Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-01

census, exposing errors, II
any exist, and confirming Its sub.
accuracy. The work has
certainly been most carefully pre-
pared, and rs the result goes 10 the
the Secretary feels that the
duty imposed upon the census cffiee
has been faithfully performed.
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
Under this head, the Secretary,
after reviewing the work Of the
bureau OF education, gives some Inter
-sting public school statistics. There
are enrolled in the public schools Of
the United States u, 20, e59 pupils
or 1871 per cent Of the whole popc-
la,ion. The increase during one
year has been 90, 953, or ut the rate
of I So per annum. This, however.
MSS not equaled the rate OF growth Of
the school population, which has
been 2.l7 per cent.
The progressive decrease In the
number Of public school pupils as
compared with the population in
the Northern States, which has NJ
ready been referred 10 in this Office,
is still going on; in point Of fact,
there has been during the past year
an absolute decrease in the number
of pupils enrolled in six Of the
Northern States, and In one other
New York-there has been an In
crease Of only 544 pupils against al
incre Use Of school population Of over
%, 900.
In the commissioners opinion tie
APPARENT retrogade movement In
the Northern States may be parti-
ally accounted for by the increase
OF private and parochial schools, and
by the tendency to refrain from
sending the children TO school Of as
carly an age as heretofore, whereby
the number Of very young pupils
has diminished. In Massachusetts,
for instance, the number OF pupils
Inder five years Of age has de-
creased during each Of the last ten
years. The growth Of the public
school system cf the South Is re-
markable phenomenon. 1t must be
noted, however. that many OF the
existing public schools Of that sec
ton were in operation In 1870 ms
private schools.
The number Of different public
school teachers is rs follows: Males,
I24, 92s; females, 227 1902; totnl, sa2,-
z3i.
The male teachers comprise ass
DER cent, or somewhat mere than
,ne-third of the whole. The reia-
i've number of male teachers has
neen continually decreasing since
1879. at which date they formed is.3
ser cent Of the whole. This de-
crease is taking place in all parts OF
the country. The present percent
age in Massachusetts, is only So.
The average wages Of male teach
ers per month in thirty-six States
and Territories is $I2. is, being de-
crease Of cents; Of female teach
ery sSi "a, an increase OF 81 CENTS.
The total amount expended the
past year for public school purposes
was sl32, ls9 900, being an increase
over the preceding year OF $S,s6l,-
$50, or at the rate Of 7.l9 per cent
per annum.
The amount expended for all
purposes per capita OF the populk.
ton was 81 IL, Of which $l.H was
FOR salaries. To educate q child In
The United States costs at present
an average Of 1873 cents per school
Jaw, Of which So is paid for salaries
Of teachers and superintendents.
The rate of growth OF school ex-
penditure (7.l9 per cent per annum),
when compared with the rate Of
growth of the number OF pupils
enrolled Q.s3 per cent?, is seen to
be extraordinary, and indicates a
rapidly growing per capita expendi-
ture.
CoNcBRNING UTAH.
The suggestion of his Excellency,
Governor Thomas, for additional
legislation on the subjects Of graz
ing lands, school lands, irrigation,
etc. are set forth in detail. The
demand for q public building for
Federal offices at Salt Lake City, IL
also urged, as n measure OF econ
omy, for the protection OF the pub
| lie records.
The Secretary presents the COVER
uor,s recommendations in refer
ence to additional legislation on the
Mormon question, and adde:
aSince the period at which the
Governor wrote, however, great
| changes have taken place in the
professions of the Mormons and the
public declarations Of the Mormon
| Church. There was handed 10 the
Secretary of the Interior by Johu
+. Game, Delegate to Congress from
| Utah. q written communication Of
October 1, 1890, in which attention
was called to the following declara'
ton OF wilford Woodruff, president
and highest authority Of tina
Church.
TTbe manifesto Of President vii
ford Woodruff follows.
ssMr. Game added in his lettel
that this declaration was entitled 4
great weight in amy consideration
that might be given the subject
and seemed indeed conclusive am
the very result ut which th'
Government has been aiming o
long,
ain the conversation which tool
| place when this letter was delivered
| Il was objected that Mr.. Game AM
| the president Of the Church woul'
have to meet the specification o
forty cases with more than . genei
| al denial, and that the peesident va
without authority to change IN
doctrines Of the Church; that TIL
belonged, II to any, to the hig'
council or general conference.
'Mr. Young, Mr.. Cannon an
Mr.. Caine have, with some other.
| prusented the claims Of their Churcl
| 10 confidence and fkvrH.
GAfter the conversation with 1lI
Caiue there followed October 9Th
4 general conference the AoFmo
Church, and the proclamation ahov
~ forth was unanimously Eatinec
Addresses were there made TO u
c.onle IN the mbjecf hy Tie pIRG