The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-15
SWEET GIRL Graduates.
The Cost of Giving The Dear
!, { Things an Education
PRICES IN DIFFERENT COLLEGES.
Learning Comes Lower for Young Women
Than for Young Men.


Dress Among st"dent.-Boys' Room. I,
Contrast with Those Occupied By Giri.
1T costs so much more to educate n cir
than boy" young man said In summing vi
the financial advantages which one OF his Sc,
has over girl. Now fellow can get through
college on very little II he has to. but girls
schools nre expansive.
Iftho girl goes to boarding school. In manJ
eases does. charge Of s. 900 for board and
tuition Is not unusual but a farcr compro
misc Is between the cost Of education OF the
came grade for the boy and his sister.
'iuon't see how you can ntioci to have n
daughter at Nassar." one parent said to anoth-
Or. MY son at iale costs me $1,000 II year"
The implication was that a CO llege girl must
be still costier luxury. A tabuiated state
mont OF charges at tho different colleges for
women Is a good beginning III disposing of
such impressions. The annual tuition foo at
Cornell is 500. and the cost OF living in Ithaca
Is estimated ut from So to 81 q week A de-
posit for laboratory work is required. Tho cost
OF text books. Instruments &c.. Is placed at
from $25 to $40 II year. and from $500 (, $500
is "a fair estimate" Of tho yearly expenses OF
q student. At Snge College. the dormitory es.
pecially reserved for women. tho cost for
board. rent OF furnished roonI. fuel. and
lights" varies from S. to SG.50a week. stu
uOut OCcupSlIlp tlOHe ouO VI tle Ucbt TOoiiS
pays SG.sO a wcck. Two occupying one OF the
less desirable rooms pay So n week cncl,
At the University OF Michigan o mntricua-
ton fee Of $40 Ia demanded from residents OF
Michigan. and $50 from students outside ofthe
State. In addition. an annual fee Is required
which, In the department Of literature. science.
and art. lie $50 for Michigan students and $50
for others. Laboratory expenses nro esti-
mated rs on an average. Sl.:.O week FOR each
omy OF the student" Board and lodging can
be obtained in private families for from So to
S. week. and clubs are formed in which tho
cost OF hoard is from Sl.5O to $3.50 n weok.
The average annual expenses OF II student. in
GLIDING clothing and inciJcntals. is placed at
about $40 There are no dormitorics or COM
mons connected with the university
At Wellesley the price Of board and tuition.
including heating and lights. is $3.50 y year
OF this amount $50 is for tuition. The stu
dents assist In the domestic aud clerical work
OF tho college. giving about throc-quarters OF
nm hour to 1t daily. Tuition at Smith Is 500.
and the charge for board and furnished rooms
in any OF the college houses is $3.50 4 year.
Board can be Obtained in private families at
from "a to 50 a week. Washing IL 80 cents a |
Dozen Students in the laboratories pay the |
cost Of the materials thoy use and the articles |
they break At Bryn Mawr tuition Is 500. |
Other charges arc itemized as follows: Board. |
$3.50 year: residence in the college halls. |
exclusive Of board. is Sl25. $3.50. or. in special
'cases, SITS and $3.50. The charge for board. |
residence. and tuition Is placed at from 1915 |
to$5O0 q year. The charge for board and RES
idence includes all expense OF service. heat
inoahdlCht. except open fires aud washing. |
Tho rharge for washing at dozen pieces .
woelT L. $l8 year. Extra washing Is at-5u, |
cents Dozen |
Ysssar begins its staten emit OF expenses with |
the declaration that it is tho aim OF the COL |
lsSe to avoid all extra charges in its proper
work." Tho charge to all students who reside |
III the college is $400 That includes tuition
in all college studies. board. heat and lighting.
the use OF a furnished room. and the washing
o. one dozen plain pieces weekly. No charge
fof chemicals or breaksge In the laboratory.
Because the Harvard annex has no dormito- |
rtes. the living expenses OF Il student are to |
degree within her own control Board and |
rooms In Cambridge are from So to S14 week.
The full tuition fee for the year is $780, and in |
addition. students in botany. chemistry. phys
ics, and zoology pay u laboratory fee Of 81 in
each course. The fee for single course is
$75 for . half course $40.
As to expense Of college life beyond the fixed
charges. no hard and fast estimate is possible.
1t is largely what tho student makes II. COL
iegs life works no miracle and the girl who
has been extravagant or careless for eighteen
yenrs Is likely to manage her expenditures for
the next four In very much the same fashion.
However. she will ind ut college certain re-
straints. Opportunities for the spending OF
money will be curtsiled. The colleges for
wcm on arc for the most part country coll eyes.
With oil OF tho Huietude and simplicity in their
daily life that that implies. College girls come
generally from well-ordered homes. where
tina fnnderata 10 l
aged carefully and inteigentiy. con-
siderable proportion also arc girls who
must support themselves and are pre-
pairing to do so. fair number arc rich. but
there arc differences between tho rich boy at
college and tho rich girl. I'VE have no better
students than the very poor girls" a professor
at Vassar said. except the very rich ones"
Tho reason is plain. The conventional pleas
completely at the Command Of the rich I' g ri
thht 70 turn away from them Tor four years OF
sGsSs 81 eoes S,s "a and
five. Throughout her course the college girl
has certain advantages over the college, boy
athletic organizations are to be supported.
Tho question OF expense, can be presented
:ince tn, conditions are practically tho same
Ii. dss Rs 1877 .h
.end girl r very general. hooks. Of course.
shs suent .ects spS on Fer % aesrs
nd ahiiity to accumulate them. Many COURSES
No lecture courses. for which reference books
lIe In the college library = ,
y0fose and 2issionaries have been m entioned ,
y the two objects on which women feel justi-
I'D 10 spending money. but dress at Vassar is
INsl9mary wear. and long before tho owe OF
9Rtertsbie dressing got In elsewhere. college
nd fatlonsl costume. on feast days and
eisuro evenings pretty dresses are worn. but
heyAkN simple gowns and they are made for
,8sEAvy have no foes. and the most exor.
atlnt demsnd 10 made by Philalethea, tho
I6aSh ere31. and the entrance fee ST.
"a eonstdering the Sost Of living for college
hat does not take into account the. feminine
pSspuity which the girls have ut their COM
"a Ds9sss ssss tSss tSssts
Rle and tho decoration. OF their rooms. 1t
ONES Into play With great suooess. To make