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and her mode of living. The tuition (minimum) averages $75 per year of three terms. Board at $6 per week can be obtained in the neighbor—hood of the average institution where domestic science is taught, and this for the average school-year of nine months or thirty-eight weeks would amount to $228. There will be some incidental expenses, such as visiting institutions to study domestic economics in actual operation, outside lectures, etc. A graduate of such a course tells me that each pupil should allow at least $10 a week for board, clothing and in—cidental expenses.