Tuition Rises At Both Law, Dental Depts.

Tuition at both the Law and Dental Schools will go up $200 next year, it was announced yesterday.

The Law School will cost $800 per year starting with the fall of 1954, while the Dental School will jump to $1,000.

The College and the Business School both raised their tuitions $200 last year.

Increased cost of living caused the raise. Both schools plan to make adjustments in their financial aid programs to accommodate those students on scholarships.

At the same time it was learned that the Divinity School is currently studying a tuition rise. It was on the agenda at yesterday's Divinity Faculty meeting but was not discussed for lack of time.

Increase a Year Late

"We are very sorry that this increase must be made," Dean Erwin N. Griswold of the Law School said. "We have held it off just as long as possible. Probably the increase should have been made for the current year, but we did not want to make a change until it was inevitable. For the present year we have budgeted a deficit of $180,000 and this can only be made up through the generosity of alumni in giving to the Harvard Law School Fund."

Griswold said that a considerable portion of the increase would be used for scholarship purposes. The Law School plans to increase all present scholarships by the amount of the additional tuition.

In his annual report last week, Griswold discussed the possibility of a "completely new scholarship and loan program." Tentatively it called for a stronger loan system, getting additional money in scholarships.

More Dental School Loans

Roy O. Greep, Dean of the Dental School, stated last night that his school would make an attempt "for more scholarships and loan money," to offset the tuition rise.

"We're going to try to get people to give more for loans. We'll try and have some sort of a continuous campaigning." We think it's something they'll give to readily. After all, without this money, some students might not be able to go to the Dental School," Greep added.

He attributed the rise to the "Increased cost of education, that is, the cost of financing the school."

A possible Divinity School tuition raise will be discussed at the next meeting.