Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-19
Report Of the I. 5. commissioner of Education.

Trrms--s2.Oo year. al ways In advance.
Report OF the L. 5. Commissioner OF EDUCATION
The fifth annual report Of the Commis-
sioner of Education is confined to a review OF
the educational work Of the year.
The Commissioner reports an increase oil
I64 00O children in the schools during the
wear. Thirtv-seven States and eleven Terri
tories report the public school income which
shows an increase Of $l.2S2, 900; but only
thirty-f5e States and nine Territories can
show their school expenditures. There are
enrolled in public schools 5000 600 pupils
The average daily attendance is four millions
and half. The estimated population be-
tween six and sixteen years Of age Is ten
million, and half. The total income of
nublic schools in the States and Territories.
in lS74.'was $50 900 900 The total ex
penjitures for the States and Territories was
S74,00O,o 00.
The highest salaries for school teachers
reported are in the Cherokee Nation, S225
monthly for male, and 5000 monthly for
female teachers. The District Of Columbia
comes next. paving Sll3 and So. Ma-'i-
chusett, shows a greater di~proportiou, pay
ins S93 and :33. The expenditures, in the
year, per CAPITA Of average Attendance IN the
nublie schools. j. - follows Massachu-
sets. 500: Ohio. Sl4, Nebraska, SIS 4;
Rhode Island, SIS, Connecticut, So Yer
mont. SO: New York, sd: Iowa, Sl+'
Michigan. slj. New Jersey, SIS Indiana
sl4; Illinois, Sl3 Maine, SO Maryland
Sl9. Ninue-o,a, Sl3; Mississippi, -
tennessee. -: Nirgiuia, = Florida. -
District Of Columbia, SO Montana, ST. :
Colorado, 50; Utah, 81 Cherokee Ma
tim, S2t
MANY states cannot tell the number Of
their school population. Illinois Is the
only State with county Normal schools. In
scho,- Of secondary instruction, OBJ in-ti-
tuti,il4 with iOs more teachers are reported
in 1874. a., against "a, in 1873. There
were - .3sl le,, students The diminution
in ATTENDANCE j. attributed in a large degree
to the financial depression Of last year. The
effects Of business depression are particular
noticeable in the preparatory schools for
the superior instruction Of women. During
the wear. SOB degrees were conferred on
women. There are now in colleges and
scientific schools ~ 600 students; in the pre-
pnratyry schools. > GOO One Of the fea-
turc@ of the Centennial report viii be the
publication Of work on the Libraries and
museums in the United States.
The New York Tr.5las announced the
otler dtv. with entire positiyene~s, that in
spite of indications to the contrary, the
BROOKLYN scandal was not 10 he reopened.
We should be glad to be a. sure of thi- a.
Is the paper founded by H. 6. Bot there
are too many people whose interes; AMI de-
termination it l. to force a r-king over Of the
smouldering aud offensive heap; and Ply
mouth Church. it would seem. can be trust
ed to afford them opportunities to stir up
the matter arfesh. The recent action of that
Church in dropping Mrs Moul,on and Dea-
con West from the roll of members. with
out discipline Or admonition, is certain to
result in an ecclesiastical investigation Of
the whole business. Such i plainly the
opinion Of the three leading Congregational
papers. The Congregaionaha says the
action Of Plymouth Church Is opposed to the
simplest principles Of Congreg ational poiity.
The Adranoe asks in referesce to the same
matter Il, this Congregationalism ~ while
the hd.psqd.u' says Of the Committee az
pointed hy the Association Of Congregation
al ministers Of New York and Brooklyn
1t does no- seem to he clearly understood
whether this committee i TO investigate the
question whether Mr. Beecher j. a worthy
member Of the Association. But If the
Committee feels Itself hardly warranted to
sit the matter 10 the bottom, we nave little
doubt dat il viii very soon report 10 the
Association and ask that committee hay
my such power be appointed. There Is a
pre- yaillrg feeling that the time has come for
the Association to take action oi some SOFT.
Mrs. Moaiton announces her determine
ton to cali d council and she. Of course. has
the right and power to do 50. Plainly moth
ing but the speedy Withdrawal Of Plymouth
Church from Congregational fellowship
and perhaps not thnt-can prevent an &C.
cle>iastical oyerhauling of the case.
Meanwhile,a Brooklyn Judge has granted
an order to take the testimony of Mr. and
Mrs. Richards, in the Loader cast and a
suit for Libel, brought against the Brooklyn
Eagle by Mr. Bowen, is pending, and it is
said is to he pushed to trial A. these eases
grew out of the scandal, they will iueyita-
bly, involve to greater or less extent con-
sideration Of the bottom question Of the
scandal And we may all a well make up
our mind, to further trials of patience
and endurance in what will be virtually
new trials of Mr. Beecher