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His success there had sent him on to the Hiram Institute, and now it was a matter of course that he should go to a university and take his degree. But once more the money difficulty faced him, and once more the devotion of one of the best brothers in the world opened the way. HIS SUCCESS THERE HAD SENT HIM ON TO THE HIRAM INSTITUTE AND NOW IT WAS A MATTER OF COURSE THAT HE SHOULD GO TO A UNIVERSITY AND TAKE HIS DEGREE BUT ONCE MORE THE MONEY DIFFICULTY FACED HIM AND ONCE MORE THE DEVOTION OF ONE OF THE BEST BROTHERS IN THE WORLD OPENED THE WAY
spects, to a healthy lad, of combining great success in study with great industry in manual labour. His pay as a teacher was little more than nominal, and it was still necessary that he should work to live, therefore he engaged his mornings and evenings, as at Geauga, to a local carpenter, and thus supported himself. Such perseverance as this of course attracted the attention of both his fellow-students and his professors. By the former he was voted "a brick," by the latter he was mentally designated for a future professor and principal of the Institute; while in the minds of both young men and old there was a feeling, slowly shaping itself into a prophecy, that such ability and courage and character could have but one end, and that Garfield was destined to become President of the United States. When he entered the Geauga Seminary, it was probably with no expectation of proceeding farther on the road of learning than the limited resources of that little country college could carry him. HE ADVANTAGE IN SOME RESPECTS TO A HEALTHY LAD OF COMBINING GREAT SUCCESS IN STUDY WITH GREAT INDUSTRY IN MANUAL LABOR HIS PAY AS A TEACHER WAS LITTLE MORE THAN NOMINAL AND IT WAS STILL NECESSARY THAT HE SHOULD WORK TO LIVE THEREFORE HE ENGAGED HIS MORNINGS AND EVENINGS AS AT GEOGA TO A LOCAL CARPENTER AND THUS SUPPORTED HIMSELF SUCH PERSEVERANCE AS THIS OF COURSE ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF BOTH HIS FELLOW STUDENTS AND HIS PROFESSORS BY THE FORMER HE WAS VOTED A BRICK BY THE LATTER HE WAS MENTALLY DESIGNATED FOR A FUTURE PROFESSOR AND PRINCIPAL OF THE INSTITUTE WHILE IN THE MINDS OF BOTH YOUNG MEN AND OLD THERE WAS A FEELING SLOWLY SHAPING ITSELF INTO A PROPHECY THAT SUCH ABILITY AND COURAGE AND CHARACTER COULD HAVE BUT ONE END AND THAT GARFIELD WAS DESTINED TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHEN HE ENTERED THE GEOGA SEMINARY IT WAS PROBABLY WITH NO EXPECTATION OF PROCEEDING FARTHER ON THE ROAD OF LEARNING THAN THE LIMITED RESOURCES OF THAT LITTLE COUNTRY COLLEGE COULD CARRY HIM
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