=9. Gratuity to College servants.= The Colleges recognize a ‘tip’ to the scout, and scout’s boy; and small tips to porters, messengers, boot-cleaners, &c., are customary. In-College students may reckon about £2-£3 per term for these gratuities. =10. Amalgamated Clubs.= The membership in College clubs is one of the ‘not compulsory but obligatory’ items in College expenses. Students are not required to join, but every man who is active in the College life becomes a member of the Amalgamated Club. Initiation fee averages £2 (paid, of course, _once_ only); Terminal dues average £2, three times per year (generally included in Terminal battels). These are what may fairly be considered the _necessary_ items of current expense, exclusive of University charges, degree fees, the sum which is laid down as caution money, and investment in furniture, furnishings and repairs. The total of Terminal battels will amount, for a man who lives comfortably without extravagance, to between £40 and £55 per term (three times per year) according to his College. This is exclusive of books, clothing, and any ‘not-College’ expenses. =11. Degree Fees.= Each College charges a fee, varying from £1 1_s._ to £7, when a student takes a B.A. degree; from £1 1_s._ to £8 4_s._ when he takes an M.A., &c. (see Table, p. 105). This is exclusive of and in addition to the degree fee charged by the University. In addition to these _necessary_ College expenses it may be as well to have in mind other probable expenses. =Athletics.= Athletic life, almost universal in Oxford, involves the purchase of one’s own costumes and outfit. Entrance into various contests costs small sums ranging from 2_s._ 6_d._ in College tennis tournaments, to £3 10_s._ before one may enter inter-College boat races.[71] To the man who is successful in athletics expenditure for ribbons and blazers involves some outlay, often considerable. Needless to say, such expenses should be very welcome. =Clubs (other than the Amalgamated Clubs).= Membership to the Union costs £1 1_s._ entrance fee, and £1 5_s._ per Term; or life membership may be commuted at £10 10_s._ The in-College clubs are inexpensive, with a few exceptions. Several University clubs cost at the rate of about £1 1_s._ per Term; while a few of the more exclusive clubs are very expensive. =Subscriptions.= Certain charitable subscriptions, to which most men give, may average about £1 10_s._ per year. =Occasional Expenses.= Exceptional expenses, which a man may expect to meet at least once during his three years, are subscriptions for sending a College crew to some regatta, which involves from £1 up; and for a College ball, which will also average about £1. Rental of a punt or canoe during Summer Term is not a necessity, but it is a very possible extra, involving another pound or two. To discuss riding and driving, &c., of course takes us into the realm of luxuries.