Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-30
COLLEGIATE COSTS.
The Expense of Giving a Xoung Man
College Education
New Haven Palladium.

New Haven Palladium.
The necessary expenses OF man at
Yale differ widely from his actual ex-
penditure. Some recent statistics show
that the necessary expenses do not
exceed $500 yearly, whereas the ma
j0rity of the students use double that
amount. They find unlimited means
OF disposing Of the money with which
they are supplied by obhging parents.
Generally the money is sent direct to
the students; sometimes, for special
reasons, guardians are appointed at
the college to superintend the outs
lay.
The tuition for one year is $40.
Table board varies from IS. so to S11
per week. The average is Sc. so. Hence
for a year of forty weeks board would
cost 5000. Room rent IN the college
buildings is included in the tuition;
outside the college it varies from $50
to $150 per year. Clothes are an i'm
portant item. None but the finest
goods are worn, and usually the most
approved tailors make them. Almost
no ready-mado clothing is used. The
wealthy men have four or more suits
per year, poorer mon having two or
three. These average $50 apiece.
Dress suits are usually purchased
while in college, and some men get a
new one every year New overcoats
are usually got yearly. Newmarkets
are worn 3 great deal in winter, and
no man can think himself happy with
out light coat for spring and fall.
The garments cost from $50 to SIS.
Three hats a year, S. each, are usual
ly required.
The Dunlap Youman's equally ex-
pensive) hats are used almost exclu-
sivel y. In canes and gloves the stu
dents are regardless of evrything save
desire to shine. A loud glove and
a copper silver-headed cane are re-
garded as essential 60 the existence
OF the fully-aedged sophomore The
furnishing of rooms is also a large
expense. In the new buildings, Dur
fee and Farpam, fine opportunity is
given for producing elegant rooms.
AS you enter one of these rooms YOU
can scarcely believe you are In coll
eye dormltory. High ceilings, soft
curtains, pictures, Turkish rugs, open
freplaces, brio a-brac, strewn about.
give the room look of elegance more
characteristic of fashionable bachelor
quarters than q college study. Fur
nishing these rooms cost on the aver
age $500, though it varies from this
amount to 81, 900, some men even ex-
ceeding this sum. Some Of these
rooms contain paintings and statuett-
es of real value, picked up on Europe
an tours of the students.
The subscription list is the next
heavy item. Every man raust sub
scribe for the various interests, college
Journals, etc. There are twenty-four
subscriptions of this kind, and on the
average they Tighten the students
pocket to the extent of So apiece. In
Freshman year this expense is cspec-
tally heavy, because of the necessity
to support q class foot ball and base
ball team to play against Harvar3's
Freshman teams. The secret socie-
ties in junior and senior years cost
varying amounts. In addition to
these items are to be added the cost
of theaters, tobacco, billiard, soda
hacks, occasional trips to New Y ork,
private suppers, banquets, club dues,
germans and parties. Some Of those
inclined to luxury keep their private
horses at the livery stables. A horse,
dog cart and livery driver take up a
good deal of money in this Yankee
metropolis To sum up, Freshmen
expenses are about $500, Sophomore
5000, Junior $1.100, Senior 81 200.