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,