Word: tuition
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...steward's books further reveal that Bridgen had charges against him for: "commones and sizinges," which was board together with food and drink ordered from the buttery: "tuition"; 'study-rente and beed," or room and bed "for and candell"; wood; and for bringing corn from Charlestown." On he other side of the ledgers, Bridgen vas credited with such things as "sillier," "wheatt," "malte," "Indian" or born and "a bush of parsnips...
...generosity and unstinting philanthropy which is among the best of the day's empty gestures. The brochure on the subject has it that the purpose of the session is to mend the morale of unfortunate unemployed young businessmen, at least of those able to raise six hundred dollars for tuition and enough for additional expenses...
...from any definite obligation. The theory of this exemption is simply that the more youths are absorbed by educational institutions, the fewer there are to swell the still formidable ranks of the unemployed. Adherence to NRA dictates, in the vast majority of colleges, would immediately result in stepping up tuition, board, and room rents, thereby forcing some students to drop out and preventing others from entering...
...making Chicago "the greatest university centre in the U. S." Last week both were joined with seven other Chicago institutions in offering help to 3,600 one-time students of the city's Crane Junior College, closed for economy. They will permit the students to pay their tuition in instalments. Ostensibly in protest against school economies, 1,000 Chicago high school pupils went briefly on strike last week...
...Harvard unfortunately the summer term must be entirely self supporting. Not only the salaries of instructors but even the cost of janitors service in classrooms must be paid from the tuition fees. Benefactors give large amounts of money to the University for purposes of doubtful value, but the Summer School has absolutely no endowment. Every possible improvement has been made by Summer School officials from their limited means, and they have done remarkably well, but it would be an inestimable advantage if the University were to consider the summer term as a portion of the regular semester, and exercise...