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Candidates for higher standing are examined as above, and also 

 in the stndies gone over by the chiss to whieh they may desire 

 admission. 



No one can be admitted to the college until he is fifteen years of 

 age. Every api)licant is required to furnish a certificate of good 

 character from his late pastor or teacher. Candidates are requested 

 to furnish the Examining Committee with their standing in the 

 schools they have last attended. The previous rank of the candi- 

 date will be considered in admitting him. 



EXPENSES. 



Tuition in advance. 



Fall term $30 00 



Spring term, 25 00 



Summer term, 25 00 $80 00 $80 00 



Room rent, in advance, $5.00 to $10.00 



per term, 15 00 .SO 00 



Board, $3.50 to $5.00 per week,* . . 133 00 190 00 



Washing, 30 to 50 cents per week, . . 11 40 19 00 



Fuel, $5.00 to $15.00 per year, ... 5 00 15 00 



Expense per year, $244 40 $334 00 



To the above must be added thirty dollars to obtain a military suit, 

 which is to be obtained during the first term of attendance at college, 

 and is to be used in drill exercises during the four years' course. Those 

 who use the laboratory for practical chemistry will be charged ten dol- 

 lars per term. Some expense will also be incurred for lights and for 

 text-books. Students whose homes are within the State of Massachu- 

 setts can, in most cases, obtain a scholarship by applying to the senator 

 of the district in which they live. The outlay of money can be further 

 reduced by wox'k during leisure hours on the farm or in the botanic de- 

 partment. The opportunities for such work are more abundant during 

 the Fall and Winter terms. 



SIZE OF ROOMS. 



For the information of those desiring to carpet their rooms, the 

 following measurements are given : In the south dormitory the 

 main corner rooms are fifteen by eighteen feet, and the adjoining 

 bedrooms eight by twelve feet. The inside rooms are fourteen by 



* Several students, duritig most of the year, have formed a club and furnished themselves 

 Willi board for about two dollars and fifty cents per week. 



