Show COLLEGE LIFE IS HELPFUL advantages for both the rich and poor students A big college la a microcosm and many men of many minds are seeking various things there there are some other good things to be had there as the oxford correspondent says be sides the intellectual training these other good things are much more likely to be added to the good scholars aban to the poor ones but it would be a pity it the good scholars ed them all I 1 don t think they do in a big college like harvard one con sid erable class of students are working tor their immediate bread and but ter they do well enough in their studies they get scholarships while they are in college and find good chances to earn their livings as soon as they get out with this group already facing the serious work of life the motive for immediate exertion Is somewhat stronger than wah the other large group whose circum atances are easier if the poorer youths are apt to beat most of the richer ones in marks it Is because they need to and because they are exposed to fewer and less alluring dis on the social side of col lege life the richer youths have rather the better chance to acquire things are are valuable I 1 suppose it really pays some harvard ates to divert time and strength from scholastic duties to the Sisyphus lan task of gaining ground against yale or trying to provide against expert ence that a harvard boat shall be more swiftly propelled down the thames river than a similar boat from new haven and the social the chance to live the life of the place to like and be liked to gos sip to discuss to invite ones soul surely they are valuable too metro politan magazine |