The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-08
COST OF A YALE CLASS.
A Million and a Quarter spent d
the 1900 Men


NEW HAVEN. Conn. June s.-The class
about 10 be graduated from Yale in the
academic department has spent approx
mately 81. ESQ 600 in New Haven during the
four years Of its stay. only the nine months
Of the college year being considered When
il is borne il mind that the class numbers
but 327 out OF a total enrolment OF 2,5IT
Ia Yale the figures become doubly inter
esting
These figures are compiled from the rec
ords handed in by the members Of the
class to the class statistician. John W. De
crow. OF Boston. Mass. who estimates that
Of the sum named s135.000 was for room
rent charges, $3.50, eco for board, S2Ce. 600
for tuition to the university and So. 900 for
books.
The average expense for the freshman
year was SS5S. for sophomore year sSss.
junior year ssI2 and senior year 81 DOL
These averages are somewhat less than
those Of ten years preceding. as shown by
comparative schedules.
Apparently inexplicable Is the return Of
enc student who reports that during one
year. when his finances were at a low ebb
and he earned his way entirely. he expend-
ed only SO. In contrast to this was the
acknowledgment Of another student that
he spent $3.50 in one year.
OF the 32T members 50 helped meet their
expenses materially. Is report that they
were almost wholly dependent upon their
own exertiOns and Is others state that
they were entirely without outside aid.
The principal occupations pursued dur
ing the four years by the men who support
ed themselves were:
Assistant to church sexton, church or
ganist. shoyeling snow. motorman on city
trolley cars, typewriting, tutoring, editing
college publications. advertisement solicit
Ing. machinist. elerking in stores. manag-
ing eating clubs
The study Of tie law Will attract the
! major portion Of the class. Eighty-seyen
| intend to follow Blackstone. 81 planning
| 20 enter Harvard Law School IS Columbia
( Law School. - the New York University
| Law School. and only IL Yale Law School
/ The study Of medicine attracts 20 mem
1 Scrs. u OF whom intend 10 pursue Jheil
studies in the College OF Physicians and
! Surgeons. > at Johns Hopkins University
/ and al Yale Medical School
The personal queries propOunded by the
| class STATISTICAL brought out the admis-
4 sion that the class as a class had not been
| remarkably democratic. and the weak
I point OF the class is admittedly inchna-
| ton 10 eliques-" The fsvorite drink Vas
1 voted 70 be spring water.
The membership Of the criminal club
J has been augmented by the class 20 the
/ number OF sixteen men. who have for va
1 rious disturbances fallen into the hands
/ OF the police. One man declares that his
] arrest was due 70 the fact that in personal
| appearance he correspOaded so closely 70 q
! we'll known pickpocket that when he
4 stepped on the train at New London q
Z year ago TO witness the boat race ne Was
1 arrested on suspicion
The average age Of the class is some
! what above the usual age at Yale-cwenty-
/ three years. two months. and FIVE days.
In weight the class averages 15IIz pounds.
/ twenty-five OF the men are more than
| 6 feet 10 height.