The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-01
FRATERNITY HOUSE ar nIG UNIVERSITY.
COLLEGE CLASS IN "HOME MAKING"

VI IA Nts.'
tho laSors of All the men whom he d.
reefs
"Proscsso- = G. Holden by his dis
coverios in the science o., testing seed
corn has added tens OF millions Of
dollars to the value OF tho corn crop
of the United States. but he does not
receive even a small per cent Of this
for his discovery. Babcock has added
millions OF dollars to tho dairy pro-
duets of tho country by his invention
of the milk tester. for which he re-
coived no money. Alexander Graham
Bell by tho Invention ana improve
ment OF tho Ball telephone has added
much more 10 the wealth OF tho coun-
try as whole than he has ever re-
ceived in royalties or dividends Bill
lions OF dollars have been added to
the wealth OF both Europe and Amer
lea by the discoveries of pastcur.
whose pas for his scientific achieve
ments and their practical application
was limited TO very few thousands
1t would be easy 10 mention thousands
of college men and women who have
. added TO the wealth OF tho world
many times more than they have ever
received for their services Indeed.
men and women OF this kind take spe-
oial delight Ia rendering service rath-
er than ia selfish returns for the sRme
In so far AS society is built on IN.
telllgenco and culture. in proportion
that it is made better hy sweetness
and light. college education every
whore minister's to its progress
probably since the days OF The
prophets and tho beginning OF Chris
tianity no stronger force for moral!-
~ has come into the life OF the world
than the modern scientific spirit
Conduct based on the recognition OF
the eternal vorities is OF much
higher moral character than that
based on prejudice. superstition ana
the ideas OF chance and arbitrary
Will. College education fosters this
spirit and gives to its posscssor
large measure of cientinc knowledge"
Working why Through College.
are opportunities for poor youths 10
work their way through college in
creasing?"
Yes. Everywhere. They serve IN
dining rooms as walters. they make
money as stenographers and typewrit-
crs; they attend to electric lighting
their college expenses. During the
summer they are to be found working
in the hotels on the railroads and on
the boats At agricultural and me-
chanical colleges many of them work
on the farms and In the experiment
stations. At the University Of Cincin-
natl there is an ARRANGEMENT by
which engineering students work half
, their time in the shops, on the rail-
roads and elsewhere. for which ser
vice they receive pay sufficient to de-
fray their expenses In the university
Poor boys ana girls are finding that
college education Is being rapidly
brought more and more within their
reach b. the rapid increase OF pri-
waite requests and public appropria-
tons made to our colleges. In many
OF the State universities and the State
agricultural and mechanical colleges
the tuition is entirely or approximate
~ free, and education in other insti-
tutions costs much less than the same
kind of education could possibly cost
without these large endowments.
Cost of College Career.
The cost of attendance at college
now, including board. clothing. lodg-
ing and other living expenses. may be
greater than It was twenty years ago.
but In that time the cost of living
has increased everywhere. The type
| of education especially in technical
tons. would be impossible without the
large and costly equipments provided
by requests About 1880 America
sa,holaeships and feliowshps offer
| young men and women free tuition,
and In many cases their living ex-
penses and something more. Tho
great majority of these scholarships
and fellowships have been made pos
sible by private requests.
The fear that appropriations of
public funds and private requests. by
, which our institutions of higher learn
ing are made very rich as compared
with their condition several years ago.
Will pauperize the young men and wo-
men is however, groundlcss. Tuition
fees paid by our college students now
I amount to approximately $4,000. 600
an average of 500 for each student.
In addition TO this. tho students pay
/ living expenses and fees. which. 1t is
| true. still put the possibility OF col
| lcgc education far beyond the reach
| of the great majority OF bnight boys
! and girls. and there is greater need
! now than ever before in the history
of the country for larger a,ppropria-
| tons OF public funds and for larger
endowments from private beqpests. II
Is estimated that the average, cost OF
teaching and caring for n boya or sirl