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NATURE 



[May 14, 1903 



Table II. — Statistics showing Value, Endowments, Appropriations, Income and Benefactions of Universities and Colleges in the 



United States in 1899- 1900. 



But, as readers of Nature are well aware, the 

 universities and colleges of the United States have 

 another source of income in addition to the generous 

 provision made by the State. Every year wealthy 

 American citizens place large sums of money at the 

 disposal of the educational authorities for the purposes 

 of higher education and the encouragement of scientific 

 research. During the eleven years 1890-1901, the 

 amount of these donations reached the grand total of 

 nearly 23,000,000?., as Table iii., compiled by Prof. 

 Nicholas Murray Butler, shows : — 



NO 1750, VOL. 68] 



Table in. 



• Total amount of Benefactions ^ to Higher Education 

 in the United States. 



Reported in 



1890-91 ... 



1891-92 ... 



1892-93 ... 



1893-94 ... 



1894-95 ... 



1895-96 ... 



1 Compiled by Prof. Nicholas Murray Butle>-, Columbia University, and 

 published in " Special Reports on Educational Subjects," vol. xi. part ii. 



