Word: tuition
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...among undergraduates of the problems which confront the Union is the reason for the postponement of the vote which was to have been taken today on the question of compulsory membership. In an issue of this sort, involving as it does what virtually amounts to a raise in the tuition fee, the most careful consideration of the facts in the case is necessary...
...tuition fee, which is paid at the at the end of the course. given to those who take the examination time of registration, is $30, and the rent and care of the tent and equipment is $20. If two persons occupy one tent, the charge is $15 per person. The total expenses, which includes the price of board at cost, will not exceed...
...enjoy and participate in the social activities of his class, and that this should not be dependent or conditioned upon membership in a private club which the Union is at present. The University furnishes class rooms, libraries, museums, and laboratories, and these are paid for by students in the tuition fee. If the social side of a man's college life has been estimated as being worth half, it seems reasonable that undergraduates should support the Union, the only institution which stands solely for the centralization of class and college activities as a whole. Of course there are many smaller...
...advantage of the proposal is obvious; it is the only practical way of keeping the Union. The chief objection lies in the fact that compulsory dues constitute a further increase in the tuition fee above the two hundred dollar mark fixed for next year. These arguments summarize the conflicting issues to be decided...
...ideal solution of the problem would be for the University to take over the Union, have the taxes removed, and appropriate for it some of the revenue to come from the increased tuition fee. This is a possibility; and every effort should be made to effect it before compulsory membership is definitely adopted. In the meantime a vote of the undergraduates should be held to determine their attitude for a firmer working basis. The Student Council's vote otherwise forces the grave danger of being unrepresentative...