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now amount to 1926, 006 .95 and the an
nual rental charged is 800, 927 .98, max
ing a total annual income from these
lands OF Sf1G.93i.0 D to be apportioned
TO utie school districts of the state in
addition to the revenue derived from
the investment of the permanent school
funds already in the treasury.
During the past two years the state
has received from these lands in prin-
cipal, interest, lease, rental and ad led
interest the sum of 81, 141, 2lf 90 which
largely exceeds the receipts OF my
previous biennial period since the es-
tablishing of this department.
The commissioner has given atten-
ton to the matter of indemnity lands
that are still due the state from the
general government for losses sustained
in the regular school sections 1G aud Sc
by reason of Indian and military reser-
vations, previous homestead and pre-
emption entries. fractional townships
and meander of streams, and after a
careful computation of these losses
finds that there Is still due to the state
Al, 400 .43 acres as indemnity.
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
The public schools in this state are in
o prosperous condition. The continued
faith and confidence of the people in
our public school system is shown by
the fact that the sum of 81, 215, 463 Al
was contributed to their support for the
school year $4,000.
The report of the state superintend-
ent of public instruction for the biennial
term of 1889 80 is the most complete
ever presented, and l recommend its
careful consideration.
The total number of children of school
age has increased from 29S, COG in 1883
to 49,, 243 in 1890. The attendance at
the public schools has increased in a
still greater ratio, there being 1919, 62s
enrolled in the public school in 1888,
while for the year just closed LAG, 139
were enrolled. The great increase of
school children in the state and their
attendance at the public schools have
demanded increased accommodations
which have been we'll met. During the
past two years no less than 75G new
school districts have been created, and
$50 new school houses erected: The
early acts of our New England fore
fathers, who first planted the cross,
erected a church and by it a school
house, have in a large degree been ex-
emplified in our own state in the early
and rapid provision for the education of
our children.
The number of teachers employed in
the schools for the year 1SS9-90 was 49,
565 with an average attendance of 1885,
139 school children. The amount OF
money paid for teachers salaries for the
year $4,000 was So, 051, 349. SO, In in
crease of 1851, $3.50 g over the amount
paid in 1888. The average length of
term in each district has been increased
three days over any previous year, A.
40S districts having had from six to ten
months school during The year 1ss9-90,
an increase of 507 more than had the
same amount of schools in 1888.
The general fund on Nov. 80, 1888,
and Nov. so, 1890, was as follows:
Cash on hand 5 a7o.sss 70 $ 5ss,as4 Sc
us. bonds 1900 90 1900 %
County bonds 1S57 zoo 90 1,sSl,6:s 90
State funding bonds 3S6.2 6I 20 o25,267 80
of {seS; s SS1S 1888 s:sss 4 a'7's'''ss 81
Total s5,sl7,7,s4 80 5 5.s7s, oso 81
Increase 5G4,3G5 50
TIE STATE ltNlN EtscilI.
The university Of Nebraska consists
of two colleges, viz: the academic col
lege, devoted to the classical and mod
ern languages, literature, history, math-
emathics, and the sciences, and the In
dustrial college, in which modern
science, and its applications in agricul-
ture and the mechanical arts are the
leading objects. These Two colleges
occupy substantial brick buildings,
,yhich are low crowded with students
from all parts Ct the state, engaged in
various lines of study. These build
ings are now comfortably heated by
steam from q boiler house situated at a
distance. so rs to avoid danger from
fire or explosions. Good apparatus.
and an excellent library of upwards of
10, 900 volumes have been provided by
the munificence of the state. The re-
gents of the university have elected a
faculty Of instruction numbering TWEEN
ty-nine in all, of which nineteen give in
%struction in the Academic college, and
twenty-five in the Industrial college.
The total enrolment of students in
the university has been steadily grow
ing from year to year. In 1878 there
were, all told. 40G students; in 1880
there were 427; in 1SS9-9C there were
AIS. For the current year of 1901,
there are already enrolled 513 students
in all departments. although but one
third of the year has passed. Of this
number 20S are young women. and 305
young men. In the first two years the
studies are preparatory, and during
this time the work is nearly the same
all. After this the student pursues
the studies which are peculiar to his
course. 1t is found that &c per cent of
the young men and young women pur-
sue the classical course; 35 per cent of
the men and IS Of the women the liter
airy course; 45 per cent of the men and
Is per CEN of the women the industrial
By the law of the general govern
ment military instruction is made a
part of the curriculum, and the young
men accordingly have exercises
throughout the year. This commend
able feature of the course contributes
to the manly bearing of the students,
teaching them habits of obedience, and
soldierly conduct, while at the same
time, by giving regular exercise, it con-
tributes much TO their general health.
This is supplemented by regular gym
nastic exercises under the direction of
the professor of military science. 1t is
desirable that the faculties in this de-
partment of the university should be