The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-04
EDUCATION.
Interesting Statistics from the report of
Commissioner Eaton.


Gen. Eaton, the federal commissioner
of education, has issued his report for
1876. 1t shows a total school popula-
ton in thirty-six states and eight terri
tories, excluding Delaware, the Indian
Territory, New Mexico and Wyoming
as not reported, Of 14,o07 ,522. The to-
tai enrolment of pupils in the public
schools of all the states is s,7j6,559.
The total number of teachers reported
is 249,262. In Alabama, Delaware,
Kentucky, Nevada and Texas the same
saleries are paid for the same work to
men and women teachers. The total
income for public schools in all the states
and territories, except North Carolina,
Idaho, Washington and Wyoming, Is
S8,648,950. The total expenditures
for public schools in the Union, exclu-
ding Delaware, Georgia, Missouri, Ida
ho and the Indian Territory, not repor-
ted, Is S81, 1882, 1854. The value of school
property reported from twonty-nine
states and six territories is Sl73 1888, ,545.
Statistics are given of 1877 normal
schools. with l ,03l instructorsa nd 29, los
students. Fourteen normal schools, in
cluding the one in Michigan, each re-
ceive an annual appropriation exceeding
Sl7 900. Reports exhibit from 131 COM
mercial and business colleges 594 in
structors, 26,109 pupils, and 10 ,099 vol
umes in their libraries. There are 95
kindergarten schools of which informa-
ton is given. These have 215 teachers
and 2,s09 pupils. There is all increase
over the number reported last year of
40 schools, 81 teachers and 1,l79 pupils.
Forty-one schools for the deaf and
dumb are reported. These have 299 in
structors, So of whom are semi-mutes,
5,OS7 pupils. There are 29,640 volumes
in libraries; value of grounds, buildings
and apparatus, S6,136,8l5; amount of
state appropriations during the year,
81 ,O46, ,524; amount received from tuit-
lon fees, S94,520. Twenty-nine schools
for the blind, with 498 instructors and
other employees, and 2,054 pupils, re-
port. The value of grounds, buildings
aud apparatus is S3,99S, ,467; appropria-
tions during the year, S551.786. A sta
tistical table affords information of 278
other institutions, classed as follows :;
Orphan asylums, l54; soldiers orphans
homes, II; infant asylums, 12; miscel-
laneous charities, II; industrial schools,
"a. The number of inmates reported
in these institutions is 81 ,204, under the
supervision of l ,789 teachers and officers.
The income reported for last ear was
1924, ,264; the expenditures, $685.
6S7. Eighteen states and the District
of Columbia report IL reform schools.
Reports were received from 9 schools
for the feeble minded. The whole
number of inmates is 1872, under the
supervision of 317 instructors and other
employees. The commissioner remarks
that the effects of the financial depres-
sion throughout the country is seen in
the reduction of the amount of benefac-
tions for educational purposes during
the year now closing, the total being 81,
l26,562. In 1874 it was Sc, ,O53, 1904, and
in 1872, 11,226,977. In educational
benefactions Pennsylvania stands far
before the other states for the past year,
showing the amount of S81O,672. The
nearest to this is New Hampshire, with
S475,760.