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His ideal was a high one. HIS IDEAL WAS A HIGH ONE
tering 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. 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. 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 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
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