PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.

Hospital for Consumptives of Maryland, Eudowood, Baltimore
County, Maryland—Receives from State for maintenance, $15,000 for
1911 and $15,000 for 1912. Its purpose Is to provide care and proper
treatment for those suffering from consumption. This is a disease
now recognized by medical men as one requiring treatment in a hos-
pital especially provided for such patients. The need of such an insti-
tution is most obvious. These unfortunates are in most cases incurable
(as their malady Is infectious), and are not received in other hos-
pitals. Apply to superintendent of institution for particulars.

Maryland Hospital for the Insane. Catonsville, Maryland—Receives
from State for maintenance, $71,000 for 1911 and $71,000 for 1912.
The hospital cares for patients both from the counties and the city of
Baltimore. Nothing is received at the hospital, except through the
counties and the city, who pay at the rate of $160.00 a year for each
patient, and the appropriation from the State. The city of Baltimore
and each of the counties is entitled to so many patients, according
to the population. Admission is obtained by the certificates of two
physicians, according to the law, and by order of the court. Com-
munications should be addressed to Mr, Arthur D. Foster, Secretary,
Catonsville, Maryland.

Springfield State Hospital, Sykesville, Maryland—Receives for 1911
for maintenance, $120,000, and for 1912, $130,000. For rules of ad-
mission, address the institution.

Maryland Agricultural College, College Park, Maryland.—Receives
from the State for 1911: For maintenance, $16,000; for deficiency,
$2,318.86; for engineering station, $10,000; for heating plant, $1,600.
For 1912, $16,000 for maintenance, and deficiency, $2,318.86. In re-
turn for the above support the institution furnishes fifty-two scholar-
ships, as follows: One from each county of the State and each Sena-
torial district of Baltimore city, and twenty-five industrial scholar-
ships given young men in exchange for work done for the college.
The State scholarships are awarded by the School Boards of the re-
spective counties-and the School Board of Baltimore city, upon com-
petitive examination, public notice of which is given. For more spe-
cific information relating to scholarships, address the president of the
college.

Maryland Agricultural Experimental Station, College Park, Maryland
—Receives from State $5,000 for 1911 and $5,000 for. 1912. The ex-
periment station concerns itself primarily in making scientific inves-
tigations and adding to the knowledge connected with agriculture
in all of its departments, and after collecting and codifying this in-
formation it is sent out to the public in the form of bulletins, free of
charge, to the farmers of the State. This Information has been most
satisfactory In raising the standard of farming throughout the State.
These bulletins issued from the station are sent out in large issue at