The price of learning
You might not have woken up this morning wondering what a 1915 evening course on poetry costs, but you will soon. The individual who posted this obtained a poem book at a flea market and discovered this receipt. It’s from the University of Minnesota, which was established 106 years ago – that is, in 1915.
We can’t quite read the course name, which may or may not be “Eng(lish) poetry,” but it cost Mary $5, which in today’s terms is roughly 128 dollars. Recent college graduates – how much did YOUR classes cost individually?