- THE KENTUCKY ALUMNUS. _ 7   .
 \`v not come because of uncertainty about board and room and the high
..0..,;   prices asked for them. A grave responsibility, in consequence, rests A
1  u on the State to meet such a situation and especially so in view of the
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1  declining value of the dollar which has reduced the actual value or the
{  income provided two years ago.  
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  (a) What Other States Are Doing  
  It will be seen that among the southern states, Virginia, West Viz-  
 1 ginia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas sur-  
  passed Kentucky in the per capita contributions to university support.
‘   According to this table, the amount so contributed was 26 cents per  
  capita, placing Kentucky in the forty—iirst place. As an actual fact, the  
  table gives too large a per capita to Kentucky if extension funds are ex— 5
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aticggi   Rank of States as to per capita receipts of higher educational institutions  
mHI;m_   supported by the State, Normal Schools not included. (Bureau of ¥
lmcient V?  Education Bulletin, 1919, No. 41.) . _»
t ad;H`   ` 1. Nevada ............................ $2.43 26. Massachusetts ................ $0.65  
on 0 8  y 2. Arizona ........,................... 1.90 27. Tennessee ........................ .58 E_
es, new  `_ 3. Wyoming ........................ 1.62 28. Florida ............................ .55  
, World   4. Montana .......................... 1.60 29. Ohio ................................ .53 _·
_   5. Utah ................................ 1.55 30. Illinois ............................ .48
Omg tc   6. South Dakota .................. 1.52 31. Maine .............................. .48
erati011  . 7. Iowa ................................ 1.38 32. West Virginia .................. .48 ·
bg $1  8. Idaho .............................. 1.33 33. South Carolina .................. .43
may   ‘ s N b k 133 34 v· g· as 43
Q of its   10. Cglorrzsdoa ........................ 1.26 35. C:)1;u;g;ticH£ ....................... .35
he next .2 . 11. California ........................ 1.21 36. Mississippi ...................... .43
·Z  12. Michigan ........................ 1.20 37. Missouri .......................... .33 l
·  13. Minnesota ...................... 1.20 38. Maryland ........................ 30
eneral .
g   14. Oregon ............................ 1.19 39. New York ........................ .29
Vas ap`   15. Kansas ............................ 1.14 40. North Carolina ................ .29 ,
insisted ._  16. Wisconsin ........................ 1.08 41. Kentucky ........................ .26 ‘
1910,   17. New Mexico ...................... 1.04 42. Rhode Island .................... .25 .
if 8034  _ 18. Washington .................... .99 43. Georgia ........................... . .24
  19. North Dakota .................... .92 44. Alabama .......................... .21 ‘
Schools   20. Vermont .......................... .89 45. Arkansas ........................ .20 5
;udents,  . 21. Delaware .......................... .87 46. New Jersey ........................ .15 }
reached   22. New Hampshire .............. .77 47. Pennsylvania .................. .12  
, 2 335  ·_ 23. Texas .............................. .70 48. Louisiana ........................ .09 ff
· _’   24. Indiana ............................ .68 —— '
I 111 thg   25. Oklahoma, ,,...,,,.,.,,,,.......,. .66 Average for U. S ................ $0.80 Q
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