Evening star., 1869-11-10

i''lc has tcon dome for t'rm. u,itil recently. hy
svc been undertaken avs, Increased AZ - ,,,,,s
, iCHd,rCd ~ the Burcau
ALArANA.
The s.i3ools 8n Alabama have more than re-
covered from the oon,sstion IaSi relorted IN. i,
crease during the wear having been n srbcc,.
- teacheFS. sBd S.slS pupils; ana from the how
ct Point reached, siN nr,nshs since. there has
| been an increase Of more than .0oo pupils Al
the opening az the wear the work was renewed
Win Sigor, aud an increasing interest m
Once manifest Ile numbrT under instruction
NJ that time in the aav ami nigh, schools Nss
Only about so'n. and ffon these seriau, failing
~ on Wa APPARENT IN the month Of Nav. when
many were temporarily withdrawn from Ss.ll,esI
20 work upon the neighlsorinr nlantafian. ,.tb,,
cau>es of diminished Attendance an. ,napti,,,.g
AMONG ~hirh are defective legislation. whereby
the amount Appropriated Dr. the State MaS ana 4
equate 90 the continued support OF Scho.,ls .,g
the failure of teachers In remote districts ,o re-
port.
MISSISSIPPI.
Notwithstanding constant changes In the a.
fairs of Mississippi. consequent uI.en her poiti-
cal cOnditien-changcs always detrimsntal -
the steady progress OF the educational work-We
notice in the statistical returns increase OF -
schools oi all kin,is, and of 2,SsS pupils From
hN Aflf NNtNfifiifsflfl rffefi
The schools. a'r'st without eSccptiun. I'm -ioa-
risiiii Z condition.
LoUisI.NA
IL IL expected that the efficient managrm Ut
Uf ihe present sUl-rii.s .s,aldrm viii give these
sclISOiS renewed prosperity. Tha; ne win have
many Obstacles 20 encounter j. apparent r,,,
his opening rcl0li; buf aid from tins Rarcaa
viii always De a. hanl. Nc hope from of',.r
quarters alSu. au'. with The add 4 nt-opsrafi "a
ri the freedmen he viii hc sl-e O. ~uccss,,l The
o"l5red people OF Louisinia are prepared ter
such ehOrt.
TEXAS
The year I'm Texas closed with a marked ina
proy.ment I'm educational Interests. The Feay,,a
generally are gradually realizing thclr nec,~>i-
ties. and the inevitable rsrch of progressive
idSaS. The peculiarites Of sr,ler life ii i tru,.
have taken deep root among them and rouga
habits of thought and conduct in many pas
are the general rule. All educational labor *
known 10 have been attended with hardship aud
sacrifice, even personal peril: but with the
advent Of needed officers and the settlement of
disturbing political questions, our work has
taken new life aad gone steadily ON. The public
press now utters partial COMMUNICATION where
once it vas characterized hy vilcst epithcts. ant
the native whites appear To favor what hitherto
they have Violently opposed.
ARKANSAS.
The educational work i'm the State OF Arkan-
sas is steadily progressing. There has been no
abatement of interest, but ON the contrary.
many schools have been organized i'm r.
mote districts. aud the old ones are assuming a
higher standard. ON the part of pupils th,.
most satisfactory progress has every where been
MADE.
TENNESSEE.
From the statistics of Tennessee as reportei
by the superintendent, may be inferred the most
vigorous prosecution Of the work there: indeed.
the present esigencies OF the State will hardly
admit OF doing anything more. There has been
gain of 65 schools, .3l3 pupils and IS teachers.
The whole number under instruction in the ,lay
and night schools, 1000, I'm l3e schools, with an
instructing force of leo teachers. The average
attendance i'm these schools has been 6.sls Fifty
teachers of the above number reported as
supported by State funds; and in addition to
supplied by the freedmen. Besides these. there
are reported - Sabbath schools, with Az teach
ers and 6.4.3 pupils.
KENTUCKY.
During the past wear. through the jealous CO.
operation Of those engaged with us i'm KentacLy,
the most praisewOrtiiy results have been ac-
complished. The whole State has been thorough
ly canvassed. and educational meetings held in
the most hostile districts In a large majority
OF these, schools are now established. which arc
generally i'm a very fiourisling condition. t -
not ITO he understood that these results have
been easily reached; the contrary. persevcr-
ing efforts and the largest sacrifices have becn
colled for. THERE'S a marked change ia public
sentiment, and yet il ill be seen by the report
Of Colonel Runkle. that outrages of various kinds
are still occurring in the more remote counties.
MISSOURI AND KANSAS.
The following is the statistical summary -
far as obtained, Of Missouri and Kansas -
Day and night schools, I5l; teachers. lbs; pupils
s,ls0. Four of the above schools are graded
one L. a high school. With l9l students. Average
attendance, 6,53n, about ~ per cent. of the en-
roliment. Number In alphabet. 9i2; spell and
re ad easy lessons. .2s3; advanced readers 2al5
There are 26l3 studying geography. $3.50 aritll-
Inetic, 100 writing, anu SIS higher brancl,rS
Amount disbursed by Bureau for rents repairs
and construction Of school buildings, s2.3i6