Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-06
THE SCHOOLS or THE (OrNTRi.


The annual report Of the United States
Commissioners OF Education, covering the
year 1880, Just issued from the Government
press, contains some facts and figures OF great
value. AS to the cause of popular education
in general, the report presents some discour-
aging facts. Thus the exceptional increase
IN youth of school age that was noted in
1S7S-'19 was more than lost In lS10-'SO, the
number falling off largely with correspond
ing decrease in enrolment and average attend
ancc in State schools. The already low aver
age rate of teachers pay was reduced, fewer
schoohouscs were repaired and put into
good condition, and the average time OF
schools was one day less. On the other hand,
to offset these discouraging facts, the Commits
try public interest in education has become
more than usually active during the year.
City and country papers have given place
in their columns to the subject and the dig
cussions in periodicals have been character
lied by n stricter regard to facts than hereto
fore.
For the statistical part OF the report, 1t APP
pears that the total school population in the
States for 1880 is 1876, s75 number enroll
cd in public schools, $3.50, 4O3 average daily
attendance, 5,744 1888, four States not report
ing. The school population of the Territor-
les is 1874, 4O5, Idaho and Wyoming not re-
Ini
wo Territories not reporting. The per cent
ages of enrolment and average daily attend
ance are highest in Massachusetts and lowest
in Louisiana.
The total numter of teachers employed in
the public schools of the States in 1880 was
$50, 034; the same for the Territories, 28lO.
The average salaries paid to men ranged
from S25. IA month in south Carolina to
S10l.41 in Nevada and the same for women
from 911 IA in Vermont to ST. ia Nevada
our state thus enjoying the bad eninence OF
paying its female teachers less salaries than
any Stato in the Union. The greatest differ
ence between the salaries OF males and
females and and females is in Massachusetts,
where the former receive S6754 month,
the latter 5000 The number OF pupils re-
ported in private schools is, Tor 81 States,
5G1, 209 for Territories, 1921 for Terri
tories, G92l the total number OF teacher
is, for 90 States, $50, O34 for 10 Territories,
2Gl0 the number OF male teachers is, for
50 States, rs, 0G4 for 3 Territories, 94S /;
the number of female teachers is, for 30
States, 1868 for 8 Territories, 1906. The
total annual school income reported by all
the States and Territories is $50, Gao, $50 1;
annual expenditure, $50, 03a, 1888 $5s, $780,
$50 was for pay OF teachers The estimated
value of sites, buildings, and all other school
property is $3.50. 1903, Az, seven States and
three Territories not reporting. The expen-
diturc per capita OF the school population
varies from 9G cents in Alabama to Sl49l in
Massachusetts, the expenditure per capita Of
enrolment, from Si.l2 to North Carolina to
Sl7,s0 in Colrado
OF the higher institutions OF learning. there
were 220 normal schools with l466 instruct
ors and 43, 077 pupils. The number OF grad
yates from the public normals III 1851 was
2943 number who have engaged in teach
ing, 1929, The number Of preparatory schools
in 1880 was l25, having $50 instructors and
10, $50 pupils, classified as follows preparing
for classical course in college, 6O04 prepar-
Ing for scientific course in college, 992 9th
or students, 6l53 Eghty-thrcc schools Of
science are credited with 053 instructors and
l /, 5s4 students. The aggregate number of
universities and colleges is stated to be 1854,
with ALSO instructors and 80, 594 students,
OF the instructors 604 are in preparatory de-
partments and 1886 in collegiate departments ::
Of the students, 20. 1888 are in preparatory aud
80, 553 in collegiate departments, while 25
are unclassifed, College Libraries contain
2, 342, 700 volumes, an increase of 100, 053
during the year and there are 450, 372 vol