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Show COPY <br><br> 7th Ave. & 128th St. New York, Jan 1, 1903. <br><br> My dear Dr. Jackson:- <br> I cannot find the figures to which you refer. Since they were prepared our population has so greatly increased, while the number of colleges has remained practically the same. The ratio has therefore materially changed. But with the present enormously increased population I find that the disproportion between the East and the West is great. <br><br> Mass. has 18 colleges, - 1 to 155,852 Population. <br> Ohio, 30 " 1 to 138,584 " <br> All New England, 1 to 237,167 " <br><br> Or, taking the whole United States, there is a college to every 185,653 population.-while in Utah with a population of 276,749 there is not a single college equipped for work except the institution under Mormon control. A young man living in the central part of New York state could reach any one of 110 colleges without traveling over 500 miles. A youth living in Salt Lake City would have to travel 600 miles to reach one. Taking Salt Lake City as a centre with a radius of 600 miles one would sweep more than 500,000 population without college facilities. <br> Among the 18 colleges in Mass. are Universities any one of which is greater than all the colleges in several western states put together. <br> But you can work all this out better than I can. <br> Best regards to all. <br> Yours fraternally, <br> (signed) Duncan J. McMillan. <br><br> |
