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In the fall of 1851, Garfield was accepted into this preparatory school, and also by his second year, was an assistant professor
What is the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute
"Unable to afford tuition, he convinced the school to allow him to work as the janitor... So vigorously did Garfield apply himself during his first year at the Eclectic that, by his second year, the school has promoted him from janitor to assistant professor.(p.22,23)