 | The University of Virginia record April 1, 1929 |  |
STUDENT SELF-HELP
Many opportunities for self-help are offered by the University and by the
city of Charlottesville. At least half of the students at the present time are paying
their own way in whole or in part. Answers to a recent questionnaire submitted
to the students of the University showed that approximately 54 per cent. of the
entire student body are paying a part or all of their expenses, not including the
holders of scholarships or those borrowing money. It was found that more than
seventy different occupations are engaged in by those working their way through
the University.
The Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., assisted by a committee of the faculty, is
always ready to help find part-time positions for those who must work while they
study. Every possible opportunity for obtaining remunerative employment is
afforded to students who are desirous of helping by this means to pay their way
through the University, and it may be safely stated that any student with sufficient
resources to carry him through the first half of the session, can be reasonably sure
of obtaining work which will pay a considerable part of his living expenses and
University charges for the remainder of the academic year. While it is difficult
for any student to be assured of remunerative work before he reaches the University,
information as to such employment may be had from the Secretary of the
Committee on Student Self-Help, Madison Hall.
| The University of Virginia record April 1, 1929 | |