The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-02
ANNUAL RFpORT
OF the State BOARD of Education,

OF the State BOARD of Education.
Features of the annual report of the
State Board of Education are as fol-
lows:
The number of children in the state
between four and sixteen years of age
was no. $50; of these there We're en-
rolled in the common schools 1882,
and there were in regular attendance
upon these schools 96,213. an increase in
attendance over the previous year of
4,727. This large increase is due to the
activity of the compelling agents APP
pointed by the State Board of Educa-
ton. These children occupied 1852
schoolhouses and the schools We're open
an average of 1873 days each. The
schools were taught by 1886 teachers;
of the teachers 353 were men and 1888
We're women. The wages of the former
averaged $S5.5S, of the latter s41.SS per
month. There We're 1877 public schools
and 1888 departments, an increase of
16 schools and 1902 departments. To
support these schools there was raised
from all sources s2,45S,000; from per-
manent funds came $16s,0oo; from state
tax, $255, 900; from local taxes, $3.50, 900.
was $S46 per capita of the population,
daily expense Of IA lilo cents for every
pupil The School Fund of the state
amounts to $2,013000. The largest sim
gle item of expenditure was for teach
ers' wages, 1881, 900; for permanent
improvements was paid $4,000, and
payments on Indebtedness amounted to
$4,000. For libraries and apparatus
the sum expended was $50, 402, of which
| ST, $40 was given by the state; the num-
| Der of libraries benefited was 349. The
compelling agents under attendance
| and labor laws investigated LAS cases
of absence. The number of prosecu-
| lions was o. The number of children
| fourteen and fifteen years of age EN-
| ployed in factories was 2,geS, of whom
$50 could not read or write.
| Teachers and Kindergartens.
The number of teachers meetings
| during the year was IA. The Summer
| School at Norwich called together 1888
| persons representing 1o2 towns in the
| state OF these, 800 We're teachers.
Three weeks We're spent in attendance
upon the courses Of lectures. The num-
| Der of teachers examined for state GER
| tificates was 314 and 14S certificates
were issued. The law now provides
| that these certificates must be accepted
! by School Visitors, and the value of the
| certificate Is thereby greatly enlarged,
! A systematic attempt was made to put
| the teacher and employers of teachers
| into communication. to the direct ad-
/ vantage of the schools and of teaching.
| The number of evening schools main
tanned during the years was 49,
| In 1886 the state was the first to pass
| law providing for the establishment
and maintenance of kindergartens
/ Since that time the number of kinder
| gartens has very largely increased and
now there are IS In the state, 80 of these
being public kindergartens; the whole
number of children in these kinder
gartens is 1884
High Schools and Expense.
The number of High Schols having o
four-years course is 80. In these schools
We're registered 4762 children, which is
3 per cent. of the whole registration in
the state This per cent. costs for the
one item of teachers wages $225,000, oil
about ~ per cent. of the whole cost OF
running the schools OF the state. The
average number of pupils is % to q
teacher, whereas in the Grammar and
| Primary Schools the average is from
40 to 60.
Normal Schools.
The number of students in the three
| Normal Schools at New Britain, Will
mantle, and New Haven was 440, gair
over 1884 of S. The entering classes
numbered $40. The graduating classe:
numbered AS and Of this number Ia
are teaching. The number of Norma
school graduates teaching in the state
is 6S6, which is Is per cent of the pub,
lie school teachers. The number of per
sons who began to teach in fS9i1S9
was 362. and of these the Normal Schoo
supplied $40 or So per cent. Connected
with these Normal Schools are observa
ton schools in New Britain, Whitman
tic, and New Haven. These comprise
kindergartens, 3S schools, 1,S44 child
rem. taught by 81 teachers.
Free Public Libraries.
The Connecticut Public Library com
mittee have established in the year L
free public libraries in Andover, Ches
ter. Glastonbury, Hampton, New
Canaan. North Canaan, Plymouth
Portland, Prospect, Scotland, Somers
and Westbrook. In most of these towns
an existing library was the basis o
the free town library. There had beer
previously established under this Law
Z libraries. There are now A libraries
free TO all the inhabitants Of TIL
town." and four libraries free to mum
cipalities, making in all 81 librarie
which are properly called free publi
libraries. There are in the remaining
towns SO libraries supported by sub
scription OF fees, leaving 50 towns II
which there are no libraries.
: School Buildings and Ventilation.
Under the head of school building
and Ventilation in the report are in