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EXPENSES.
(IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT.)
A student's expenses may be divided into (1), those
University charges which are the same each year for all
students; (2) those also of the University, which vary with
the course of study pursued; and (3) those charges, embracing
his living expenses, which vary with the purse, tastes,
etc., of the individual.
Under the first head are included:
| Matriculation Fee, | $40.00 |
| Contingent Deposit, | 10.00 |
The Matriculation or University Fee is devoted chiefly
to the current expenses common to the whole University;
it also entitles the student to the use of the Library;
to the privileges of the Gymnasium, with free baths,
private lockers, etc., and the advice and aid of the
Instructor in Physical Culture; and, in addition, to free
medical attention and nursing, in case of illness, in a well-equipped
Infirmary maintained on the grounds for students
alone.
The Contingent Deposit is liable for any damage to
property, or for violation of Library or other University
rules, for which the student is responsible. If no charge
is found against it, it is returned at the end of the session.
Under the second head is comprised the charge for
tuition; this in the Department of Law, varies as follows:
There is a general tuition fee of $100: this covers the charge
for instruction in the regular first or second year's course,
including any first year class taken but not completed the
first year, and brought over into the second year. It also
covers any other combination of five classes. For any combination
of first and second year's work, embracing more
than five classes, the fee is $115; for four classes, $85; for
three classes, $65; for two classes, $40; for one class, $25;
except that the fee for the class of Constitutional Law is $20,
and for that of International Law or of Criminal Law the
fee is $15. University fees and tuition fees are in all cases
payable on entrance.
The expenses under the third head above given vary so
greatly that it is impossible to state them with any degree of
certainty. It can with safety be said that by the strictest
economy the cost of living (including lodging, board, fire,
lights, service and laundry) can be brought within $18 a
month for the session. On this basis, the minimum cost for
the session to a student pursuing the regular course, including
fees, tuition and living, but excluding clothing, traveling
expenses and all sundries may be estimated at about
$310. Most students, however, spend from $20 to $30 a
month for ordinary living expenses; for more detailed
information under this head, reference may be made to the
statement regarding expenses in the Academic Department.
To the above estimate must be added the cost of books
and stationery, about $90 for the entire course. The books,
however, are not fairly to be accounted among the
expenses, since they constitute a permanent investment, and
will form the nucleus of a library when the student becomes
a practitioner.
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