The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-03
$16,25O.00


appropriation provides for thirty
scholarships $50 each account of tuition These scholarships
awarded entirely by members of the state Senate Under the act
thirty similar scholarships available for the 1914
by In addition during this the college
awarded scholarships amounting making scholarship
$780, Of this total $546O given and $73O
No scholarship compeve those awarded by the col
eg are based partly on financial Thomas
that scholarships be awarded by examination of high
school graduates the student have choice to which institution
he will attend.
The cost of student life Middebury College extremely
Tuition incidental fees $12 and
$O board be had for $290 and the laboratory fees amount
about $2a total $235O For the
what larger account of the higher cost of board the minimum total
expense the amounting to 1904 The difference
the expense intended discrimination against them
but results from the superiority of their doory accommodations
which well worth the difference in cost The college authorities
however the the matter of scholarships since there
apprehension lest the Institution become increasingly womens
college, tendency that already manifest and which is likely to
be increased by the development of the department for the training of
teachers, which attracts many than
nstructng twenty including president
extremely moderate the maximum salary of aproor being
at present professors receiving 7OO
5000 Notwithstanding simplicity
of life small village the of living nevertheless large
outside of and these salaries really return
particularly when takes into the isolation that teacher
accepts living small village removed not only from the
panionshp the facilities libraries
literary scientific societies. In spite of this fact however the
twenty members the staff men of excellent training in
good institutions Fourteen of the degrees held by the
Mddebury from Harvard from Yale five
the University of Vermont and four from Wesleyan.
The instruction offered by this staff of teachers consists of 172
announced the catalogue for 1928 of which, however
1913 The includes the
ordinary college studies science and in arts These fundamental
however which form the backbone of college work. whether
toward the classical toward the scientific form of education
somewhat overd of elective for prospective
students of agriculture education engineering journalism law med
ce and the industries The attitude of the college in this matter
has been expansive for thorough For 911-12
agriculture practical commercial pomoogy and
all offered by instructor In 1928 forestry
by professor who announced other Industrial,
sanitary and agricultural chemistry offered by
strucor who announced three other hayear
engineering including materials highway construction ele-
mentay hydraulics sanitary engineering sanitary
public health offered by assistant professor who
other uure engineering
ndefensbe from the standpoint of wepanned college
entirely desirable include the college relating
agriculture justify the practical
agricultural desirable surveying small
that
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