Honorable Forum:

I heard of a college (university?) in (mid-20th century) Paris that was very 
expensive. A few wealthy Americans and others sent their young men (probably no 
women, but I don't know for sure) there. The new student was given a suitcase 
and fifty dollars and told to find their way around the world the best way they 
could, then they would start their formal education upon their return. 

Can anyone confirm the existence of such a college, and if it did exist tell me 
more about it? I don't recall the name. 

WT

PS: I've always had a soft spot in my heart for such an institution, but alas, 
have still not gotten my precious little @ss around the world . . .. Of course, 
I had no wealthy parents to foot the bill for the tuition (about $5,000 per 
semester, if I recall correctly--a king's ransom in those days).

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