[Magdalen] Tuition

[Marion Thompson]

The mercy is that, with luck, we don't live in those feelings full time,
but have times of grace between the darker times.  You are not alone.

Marion, a pilgrim

On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 5:34 PM Clarissa Canning <canplum at gmail.com> wrote:

> I will move out of theses feelings .... it takes a bit of time . God
> carries what I can’t even if I don’t understand it all .
>
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 4:31 PM Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Clarissa, I am reminded of the fellow who said, If it weren't for bad
> luck,
> > I'd have no luck at all.'  I wish I could wave a wand and make it all
> > better for you, but  at least I can listen.  My heart goes out to you.
> >
> > Marion a pilgrim
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 5:10 PM Clarissa Canning <canplum at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >     I am one of those failures in life like someone said .    I
> remember
> > we
> > > got to colleges in Michigan on Grants plus scholarship.  I always had
> ok
> > > grades but anxiety and depression followed me around and failed me
> more .
> > > When moving to Canada I found distance learning and got my  Bth .  what
> > > good it did me is ???   Living in one salary most of time keeps us in
> > debt
> > > . I  paid for that Ed .  Then got stupider when trying to become more
> > > independent and got sucked by recruiters disappointed by church people
> > who
> > > are selfish .  Went back to school backasswards for an ass. Degree I
> > can’t
> > > pay off ever ! The only good thing is to remember the millions of other
> > > stupid people who do the same.  the credits don’t transfer to Canada my
> > > spouse was sure our new life would be in that state .  The we lost it
> > all .
> > > The world  and church want people with lots of letters by their names .
> > > Wow it’s fun watching people fix up their homes .  Thank god for
> > rectories
> > > but the less you make the more taxes they take no break evens.  Small
> > towns
> > > are now only catering to wealthy seniors for apts or condos .  But
> after
> > > Covid would rather not go to city .   I just needed to rant out the
> pain
> > .
> > >    Maybe Good get us through in mysterious ways .  Heaven will be a
> > relief
> > > .  I just go on for my kids.  My daughter gets it she a poor artist and
> > > does not know how she going to pay off her loans either .   working at
> > > beating this bad mood and pretend it is all good .  Thanks for
> listening
> > .
> > >   Through God all things are possible .
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 1:15 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Mike, I remember saving money at Michigan State by forgoing the
> dorm's
> > > meal
> > > > plan and subsisting on mac & cheese, generic chicken franks, and PB&J
> > as
> > > > well. I think I gradually added trips to fast-food joints, so not as
> > much
> > > > was saved as I had planned on.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 12:50 PM Mahoney, W. Michael <
> > > wmmah at stoneledge.net
> > > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > My tuition at the University of Chicago in the mid-fifties was
> $300 a
> > > > > quarter.  The University decided first whether to admit you and
> then
> > > > helped
> > > > > you finance it with loans and jobs.  I think that the Bursar knew
> > every
> > > > > college student by their first name.
> > > > >
> > > > > Even so, I lived on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and Kraf
> > <
> https://www.google.com/maps/search/peanut+butter+and+jelly+sandwiches+and+Kraf?entry=gmail&source=g
> >
> > t
> > > dinner.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kids can't do that these days, alas.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike Mahoney
> > > > > Stoneledge
> > > > > 446 Long Mountain Road
> > > > > Washington, VA 22747
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 9:08 AM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > > > > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm feeling really old to hear my neighbors discuss the cost of
> > > sending
> > > > > > their kids tocollege.  For example, the neighbor boy who attends
> > the
> > > > > Notre
> > > > > > Dame branch locally(Kings, Wilkes-Barre) is paying $20,000 per
> > year..
> > > > > > State colleges for residentsare a bit less, but still hefty.  If
> > > memory
> > > > > > serves me, my freshman year at UW-Madison for my resident status
> > > was$89
> > > > > per
> > > > > > semester ('55 - '56)..  By the time I got my bachelor's degree
> four
> > > > years
> > > > > > later, thecost had increased to $225 oer semester.  Room and
> board
> > > for
> > > > a
> > > > > > year in theWisconsin dormitories was $680 in 1955 - 1956 and $850
> > my
> > > > > > undergraduate senior year.  Then UW Medical School was $1,200 per
> > > > > senester,
> > > > > > but it fell to $600 medical schoolsenior year semester because
> they
> > > > paid
> > > > > us
> > > > > > for drawing all the bloods at UW Medical Center.  I had a good
> > summer
> > > > job
> > > > > > with the Wisconsin Highway Department, and paid for mostof the
> > > expense
> > > > of
> > > > > > tuition plus room and board.  I had no student debt.  This is all
> > > > ancient
> > > > > > history.  These current kids will have all this expense and NO
> > > > > > FOOTBALL.  David Strang.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Scott R. Knitter
> > > > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> > > >
> > >
> >
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