Evening journal., 1913-02-01
STATE cOLLEeEs AND INCOMES.

NiAtE tVhLtVEc AND lNtVuEs.
INTERESTING statistics bearing on the incomes Of
State colleges have been compiled by the United
States Bureau Of Education Because Of the States
relation to Delaware College Delawareans have
acute interest in the figures presented They show
that in 1912 eghtyseven State universities and other
state-aided institutions Of higher education had total
working income Of approximately sS5 100000 or that
big total the States contributed slSo0oO00 and the
Federal Government s50000 600 1t is unfortunate for
chief educational institution that neither the
State the general public granted TO It the fnan-
cal support it deserves and that It must have II 1t is
to occupy Its proper position In the educational
world
The United States Bureau OF Education shows that
most OF The institutions do not have large endowment
funds many private colleges and universities have.
but their regular current income from public appro
prations represents definite capitalization Of about
$4O0 900 600.
The years income passed the two million mark in
the OF three State universities The University OF
Illinois had income during 1911-12 Of s2363711
the University Of Minnesota, s26s24s9, and the Uni
versty Of Wisconsin, s2122297 Cornell University.
ithaca n y, which Is technically private insti-
tuition but receives State and Federal aid reported
total receipts Of three million dollars with net
income available for current expenses OF about a mill
Hon and a half
Several other state-aded institutions are in the mill
lion-dollar income class These include the University
Of Michigan which had income OF s1,343,057 Ohio
State University. with s1.o11b7l, the University
Of California, with $i71i393. The latter had ad-
ditonal half million from private benefactons The
State OF Iowa supports several institutions Of college
and university rank with combined income Of over
two million dollars
Some Of the States the bulletin says. are exceed
ingy TO their colleges and universities and
In such the national Governments contribution
is only small fraction OF the total Illinois meets
the Governments $4,000 with nearly million dol
lars from State funds, and there are several Other
States that similarly open-handed Most Of the
States give to higher education greater than
they receive from the United States Government
On the other hand, a few States depend to a con-
siderable extent upon Uncle Sans bounty The State
Of Delaware provided $4,000 last year for Delaware
College 20 accompany the $4,000 received from Fed
eral funds; in Maryland the State itself furnished
$4,000 for the Agricultural College against $4,000
received from the Federal Government; New Hamp-
shres contribution to the State college was $780,
1856 and the State Of Vermont gave only $4,000 out OF
total income of s277S5 reported by the State Uni
versty. while $4,000 was derived from the United
States Government and sGO95S from private benefac-
tlons.
Of the larger state-adod universities tuition
fees from students have become important factor
in the annual income; and others that are to GER
tain extent public institutions have private bene-
factions that yield working revenue Thus
the University Of Vermont has considerable endow-
the Massachusetts, Institute of Technology though
aided somewhat by State and National Government de-
pends for the bulk Of its income upon the students
fees and private funds and Cornell University re-
ceived nearly half million from each Of three sources
namely, students fees, productive funds and State ap-
propratons
ege must have liberal support from Delaware
and Dolawareans " Is to become a representative.
effective and popular educational institution such &c
deserves to be.