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The statistics of the present senior class at Yale are out and the showing there made is certainly a fine one. The class records have been unusually good in every way, and even '84's success as "The Philosophical Class" has not been sufficient to dim the memories of the "High Stand Class of '83." The average expenses for the four years are given as follows: Freshman year, $863; sophomore year, $903; junior year, $994; senior year, $1,007, making the total average for the whole course $3,706, or a yearly average of $941. These figures are smaller than those given by several preceding classes. The highest sum spent by one man in one year was $5,000; three have spent over $3,000 a year and five over $2,000 a year. The contributions of the class to athletics amount to over $8,450. The highest sum spent for furnishing a room was $1,800. Fifty are booked for the law, twelve will study medicine, twenty-seven go into business, five will study theology, three will go into civil engineering, one will study surgery, and six will devote themselves to journalism. Seven will take post graduate courses at New Haven and two will enter the Theological Seminary. The relations of the class to the faculty have been about as good as possible under the circumstances, the president being voted for by the majority as the most popular professor, with Professor E. S. Dana a good second. As to Yale's most pressing need, sixty-three think it is more money, twenty-five new dormitories, twelve abolishment of senior societies, and seven ungrateful critics think a new faculty would improve things generally.

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