EARNINGS REACH NEW RECORD

To those interested in a man's opportunity to work his way, in whole or in part, through the University, the statistics given out by the Secretary for Student Employment are decidedly encouraging. The office undertakes to recommend University students and graduates as tutors, and for such temporary or part time work as is available. It also endeavors, as far as possible, to increase the demand for this work. In comparison with 1912-13 the figures show a decrease of 43 men employed, but an increase of $14,690.97 in the amount earned. Twenty positions, bringing in approximately $3,300 were filled through the co-operation of the recently organized Appointment Office of the Harvard Club of New York. These are included in the report. The decrease in the number of men employed during the summer was largely due to the general business depression.

The following figures show the number of men employed and the amount earned through the aid of the Student's Employment Office, the Department of the University, The Harvard Alumni Association and the Harvard Club of New York. For term employment during 1913-14, 601 men were registered, compared with 569 for 1912-13. 357 of these received employment, 332 through the aid of the Bureau, and 25 through the aid of the other branches seeking to give employment to students. The sum earned by these men was $68,913.57, a gain of $16,370.60 over the amount earned in 1912-13. This increase in the amount earned by term-work more than compensates for the slight discrepancy in the amount earned in summer employment. 611 men registered for summer work and 154 of these found employment. The records of the previous year show that 194 of the men who registered for summer work obtained employment, earning a sum of $40,025.85, $1,679.63 more than was earned last year. The Employment Office found positions for 119 of the men employed in this summer work, the remaining 35 men obtaining work through the aid of the Departments of the University, the Harvard Alumni Association or the Harvard Club of New York.

The total registration on the books of the Bureau for 1913-14, allowing for men registered for both summer and term-work (202 duplicates) is 1010, and the total amount of money earned by those who obtained employment was $107,259.79, a gain of $14,690.97 over the amount earned in 1912-13. In all, 1494 temporary positions were filled, 63 different kinds of work being listed. Over 100 men found positions in each of the following divisions: Monitor, guide, typewriter and tutor, while over 50 men worked in each of the divisions stated below: waiter, "tutor and companion," stenographer, proctor, and clerk. The "guide, guard, and usher" division drew 296 men, the number in the monitor list being second highest with 204.

The highest average per man for term-time employment is $1,088.10, credited to the "tutor and companion" division, in which $22,850.00 was earned in all. The average of the newspaper correspondents is next with $664.00, the "companions" third with $541.50 and the architects fourth with $288.00.

During the summer of 1914 the 30 men employed as "tutors and companions" earned $12,507.90, while the 56 men who merely tutored earned $6,240.00. The highest averages, outside of the "tutor and companion" division, were earned by swimming instructors, boatmen, stewards, waiters, managers of tennis courts, canvassers, and assistants