Telegram-herald., 1890-03-30

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sense az iHstitatio4 q charity. as ssi.
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ths very fS4aEasloa Of Ehs college ts~
sslt. every iasElslEiOa q sats siE1 nss
larxs f4nds devoted - tie Asslslance u
those ss1dsEts whose circumstances ara
such that thsy ssanos pay even tbs
anal part u tae cosE Of snsir education.
@hich . Is still tie custom - charge %
them Tnsss funds are usually the
gifus Of alumni or oshsr friends % the
college whO kBos the struggle which
moss yosHg nea have ~ make 70
obs&ia al education. aad serious often
tines are the straits OF these nseess!.
sous stadsnts- Taey commonly take the
form Of scholarships. beneficiary funds.
prizes, fsllossh ps-tas lass being
mostly tnlended for graduates sad
usually yielding enough - support The
stadsEs At college Wills he is persuing
some special course Of research.
schOl larships IN most colleges only pay
tas tuition, snd IN some instances not
al Of that In manY colleges these
funds often aggregate large sums HGr-
ward paid last year 20 her nscsssitous
stadeats e.. 500. waich represents
capital fund Zoe such purposes Of over
million Of dollars Yale has. / under
stand. nearly bait that sum SO de-
voted Amherst over quarter Of
million. williams over $40, 900.
Vass0r sl50. oo9. 81 Lzw-eHce has nins
Scholarships OF 81, 900 each founded by
I individuals, or churches. and 6s fee
SCHOLARSHIPS connected With local and
other preparatory schools and acade-
mics. Only II OF the latter are avail
able each year for students entering
the college. Nine scholarships pay tho
tuition only and are given freely 10
( msretricious students Brown has 100
scholarships. 90 OF which yield $50 each,
/ b.: special aid Is granted 20 cases OF
special need. Cornell has the state
Scholarships. one for each assembly dis
trict. which give free tuition. and sew
! eral university scholsrshi ps. which
/ yield $500 each. Hamilton has scholar
ships which pay tuition and room rent
! Syracuse has a loan fund and takes the
notes OF students who are unable 10 pay
tultion during sheir college course.
( Bates gives free tuition 10 all who need
/ u and sometimes room rent also. Colby
! grants aid 10 all good students who
need IL, l. Q: Nine IN every two" to
the amount OF $50. si5. as and 600. re-
! spsetively n the several college years
/ BOwdoin has = mum ber OF small scholar
ships. Professor Gilmore OF Rochester
I University says that their students
DO not come burdened with debt, but
are burdencd with poverty. We give
majority OF them free tuition,
aud aid them in every possible way
20 earn money with which to keep
the wolf from the door" In Wesleyan
University there are twelve scholar
ships FOR each class. yielding from s55
10 sl55 a year, and free tuition is given
10 really needy and worthy students.
I IL Will thus be seen that every pos
sible provision Is made FOR the help OF
students. who must depend largely
, upon thoir own resources FOR obtaining
an education. 1t has really come TO
that that instruction ia offered free,
and all the student has 20 DO is to sup
pOr. himself at the college while get
ting his education, and even then the
college comes 10 his aid in many in
stances By giving him scholarships
that something moro than pay his
tuition. For the rest he must depend
upon his own resources But we have
seen that in most cases the cost of lv-
ing 81 these colleges Is not necessarily
large. and at the country colleges is
quite small II he is a young man 81
energy and capacity, and is not afraid
10 work, or too proud too take any hon
Orable employment, he may easily earn
enough 20 carry him through. He has
bis long vacation Ia the summer, which
hs can employ in many profitable ways.
lie can get employment in q business
house, perhaps. or lawyers Office, TO
write. lie can work on farm or NJ
mechanical trade, II Ia has one. He
can sell books, or serve as waiter
in summer hotel In the win
ter. IL no is in the neign borhood
OF the larger cities and towns he may
get employment in an evening school.
some OF the colleges have their long
vacation In the winter TO enable the
students 20 20 GU. and take schools for
term, and so earn So 20 $3.50. Usually
those Who have most need are provided
with some work about the college build
ings or groLn3s, in the library or pro
fessor's rooms In tho large colleges
considerable sans are made by the best
students tutoring the others. I know
know one young man At -. Lawrence
who works for his board in a family in
the village lie does This and still keep ps
up with bis class. lie has free tuition.
and as be earns enough during vacation
% buy his clothes and books he will
| come through aud gs. bis di plons vita
out being in debt Indeed. / do not
learn Shat any considerable proportion
of college students come out OF college
buri=ned wiih debt
IL viii thus appear that ths cordi-
tions ard necessities of he avsrara
American college student have been
nlost earsfully considered bv ths
founders ard supporters OF American
colleges They ara certainly sd Gsted
90 tas needs OF those having she stsunoh-
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