From Poverty To Plenty

(The fodlowing letter to one of the teachers in the high school, we are perinitted to copy, with the idea of eawewraging gome other poor boy to presa forward and hew his way to euceess amidst diilieulties. It show vrtiat a boy can do if he tries: Hoboken, N. J. Sept. 29, 18917" My Dear Teacher: ■ Fourteen years ago I carne to Ana Arbor and entered the high schooL My eupply of money and also of clothing was rather limited. My sister, to help me out, liad sent me a pair of red mittens and a black cap. Perh.ps my cïothing was peculiar in beius lof a light color, as I had worked tor Jjeveral manthe in a flouring mili. At least one oí the lyceum papers wrote a humorous artiele about the well known character with a white overcoat, féd mittens and black cap. But with all my zsal to. obtain au cducation, at the end of the first term, I was able to get oiüy fiftySfr-ron in Caesar. In the spring tern I istudird Botany, and my power for ofoserving and sceing the beautiee about me was awakoned. At the end of the year I spoke to you. My standing was not high, but I had tried my best. Ydu told me ín substance that you really thouglrt that in time I wornld be a superior student. You encouraged me in a honcst iuid candid way, and thafc Idnd counsel I ieel to-day. We forjget other thinga, but I think if all .h" !d jtmVsits wuld wrfte their Innermost fwlings, tlity -v-ould Baj thet many oí those kind cotmsels of tlic different teachers were never forgotten. And I write you to-day, perhaps lor the benefit of some poor boys at the high school, to show you how right you were in your prediction. The second year I studied geometry, ajid I muet say that there I fji-st .got au idea of logic, how to think. and from then study became a pleasuxe. The study of English Literature ami the coiinmitting to memory of those Sílect paásages, started a practice that Jias given me much pleasure. The kind isinile my teacher always had for .me, I can no better return than i quoting the beautliul passage from Uhhnid: "Dich liebt ieh immer, dicU lk'b ich, luid wordt dich lieben in Bwigkcit." Ttuere wtw another lovable teacher nlso, and hls name was vividly brought to mind when ,a few days ago I took down any Ovid. So I ooaild keep an, but only want to dimv that I appreciate the thorougU training that you gave. i Not witli a feeling.of boas-tfulneea would I write this, but as a friemil you "vould likL1 to know tliat In 1883 I was appoinfted by tii ;ity oí Xew York, one of tlie physicians on Randall's Island Hospital and Infants Hospital. Tbo late Dr. was called from Randall'e Island Hospital ti the l'nivcrsity of Michigan. I was tliiTe for several yeara and then retired to private practice. I waa married tfhie next year and I havn a very happy family. 1 havo beeome quite íi Uermim scholnr, so that I eau converse in Germaji ■Titli almost the .sanie oase as Ejigli.sU. The past. year I have done a little in mioroaeopical work, and in Burgery and tlleeas s oí ehildren I have same distincüou. I hopt' this fiuds you wt'H and enjoying, on lts nogative úd s the trutli of the propositïcm of Cieei-o, when he says: "To thoee who have no i-eBources in tbeiuselves, every perknl if IMe in birdensome." Wlth klndeet regarcte, 1 am Toare sincerely. JAMES R. BOSENKRANS. On Saturday evenlng, ai the l'niviearelty hall, tlic people oí Aun Arbor will liaw the privilege oí listening to that fim musical orgaolzatian, hnil ing from famoiis musical as wel! n Hter&py center, Chdcago, 111. TIn (juartctii' accompanted by three ladies, oí -uiioni is a soïoist, one a reader of much power and faecination, and the othor an acoonrpanit. The entertalnment wlll be a popular oue. ni-il it Is needlees bo say will have a deliirhtfully iarge house. The Lecture ;,itio'i deeerves ereüit tor lts enterpriae ia Beeurins t!ii attractloü Kcw ite eoarse. sa ved by taklng Tlte Courier.