Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-03
IN SCHOOLAND College
Public and Private Educa-
tional Statistics.

Teachers and the Cost-Value of
School Property in the United
States-Dr. Harris Report.
Washington, Oct. DIR. William II.
Harris, United States commissioner of
education, has made public his fifth an
nual report for the school year ended
November 80, 1893. 1t comprises three
parts, the first of which is devoted to
statistics. These show that in the year
1928 the whole number of pupils en-
rolled in schools and colleges, public and
private, in the United States was 10, 0S3,-
$50 or %. 5 per cent. of the entire popu
lation. This was an increase over the
preceding year of 80, 697, and the total
would be increased to 10, 400, 600 if pupils
in attendance upon special educational
agencies were included. The enrolment
of pupils in the public schools for the
year numbered IS, so, 49, an increase of
1.92 per cent. over the preceding year
while the average attendance increased
3. As per cent. The details of attendance
show that children in the United States
leave school for about two-tifths of the
year to engage in labor or from other
motives.
Value of School Property.
There were employed in that year 1922,
056 male teachers and 26O, BOD female.
There has been decrease in the number
of male teachers since 1880 and the
number of female teachers has increased
70 per cent in that period. The number
of school houses in 1898 was 23j, 426,
valued with their contents and appurte-
nances at 1898, 435, ,039 The school reve-
nue. for the year was $16j, ,000;OOO; the
total expenditures were Sl53, ,OOO OOO OF
this amount $104 0O0,0 900 were paid fo-
teachers wages; S3l, 600, OOOO for
the construction of school houses and
$2S 200, 600 for fuel, supplies, etc, In
the last twenty years the value OF school
property in the United States and the
common school expenditures have more
than doubled. The number of pub
lie high schools reported to the bureau
in 1893 was 2,S12, employing 81 4S9 teach
ers and having 232, 95l pupils enrolled.
Reports were received from l ,434 private
high schools and academies employing
6261 teachers and giving instruction to
96, 147 pupils There were 4Jl universe
ties and colleges for men of both sexes.
OF these 30 were co educational, an in
crease of three per cent. in two years.
The total number of instruct ors was 1O,-
247 and Of pupils 140, O53
Colleges for Women.
Colleges for women alone numbered
143 with 2 ia teachers and %, 2,949 stu
dents. These institutions had 5,3l9,6O2
volumes in their librarles their equip
ment was valued at 1928, S12, sol; en-
dowment funds, sos, 095 705; income for
the year $17, ,67l, $50 and the benefactions
during the year $6,715, 1873. State APP
preparations for agricultural schools
which received aid from the United
States under the act of 1862 amounted
during the year to 81 ,634, 7l5. AS re
suit of professional education in the
year there were graduated 4,9ll medical
students, 1859 dental students, 1894
pharmacists, 6,176 law students and
1896 theological students. Theological
schools are more heavily endowed, com
pared with their expenses, than any
other class of institutions; of theological
students one-half get their collegiate
training in UNCONVENTIONAL schools, one
sixth in non-sectarian schools and only
8 per cent. in state universities. The
graduates of normal SCHOOLS numbered
4 4491 the number OF students j3, 400
The amount appropriated by states for
support of normal schools that year was
81, ,452, ,914. and for buildings $Sl6,S26