The Oxford falcon. [volume] (Oxford, Miss.) 1865-18??, 1880-03-11


recognized bY every department
Of our Stare Government, end
certainly has never been rcpndi-
ated. The University requesss
reasonable interest upon Il.
four memoriali-tS arc instruct
ed by the Board Of Trustees also
TO ask separate appropriation
for The erection OF mess cottages
al the University tor the especial
beaest Of iudiyen. students, we
therefore request hat Senate
Bill NJ. 50 become law, and
respectfully ,icr you 10 docu-
mcnts in relation thereto, pub
lisaed N ;hc ClarIob Of 3lst
January, ult., and herewith
transmitted Tor your eoasidera-
ton.
It j. iTue that the State -
poor aud the sums we ask are
large. Is i, not also trne tha;
the State is to-day ont Of debt
except to her own University,
and arc not the sums we ask
necessary, aud are they not
smaller than many other siuIi-
!ar institutions annually receive !
We think so. Let us take brief
ly a comparative view Of some
other institutions:
In 1877 these were in the
United States Bal colleges and
universities. Total number of
students IN attendance. 81 1874.
Average number of students in
attendance, 1853. The Universi>
ty Of Mississippl. IN 1877, had
students in attendance, i83. To-
tai member Of Instructors in alI
these institutions, 3l95. Avch>
age number of instructors about
IL. The University of M;ssis-
rippi has now only Il insiract-
ors aud 33T students, or more
than double the average a,ten-
lance II athcr lnstitutIons. As
nctiams&-r d stadetsas incrense
and new chairs Of learning are
added, more instructors will be
needed. and hence more money
Tor salaries. Sixiy-seven Of these
instiiuti rus haYe larger libraries
.han oars.
harvard gets an annual income
Of S3j50a0. Size has lG3. 00J
books.
Cornell University Gest an an
nuaI Income of 100000. She has
81 900 books,
Columbia College gers an an
uusl income of Se3i, ,2I3. She
has $1,000 books
slanh ltian CJ!lege gets an an
nnal income OF s5s,3l3. She has
Il 900 books.
John Hopkins University gets
an annual income OF $3.50, 600.
She has 5000 books.
Yale gets an annual income OF
sS9.2ll. She has 80. 900 books.
Princeton gets an annual In
come Of SOS, 900. She has $1,000
books.
Dartmouth gets an annual in
come OF &47, 900. She has 5l.-
845 books.
University of Pennsylvania
gets an annual income Of So. 200.
She has 10000 books.
Amherst COLLEGE gets an an
nuai income Of s53 .000. She has
% 600 books.
University Of Cinciansil gets
an annual income Of as 600. She
has l2,4oO b.,oks.
University OF Michigan gets
NJ annual iRcume Of $4,000.
Shs haas q 900 haaka.
College of Charleston gets an
annual income Il s6S. 000
Ra,in@ College gets an income
Of SIS 900.
The University Cisv OF New
York gets appropriation $780,
900. besides other resources.
The Univrtsifv of y ise0nsia
gets yearly s74 500. Of which the
State gives si2 $50.
The University of California in
1871. got s300. 000 for improve
ments and $4,000 Tor current
expenses.
Washington University go's
sS00O0. Has 26s 600 books. aud
only "a students in College De-
partmenF.
North western University gets
$4,000 has-books, and only IS
students IN College Department.
University oi Missouri gets
S70.522. and had only III stu
dents in College Department.
University Of Gr0rgia gets
So .655 and lad oniy 10 siadesls