Left, STUDENTS line up in the bookstore to purchase one of the biggest necessities of col/ege, text books. $7,000 for a '79 car on market. Since Harding many students from miles from the rising cost of considerable budget as c:. DEPENDENT STUDENT LIVING ON CAMPUS ACADEMIC YEAR 1978-79 (9 Months) MINIMUM BUDGET MAXIMUM BUDGET $1,888.00 $ 944.00 Tuitionr"-$59.00 per sem. hr. 32 semester hours normal" load 135.00 67.50 Regular Registration Fee 175.00 87 . 50 Books and Supplies* '" ,. ,. , '" (; ~~ ~ t , \\4,l ...., 769 .00 468.00 400.00 200.00 $4,035.50 ,.. ..... ""' ... , ,S -. » ,,)"\" , , per price increasToyotas, 'oU<swall,ms and average student's .~::;~ hall to include a good • of versatile clothing as as essentials for educa- \ MEALS -- 2 CAFETERIAS (STUDENT'S CHOICE) 384.7S Pattie Cobb Cafeteria American Heritage Cafeteria ROOMS-- 234 .00 Non-air - conditioned dorms New air-conditioned dorms Graduate Singles 200.00 Personal Expenses** 100.00 Travel Expenaes*** $2,017.75 • 4lnd travel. A simple could be bought for , but since the emphasis of the trends was more layers and more accessories, an outfit could become considerably more expensive with the addition of a $30 pullover sweater and an assortment of $5 ties, stickpins, scarves or necklaces. Class dress for men could include a wardrobe of $17 Levis, $30 cords, a variety of $35 sweaters and $175-$200 suits. Boots were the fashion for both sexes, and they $1,888.00 $ 944.00 135 .00 67 . 50 175.00 87.50 833.00 416.50 s:n.oo 265.50 400.00 200.00 200 .00 100.00 $4,162.00 $2,080.00 averaged $50-$100. The complaints from many female coeds that frequency of dates were less than plentiful could have possibly been attributed to inflation. A meal for two, consisting of quarterpound hamburgers, fries and soft drinks ran about $4.80. Eating pizza was comparable to "eating gold," as one male coed complained, with the average pizza costing $5-$7. Spring club banquets were budget-busters for both male and female students. with costs of meals, flowers, favors and pictures totaling $27-$35 for the host of hostess. Considering all facets of the financial scene, most students would probably agree that the economic outlook for students was a dismal one. Some found the circumstances just too depressing and quit, going home to work part-time and commute to a local state ·college. While this possibility probably entered every student's mind at some time during his c~llege career, there were still some 3,500 who considered the Christian education worth the financial strain. ," ) Finances ~ 27
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