. Adventures in idealism; a personal record of the life of Professor Sabsovich. ence of the students. Aboy spent one whole year at school; then, in the secondsummer, he was sent out to hold a position in which hewould earn both money and experience. In the winterhe came back to school again. Thus his stay at theschool would be for one summer and three winters—an arrangement particularly well adapted to farmHfe. It is difficult to give a systematized account and toshow in figures just what the school accomplished forthe boys; but my husband always liked to tell of onecase that in his estimation
. Adventures in idealism; a personal record of the life of Professor Sabsovich. ence of the students. Aboy spent one whole year at school; then, in the secondsummer, he was sent out to hold a position in which hewould earn both money and experience. In the winterhe came back to school again. Thus his stay at theschool would be for one summer and three winters—an arrangement particularly well adapted to farmHfe. It is difficult to give a systematized account and toshow in figures just what the school accomplished forthe boys; but my husband always liked to tell of onecase that in his estimation, stood out prominently. Aboy of about eighteen entered the school. He couldspeak very little English. All his moral make-up wasrather repulsive and to have him near was was neither bright in the class-room nor industriousin the field. He did nothing that would warrant ourkeeping him in the school; but, at the same time, hedid nothing that would serve as an excuse for sendinghim away. So nearly eight months passed without a njiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH??iJtltiitliri. i|.!i!il!. m AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL PIONEER 123 sign that our school had done anything for him exceptincrease his weight and improve his general health. But one day he entered the office and told my hus-band and Dr. Boris Bogen, the principal, that he hadlearned a little English; that his parents needed his helpbadly; and that he felt it his duty to go out and workfor a living and to support them. He said that he ap-preciated deeply what the school had done for him andadded that while he might stay and learn a little moreduring the winter months, he would be obliged to leavein the summer, just when he might be of some use. Hefelt that this would be unfair to the school. When hecame to take leave we tried to induce him to acceptsome warm clothing as a little start, until he shouldsecure work, but he declared that the school had doneenough for him already, and that he would wear theold clothes in which he came to u
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