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From Table IX. it is evident that in. the 

 North Central section where the state univer- 

 sities are most numerous, and each of them 

 has an annual income of more than $100,000, 

 there are 10 out of 14 that schedule the final 

 examinations for seniors at the same time as 

 for the rest of the students. Tables S. and 

 X4, also, show that in the North Atlantic 

 section where the colleges and universities of 

 the highest income class are most numerous, 

 18 out of 28 follow the same practise, and 10 

 out of 12 is the ratio of these same institutions 

 in New England. These institutions are, 

 presumably, especially well equipped and com- 

 mitted to the highest educational ideals. Or 

 to put the matter differently, 17 out of 41, 

 that is, nearly a half of all the state universi- 

 ties in the country, and 32 out of 50, that is, 

 much more than a half of all the colleges and 

 universities of the highest income, set the 

 senior finals at the same time as for the other 

 students. This is certainly significant. 



In Table XL the situation is about evenly 

 balanced, although the general results seem 

 to be more in line with the two preceding 

 tables than out of harmony with them. 



If we turn, now, to Table XII., it is evident 

 that about half of all the institutions of this 

 class are in the North Central section, and 

 that slightly more than a half of these set the 

 senior finals at an early date. Or to put the 

 matter differently, about two thirds, 20 out of 

 32, of all the institutions in the country of 

 this class that reported this practise are in 

 this North Central section. 



TABLE X 



Distribution of Colleges and Universities on 



Private Foundations with an Annual 



Income of $100,000 or More 



TABLE XA 



Special Analysis of the Distribution of Colleges 



and Universities on Private Foundations with 



an Annual Income of $100,000 or More 



in the North Atlantic Division 



TABLE XI 



Distribution of Colleges and Universities on 



Private Foundations with an Annual 



Income of from $50,000 to $100,000 



TABLE XII 



Distribution of Colleges and Universities on 



Private Foundations with an Annual 



Income of from $25,000 to $50,000 



Table XIII. does not yield quite such dis- 

 tinct results as Table XII. and yet it points 

 in about the same direction. About one half 

 of all the institutions in this class are in the 

 North Central section, and nearly one third 

 of these have the senior finals early. Still 

 further, 29 out of 50, about three fifths of all 



