Higher Education In Michigan

The following statistics are Cor the academie year 1879-80, and arecompiled from the reporta made to the superintendent of' public instruction: Michigan uuiversity, Ann Arbor, organized in 1841, Jas. R. Angelí president, haa 52 instructors, 1,430 students; graduated 410 at last commencenient ; whole nuiubor of graduates, 6,166; value of buildings, grounds, apparatus, etc., $081,442; amount of productive funds, $458,655.96; uutuber of' volumes in library, 36,482 ; amouut of legislative appropriation for year 1880, $64,250 ; annual coat of tuition per student, $20 ; average price of board per week, $2.50. Aericultural college, Linsing, organized in 1S55, Rev. T. C. Abbot, presiden;, lias 12 instructor?, 204 students, graduated 25 at last commencement, whole number of graduates, 21 1, value of buildings, grounds, apparatus, etc, $274,380.16; amount of productive funds, $301,833.86; number of volumes in library, 5,844 ; amount of legislative appropriations for year 1880, $12,040.12; no annual charge made for tuition ; average price of board per week, $2.38. State normal school, Ypsilanti, Malcolm Mac icar,principal, orgauizedin 1852, has 12 instructurs, 462 students, graduated 56 at last commencement ; whole number of graduates,843 ; value of buildings, grounds, apparatus, etc, $85,000; amount of productive funds, $68,966 ; number of volumes ín library, 2,.'iï3; amount of legislative appropriation for the year 1880, $17,500; annual cost of tuition per student, $10; average price of board per week, $2.50. Adrián college, Adrián, Rey. M. B. Taylor, acting president, Methodist Protestant denomination, organized in 1859, has 9 instructors, 199 students; graduated 13 at last commencement ; whole number of graduates,203; valueof buildings.grounds, apparatus, etc, $133,000; amount of productive funds, $83,878.70: number of volumes in library, 3,000 ; liabilities, $31,467.24; annual cost of tuition per student, $15 ; average price of board per week, $2.25. Albion college, Albion, Rev. L. R. Fiske president, Methodist Episcopal denomination, füunded in 1801, bas 11 instructor, 214 students ; graduated 23 at last commencement ; whole number of graduates, 130 ; value of buildings, grounds, apparatus, etc, $50,000 ; amount of productive funds, $170,000; number of volumes in library, 2,500 , liabilities, $15,000; tuition free ; average price of board per week, $2.50. Battle Creek college, Battle Creek, Rev. James White, president, Seventh Day Adventist denomination, organized in 1874, has 14 iustructors, 489 students ; graduated 10 at last commencement; whole number of graduates, 14 ; value of buildings, grounds, apparatus, etc, $52,040.70; no endowment ; number of volumes in library, 800; liabilities, $5,092.10; annual tuition per student, $16 80; average price of board per week, $2. Orand Traverse college, Benzonia, L. D. Maltby, president, Congregational denomination, founded in 1863, bas 2 instructors, 40 students ; no graduates ; value of buildings, grounds, apparatus, etc, $40,000; amount of productive funds, $10,000; number of volumes in library, 320 ; anmiiil tuition per student, $15 ; average price of board per week, $2.50. Hillsdale college, Hillsdale, Rev. ü. W. C. Durgin, president, Free Will Baptist denomination, cbartered in 1855, has 15 instructors, 608 students ; graduated 19 at last commencement ; whole number of graduates since founded, 440; value of property, $125,000 ; amount of productive funds, $120,000 ; number of volumes in library, 7,000 ; liabilities, $10,000 ; average oost of board per week, $1.75. Hope college, Holland, Rev. (. II. Mandevillo, president, Refornied Dutch denomination, founded in 1806, has 8 instructors, 121 students; number of graduates at last couitneDcement, 10; whole number of graduates, 81 ; value of buildings, grounds, apparatus, etc, $45,000; amount of productive funds, $69,500 ; number of volumes in library, 4,700 ; liabilities, $25,170; annual tuition per student, $12 ; average price of board per week, $2.50. Kalamazoo college, Kalamazoo, Rev. Kendall Brooks, president, Baptist denomination, foundeJ in 1855, has 7 instruc tors, 147 students; graduated at last commencement, '.'; whole number of graduales, VZ'i ; valuS of buildings, grounds and appaiatus, etc, $100,000; amount of productive funds, $64,036.20; liabilities, $13,t: ; number of' volumes in library, 8,200 ; annual tuilion per student, $18; average price of board per week, $3. Olivet college, Olivet, Eer. II. Q. Butterfield, president, Congregational and Presbytenan denominations, founded in 1869, has 12 instruotors, 201 student ; graduated 5 at last commencement ; whole number of graduates, 133; value of buildings, grounds, apparatus, etc, $113,000 ; amount of productive funds, $116,036.63 ; liabilities, $16,867.68; number of volumes in library, 7,000; annual tuition per student, $15 ; average price of board per week, $2. _________ A writer says it would be curious to follow a pound of silk frora its spinning until it becomes a silk dress ; but most men prefer to fellow it after it has become a dress, and while the lady is in it. How very singular '