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quarters, the summer quarter being omitted ; that would make $30 a year. 

 The laboratory fees run from $1 to $3 for each laboratory course, 

 of which there would probably be two or three in each quarter. In 

 addition to this, each student is assessed $10 a year by the student 

 body, which manages all the activities of the students. This fee covers 

 the daily newspaper issued by the student body, admission to all the 

 student activities, such as football, baseball, basket-ball, etc., and medical 

 and hospital attendance. These items would cover practically all ex- 

 penses except board and lodging, so that the cost would run from $25 

 to $30 a quarter. 



President Avery : Are the conditions the same for non-residents 

 of the state as for residents? 



Professor Cobb: Exactly the same. It does not make any dif- 

 ference where you come from, the same conditions prevail. Returned 

 soldiers pay no tuition fees at all. 



Dr. R. C, Osburn, Columbus, Ohio : May I ask Professor Cobb 

 whether he is thoroughly satisfied that the arrangement of the long 

 course and the very short course is a satisfactory one? I speak of that 

 because in the agricultural colleges we have a somewhat similar situation 

 — a four-year course for regular agricultural students, and various types 

 of short courses. For instance, at the Ohio State University, in addition 

 to the four-year course, we have a three-year course for students who 

 begin work about the middle of November and continue until the first 

 of April; which runs for eight weeks during the midwinter 'season. I 

 was wondering whether Professor Cobb thinks that having the long 

 course with the degree and the much shorter practical course is the 

 most satisfactory arrangement that can be made in connection with the 

 work. 



Professor Cobb: We are not wedded to any one plan but are pre- 

 pared to change the moment we find that the conditions require a change. 

 I am thinking of establishing a short course in the summer time to 

 meet the requirements of another class of students. These matters are 

 still in the formative stage. I doubt very much, though, whether we 

 would change the long course except in regard to the subjects offered; 

 these we change quite frequently. It was most difficult, starting out as 

 we did, to know what we ought to offer ; we are finding out new things 

 all the time and we are making the changes as we go along. We are 

 making some changes now so as to increase the number of business 

 courses offered ; we find that the training involved in these courses has 

 the effect of broadening the vision of the students. We are also in- 

 creasing the number of elective hours. There are certain subjects which 

 if taken in high school the student does not have to take in college and 

 as a result the elective hours vary from 30 to 45 during the four years. 

 In the short course we are hampered by the conditions that prevail in 

 the industry; we have difficulty in getting these people except during the 

 winter quarter. We would probably have better success if we started 

 about the middle or early in December; but that would require quite an 



