Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-18
BULLETIN On EDUCATION.
What Has Been Ascerained in Regard 10
Public and Private schools.

Wnat mas teen Ascerained In Regard to
Public and Private schools.
The census Office has preliminary bulletin
on education in press. The work is in the
hands Of Mr.. James II. Blodgett, Of long ex-
perience in educational work, who was en-
ployed on important work in the tenth census.
The investigation contemplated treatment
of schools in three great groups, according TO
mode of support as public, private and paro-
chial the latter in sense subdivision Of private
schools division based upon the Kind Of
work is also contemplated. Elementary schools
will include the great mass Of public country
schools and the schools in the cities below high
schools. together with other schools doing like
work. Secondary schools will include most
CITY high schools. the fitting schools for col
leges and Others doing similar work. Superior
schools will inclnde universities, colleges,
properly so-called, and professional schools
The general public school statistics Of Louisi-
ana New Hampshire and Wisconsin are given
by counties in this bulletin, showing the sex q
pupils and teachers and, in the case OF Louid-
ana the sex and color.
SCHOOL ENROLMENT AND POPULATION.
Particular attention is called 20 che ratio a
school enrolment as related to population. In
the past ten years the increase in population
for these states has been: Louisiana. 1901 per
cent; New Hampshire, s5l per cent; Wisconsin
%. % per cent. The changes in public school
enrolment in the same period have been: Iou-
isiana. gain, 53.52 per cent; New Hampshire
loss, 75i per cent; Wisconsin, gain, 1871 per
cent
Louisiana will be seen TO have increased in
public school enrolment enormously in rels-
ton 10 population; New Hampshire has fallen
of, not only in relation 20 population, but In
the numerical enrolment, while wisconsin
gains less in public school enrolment than IN
population.
Attention is also directed 10 the relation a
the sexes among teachers and among pupils
In Louisiana male teachers are TO female Tech
ers nearly as G 10 z; in New Hampshire, nesrlv
~ TO 8; in Wisconsin, nearly ss 20 l. CO..
ored male teachers in Louisiana are 20 colorsd
female teachers nearly a. 10 At
The relation of male pupils TO female pupil.
IN the three states is for each, respectively.
nearly as 10 to 9-5, Is to IL, IS 20 "a.
The public school enrolment Of = ,.rv.
Der Of cities Is given. IL was found imprscfi
cable TO give final statements Of the popnI.ts.-
Of each for comparative purposes when 30
bulletin went 10 press.
PRIVATE AND PARocHrAL scuooxa
The imperfect results Of the inquiry rer,rA.
ing private and psrochial schools. Eoveub.rl
for each state here reported show q lsr-. -
tendance, especially in wiscondn, vhcre ~.
figures already In the census once inss;ss -
Chains made by religious boije, ns;ns ~
parochiai schools ~ TO the number stSs,,Ss-s
There are already reported 70 the ssn.r. <xsSs
Sovo m Casnonc, 3.000 in Luthevsu o..
loo in Evangelical and les humber +. -, 49,
parochial schools In Wiscousin' :. osese
The once has found some trop,,l. A. -.
flying schools from the various r.- 'oseo
which they are known. Trouble - 49,
from the frequent neglect Il shose -. -
returns 10 sign them 80 -
The board Of education Of IN. o.
Jesus Christ Of Latter Dsv es;rts - oeroe q
nfw orgsmxanon OF The kind 20 u,.He : -
Ps.sS report. Ihn shows g tsacl,sr~ - n -
p1P,h.s . in tdaho, Arizona end Utah.
oxSsr es ... Daneuns va follow q st.ai.aks. q
schools are completed nng
Inc nnsneal statistics a schosl diuaxss. IN
cs gss ssd BY ths- diviuksa 4 vs,isS. ~ ~