The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
EDUCATION IN THIS STATE.
GROWTH OF THE MON SCHOOLS IN
TINE LAST FIVE FEARS.

1S.soA Boys ana oA.soS Girls New Attend
These pchooIs-Ths Number or HIGHER Hn-
situations Increased from 81 70 1On. and
the students from oo,oo9 ts ss, ooT.
ALBANY, Feb. 2s.-The annual report for last
year Of Secretary Melvil Dewey Of the Regents
Of tho University OF the State Of Now York
brings out graphically the great function
of the Regents in building up the high
schools Of the State. Five years ago one
quarter of the academic students wore In
private schools. In 1897 the number had
fallen to one-sixth. Tho number of boys
In high schools rose to 9,504, a gain Of SO per
cent. and OF girls to "a, 800, q gain of 40 per
cent. The extraordinary increase in the number
of boys remaining In the high schools has been
for the period in which the State has oXacted .
preliminary high school education before stu.
dents can take the courses and degrees ofthe pro-
fessional schools and receive licenses to practise
In Now York. The sworn reports from these in
stitutions have more than justified tho claims
OF those who predicted the greatest practical
gain to education from the establishment OF the
high schools and academies 53.464 students. or
one-eleventh of the whole number in the
York is credited only with the students In lite
registered high schools and incorporated 9cade-
turns from great numbers Of mere private
schools. no other State having the New York
s BY t OF sworn reports IT nm 4 s ozt b s,nRe snhno,a
of the country New York has moro than one
twelfth. and. most significant OF all, in the
entire country one.ifth was in New York.
That this growth was, needed Is shown by the
population: while Ohio has a high school to
every 5000.
bin al leads sSs G WITH $50 tesc Sery'Ts .sS1 t stud:en 9sia Sna
s 8 1ei PrG 9oiioxs OF 81 81 57's Ne& York c0 snS s Is a siSsS
sionsl and technical schools. detailed ia.
bles for the past five years are giveni
opinion, money from private. sources is spent
moro literally. than that paid by taxpayers.
lncpess sdt their espenditure 81 from s9ns So. S 7ss, $50 Sot to
Vs.; ~; S2S ID the eo value Of buildings and grounds
aIT% snS;i from 81 l 500 ssS $50 to s. ;s4 4s .T5S. s sna
the b total property owned from $50. o4s.6 Goa to
The number of institutions has Increased
from 22,o62 to 2s.oo7. and the graduates
study. Of The report will be useful to those
, who feared stSn, that hat It the s. rapidly dGE raised Rrofes,
sh, er scb s5ona"rf bur or Nf these aor tbr wo" Hs. depi .be
medical students have steadily Increased from
1920 to. 4.025. q gain of Cos in three years, or
has been from 1,4s6 to 2.o4i. Students already
holding academic degrees have Increased from
si24. s. s$2' w To F fssiPSi.s ss'' f KTSwn br tsSn
minded educators who have worked. for these
m snITs, or Titb best standards na,rds may mS,c cSmf fort them ,%a
those whose concern for education ID measured
by their receipts from tuition have not suffered
In their pockets, whilo the State has greatly
benefited In tho improvements secured.
Some idoa of the vast correspondence neces-
sary i'll the various departments Of the Regents
is given in the record Of 115.094 pieces OF mail
sent out last year. or an average. including va
cation season. of 1888 pieces q day. not counting
1907 express packages.
Another item significant of the immense work
done through printed matter is found in q de-
tailed table of tho university printing of the
past six years. In 1897 the university issuod
1897 different publications in a total of 2.652, OBI
copies. or these 80 were books and bulletins,
$40 were circulars, and 274 blanks exclusive of
stationery.
In the topics receiving special discussion will
be found the growth of the universities" with
the reasons why we are likely TO see institutions
with from 10000 to 20. 600 students within an
other generation; the "simplifcation of annual
reports," the need of higher business cduca-
tion. and state aid to high schools and acade-
mics or the place OF New York in edu-
cation tho Secretary saws: Our annual reports
show that we are making great strides, but we
are far from living up to the full measure Of our
opportunities. When the people OF New York
become as proud Of their educational leader
ship as Of their wealth and power tho cur
rents already setting so strongly toward US
from other States and countries will grow
stronger. All circumstances indicate that our
SCHOOLS OF every grade should be second to none
Secretary Dewey again refers to the necessity
for n separate State library building. to DO
erected just west OF the Capitol building.