



We p.i.-, BOD tn the University fees. These are paid to the 



common ehest (1) on n . ng professors' 



leeturi". .'!) lor tin- plVMou-. ex;uiiinal Mil, | iking a 



ition, sizars mid pciiMoner* p.i'. 



commoner, -i'ld \(><. ; a nobleman, -L'l.'i Ids. The total 

 fees on going '"to reMdenre, therefore, an- -for a sizar, 17 ; 

 for 11 i 1'20 ; for a lello\\ -e,,i,imoner, JC l.~> Id.s. ; for ;i 



nobleman, .L7S Iti.s. 8d. On pasi-ing the previous examination, 

 every student pays 'J. 10s., and for every m-ries of professors' 

 Iretures one reries of \vhirli is required from tin; eaiididates 

 for tho ordinary decree; the fee is _t:5 ;>s. On taking the degree 

 of I: A., which is tho only one of which wo shall speak, every 

 student pays 1 to the University, and a sum varying from 

 -13 to .LI; -ge. 



At present we havo mentioned only the tuition afforded by 

 tho college to all students alike. This, as we hue pointed 

 out in our former article, is in most cases insufficient for 

 those who are desirous of taking a good place in any of the 

 honour triposes. It is, of course, almost impossible that a 

 lecturer, who has to deal with perhaps forty or fifty men in the 

 course of an hour, can devote much attention to individuals, 

 however much he may exert himself in his endeavours to do so. 

 Moreover, the course of reading which will be most suitable 

 will vary according to the powers or previous reading of the 

 various students, and a course of lecture* cannot therefore be 

 made to suit every one. Honco the necessity for obtaining the 

 assistance of a private tutor in addition to the lectures provided 

 by tho college. The average charge per term is about .9. 

 An addition of 'M to the year's expenses is a very important 

 item, and weighs considerably with tho poorer class of students 

 in their choice of reading. The above charges are considered 

 to entitle the pupil to one hour's private tuition every other 

 day. But those tutors who take a large number of pupils, 

 usually read with them in classes, which has, at all events, one 

 beneficial effect in exciting 1 a feeling of competition. 



The professors' lectures and other sources of instruction 

 remain to be mentioned. Our space would fail us if we 

 attempted to speak of those individually, and we therefore 

 content ourselves with remarking that it is by means of these 

 that the University proper that is, as distinct from the colleges 

 gives its instruction. One course, at least, is required of 

 every candidate for the poll degree at the theological examina- 

 tion. In the latter case, the course must be that of one of the 

 divinity professors. 



These, then, are the three methods of acquiring knowledge 

 while residing at Cambridge : By college lectures, which aro 

 compulsory, and paid for in the terminal payment to the college 

 tutor ; by private tuition, which is voluntary, and ought not to 

 be required by any but candidates for high honours ; and by 

 university lectures, which are voluntary except in the case of 

 poll theological men, for whom one course is compulsory. 



We pass on now to the question of general expense, apart 

 from fees and tuition. On going into residence, the first 

 question which arises is that of obtaining rooms, tho second 

 that of furnishing them. The question is often raised as to 

 the comparative economy of living in college or in lodgings in 

 the town. t<o many collateral influences affect the matter that 

 it cannot be satisfactorily settled in a general answer. The 

 rent of lodgings is undoubtedly higher, but the outlay in fur- 

 nishing is avoided, and a man of quiet tastes may certainly lead 

 a more retired life in lodgings than he can in college. But the 

 student must remember that out of college ho never really , 

 tastes the true flavour of university life. 



The rent of lodgings varies from .7 to j15 per term; the 

 rent of rooms in college from .4 to .10 per annum ; tho 

 average being about G. In addition to this there is in college 

 the charge for attendance, .1 per term for a bcdmaker only, 

 1 10s. to 2 10s. for a gyp and a bedmaker. Furniture is 

 generally taken on valuation from the preceding occupant of 

 the rooms, but the new-comer is not obliged to take any 

 article which ho may not wish for. In this way the expense of 



* In addition to the nbove, non-affiliated students, that is, men who 

 are not members rf any college, aro i:ow admitted to the ]>rivile(?cs of 

 the University. Various expenses connected with the colleges are 

 thereby avoided, the student residing in some of the various licensed 

 lodging-houses, under the surveillance of the University officers. The ! 

 oost of living in this cise may perhaps be estimated nt about three- j 

 fourths. The fees, however, to the University remain the same. 



furnishing is sometimes exceedingly small, 415 being sufficient 

 ily of course, a - n, a bed-room, and a 



gyp-room. Thin will not i ,lote. 



All studentH who are members of a college dine in hall, a 

 un number of dinner* there per week being compulsory. 

 -co for this varies in the different colleges from Is. 6d. 

 to '.'8. Gd. per day. This comprises a certain dinner, and any- 

 thing had which is not comprised in tho college provision is 

 supplied from the kitchen and charged for separately. A* 

 regards breakfast and tea, the student may supply himself if he 

 -os from shops iu tho town, but more usually bread, butter, 

 and milk are dealt out from the college butteries every morning 

 to tho various bedmakers or gyps for their respective matters. 

 Other things will be kept iu stock by the student himself. To 

 up briefly the annual expenses while at Cambridge, and 

 Uvkiug a very low estimate, wo may compute them i* follows : 



FOB A PEHSIONEU. 



Tuition 



Booms ....... 



Attendance, Gyp and Wife .... 



Couls, about ...... 



Cost of living for 25 weeks, at 25s. per week 

 Sundries, about ...... 



Shoe-cleaning ...... 



Extras 



K, . 



18 



8 



4 10 



3 



31 5 



Under the heading " extras " are included all fines, library pay- 

 ments, etc. A sizar's expenditure will be diminished by 12 in 

 the tuition, by 1 10s. in the gyp, and possibly by 3 in the 

 rooms, making the total about .57 6s. This, again, is a very 

 low estimate, and does not include private tuition, clothing, 

 pocket-money, the cook's bill, or any expenses except those which 

 are absolutely necessary during a residence of 25 weeks at the 

 University. Taking everything into consideration, except the ex- 

 penses of living while away from Cambridge, we should say that 

 the very lowest amount upon which a man can live with any- 

 thing like comfort is 140 for a pensioner, and 120 for a sizar. 



We havo now to consider the various means by which a 

 student may partially, and in some cases wholly, defray the 

 expenses of his University course. We have said sufficient on 

 the subject of sizarships. We shall therefore pass on at once 

 to scholarships and exhibitions, whether from the school, the 

 college, the University, or from some mercantile company. To 

 take first the mercantile scholarships. The.-e are given by some 

 of the great City companies to young men, generally sons of 

 freedmen, on their going up to the University, and a prior claim 

 is usually given to those who ask for them on the ground of 

 poverty. They range from 30 to .50 a year. 



All the large public schools, and many private ones also, are 

 endowed with exhibitions for the benefit of their elder boys on 

 leaving school. They are given for proficiency in various 

 branches of education, mostly in classics or mathematics. They 

 are the means of sending to the University many boys who, but 

 for the assistance thus given, would be debarred from the 

 privilege. They range from ,30 to .70, while some few ore 

 even as high as JB100 a year. 



The pecuniary rewards given by the colleges to undergradu- 

 ates are of three kinds : minor scholarships, scholarships, and 

 exhibitions. Of these, the first are of recent establishment. 

 They aro offered for public competition amongst intending 

 students before going into residence, and are really probationary 

 scholarships, usually lasting for two years, and varying in value 

 from 50 to 70 a-year. The holders of them enjoy all the 

 privileges of scholars. Scholarships are usually given by tho 

 colleges for competition amongst their own members. A .scholar 

 differs from an exhibitioner in that he is on the foundation of 

 the college. His position is higher than that of the ordinary 

 undergraduate, and he receives a certain -..mount of income, 

 generally 50 a year, from the college revenues. Ac exhibitioner, 

 on the other hand, even though he may receive more money 

 from the college, is not on the foundation, and his exhibition is 

 only given at the option of the master and seniors. A scholar- 

 ship is usually tenable till the student is of standing to take 

 the degree of M.A. 



The highest honour which a student can gain during his 

 undergraduate course is that of obtaining one of the University 

 scholarships or prizes. These vary very much in vn'i: 



