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squirrels, etc.; hand-painted greeting cards; handmade handkerchiefs; collar
and cuff sets; monogram work; dolls; laundry and shoe bags; boutonnieres;
cloth or paper-covered scrapbooks; dress bags; bookstands; folding screens;
ship or airplane models; photographs of points of interest on the campus;
hanging bookshelves, and cretonne or chintz cushions. These articles can be
sold direct to the students for their own use or as gifts for their families and
friends; they may also be sold through the gift shops, the woman’s exchange,
or the student’s exchange.

ConfeCtionerY—If someone in the family makes excellent candies, you can sell
pounds of them to your fellow students. During the holidays, there is always
a good demand. Butterscotch, molasses kisses, taffy, fudge, caramels, maple
candy, peanut clusters made with a syrup coating, old-fashioned peppermint
sticks, candied fruits, stuffed dates or figs, “seafoam,” and coconut kisses, are
all popular.

p romotions and ConCessions—Student agencies mentioned above come under this
classification. There is also an opportunity to earn money by handling the
sale of souvenirs, jewelry, novelties, food, fruits, engraved cards and other
merchandise on the campus. Student exchanges handling the sale of
handicrafts and art work offer a good return for the time invested. These and
other unusual promotions are generally operated by upper classmen and
require both initiative and executive ability.

farm and garden Work—Students attending college in agricultural sections often
secure their room and board as well as wages during the summer months by
helping with the milking, care of poultry or live stock, picking fruit,
threshing, stacking wheat, shucking corn, and other farm activities.
Agricultural colleges also offer students work in the truck gardens and the
greenhouses on the campus. Agricultural experiment stations pay students for
special technical work.

trades andprofessions—The man who is proficient in some trade can often secure
work in his particular line which pays well. Radio repair work, barbering,
automobile repair work, making blue prints, typesetting, electrical appliance
repairs, finishing photographs, woodturning, carpentry, watch repairing, and