the education of all who are seeking instruction within her walls, and to accomplish her true mission as the head of our present great system of common schools, where education shall be free to all," an additional appropriation was made. In 1883 the legislature provided a tax of 1-20 of a mill on every dollar of taxable property in Indiana, to run for thirteen years, to promote a permanent endowment fund for the university. This fund, together with the interest of the township land fund, yields about $33,000 annually. With an appreciation of the growth of the university and greater understanding of its needs, together with a better realization on the part of the people that the university is the head of the public school system-a fact that had been repeatedly recognized by the legislature-the legislature increased the annual appropriation from time to time until, in lieu of the annual appropriation for maintenance, the legislature of 1895 passed a tax of 1-15 of a mill on every dollar of taxable property in the state. This yields about $80,000 annually. This is what the people of the state are now contributing for the support of the university, less than four cents per capita. In other words, the average voter pays less than fifteen cents annually for the support of the university. The man of small means pays much less and the poor man almost nothing.

These repeated acts of legislation for the university proved that one legislature after another in Indiana has accepted, without question, the principle of state support of higher education. It further shows that interest in the university has steadily increased with the growth of wealth and intelligence in the state. It is certainly to be expected that this interest will continue to grow with the years.

The people of Indiana are getting an immense return for the relatively small amount of money they are expending

on their state university. "I am glad to say now, as I have always said," says Dr. Coulter," that Indiana University does more with less money than any institution I know of."

ITS INCREASING SERVICE TO THE STATE.

Each year the institution becomes of greater service to the commonwealth. The time will certainly come when the state will support the institution in a way commensurate with its importance to the state and more nearly as liberally as state universities in other states are supported.

The people of Indiana are to be congratulated that they can provide present facilities at so small a cost for their sons and daughters to prepare themselves to become leaders in their communities and make life better and happier around them. What citizen of Indiana begrudges his share?

Who can estimate the far-reaching influence for good to Indiana of the advanced study of 1,000 students each year from every county and every calling of the commonwealthstudents who are preparing themselves to be leaders in the struggles for the higher citizenship and higher life in the first half of the twentieth century.

While it must be admitted that higher education has had its opponents, like every other movement for the elevation of mankind, it has now become an integral part of the common school system, for which the rising generation should bless the memory of our fathers.