The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield

h.-James is appointed Assistant Teacher.-Critical habit

ram Institute. The board of trustees was then in session, and he was directly introduced into the room where they were seated.

get an education. I thought, perhaps, you would let me r

can do the work well?"

ied James, "you find that my work does not

d another of the trustees, and so the question was

a few stores at the cross-roads. Its natural advantages, however, were wonderfully fine, and to-day it is sometimes called "the crown of Ohio

ountry could be obtained. It was built for the special accommodation of the sons and daughters of the Western Reserve farmers, and among its founders was Mr. Zebulon Rudolph,

of the sc

ound, scientific an

such education with mora

young men for

lege, Hir

sciples believed that the Bible ought to take a larger place in general culture than had as yet been accorded to it. In the course of study, the system pursued was str

lper. She was a teacher as well as scholar, but James, at the end of a few months, found himself pursuing the same studies and ranking in the same class

an to whom she was engaged, she resolved to consecrate her life to

memory, a few years

such pursuits as each of us preferred, but much study was done in common. I can name twenty or thirty books, which will be doubly precious to me because they w

subject for hours with Miss Booth, and together they read dur

he carpenter in Hiram, so it was no longer necessary for him to serve as janitor. But many of his old schoolmates still remember the faithfulness with which he performed the menia

a room as

and the a

It proved of invaluable service to him in after years, for no matter upon what topic he desired to speak, thes

f the Disciples he was a ready speaker, and his earnest appeals are remembered to this day by his school-mates. Every one seemed to think, as a matter of cou

he clearest and most impressive manner. At one time the contest over some public question became so bitter and excited that James finally rose and declared he would no lo