The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-27

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAN. s. p,
Alameda, Cal. From the report of the secre
taTy OF the University of the State OF California
published June, 1898. 1t appears that The
wealth OF the university IS as follows: Build
ings at Berkeley valued al S56l,14O 81 appa-
ratus, $325.oO0; site of university 245. &c
acres at S4370 60 per acre. 81, 069, 76O; plant
at Mount Hamilton, $3.50, 925; medical college
build ing ID San francisco, 1000; United
States land grant, $17,7o3 81; unsold land
(5578 acres. S27. 1874 80; HOp kins Institute Of
Art. 100000; Reese Library fund, $780,
600; d. o. Mills endowment. $50, 1876 10;
Lick Observatory fund. 100000; Temp
kins endowment, S27, 436 49, medal fund,
S343S 81. Total value OF property, S3,2O9-
424 05. The cash C ,pital in perpetual endow-
ment and special funds Is 2,267, AT; STATE
tax, cent on each 500 valuation OF taxable
property given as S2,3l1, BAL So WlmeTdiRg
fund, 100000 This brings the total wealth
OF the university TO SS,0SS, 402 80. or this 1t
appears from the figures that So SOC, 600 is in
plant and 24500,000 is income producing.
The estimate Is a conservative One NAV be
noticed by the Hopkins Institute of Art, which
is set down as $4,000. Its cost was 81. 100000.
Following Is the estimated Income for the year
ending June 80, 1895: Interest on bonds,
S60,490; interest OH mortgages. S72,419 81;
university one-cent tax, Sll5,575 06; rents
1924; laboratories. S3232 81; land payments.
S44 80; funds awaiting investment, $3.50 08;
Morrill, College aid fund, 10000; Agricultural
Experiment Station fund, 5000; Pbebe A.
1edi NJ Scholarships, SZ4OO; amount carried
forward Salaries, S4046 40; building fund,
$1,000; fuel, SOB At f; postage, 500; painting
buildings, $500. Total, S304, 9O5 80.
notwithstanding salaries, S213, 562;
proposed Increase. S4lS5; special fund 10 be
Invested. $500 "a. Total. 1922 9O7 "a.
Budget. S94, 975; balance. 1917, SS2 81.
ExPenaitu1e:. $317,S82 "a; income, s3o4.-
one cent tax may be increased TO S119.S30 IL.
which would decrease the estimated deficit TO
S6722 40.
REG MENTAL HIsToRIEs-A. s., Whitney
vile, Me. According 10 the best information
obtaiDable, reglmental histories Of the regi-
ments OF the various States that sent their sons
to the seat of war during the Rebellion have
been published by California, Iowa. Hi
chuSetts. New York. Ohio. Pennsylvania, Yer
mont and Wisconsin. The history OF the Call
foTna regiments was compiled by the late
adjutant general, r. ii. Orion, bat not under
an appropriation by the Stale. Some years ago
there was a movement 10 have each State Leg
islature appropriate public money for the pur-
pose OF compiling statistics about the several
regiments. some Of the Legislatures took &C
ton in the matter, and the Query Column Is in
formed that appropriations were made by the
States named except California. other States
may have published histories, but II such is the
case it is impossible at this point to ascertain.
BUTTERFLIEs-S. NJ, City. The following
apparatus is necessary 10 capture butterflies
a bag net made of gauZe of some equally light
material. with a wooden or metal ring and
handle, which may also be used as walking
stick, for capturing he specimens; pillbOxes.
into which to transfer them from the net, and
a wide. moutned glass stoppered bottle, into
which about forty leaves Of the common laurel.