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A large proportion of his names come to him from college presidents who know of students in their own colleges in need of such a helping hand. A LARGE PROPORTION OF HIS NAMES COME TO HIM FROM COLLEGE PRESIDENTS WHO KNOW OF STUDENTS IN THEIR OWN COLLEGE IN NEED OF SUCH A HELPING HAND
re days of suffering. For he had not money for Yale, and in working for more he endured bitter humiliation. It was not that the work was hard, for Russell Conwell has always been ready for hard work. It was not that there were privations and difficulties, for he has always found difficulties only things to overcome, and endured privations with cheerful fortitude. But it was the humiliations that he met--the personal humiliations that after more than half a century make him suffer in remembering them--yet out of those humiliations came a marvelous result. “I determined,” he says, “that whatever I could do to make the way easier at college for other young men working their way I would do.” And so, many years ago, he began to devote every dollar that he made from “Acres of Diamonds” to this definite purpose. He has what may be termed a waiting-list. On that list are very few cases he has looked into personally. Infinitely busy man that he is, he cannot do extensive personal investigation.  YALE THAT HE SPOKE FOR THEY WERE DAYS OF SUFFERING FOR HE HAD NOT MONEY FOR YALE AND IN WORKING FOR MORE HE ENDURED BITTER HUMILIATION IT WAS NOT THAT THE WORK WAS HARD FOR RUSSELL CONWELL HAS ALWAYS BEEN READY FOR HARD WORK IT WAS NOT THAT THERE WERE PRIVATIONS AND DIFFICULTIES FOR HE HAS ALWAYS FOUND DIFFICULTIES ONLY THINGS TO OVERCOME AND ENDURED PRIVATIONS WITH CHEERFUL FORTITUDE BUT IT WAS THE HUMILIATIONS THAT HE MET THE PERSONAL HUMILIATIONS THAT AFTER MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY MAKE HIM SUFFER IN REMEMBERING THEM YET ONE OF THOSE HUMILIATIONS CAME A MARVELLOUS RESULT I DETERMINED HE SAYS THAT WHATEVER I COULD DO TO MAKE THE WAY EASIER AT COLLEGE FOR OTHER YOUNG MEN WORKING THEIR WAY I WOULD DO AND SO MANY YEARS AGO HE BEGAN TO DEVOTE EVERY DOLLAR HE MADE FROM ACRES OF DIAMONDS TO THIS DEFINITE PURPOSE HE HAS WHAT MAY BE TERMED A WAITING LIST ON THAT LIST ARE VERY FEW CASES HE HAS LOOKED INTO PERSONALLY INFINITELY BUSY MAN THAT HE IS HE CANNOT DO EXTENSIVE PERSONAL INVESTIGATION
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