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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. 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
awful civil war. On entering Hiram Institute, Garfield was too poor to pay the ordinary fees. 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. From the humble position of janitor he was promoted at the end of the session to the more honourable one of assistant tutor. It seemed as if his experience was to be a continual example of the possibility, and even the advantage in some respects, 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. HEIR GREAT PARTS IN THE AWFUL CIVIL WAR ON ENTERING HIRAM INSTITUTE GARFIELD WAS TOO POOR TO PAY THE ORDINARY FEES 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 FROM THE HUMBLE POSITION OF JANITOR HE WAS PROMOTED AT THE END OF THE SESSION TO THE MORE HONORABLE ONE OF ASSISTANT TUTOR IT SEEMED AS IF HIS EXPERIENCE WAS TO BE A CONTINUAL EXAMPLE OF THE POSSIBILITY AND EVEN THE 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
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