Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-09
WITH sUePLEM emit.
Eduoation IN the United States.

John Eaton, Commissioner of Education,
for the year 1878, making the ninth of the
series Of reports issued by the depart
ment. The report makes compact
volume OF over 700 pages. 1t is filed
with much valuable information upon the
progress and needs of education, together
with carefully prepared and well-disested
statistics, from which We CLEAN the follow
ing interesting facts:
There are seventeen different school
ages in the States aud Territories; IL
years being the longest period and years
the shortest. The earliest school age in
any State is years. Massachusetts re-
ports the highest percentage of population
Of school age enrolled in the schools, and
also the largest average daily attendance.
The total school population of the
states for 1878 was IA, ALB 1928; number
enrolled in public schools, 1884 SIG;
average daily attendance, 5,093 29S these
figures are exclusive of seven states which
did not report The school population of
the territories was 157, 260 while the num-
Der enrolled in the public schools was
1889, the average daily attendance in the
whole five territories being 49, 1l5.
The total number of teachers in the
states was 1853, 1872 and in the territories
2,O!2, Idaho not reporting. The wages
of male teachers vary from 1928 90 per
month in South Carolina to Sl06 in
Nevada, while the wages of women
teachers find their extremes in Maine and
Nevada the pay in the former being
$15 92 and 1884 in the latter. In Mary
land, mississippi and the Indian Territory
the wages of both sexes are the same.
Massachusetts presents the greatest diff
ference in salaries of the sexes. Males in
that State receive $75, ca, females S33 04
The total annual school income Of all
the states and territories was S86 978 l01
The annual expenditures were $50, 529 95s
OF which S51, 1858 Cos were for teachers
salaries. With ten states and four terri
tories not reporting, the estimated value of
school property of all kinds, was
$l76. Sl2 1T. The expenditure per capita
of the school population varied from rs
cents in North Carolina to 1924 rs in the
Cherokee .tion; it also appears that the
per capita of average attendance in pub
lilo schools varied from So "A in Noril
Carolina to S62 rs amoog the Cherokees
In the Nv England States the average
daily attendance increas over the pre-.
vious year exceyt iu Rhode Island, wher,
the falling off is explained by the prevs
lence of epidemic diseases. All the school
in Nsw England exhibit marked improve
ment in their systems of E iucation ant
qualifications OF teachers. New York New
Jersey and Pennsylvania show increase,
enrolment of pupils and increased dali
attendance.
OF Delaware the commissioner reports
The figures given here are too few and to-
irregular 10 alto d a safe basis tor comparison u
year with year There being no annual censu
the increase OF children of school age cannot b
known, The increase enrolment in TIL publ
schools, which began especially to show itself q
the institution If u new system in lS75-'T6 col
tlnued in 1874 rs, there being l.432 more viii
pupils in the schools supported by the state (,
them, and 552 more colored pupils in the schoo
Appropriated The AVERAGE at eudsncrr d does "a q
appear. There T. however, undoubtedly bet
teachers have been subjected and through Il
Institutes held for TIER improves ent.
OF Mary land he reports
popaaton, The epro ment IN th Sat. sG I
however, increased nc by o 9ss and a erage daily {
There were ss more schools in operation and j
OF dmputon Of fupds or ib pu schao oo9g Ta,n
stale treasury, receipts fell off 800 722 the ayera
an average of two days for the Whole State.
The South Atlantic ststes from Mar
land to Florida show marksd increa
in enrolment and attendance savs
Virginia. where nv reason NJ 8nanci
difficulties the eficiarcv ot tho color.
schools was mueh imnaired
The Gulf Statsu sbov oarsraIIv .,rol
fyinQ results Mississinni e,h;bits II
greatest propress and Taxss the leas
Yellow fever interfared with asio;ancv
the Louisiana schools Tennassaa sbo,
great nrooras. wb;1a Kan,,oh, 49,
mueh room for enhancement and arkans
though proviaed with a oond svsten
somewhat allow IN nrofit hn i,
The Western States includins w.
Virginia. show an incraaaed s,ro,,,na
and daily attendance. The incrsase
Michigan and Nebraska ia mt as ,aros
might have been exnected but the resr
in the Western States oansrallv ara in +,
main eminentlv ootistaotor,
or the Pacific sta,es c,Iifornio a
Orepan show incraasa5 errorlrnant a,
attendance Nevada sta,ist;co nv. eo,r
what combating Init the resrl,s ora
the main sncopya,ino
The renorts from tho tsrritor;ss ora :
eomplete hint enonob Ia sbow, ~ evhi
msrked nroorass in ma. =, ,han n
,enorta from ,ha Dis,r;o. =, Cal,r,,
and the Indian Tsrr;,o,, a.,;,,1.
oratifvine
In the late slavs -boldir, s,a,.a A.. 49,,
her of enr ,,lsd vb;,e nroiIs NOS . 10, o.
oolorsd G75r5o ~ ,ha ;,a,.,,a.
obildrer of bn,h raoas ~ -eo az -
exnended dpr;na tho yaar oo,a..., ~