The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-29
THE COLLEGE BOYS MONEY.
How an Allowance of Twelve Hundred Dol
lars Year Is Spent.

How an Allowance of Twelve Hundred Dol
lars Year Is Spent.
Correspondence Philadelphia Times.
The necessary expenses of man at Yale diff
fer widely from his actual expenditure. Some
recent statistics show that the necessary ex-
penses do not exceed $500 yearly, whereas the
majority of the students use double that amount.
They find unlimited means of disposing of the
money with which they are supplied by obliging
parents Generally the money is sent direct to
the students; sometimes, for special reasons,
guardians are appointed at the college to super
intend the outlay.
The tuition for one year is $14O Table board
varies from So 80 to Sill per week. The average
is S. 80. Hence, for a year of forty weeks
board would cost $3.50. Room rent in the college
buildings is included in the tuition; outside the
college it varies from $50 to $3.50 per year.
Clothes an important item None but the
finest goods are worn, and usually the most az
proved tailors make them Almost no ready
made clothing is used. The wealthy men nave
four or more suits per year, poorer men two or
three. These average 800 apiece Dress suits
are usually purchased while in college, and
some men get new one every year. New over
coats are usually got yearly Newmarkets are
worn great deal for winter, and no man can
think himself happy without light coat for
spring and fall These garments cost from $50
to $50. Three hats per year, So each, are
usually required.
The Dunlap and Youman's equally expensive)
hats are used almost exclusively. In canes and
gloves the students regardless of everything
save desire to shine loud glove and cop
per silvernead cane are regarded as essential
to the existence of the fully iedged sophomore.
The furnishing OF rooms is also large expense.
In the new buildings, Durfee and Farnam. a
fine opportunity is given for producing elegant
rooms. AS you enter one of these rooms you
can scarcely believe you are in college dormi
tory. High ceilings, soft curtains, pictures,
Turkish rugs, open freplaces, bric-a brac strewn
about, give the room look of elegance more
characteristic of fashionable bachelor quarters
than a college study. Furnishing these rooms
costs, on an average 5000, though it varies from
this amount to 81 ,000 some men even exceeding
this sum. Some of these rooms contain paint
ings and statuettes of real value, picked up on
European tours of the students.
The subscription list is the next heavy item.
Every man must subscribe for the various
athletic 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 S. apiece. In freshman year
this expense is especially heavy, because of the
necessity to support class foot ball and base
ball team to play against Harvard freshmen
teams. The secret societies in junior and senior
years cost varying amounts. In addition to
these items are to be added the cost of theater
tobacco, billiards. soda, hacks occasional trips
to New York, private suppers, banquets, club
dues. germans and parties. Some of those in
clined to luxury keep their private horses at the
livery stables. horse, dog cart and liveried
driver take upa good deal of money in this
Yankee metropolis. TO sum up, freshmen ex-
penses are about $500, sophomore. 5000; junior
ST. 100; senior, 81, 200.