The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-04

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Nebraska. with school population Of g.
los, has on her school rolls ASH, and has
raised for school purposes ssss,6.9.
STATES on THE rIcIFIc SLOPE.
Nevada returns 5,675 children Of school
age. and In her seventy-siN schools S,4sS:
Educational activity in Oregon has been
very greatly stimulated during this the first
year OF the service OF the State superinten-
dent. The establishment OF graded-school
systems in the towns has not advanced ~
rapidly as could he desired.
California justifies the general sense Of her
importance by reporting = school population
OF Ia. $40, and = school enrolment Of 10s .Jo3.
her school revenue reaching az ISL ,I99. or
about s2s. 20 for each enrolled child. Clear
evidence OF popular favor toward her public
schools comes In the fact that within eight
wears 1925 children have been transferred
from private schools TO them.
THE TERRITORIES
For the first time, reports, more or less
complete. have been received from all the
Territories. The exhibition Is encouraging.
evincing desire for educational advantages
and efforts 10 secure them. even where pres
ent circumstances are uLfsvorable.
Excluding Alaska. the Territories give an
aggregate OF % ,6.SS children in the schools,
snd OF ssss $40 for the instruction OF them.
The District OF Columbus stands first among
the Territories a. respects the number en-
rolled a. scholars. 1910; Utah comes next.
reporting 1850; while in the amount raised
for educational purposes. Colorado heads the
list. her school revenue. for 8 school enroll
ment OF 7.456. being s257 $50. against S22o,-
5lf in the District OF Columbia.
The most striking progress Is presented In
New Mexico. This Territory l. able 10 re-
port 1904 scholars in the schools.
RECOGNITION or PUBLIC HIGH-scHooRs.
In many OF the States these schools form
the recognized and legal link between the
grammar schools and universities. In many
more they are rapidly assuming that work OF
ing which has been won't 10 be performed ~
pay sesde mics.
ExPENDTTUREs FOR PUMIC SCHOOLS.
The Commissioner estimates the popula-
ton between the ages OF 6 and Is in the 81
States and ii territories. st shout 10 e2s 600.
Massachusetts heals the list with an exIen--
diture per capita of S2i..4: Nevada. al. IS:
California. sl4.92; Nebraska. s1I.2; Con-
necticui ell 90; Rhode Island, gil 80; Illi-
nois, sl0.ls. North Carolina shows the
smallest expenditure, the amount
IS cents; Alabama, s1.21: .Florida, Lao;
south Carolina. so. Colorado hesds the
list Of Territories. with an expenditure OF
$3.50 per capita Of enumeration, Montana
coming next with an expenditure per capita
Of s943. In the District OF Columbia the ex-
pendture per capita was s9.is; in New Mex
leo, SLIT.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Hopeful progress Is manifest in the growth
OF special schools for the training Of teachers
for our pHblic schools. Statistics are given
Of l13 normal schools and normal depart
ments, having -. instructors and 16.620 stu
dents. Eleven Of these were established or
organized in 1873, the most notable being the
Massachusetts state Normal Art school,
TEACHERS REQUIRED-PERIoD OF SERVICE
Allowing forty Supl- TO each teacher, the
number required % teach the youths between
3 and Is years OF are Il estimated ut a6O coo.
IL i estimated that the public-school teach
ers in Massachusetts, teaeh on an average
three year,. Perhsps this period Of service
would be high average for the whole coun-
try. Hence. combining the estimate 10 the
school population between 8 and 10 year, OF
sge. the number Of new teachers which
should be prepared each TO take up the work
would be s6.6,5.
SECONDARY INSTRUCTION.
The report presents a summary Of the sta
tistics OF 1903 schools for secondary instruc-
ton. COMMONLY denominated academies.
seminares, institutes, etc. including college
preparatory schools. The number OF in
structor- il these schools was 5.14s; number
Of students. l3l.057; total number Of volumes
in libraries. 5J9lSs.
THE RISE OF COLLEGES FOR coLoRrD Pro
The claim OF our coored citizens TO an ed
ucation which may 1T them for the fun priyi-
lege- and high responsibilities Of their new
position i leading to increasing openings for
the entrance on q course Of collegiate aud
professional instruction. Lincoln University.
Penssyvanis, reports 81 students in its pre-
paratory school and "a In it, college classes.
How ard University. District Of Columbia, re-
ports 80 unclzssifed and 80 collegiate, besides
law. medical and normal students. Berea
College, Kentucky: Fix University. Tenne--
see; Acorn University, Mississippi. and
Straight University, New Orleans, have ali
opened their doors to students :" without dis
tinction OF sex or race"
OTHER TOPICS OF THE REPoRr.
The remaining pages OF the report are Civ
en- TO the subject Of school superinfendencies
cost Of education and police in several cities:
ventilation Of school-houses; women a.
stockholders: the education Of women At
home and In foreign countries; the education
al features Of the Vienna Exposition some
results Of the Commissioners visit TO the Ex-
position; q statistical review Of primary,
secondary. superior. and special education in
foreign countries, etc In closing his report
the Commissioner says:
. In view Of the appalling number Of chill
dren growing up in ignorance on account Of
the impoverished condition OF portions Of The
country IN which slavery has been lately
abolished. and In view OF the special diff
culties In the way Of establishing and main
tanning therein schools for universal educs-
ton. and In consideration OF the imperative
need Of immediate action in this regard, re-
commend that the whole or portion OF the
net proceeds arising from the sale Of public
land- shall be set aside as q special fund. and
its interest he divided annually. pro rata, be-
tween the people Of the several states Terri
tories and the District Of Columbia. under
sHch provisions. in regard TO amount, sllot-
ment. expenditure, and supervision. As Con-
gress In iis wisdom may deem fl and prop
err
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