The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-21
COST OLA COLLEGE COURSE.
WH<T THE STUDENT MAY, Ann WHAT
HE MUST PAY PER ANyUM.

ne the Wealth OF the Nation Increases
1T IL not the tuition that Increases every
rear. but the current expenses. The ~inciina.
tion OF many college students seems to be. to
use q college phrase. to be . real man. This
being q man In many cases requires the fool
ish expenditure OF many q hard-earned dol
lar: the only advantage 1t affords the student
is to be a popular fellow at college. and = do
spicahle fool In the eyes Of the faculty."
Those are the words Of a college professor
in this city. to whom a Sun reporter applied a
few days ago for his opinion OF the effect upon
the students OF the largely Increased cost.
within a few years. OF n collegiate education.
There seems to be a natural tendency" he
added. for college expenses to increase each
year. without materially affecting the advance.
mont Of the student"
This opinion comes from the New York
University. In reply to the same series Of
questions. President Low Of Columbia said:
"A student who spends from So. 900 to 81. 900
ayear. as some students are said to do. must
lose all his power OF self. rertraint. As to the
slightly increased cost OF tuition. that
arises from the fact That some years ago
fewer tutors were required. Even In my
time as = student at Columbia. I remem-
ber the faculty numbered only eight or
nine. whereas 1t consists now OF many
times those numbers. The salaries Of tho
eight or nine professors were all paid BY the
endowment Of the institution. and the rate Of
tuition could be made very low. At that time
the curriculum was very simple. and there
were no optionals: but now the curriculum Is
moro com plete. and a student may choose al
most any study that he may care to follow.
To keep pace with this advanced form OF the
more liberal education. 1t Is necessary to en-
rloy more instructors. These men must be
the best obtainable In their respective branch
es. and their salaries are therefore proper
tionately large. md an increased rate OF tut
tion Is necessary. For every dollar which the
college receives from u student It is necessary
to pay out three dollars-in other words. Co.
lumbia pays two-thirds OF its expenses from
is endowments, and the students pay only
one-third."
DIR. G. E. Sihler. late Professor OF Latin in
Johns Hopkins University. but now n resi-
dent OF this city. and one OF the hest known
scholars Of the metropolis. said that although
the tuition fees had increased somewhat. and
while the incidental expense OF living are
larger now than they ware fifty years ago. yet
q student who spent $1,000 or $1,000 a year
WAS foolish In tho extreme. A great many
things have combined in the last few years to
make the cost OF education larger: still he did
not know how o man OF moderate habits could
let popular sentiment 80 far master him.
Things have gone to such q stage. he said.
that the colleges are looked upon as vast clubs.
and there Is no remedy for 1t until the press
ceases TO support athletics and college society
to such an extent. The only college news
that finds its way Into the columns OF the
newspapers is some exciting football game. q
boat race. or the latest junior promenade.
some colleges; ne aided: permit students OF
The students in this city and other cities
comforts and luxuries. will ind more. ~consola-
tion in the opini3n Of, the Rev. William Ten
f hsF lii H i=nts4es st IN 6fS soiisai.ss e ntTsigsa Mr. no xdi
ans says that II a young man belongs to n
wealthy family and has been brought u. lux
should not 1--we as comfortably At college as at
home. As to it's having any detrimental effect
a apHe ' f. !. p yenn az fsHoS"f has .s any Si many iim IN him.
hi. liz, In college is the time L, have It show
Hundred Dollars . year. but ths maIosit yu oftheasss
haze been use used 70 hnmtlc l!vinf ..o,,..,
so 1ns si +, tue est rom SS!lss Z ne m Msp. x,sIt1 Sqiu peSd sa1Ia
10 this century to show that The cry over grow
!ns fsIIegs s nsriPssTv. y h nG sl,a a, At H pnc, nsw;
cresses the inairidaa IN Increases ii. ]esrson"ai
the son will wish to live in colIeRe-or perhaps
q little better. In PROPORTION to the increased
meath Cd t 1s,y e s1irb'ly. collage sSDs s 2 ,sI hay ";
citing the colonial days when a young man
se"Ia e% e 1HF dIa they SSi's dH 81 e. s Bee.S ss sy no.
h Ssa Ia had " more m sSsy Would 70 tpsD have II . rent
Tor them. and they yI Deprived thsmselvss almost
of, n ? ,S.I, JsS sertf Tbds. q inner msny eom nj I Ion. to
IfseS parent who could al atiord to to- SPEND 500 aS1S a
year then for his sons education can AFFORD to
plenty. and the comforts and conyeniences OF
lie re much more e9mpon; Besa9so our
fo assa to bu,Id % a Ssb bnso that hat 'H IS no A rsas snor wy
their grnndchiidren should not live IN Fifth
avenue II they can, afford 1t. They lived AS
wfit; mi The SSI Is a Great deal oi foolish talk
about rich young men IN college demoralizinv
pace Every man In college. Is IN the world.
must stand on his own bottom, 1t would be
AZ A. !1 to%r nSsse % s saS ' sss i Sei As.HF: d Sy n .
Most me men viii live - we'll as thsy can arordt to
aire can and will do things, IN. college that the
poor man cannot AFFORD. 1t would DO no good.
i o mould . ,6 de- do k %pSs!'t Na, h hrr e. for so Tsa,th . dlit 7
They have to be learned. and they may as well
be learned in soIIeEs as pywher e. v..,,, d,s.
: 81 MONEY ! %e4 Il y tsv ha ss" tive ss"ihlsHss and
j nave Only OD6. ChIlTut DuJ " = soou - uiunct
as you can. II you have. 5000 year and
have only $500. 1 cannot live In as fine rooms
as you can: l cannot keep horses and drive In
the rarI as you can; / cannot give dinners
as good clothes as you. This does not lmply
that / am In any way your inferior; simply
that YOU have more money to spend than /.
may eventually be TO your advantage
can afiord to live ,luxurIoasly herd 70.
and those who live erononicSSlhly
Of living has nothing whatever 70 do
With tho students progress through college.
Every boy must learn TO see others have
things that he cannot have himself A college
world. money buys l~uxurirs that cannot he
had without II; The cost Of the absolute
. century ago. considering tn. nomp.!a-
tents live iuxuriously now than then. because
many more can aNorh It. nnI the luxurious
styie Of life OF wealthy students will increase
sv-ry year, exactly e the same ratio .s the
wealth and iuXMry 81 1se r ss,lps 'h 70 vases on.
rom the, Chr;st,qn Obs,r.:r OF 1914 They
Expenses OF the Students ut Cambridge