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(6) That the information needed at headquarters for a proper 

 understanding of the institute work is the same as if the director had 

 been present in person at each meeting to observe for himself, or 

 information the same as is needed by the head of a department store 

 or other great enterprise in order to direct it intelligently and to 

 secure its efficiency and success. 



(7) Whatever letters of instruction, reports, and advertising 

 methods, therefore, are necessary for securing this information satis- 

 factorily and fully should be adopted and used if the director is to 

 supervise his institute operations intelligently or is to be able to 

 render proper account of his administration of his office and of the 

 funds intrusted to his disposal for institute support. 



(8) The reports showed that several States have worked out sys- 

 tems of administration and reporting that are quite complete and in 

 many respects are worthy of imitation. Indiana, Michigan, Penn- 

 sylvania, Kansas, Nebraska, New York, and Ohio are among the 

 number. 



That there is great need of a careful study of administrative meth- 

 ods, with a view to securing greater efficiency and economy in the 

 use of funds available for institute purposes, is indicated by figures 

 giving the cost of institutes in the United States as a whole and in 

 the different States, as shown in the following table: 



Number of days and cost of institutes held in the United States in 1912. 





Days of institutes in 1912 and 

 their cost. 



State. 



Days of institutes in 1912 and 

 their cost. 



State. 



Days. 



Total cost. 



Average 



cost 

 per day. 



Days. 



Total cost. 



Average 



cost 

 per day. 





33 



65 



213 



129 



150 



23 



23 



37 



103 



48 



421 



532 



240 



451 



119 



119 



63 



138 



590 



327 



258 



314 



146 



SI. 600. 00 



1,650.00 



4,000.00 



15,000.00 



5,159.00 



819.15 



950.00 



8,000.00 



7, 500. 00 



4.900.00 



35,950.00 



18,750.00 



37,245.22 



18,000.00 



14.200.00 



3,000.00 



6,000.00 



2,751.28 



9,000.00 



25,991.22 



17,900.00 



8,750.00 



10,000.00 



$48. 48 

 25.38 

 18.77 



116.28 

 34.39 

 35.61 

 41.30 



216.21 

 72.81 



102.08 

 85.39 

 35.24 



155. 19 

 39.91 



119.32 

 25.21 

 95.23 

 19.94 

 15.25 

 79.48 

 69.38 

 27.86 

 68.49 





332 



19 



51 

 437 

 491 



61 

 682 

 614 



77 

 429 



28 

 191 

 302 



93 

 744 

 297 



38 

 104 

 204 

 353 



$18,300.00 



1.600.00 



2,500.00 

 27,009.00 



9,530.00 

 11,000.00 

 27, 400. 00 

 10.500.00 



6.100.00 



25,500.00 



485.21 



3.400.00 

 13,000.00 



5,000.00 

 17,500.00 

 11,000.00 



3,000.00 

 10,000.00 



8.203.20 

 19,688.89 



$55. 12 





New Hampshire 



84.21 





49.02 







61.80 



Colorado 



North Carolina 



North Dakota 



Ohio 



19.40 





180. 32 





40.16 







17.10 



Georgia 





79.22 





Pennsylvania 



Rhode Island 



South Carolina 



South Dakota 



59.44 



Illinois 



17.33 





17.80 





43.04 





53.76 







23.52 



Maine 



Utah 



37.03 



Maryland 





78.94 







96.15 



Michigan 



West Virginia 



Wisconsin 



40.21 



MinnAsnt.q. 



55.77 





Total 





Missouri 



10,089 



487,832.17 



48.35 



Montana 











This table indicates in brief that the cost per institute day varied 

 widely, the average for the United States as a whole being $48.35. 

 While it is true that the expenditures credited to some of the States 



