indicate an absolute increase in like proportion. The average between two and ten and between seven and five is six in both cases, yet how different the rate between the original numbers. Third. The rise of technological education in the past half century has enormously increased the material cost and so aug mented tuition and other fees even in the strictly arts college. Such alteration in fees, while justifiable, no one conversant with facts would claim yet to be in any fair proportion to the demands made upon the technical school. It costs decidedly less to teach Greek, • history, social or psychological science than to• train in mechanics, surveying, boiler testing or lubricants. In the former the man himself, his language love, historic sense or economic balance is the principal element; in the latter, the whirl of machinery, the multiplication of apparatus and the reduction of both life and education to the niceties of mechanical regularity. Fourth. We have express statements from University Presi dents that never was it so easy for a worthy, energetic young man to obtain a college education as now. The growth of a socio logical conscience in wealthy men has placed large sums of money at the disposal of college authorities for the express purpose of aiding needy students. President Uliot has recently alluded to Harvard as the poor man's university, asserting further that much of the best element of Harvard comes from that class. Such facts and considerations soften the conclusion one would be inclined. to draw from the naked statements of collegiate cost. In all the realms of the soul simony is impossible, and if we are true to the best ideals of education—the money—changers in all forms will be driven from its temple. Over the door of the best educational institutions will continue to be written a welcome for those who come with true words of old, " Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I unto you." R. Cupid, favorite of the Gods, ' Obedient to their becks and nods, And willing still To fulfil His mission with great pleasure. The Free Lance CUPID'S CUPIDITY CJANUARY,
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