True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 236
kinds JAMES A. GARFIELD 237 of sports, and as ready for them, as he was for his hard study.He played ball and practiced boxing and other things thatthey did, and was always a manly and brave fellow. He was very peaceable too, but would not stand for peopleto impose on him. One day, it is said, he… … HIRAM COLLEGE, WHERE GARFIELD WENT TO SCHOOL, AND OF WHICHHE BECAME PRESIDENT. as Hiram College. From this moment his zeal to get a goodeducation grew stronger. He soon had an excellent knowl-edge of Latin, algebra, natural philosophy, and botany. Hemade all his expenses at this school by teaching…
