Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-19

sin is taking the necessary steps. There
is a list of 175 communities which
have free high school with a four
years course. There are a dozen others
on a somewhat different basis, besides
IL communities which offer three
years course. In addition, there are
graded schools of the first claSS-l2O
of them, with from three to six rooms
each, and 100 state graded schools OF
the second class with two departments
or rooms each-to make no mention of
the cross-road schools under county
auspices. There is list of ten i'm
portant colleges and academies with
Beloit and the Catholic college, Mar
quette college at Milwaukee, the
strongest numerically. It cost $751;
600 to operate Beloit college for one
year, and the income from tuition and
fees was but S112,0O0 This clinches
what is generally understood among
educators, that the modern big
school is nowhere near self-suppOrting
Indeed these handsome dOrmitOries,
which families have a way of pre-
senting to colleges, are, SO far from
being a revenue-yielder to the college,
outgo This is because the initial cost
is so great. The buildings are usually
most modern in equipment and repair
and supervising expense tremendous.
If you must give a fine dormitory or
other building to your alma mater,
riy in q f1ln6
with it, Beloit's graduates are max
ing their mark in the world and some
of them building up fortunes. They
have a peculiar love for the old place,
simple and rugged. From funds and
endowment last year the income was
SSO,36O; from contributions. $4,000
Wisconsin Men in iplomaay.
Wisconsin has furnished one man
now serving in the higher walks Of
RECOMMENDATION William r. Finch
of La Crosse, who enjoys a $500 sal
airy as minister to the joint countries
of Paraguay and Uruguay. There are
some forty-three posts of this sort, Of
which seven, including the posts at
Paris, Berlin. London and Athens, are
credited to New York men. The con-
sulates are numbered by the hundreds.
Gen. Bragg has a $4,000 post at Hong
Kong; one of Horace Rublee's sons
is at Havana; Mr.. Gunther has $4,000
post at Frankfort; Mr.. Frank B. Keene
of Milwaukee is at Florence; Roy Fraz-
Ter is at Copenhagen: E. Scott HOtch-
kiss has $1,000 at BrOckville, Ont;
John w. McCunn is at Dunfernline,
Scotland $4,000: Griffith w. Prees is
at Swansea, Wales, $1,000; Daniel e.
Mckinley is at Athens, with $1,000; e.
C. Bellows is at Yokohama. These posts
are much coveted for their opportunity
they offer for travel and study abroad,
though the experience officially is not
usually a satisfying one, for the posts
involve a good deal of work Contrary
to the general opinion), and often an
noyances and heart-burning to a great
degree Finally, the law of change is
ever at work. One Of President Roose-
velt's veteran fads is the placing of
the diplomatic service on permanent
and dignified plane, and those who
wish a lob abroad should lose nc
time for before Roosevelt desists, it is
likely the work will be in the nature
of life career for graduates of schools
of commerce and others able to compile
an intelligent industrial report, and
who know something of the law of
nations.
A Big State in Every Way.
IA mic fn
Wisconsin is one of the larger states
in the Union in point Of population.
We have over 100000 people, and
that is something that only thirteen
other states can say Of the total 40
sovereign commonwealthS. New York
has 7,26S,0O0 people and Pennsylvania
is not far behind, with 6.302 900. Illi-
nois is third in rank. with 1921 900,
and Ohio, with a CULVER full of large
cities. is fourth. with 4,15S,0OO.
Nevada, with $4,000 people, is of
course. the smallest in population-is
it not absurd that community of
souls not twice the size of Madison
city should have two United States
senator's?
When we come to area. Wisconsin
people must be modest. The state is
credited with $4,000 square miles (of
which 1000 are water(. Everyone
knows Maine is as large as the other
New England states combined, but
Maine is only $4,000 square miles We
think of it's great woods" but, after
all, it isn't much. New York state,
the Empire State" is smaller than
Wisconsin by 1000 square miles fhis
margin is equal to nearly seven Rhode
| islands,.
AS one moves west, however, areas
ncrease-Minnesota is much large
than Wisconsin (S3,365 square miles. as
against 56000); North and South Da-
kota are each something smaller than
Minnesota; Montana is whoOping big
place-146,0 900; Idaho S5,000) is about
Minnesota's area; California is even