The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-02-05
$16,25o.oO

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The appropriation provides thirty
scholarships $50 each account of tuition These scholarships
the Under the
1912 thirty similar scholarships available for the 1914
addition during this year the college
awarded scholarships amounting to $790 making total scholarship
$790 OF this total $6O and $30
to No scholarship comptve those awarded by the col
eg partly financial President Thomas has
that scholarships be awarded by examination high
school graduates the student have choice to which institution
he will attend.
Mddlebury College extremely mod
Tuition $50 the incidental fees $l2 and
$4O board be had for $29o and the laboratory fees amount
to about 2a total of $2785o For women the
larger account the higher cost of board the total
expense the amounting 1904 The difference
expense not intended scrmnaton against hem
but results from the superiority their domtory accommodations
which well worth the difference in cost The college authorities
however, the the matter scholarships there
apprehension institution increasingly
college, tendency that is already manifest and which is likely to
increased by the development of the department for the training of
teachers which attracts more women than men.
The nsrucng staff numbers twenty eight including the president
Salaries extremely moderate the maximum salary of professor being
present $4,000 assistant professors receiving from 81 300 $0
Notwithstanding the simplicity
life small village the of living nevertheless large
these salaries represent really
particularly when takes into the isolation that teacher
accepts living small village removed not only from the
panonhp of other scholars but from the facilities of Libraries and
literary and scientific societies In spite of this fact however the
of the excellent training
good the degrees held by the group
Middebuy eleven from Harvard from Yale five from
the University of Vermont and four from Wesleyan
instruction offered by this staff of teachers consists of 172
the catalogue which, however
only 1913 given The curriculum includes the
ordinary college studies science and These fundamental
however which form the backbone of college whether
toward the classical toward the scientific education
somewhat overad by series of elective for prospective
students of agriculture education engineering journalism law med
the industries The attitude of the college this
has been too expansive for thorough work For example 1912
agriculture practical and commercial pomoogy and economic enomo
ogy all offered by instructor In 9l213 forestry offered
who announced six other Industrial
sanitary and agricultural chemistry offered by in
who announced three other hayear
engineering including materials highway construction
menay hydraulics sanitary engineering sanitary science and
public health offered assistant professor who four
into agriculture engineering
ndefene from the standpoint Of well planned college be
entirely desirable include the college sound study relating
agriculture but that does not justify the Of practical
agricultural desirable teach surveying small
justify
German. History, and Latin
iFrsty, Geology, HomeE Economics Pedagogy, and