Show I. I COLLEGE EXPENSES EXPENSE A university president was once asked actual of education education education what the cost a college tion is His reply was that it would cost somebody 2000 The parent may pay that amount and add considerable to it in inthe inthe inthe the way of comforts and pleasures for his boy the student may earn a portion of the sum or a part of it may be paid put out of scholarships or gifts from educational boards but the 2000 must be forthcoming forthcoming ing from some source for every graduate from an American college or university As bearing upon this point a recent publication publication publication pub pub- by Mr Frank Bolles secretary of Harvard University contains some suggestive suggestive sug sug- facts They bear out in the main the view above expressed and they ought to serve as a sound basis of calculation to parents who contemplate sending their sons or daughters to institutions of higher learning For instance the class of of i 1 1891 9 I in Harvard Harvard Harvard Har Har- vard numbered Of these 14 lived at home 25 spent less than each 49 reported expenses expense ranging 1 between 50 and oo 58 paid between and 1000 83 exp expended more than 1000 I 1 11 I II more than 2000 and anel 3 went above each The smallest amount was for the years year's expenses and the largest These figures show that about third one-third of the class required less than and about half of them used l less ss than 1000 In commenting upon the question the secretary states that the extravagance of college life is due to the fault of foolish parents who provide their sons with too much money He counsels them to provide a competent allowance and to compel the student to live within it His opinion is that 1000 1 a year is all that any bright boy can use to ad advantage advantage advant advant- antage ant ant- age and he frankly admits ts that many students students students stu stu- dents go through col college ege on third one-third or one-half one that amount If the parent wishes he might add to the 1000 as a fund to buy books and to gratify such tastes tastes' as the student may develop in the way ot of music the theater and social diversion diversion diver diver- sion but every dollar above 1200 1 for the years expenses is fraught with danger and temptation It is thus seen that college expenses need not be great even at one of the oldest oldest oldest old old- est and patronized best-patronized institutions of our country Two thousand dollars for the entire course is absolutely required meets all requirements and gives a good degree of comfort while is an ample allowance for any young man Baltimore Herald |