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HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
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for the young men. Spaulding Industrial Hall (named after
Martha Spaulding, of Lowell, Mass.) is devoted to instruction in
various trades.
OUTSIDE ADVANTAGES.
In addition to scientific ^wllections for hand use and minute
inspection by students, at the institution, there is free access to
the immense collections of thoj^^ional Museum and the Smith
sonian Institution and alis3j> the great Congressional Library, the
Departments, and the sessions of Congress and of the Supreme
Court.
ADMISSION.
The institution offers its advantages without regard to creed,
race,!^ sex, but ftjTjs not intended for beginners. Applicants are
rejected in all Departments because they have not pursued the
studies previously necessary. The requirements are higher than
in most Southern institutions.
EXPENSES^ ”
No tuition is charged in the Theological Commercial, Pre
paratory and College Departments, and Teachers’ College.
Room rent, including steam heat, is $20 per year, payable $10
at the beginning of the Fall Term, and $10 at the beginning
of the Winter Term. Room rent is not refunded if a student
leaves or if his relation to the University is dissolved from any
cause except illness. Board is $9 per month. All who room in
Clark Hall must board in Miner Hall dining room unless ex
cused by the President. No student is allowed to board himself
in his room. All bills must be paid in advance. Washing costs
$1 to $2 per month. Rooms are furnished with bedstead, mat
tress, chairs, tables, and book-case. All furniture, such as crock
ery, towels, sheets, blankets, pillows, pillow cases, and lamps,
must be supplied by students. This must not be forgotten. Stu
dents in chemistry pay $1 per term, in advance, for the material
used in the laboratory.
Students should have at least $35 on arrival, as books and
other incidentals are necessary at the commencement of the term,
and the first payment of board is to October 31. Board, rooms,
and heat for the year should not exceed $100. Light, washing,
and other expenses range from $10 to $20 a year, according to the
needs and economy of the students.
The young ladies can do their own laundry work if they choose.
Students will please notice that as they furnish their own bed
ding it will be necessary for them to provide it so as to use it the
night of arrival here, and therefore, it is best to arrange to be
here in the early part of the day.