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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. 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
d 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. 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. F 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 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
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