True, judged by the standards of the richer States, the terms of the rural schools are short and the pay of the teachers is small; but both are being increased, and no schools are exercising more wholesome influence.

The high schools are neither so numerous nor so well equipped as in some other States, but nowhere else is such evident progress being made.

There are no universities in the South which count their income in millions, but the number of institutions adequately equipped to do efficient work is already large and increasing.

The spirit of faculty and students is admirable, and the contact of the institutions and the people of the Southern States is increasingly close and full of promise..