Food Prices Reduced, Emergency Jobs To Be Continued Next Year

Reductions in food prices in both the Houses and the Union, and the continuation for another year of the House Aid plan of emergency student employment were announced yesterday by A. C. Hanford, dean of the College. Under the new arrangement with lower prices of room and board, the cost of living for undergraduates will be further reduced next year.

The total amount of financial assistance offered under the employment plan will again amount to approximately $40,000, and the number of students aided is estimated at about 140 men. Of these, approximately 100 men will receive jobs with compensation at $300 a year, and the remainder will have jobs calling for less time, with remuneration ranging from $250 to $150. In addition, about 140 men will also obtain positions as monitors with compensation ranging between $15 and $50. It is expressly stated that the plan is an emergency measure, and is contemplated for the academic year 1933-34 only. The plan was inaugurated last year to give part-time employment to House residents.

Food Prices Reduced

The price of board in the Houses will be reduced from $9 to $8.50 for the full weekly quota, while weekly charges for 14 meals will be $7.25 and for ten meals $6.25. In the Freshman Union the price will be cut from $9 to $8 per week. The total savings to undergraduates as a result of these reductions is estimated to be in excess of $50,000 annually.

The reduction in the cost of meals is the second to be made in the past two years. Since 1931, the cost of board in the Freshman Dining Halls will have been reduced from $9.50 to $8, and in the Houses from $10.50 to the new rate, which will be $8.50.

Room Rents Lowered

Another step in the reduction of student living costs was the lowering of room rents in the Houses, which was announced several months ago. Under this reduction, average yearly rent in the Houses will be reduced from about $300 to $264, and the number of rooms at $260 or below will be increased from 681 to 1,000, of which 184 are priced at $140 a year or less.

Summing up the changes announced for next year, Dean Hanford pointed out that the "fixed charges" for a student in one of the Houses are now considerably less than $1,000 per year, with tuition at $400, board at about $300, and the less expensive rooms ranging from $100 to $260.

Sharpe In Charge

Administration of the employment plan will again be in charge of R. T. Sharpe '28, Secretary for Student Employment, and awards will be made in cooperation with the Committee on Scholarships and other Aids for Undergraduates. Details of the plan will be announced by Sharpe in the CRIMSON Friday morning.

During the past year, the temporary plan has operated very successfully with approximately 129 students receiving assistance through part-time jobs, and 140 as monitors, or a total of 269.