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He had applied, therefore, for the post of janitor, and his duties were to sweep the rooms and ring the bell. He held this office for one year, and during the whole of that time it was said that never once did his bell ring behind the time. HE HAD APPLIED THEREFORE FOR THE POST OF JANITOR AND HIS DUTIES WERE TO SWEEP THE ROOMS AND RING THE BELL HE HELD THIS OFFICE FOR ONE YEAR AND DURING THE WHOLE OF THAT TIME IT WAS SAID THAT NEVER ONCE DID HIS BELL RING BEHIND THE TIME
. During his second and third vacations he acted as master in some of the log-schools in his native county. Then, at the age of twenty, he went from teaching school to sweeping the college floor at Hiram Institute. Here, besides gaining a considerable step in his education, Garfield began to exercise his gifts as a speaker. The debating society of his college found in him its most fluent disputant, and the college became immensely proud of the promising youth, whose reputation as a ready and effective speaker was spreading far and wide. In two ways he found outlet and exercise for the more generous instincts of his nature--in preaching the Gospel and in denouncing slavery. Even as early as this, the great struggle that was fated to bathe his nation in blood and fire was looming near, and the nobler among the young men of the country were unconsciously preparing to play their great parts in the awful civil war. On entering Hiram Institute, Garfield was too poor to pay the ordinary fees. EARS IN SUCCESSION DURING HIS SECOND AND THIRD VACATIONS HE ACTED AS MASTER IN SOME OF THE LOG SCHOOLS IN HIS NATIVE COUNTY THEN AT THE AGE OF TWENTY HE WENT FROM TEACHING SCHOOL TO SWEEPING THE COLLEGE FLOOR AT HIRAM INSTITUTE HERE BESIDES GAINING A CONSIDERABLE STEP IN HIS EDUCATION GARFIELD BEGAN TO EXERCISE HIS GIFTS AS A SPEAKER THE DEBATING SOCIETY OF HIS COLLEGE FOUND IN HIM ITS MOST FLUENT DISPUTANT AND THE COLLEGE BECAME IMMENSELY PROUD OF THE PROMISING YOUTH WHOSE REPUTATION AS A READY AND EFFECTIVE SPEAKER WAS SPREADING FAR AND WIDE IN TWO WAYS HE FOUND OUTLET AND EXERCISE FOR THE MORE GENEROUS INSTINCTS OF HIS NATURE IN PREACHING THE GOSPEL AND IN DENOUNCING SLAVERY EVEN AS EARLY AS THIS THE GREAT STRUGGLE THAT WAS FATED TO BATHE HIS NATION IN BLOOD AND FIRE WAS LOOMING NEAR AND THE NOBLER AMONG THE YOUNG MEN OF THE COUNTRY WERE UNCONSCIOUSLY PREPARING TO PLAY THEIR GREAT PARTS IN THE AWFUL CIVIL WAR ON ENTERING HIRAM INSTITUTE GARFIELD WAS TOO POOR TO PAY THE ORDINARY FEES
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