South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-24
"a PERCENT IN
j. s. IN SCHOOLS
Education Bureaus Report
Shows Poorer CaiIy At
tendance, However.

estimates OF the united states Du-
reau of education. This means"
declares the annual report Of the
commissioner Of education, that
approximately "a per cent of the
inhabitants Of the United States are
attending school. as compared with
10 per cent in Great Britain, II
per cent in France. 20 per cent IN
Germany, and a little over four per
cent in Russia" The bureau points
out however, that the result is
much less favorable 10 the United
States, if daily attendance, rather
than enrolment, is taken as the
basis Of comparison. since some Of
the other nations have better at
tendance and longer school term
than the United States.
4. The number of pupils in public
I kindergarten and elementary schools
rose from 100000 in 1910 10 H.
, $4,000 in 1914, an increase of more
/ than a million in four years. In the
same period the number of public
high school students increased from
2 $4,000 to 1,219,O00; and for 1915
the corresponding figure was 1929
00O. As the result OF this increase
Of 10000 in public high school stu
dents the total number of students
i'm the 1900 high schools of all
kinds increased to a million and q
half OF the 1854 high schools
reported S,440 had full four-year
= courses. Approximately SO per cent
of all public high school students
are in four-year high schools
The report analyses the mum Der
I of teachers in the United States,
showing that of the 706,000 teach
ers. 10000 were men and $4,000
women. The number OF men teach
ers has increased very slightly since
1900; the number of women teach
ers has almost doubled. In public
elementary schools the number of
men teachers has decreased 20 per
cent since 1900. while the number
of women teachers has increased
eight per cent. In 1900 teaching
positions in public high schools were
evenly divided between men and
cutnumber the men by 5000. The
average annual salary of all teach
ers is S525. The figure is highest in
the east and north Atlantic states,
with $699 and $696, respectively,
and lowest in the south Atlantic
states, 1929. II varies from 1894 in
Mississippi TO 1871 in California and
S94l in New Work.
Cost of Education.
Expenditures for education in
1914. partly estimated, totaled close
to SSOO,OOO.0O0. An estimate, MAX
ing due allowances for the inter
vening years and for items neces-
sarily omitted would easily bring
the nations current education
al expenditures TO a billion dol
lars Public elementary schools
schools cost in 1915 approximately
$500, 100000; public high schools,
$70,00O,O9O; private elementary
schools, s52.OOO.O00; private second
airy schools. S15,OOO,OOO; universe
ties, colleges and professional
schools, $1O0.OOO,OOO; normal
schools. 100000.
OF the $555,O77146 actually re-
ported for public schools in 1914,
$39S,511,104 was by the north At
lantic and north central states. New
York expended $66,0O0,OO0; Penn
( sylvania. $50 ,OOO,OOO;; Illinois, $39.-
OO7,314; Ohio, $35,172,95O; Califor-
MIA, 26,579.S04; Massachusetts,,
chusetts. S25,492,2s2; and New Jer-
sey $23,2S4,O96. Six states, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Delaware,
Wyoming, New Mexico and Nevada,
expended less than 100000. On a
per capita basis Utah ranked high
est. with an expenditure for educa-
ton Of S10.O7; Idaho expended
1886 per capita of population;
North Dakota, 1852; Montana,
$3.50; Arizona. $S.93; and Washing
ton, $3.50; while Mississippi spent
/ $1.4S; South Carolina, S1.S3; Ala
bama, $1.97, and Georgia, S1.9S.
Gifts and requests 70 education
amounted 10 $31, 1918 in 1914, OF
which S26.67O,O17 was for univer-
sites and colleges, S1.55s.2s1 for
theological schools g.. S1,495,773
for law schools. Il 1896 sums
aggTegatlng S4Ol,0OOtb-G have been
given 10 educational institutions by
private donors.
Educational Movements.
In discussing educational move
ments the report points out that
most of the recent contributions are
in the domain OF practice rather
than in theory. The report declares:
There seems 70 be a clearer vision
as TO the essential aims OF educa-
ton Educational surveys have null
tiplied TO a remarkable extent; al
most no field now has been left un-
touched. and the latest findings in
scientific measurements are being
utilized in survey work The health
movement in education has expert
|, enced a notable stimulus from the
] preparedness situation and the de-
mand for military training. Rural
education has more and more en-
listed the interest Of the general
public outside Of professional circle:
and has clearly become a problem
OF administration and financing
+ rather than promotion. NOcationa
education is advancing slowly. bur