The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-12-07
S7SO,OOO,OOO A YEAR
SPENT FOR EDUCATION
THE 100000 PUPILS ATTEND.
ING THE SCHOOLS TAUGHT
BY 100000 TEACHERS.
INFORMATION is INTERESTING

The Number of Private, Denomina-
tiOnaI and Public Schools of COun-
| try, Attendance and Money Re-
ceived. Comparative Figures.
Between 100000 and 3O,O0O,-
900 pupils took their places in the
schools of the country this autumn
under more than 100000 teachers.
1t cost this country for education
in various forms last year $750,000,-
600. This is $30O,0O0,000 less than
the cost of running the government,
less than one-third of the eXpend-
ture for liquor, three times the esti-
mated cost of admission to motion
picture theatres, more than the value
of the cotton crop, little less than
the value of the wheat crop.
The larger number of pupils, 49,
600, 500, were in the elementary
schools and about 60 per cent of all
the expenditures for education was
in these schools.
Private elementary schools in the
United States are now confined al
most entirely to church schools. The
parish school system of the Catholic
church in 1914 comprised 5,403
schools and 1,429,S5 pupils-an in
crease of 147 schools and $4,000
pupils over 1913. The Lutheran pa
rochial school system for 1914 re-
ported 1881 schools with 259, 467
pupils-a decrease in schools and
pupils.
Higher and secondary educational
institutions still remain the strong
hold of UNCONVENTIONAL education.
OF 567 colleges and universities tab
ulated for 1914 in the annual report
1927 are listed under UNCONVENTIONAL
control and of 2,199 private high
schools and academies reporting
1,4S9 are under control of religious
denominations. These secondary in
stitutions are maintained by % diff
ferent denominations and have 8,762
instructors and 101, 1929 students.
The high school contin es to grow
surprisingly. There were 1874
public and private high schools in
1914, with 1,373,661 students. The
students increased 9O,652 over the
previous year and increased 100 per
cent over the enrolment of 1902.
The number of girls exceeded the
Of IN,
private secondary schools in 1914,
the proportion of girls being 56.03
per cent.
On the other hand, the reports
show, men outnumber women in col
leges about two to one.
Students in colleges, universities
and chronological schools in 1914 in
creased IA, 1852 over 1918. OF the
bureau of education's list of 567 in
situations Ca decrease of 20 over the
previous year, SO of them only are
controlled by states or municipai-
ties
Benefactions to colleges and uni
versities total $26, $40, 017-some
thing over 100000 more than in
the year previous. Six institutions
received benefactions in excess of a
100000 each and 45 universities,
colleges and chronological schools re-
ported gifts amounting to more than
100000.
State and municipal appropriations
grew from $9,649,549 in 1908 to
$23,4OO,54O in 1914, while fees for
tuition and other educational SER
vies increased from SIS, 390,847 to
$22,5O4, 529.
AS a result of the vigorous cam
paign for higher standards waged
during the past few years the num-
Der of professional schools" has de-
creased materially. There was a
falling off of three schools of theol-
ogy two law schools, eight schools of
medicine and three schools of phar-
macy. On the other hand there was an
increase in students in professional
schools from 14,252 to 1876. Prac-
tically all of this increase is reported
from the schools of dentistry, show
ing the increasing interest in dental
hygiene as part of the public pro
gram for good health.
In 1914 there were 4 ,496 gradu
ates in law, 4,04S in medicine, 1920
in pharmacy, 2,270 in dentistry and
only 1856 in theology. Yet while
the receipts by professional schools
of law totaled only 1881, 1853 the
receipts of schools and theology
amounted to $4,246,5O1 The
schools of medicine report the great
est receipts, 81, 444,992.
There are now only II medilac
schools that admit students on high
school education or less. This is
notable change since 1904, when
over half the worlds supply of med
ical colleges was in the United States.
There were then 1862 colleges, with
I2S,142 students; there are now 100
colleges with $40 students.
The 81 public schools for the blind
report 665 teachers, 4,971 pupils and
an aggregate expenditure of 1868
173 for the year 1914.
A GOOD REASON.