRD THAN THE SUM OFFERED HIM BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AT TROY BUT THAT MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO GARFIELD HE BROUGHT TO THE DUTIES OF HIS PROFESSION A PROFOUND LOVE FOR THE SCHOOL TO WHICH HE HIMSELF WAS SO GREATLY INDEBTED AND AN ARDENT DESIRE TO HELP YOUNG FELLOWS AS POOR AS HIMSELF
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