The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-04
for these public institutions In 1891
were 81, al, l20.
NORMAL SCHOOLS

were 81, al, l20.
NORMAL SCHOOLS
In 1891 there were 81, 1872 students
enrolled in 80 public normal schools,
having 1861 teachers, and there
were 10. SIS additional students en-
rolled in forty-seven private normal
schools which employed 251 teachers
These schools had during the year
6,056 graduates Many colleges and
universities now have professional
classes where those who wish TO be-
come teachers Gao prepare themselves
70 their duties. There are not less
than I, 600 students now members OF
such college classes.
SCHOOLS OF LAW AND OF THEOLOGY.
Fitty-fOur law schools employ 800
professors and gave instruction dur
ing 1894 10 about +, 600 students
and turned out 1000 graduates.
These schools in 1891 graduated !, 30
young men, and taught 3. 2522 One
hundred and forty-three theological
schools with 73i professors graduated
l,32+ students, and taught :, ,32s dur
ing the year 1891.
sHHooLs OF MEDICINE, DENTISTRY,
AND PHARMACY.
During 1891, go such schools col
leges and departments reported.
They had 3,g74 professors aud in
structors, taught ~, 1876 students and
graduated 1879. There were also
fifty-four professional schools for
nurses with 2j5 instructors and
l,6l3 persons in attendance. Five
hundred and twenty-seven nurses
graduated from these schools during
the year.
COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE AND ME
CHANIC ARTS.
These institutions number fifty
seven and were operate1 during 1892
at cost OF over 81, 200, 900. The
value OF their vast properties is not
reported nor is the number OF stu
dents given.
BUSINESS SCHOOLS.
Two hundred and fifty business
schools reported TO the Bureau of
Education. These schools employed
I,oop ILSlIu IOIs, cog
male students and 23.O59 females,
$4,000 OF these students were in the
evening business schools.
MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOLS.
In addition to instruction given in
many city and State institutions and
in those founded by private subscrip-
tons or by bequests, this form Of
;c i,t ;nt
institutions and is growing feature
in schools everywhere.
KINDERGARTENs.
There are not less than 3, 500 pub
lie and private kindergartens schools
in this country instructing l25, 600
children. They employ about 10, 900
teachers.
HIGH SCHOOLS.
Reports were received in 1891
from ?,773 public high schools which
had $40 teachers and I'll, 500 STU
dents, 4, 80 Of those were colored;
l2,210 were preparing for scientific
courses in colleges, l2,7SS for the
classical courses, and %, 459 students
graduated during the year. In addi-
tion 10 these public high schools
there were LIZA seminaries with
q, 23l teachers and YS, 400 students,
! l3, 405 OF them were preparing to
! take the classical course in college,
and 7,5O2 for the the scientific
courses, AMI los graduated from
these seminaries during the year 1891.
! The high school feature is an organic
part Of our system OF instruction
and could not be dispensed with with
out very serious injury TO the whole.
They are worth all they cost as nur-
series for teachers alone.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
OF the entire l6. 600, 900 persons
enrolled in the schools of the country
in 1894, ~ per cent. Of the elemen-
tary grades were in private schools,
40 per cent OF all enrolled in second
airy schools were In private institu-
tions and 30 per cent OF all enrolled
in higher instiu uction were IN inStitu-
tions usually termed private. There
is a steady increase in the number
OF persons attending secondary pri-
vate schools, owing TO the general
establishment Of public high schools
in cities and villages
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
There are now 430 such institu-
tions Of learning employing, in 1891,
SAP professors, !, l22 OF them being
women. The students numbered
that year %, $50 males and -, 134 fe-
males Thirty thousand Of these
students were in preparatory depart
meuts and $1,000 were studying for
the degree OF bachelor OF Arts. There
seem TO be few persons attending
college from the Southern States.
Massachusetts has one student in
college for every 500 persons OF her
population. while Arkansas has only
one for every $1,000 Of hers One
hundred and tiftytwo colleges for
women are reported, having 2l,5s0
students and l,776 professors. or
the college students $1,000 were