UNIVERSITY MEN'S EARNINGS, IN 1917-18 TOTAL $70,030

A total of $70,030.54 was earned by students through the Employment Office during the year 1917-18, according to the report of the Secretary for Student Employment: This amount is $2,521.80 short of the total earned in 1916-17; but considering the fact that last year was interrupted by R. O. T. C. work and a war regime, the caparison may be called favorable. A large part of the above sum, $26,145, was earned by undergraduates who worked in shipyards during the summer.

804 Men Registered.

Five hungered and two men registered for term-time work s compared with 596 in 1916-17, and 302 signed up for summer work as compared with 495 the previous year, marking a total of 804 on the books of the Employment Office. This number was distributed among the various departments of the University as follows:   Term Time  Summer College,  406  207 Graduate,  43  51 Law,  21  10 Unclassified,  20  10 Medical,  5  13 Business,  4  3 Dental,  3  8 Total,  502  302

The most remunerative term time work was that of tutor companion which brought an average of $666.80 per man, while the position of hotel employee brought the next highest pay, $385.25 per man. The earnings of paymaster averaged $220.00 per man, of caretakers $185.00, of secretaries $173.02, of janitors $120.00, of companions $111.00, of tutors $104.00, and of agents $100.00.

Distribution of Positions

Wood-chopping during Christmas vacation attracted the largest number of students, 148, while there were 134 clerks, 124 monitors, 52 typists, 52 choremen, 47 waiters, 42 tutors, 24 salesmen, 20 gardeners, 14 workers for the Fuel Administration, 14 secretaries, 14 stenographers, 12 guides, 10 agents, 10 musicians, 9 chaffers, 9 who rented their rooms for services, 8 ushers, 7 readers, 6 translators, 5 tutor companions, 5 errandmen, 4 attendants, 4 companions, 4 draftsmen, 4 investigators, 4 librarians, 4 proofreaders, 3 in charge of boys' clubs, 3 note-takers, 3 proctors, 3 ticket-takers, 2 caretakers, 2 coaches, 2 dancing teachers, 2 door tenders, 2 hotel employees, 2 models, 1 paymaster, 1 furnace man, 1 first-aid man and 1 hat checker. Curiously enough some of the highest paid positions were the least popular.

In the summer work, the highest average amount earned was $1,090.00 in boys' club work, followed by $435.82 by tutor companions, and $300 by hotel employees. 102 men worked in shipyards, 22 as tutor companies, 16 as tutors, 13 as guides and the rest in miscellaneous positions.

The most remunerative term time work was that of tutor companion which brought an average of $666.80 per man, while the position of hotel employee brought the next highest pay, $385.25 per man. The earnings of paymaster averaged $220.00 per man, of caretakers $185.00, of secretaries $173.02, of janitors $120.00, of companions $111.00, of tutors $104.00, and of agents $100.00.

Distribution of Positions

Wood-chopping during Christmas vacation attracted the largest number of students, 148, while there were 134 clerks, 124 monitors, 52 typists, 52 choremen, 47 waiters, 42 tutors, 24 salesmen, 20 gardeners, 14 workers for the Fuel Administration, 14 secretaries, 14 stenographers, 12 guides, 10 agents, 10 musicians, 9 chaffers, 9 who rented their rooms for services, 8 ushers, 7 readers, 6 translators, 5 tutor companions, 5 errandmen, 4 attendants, 4 companions, 4 draftsmen, 4 investigators, 4 librarians, 4 proofreaders, 3 in charge of boys' clubs, 3 note-takers, 3 proctors, 3 ticket-takers, 2 caretakers, 2 coaches, 2 dancing teachers, 2 door tenders, 2 hotel employees, 2 models, 1 paymaster, 1 furnace man, 1 first-aid man and 1 hat checker. Curiously enough some of the highest paid positions were the least popular.

In the summer work, the highest average amount earned was $1,090.00 in boys' club work, followed by $435.82 by tutor companions, and $300 by hotel employees. 102 men worked in shipyards, 22 as tutor companies, 16 as tutors, 13 as guides and the rest in miscellaneous positions.