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Perfectly free in his intercourse with the students, the young principal maintained his influence by the nobility of his character and the steadiness of his aim. PERFECTLY FREE IN HIS INTERCOURSE WITH THE STUDENTS THE YOUNG PRINCIPAL MAINTAINED HIS INFLUENCE BY THE NOBILITY OF HIS CHARACTER AND THE STEADINESS OF HIS AIM
e 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. 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. This was the height of his ambition. Around him were some three hundred young people, sons and daughters of the great West, whose mental and spiritual training was in his hands. He regarded it as a sacred trust, and he solemnly devoted his life to the service of these Western students. His ideal was a high one. The teacher, he felt, was a builder of the nation, and he resolved that no work should leave his hands that was ill planned or badly done. The memory of his own early struggles made him especially mindful of the poorer scholars, and his keen eye was always on the look-out for young men of promise. 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 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 THIS WAS THE HEIGHT OF HIS AMBITION AROUND HIM WERE SOME THREE HUNDRED YOUNG PEOPLE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE GREAT WEST WHOSE MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL TRAINING WAS IN HIS HANDS HE REGARDED IT AS A SACRED TRUST AND HE SOLEMNLY DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO THE SERVICE OF THESE WESTERN STUDENTS HIS IDEAL WAS A HIGH ONE THE TEACHER HE FELT WAS A BUILDER OF THE NATION AND HE RESOLVED THAT NO WORK SHOULD LEAVE HIS HANDS THAT WAS ILL PLANNED OR BADLY DONE THE MEMORY OF HIS OWN EARLY STRUGGLES MADE HIM ESPECIALLY MINDFUL OF THE POORER SCHOLARS AND HIS KEEN EYE WAS ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR YOUNG MEN OF PROMISE
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