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the institutions of this class that reported 

 early finals from all parts of the country are 

 in this North Central division. 



TABLE XIII 



Distribution of Colleges and Universities on 



Private Foundations with an Annual 



Income of from $5,000 to $25,000 



The evidence is not absolutely conclusive 

 and yet it tends to single out the North Cen- 



tral section as the home of this practise and 

 among the colleges and universities with an 

 annual income of from $5,000 to $50,000. 



Turning, now, to the second phase of the 

 entire problem, the results obtained by the 

 first somewhat rough method are reinforced 

 by this more analytical method. Of the 347 

 institutions heard from, 121, or a little more 

 than one third, excuse seniors from final ex- 

 aminations. Of these, 71 are institutions with 

 an annual income of from $5,000 to $50,000. 

 Still further, while but 39 per cent, of all the 

 colleges and universities of the country are in 

 the North Central section, 50 per cent, of all 

 that excuse from examinations are located 

 there, and 70 per cent, of these, or 43 out of 

 61, are institutions with from $5,000 to $50,- 

 000 income a year. These results are evident 

 from Table XIV. 



TABLE XIV 



Distribution of the Institutions which Excuse Seniors from Filial Examinations. 

 Most of them Arranged according to Income Groups 



""Scattering" means that these postals did not 

 indicate the attitude of the institution toward 

 earlier examinations for seniors or at the same 

 time as other students. They did indicate clearly 



exemption from examinations under certain con- 

 ditions. 



" This is a summary of the respective columns 

 read across the table. 



