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1905
SELF-SUPPORT OF STUDENTS
A considerable number of students manage in one way or another to earn the whole or a part of their expenses while attending the University. Such opportunities occur in the line of office and laboratory assistance, personal services of numerous kinds, the management of various student enterprises, agencies for laundries, etc.
The Christian Associations, under the supervision of the Faculty Committee on Student Employment, register without charge all students who apply for employment, and supply employers with student labor as demanded. In general the demand and supply are very nearly equal, but the Committee desire to call the attention of new students who intend to earn the whole or a part of their living, to the following results of their experience:
1. There is a constant over-supply of those wishing to do teaching and clerical labor. None but those having superior qualifications and experience are likely to secure employment the first semester.
2. There is a constant demand for efficient stenographers; also for men and especially women students who can do domestic labor of any kind; many earn board and room rent by waiting on table, washing dishes, general housework, house cleaning, gardening, etc.
3. Students who can do any kind of domestic or manual labor well. and who have thoroughly good health, can earn their board by three hours' work per day, or board and room by four hours' work per day. Those who are bookbinders, printers, mechanics, or carpenters, will have a decided advantage in obtaining employment. But the Committee strongly advise that no student should come to the University without resources sufficient for the expenses of one semester. There have been several instances of failure in studies and seious ill-health on the part of those who have come without resources.
4. The University curriculum is adapted to those who have control of their entire time for study. The student who must earn his living therefore should expect to take less than the usual amount of University work.
5. No student should come expecting to earn money, who can do nothing well; skill is absolutely essential, as competition is quite as severe in the college community as elsewhere.
6. Opportunities for earning money during summer vacations can usually be counted on, the demand for canvassers being most constant.
Particular inquiries concerning opportunities for self-support should be addressed to the Secretaries of the Christian Associations.
[notation] Eri Sr (5 - 09) helped as a mason to restore '06 Earthquake damage, as attested by Pres. Jordan [/notation]
[notation] From Stanford University Mailed to Eri Richardson 6 PM. 15 Feb 1905 [/notation]
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LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Stanford University, Cal., Feb. 15, 1905.
Mr. E. H. Richardson, 2930 W. 32 Ave., Denver, Colo.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your letter of January 30th, I would say that we have no special course in Forestry as yet, but Prof. W. R. Dudley of our Department of Systematic Botany is one of the best informed men in this line in the country and under him a student would be able to make his undergraduate work fit into a course on forestry. Many of our students are earning their way by work of one fort or another. I send you a statement on this subject which will give you an idea of the situation here. With $150 to start on and $75 a year you ought to have no difficulty in making your way here. But of course we cannot make any promises in advance regarding this.
Very truly yours, G. A. Clark Secretary.
[modern? notation] Eri majored in Botany I believe. [E&?] [/modern? notation]
[ITEM 2]
[preprinted] [?]OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT [LELAND?]STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY [STAN]FORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA [/ preprinted]
[?]ves Data [?] to Office of Development Eri Jr. 1985 (5 - '32)
[postal cancellation] STANFORD UNIVERSITY CAL. FEB 15 6PM 1905 [/postal cancellation]
[image: preprinted postage stamp, US 2 cent, George Washington profile]
Mr. E. H. Richardson 2930 W. 32 - ave., Denver, Colo.
[ITEM 3]
[postal cancellation] STANFORD UNIVERSITY CAL. OCT 9 3 PM 1906 [/postal cancellation]
[image: postage stamp, US 2 cent, George Washinton]
Mr. E. H. Richardson 645 Bryant St. Palo Alto
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1905
SELF-SUPPORT OF STUDENTS
A considerable number of students manage in one way or another to earn the whole or a part of their expenses while attending the University. Such opportunities occur in the line of office and laboratory assistance, personal services of numerous kinds, the management of various student enterprises, agencies for laundries, etc.
The Christian Associations, under the supervision of the Faculty Committee on Student Employment, register without charge all students who apply for employment, and supply employers with student labor as demanded. In general the demand and supply are very nearly equal, but the Committee desire to call the attention of new students who intend to earn the whole or a part of their living, to the following results of their experience:
1. There is a constant over-supply of those wishing to do teaching and clerical labor. None but those having superior qualifications and experience are likely to secure employment the first semester.
2. There is a constant demand for efficient stenographers; also for men and especially women students who can do domestic labor of any kind; many earn board and room rent by waiting on table, washing dishes, general housework, house cleaning, gardening, etc.
3. Students who can do any kind of domestic or manual labor well. and who have thoroughly good health, can earn their board by three hours' work per day, or board and room by four hours' work per day. Those who are bookbinders, printers, mechanics, or carpenters, will have a decided advantage in obtaining employment. But the Committee strongly advise that no student should come to the University without resources sufficient for the expenses of one semester. There have been several instances of failure in studies and seious ill-health on the part of those who have come without resources.
4. The University curriculum is adapted to those who have control of their entire time for study. The student who must earn his living therefore should expect to take less than the usual amount of University work.
5. No student should come expecting to earn money, who can do nothing well; skill is absolutely essential, as competition is quite as severe in the college community as elsewhere.
6. Opportunities for earning money during summer vacations can usually be counted on, the demand for canvassers being most constant.
Particular inquiries concerning opportunities for self-support should be addressed to the Secretaries of the Christian Associations.
[notation] Eri Sr (5 - 09) helped as a mason to restore '06 Earthquake damage, as attested by Pres. Jordan [/notation]
[notation] From Stanford University Mailed to Eri Richardson 6 PM. 15 Feb 1905 [/notation]
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[preprinted] LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Stanford University, Cal.,
Feb. 15, 1905.
Mr. E. H. Richardson. 2930 W. 32nd Ave., Denver, Colo.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your letter of January 30th, I would say that we have no special course in Forestry as yet, but Prof. W. R. Dudley of our Department of Systematic Botany is one of the best informed men in this line in the country and under him a student would be able to make his undergraduate work fit into a course in forestry. Many of our students are earning their way by work of one fort or another. I send a statement on this subject which will give you an idea of the situation here. With $150 a start on and $75 a year you ought to have no difficulty in making your way here. But of course we cannot make any promises in advance regarding this.
Very truly yours, G. A. Clark Secretary.
[modern? notation] Eri majored in Botany I believe. [?] [/modern? notation]
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[preprinted] OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT LELAND STANFORD JONIOR UNIVERSITY STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA [/preprinted]
[modern notation] Archives Data Send to Office of Development Eri Jr 1985 (S -'32)]
[image: red ink postage stamp, US 2 cent, silhouette profile of George Washington]
[postmark] STANFORD UNIVERSITY FEB 15 6 PM 1905 CAL [/postmark]
M. E. H. Richardson, 2930 W. 32 - ave., Denver, Colo.
[modern? notation on left side] Reply to his letter of 29 January '05 ER [/modern? notation on left side]
