522 
Fjord, which is about three hundred miles 
further north than their present abode. The 
party will consist of a surgeon, possibly another 
white man and Lieut. Peary ; the rest will be Hs- 
quimaux. The latter know how to drive dogs; 
they can go hungry and know how to get food. 
The conditions under which he will make the 
coming expedition are of the most satisfactory 
character. The American Geographical Society 
has assured $150,000 to meet all expenses. 
Lieutenant Peary has five years’ leave of 
absence. He will probably buy a new ship for 
next year, though he may possibly use the Hope 
again. 
UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL NEWS. 
INSTITUTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
THE report of the Commissioner of Educa- 
tion for the year 1895-6 reports that the total 
number of universities and colleges for men and 
for both sexes reporting during the year was 
484, of which number 345 admit women to 
undergraduate courses of study. There are 
188 institutions which have not as yet any 
endowment; 54 have endowment funds less 
than $25,000, and only 4 institutions have 
endowments exceeding $5,000,000. In a large 
number of the institutions a comparatively 
small part of the work is collegiate. There are 
at present 278 institutions having less than 100 
students in undergraduate collegiate courses. 
The number of instructors reported by the 484 
institutions was 12,277, while the number of 
students of all classes, secondary and higher, 
was 159,372. Of the latter number 47,014 were 
in preparatory departments, 68,629 in collegi- 
ate departments, 4,673 in graduate departments 
and 25,438 in professional departments. The 
property reported was as follows: Volumes in 
libraries, 6,453,677; value of material equip- 
ment, $134,093,4385 ; endowment funds, $109,- 
562,433. The benefactions for the year, so far 
as reported, amounted to $8,342,728, and the 
income, excluding benefactions, was $17,918,- 
174. 
The 162 colleges for women had, in 1894—’95, 
2,552 instructors and 24,663 students. The 
material equipment was valued at $15,568,508, 
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and the endowment funds amounted to $5,308, - 
558. The income was $3,456,983, and the bene- 
factions received during the year amounted to 
$611,245. 
The number of schools of technology, ex- 
eluding technological departments of univer- 
sities and colleges, was 48, having 1,118 in- 
structors and 12,816 students. The total value 
of all property was reported at $24,105,242) of 
which amount $10,384,293 was reported as en- 
dowment funds. The income of these institu- 
tions was $3,526,018, of which amount $2,402, - 
332 was appropriated by the General and State 
governments. The gifts and bequests: received 
by the schools of technology amounted to but 
$96,133. 
The increase in attendance at these universi- 
ties and colleges is shown in the accompanying 
figure : 
1882-83 
1883-84 
1884-85! 
ScHoor |CoLcece 
Year. | Srvoenrs. 
1872)\ 23,392 
1873) 30,300 
1874.) 32,175 
1875 | 32,540 
1876 | 32,/07 
1877 \ 32,728 
1878 | 37,442 
1879 | 38,227 
1880 | 39,048 
1881 | 3915S, 
(882-83 | 33,769 
1883-84 \ 4,464 
1884-85 | 42,573 
1885-86 | 40,42) 
1886-87 | 41,737 
1887-88 | 42,535 
1888-89 | 45,949 
1889-90 | 54,920 
1890-91 | 59,699 
1831-92 
1832-33 
1893-94 
1834-95 
I> 
S 
Ss 
SS 
S 
66/46 
7/,6/7 
77.487 
8,952 
Fic. 1. The increase in attendance at American 
universities and colleges from 1872 to 1894-4, 
