Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-06

4 ldTNcuFTeH income IrOun pubic appfQ-
prfations represents a definite CAPT
talization of about $500, 100000.
The years income passed the two
million mark in the case of three
State universities. The University OF
Illinois had an income during 1911-12
of $2,36S,711; the University of Min
nesota $2,682,499; and the University
of Wisconsin $2,122, POT. Cornell Uni
Fersity, Ithaca, N. Y, which is tech
nically a private institution but re-
ceives State and Federal aid, reported
| dollars with net income available
for current expenses of about a mil
lion and a half.
| Several other State-aided institu-
| tons are in the million-dollar income
class. These include the University
of Michigan which had~an income OF
$1,343,057; Ohio State University,
with $1,011,571; and the University OF
California, with $1,711,393. The lat
ter had an additional half million from
! private benefactions. The State OF
| iowa supports several institutions Of
! college and university rank with a
combined income of over two million
dollars
Some of the states are exceedingly
generous to their colleges and univer
stiles, and in such cases the Nationa
Governments contribution is only a
small fraction of the total. Illinois
meets the Governments $4,000 with
nearly two million dollars from state
funds, and there are several other
states that are similarly open-handed
Most of the states give to higher edu-
cation a. greater sum than they re
ceive from the United States govern
ment.
State Fruit Show.
\ The fruit exhibit which was held
in connection with the Annual Meet
ing of the State Horticultural Society
in the Capitol Building, Charleston
was the center of great deal of in
terest during the week. 1t consisted
of about 800 plates of very fine fruit,
the bulk of which had been sent down
from the College of Agriculture, being
the best of that exhibited at the Col
lege Show in December. 1t brought
out very strikingly the fact that fine
apples can be grown in practically all
sections of the state, II counties be-
L
fruit was judged by Messrs. Alder
ticultural Department of the Col
lege. Richie County took first pre-
MUM among the counties with Min
eral second and Monongalia third
Agricultural Extension Schools
Agricultural Extension schools are
being held this week by the Extension
Division of the College of Agriculture
at French SCreek in Upshur County,
and Kingsville in Barbour County.
The attendance is quite large and the
farmers are wonderfully interested in
the work. Several other schools will
be held this season; however, u
counties that have asked for schools
will not have them this year on &C.
count Of the college not having suffi-
cient instructors or funds to provide
foT them.
Boys and Girls Corn Show.
The Annual Corn Show of the $500
boys and girls of the State, who are
members of the Agricultural Club,
was held at Charleston, January 81,
to g. There were 275 exhibits at the
show, including essays, records, re-
ports, canned tomatoes and 1900 ears
of corn. Twenty-Five counties had ex-
hibits there. Eight counties having
Clubs failed to exhibit at the State
show.
A feature of the show that attract
ed considerable attention was the
corn judging contest in which boys
from the different counties competed /
for silver trophy, valued at $500.
After working four hours judging spe-
cially prepared samples of corn, and
answering numerous questions about
the selection Of corn for seed and
market purposes, Wilbur Gist, age Is,
,Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va,
was declared the winner by three
points and awarded the cup. The sec
ond prize of $500 went to Paul
Crouch. age IA, Of Beech Hill, Mason
County: third, $1,000. went to o. e.
Tough. age 17,eaof bennington, Taylor
County: fourth, $500, went to Oscar
Corner. age II, Charleston. Kanawha
County.
The acre production contest was q
notable feature Of the club work for
DE year. The average yield Of theI