SECONDARY INSTRUCTION. After our Public Schools, of which we have given such full statistics in the preeding tables, some schools of secondary or superior instruction, which under a variety of names, form the connecting links between the public school and the college or university. Some of these are private schools but somewhat permanent in character; they may be schools for boys, or for girls, or both; others rank as academies, high schools or seminaries; others still, are preparatory schools for the college course; others still as schools of superior instruction for women, Female Seminaries, Colleges, Academies, or Collegiate Institutes. Still another class, are Commercial or Business Colleges. There are also Normal Schools or Colleges, sometimes private, sometimes State or City institutions, intended for training teachers-and schools of special instruction for deaf mutes, blind, feeble minded, orphans and juvenile offenders. The character of these schools is so diverse that we cannot bring them under a table, showing the number in each State, but we give below the aggregate number of each class in the entire country, with such particulars as can be collected concerning them, premising that a considerable number are not reported in any year. (7.501) Kindergarten... SPECIAL INSTRUCTION- Schools for the Blind.. Schools, feeble minded, Reform Schools.. Orphan Asylums, Soldiers' Ör. Homes. Infant Asyl ums and Indus. Schools... Totals... Grand Totals 2,560 3.506 5.721 289,248' 106 2921 114.733 41,469 212 5 135.128 1,815.967 13,527,667 1,209,782 IV. SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. There still remains, to complete our summary review of the Educational institutions of this country, some account of the Scientific and Professional Schools or Institutions of the United States. The Scientific Schools are of two classes. Those organized under the law making grants of land to Agricultural Colleges, and receiving the avails of these grants, and those not receiving these avails, but endowed by State or private munificence. The Theological Semina ries and institutions can be classed under a single head, though some of them are connected with Colleges or Universities, and others are independent of these; some have a course of elassical study, and others are confined to theological studies exclusively. The Law Schools come under a single head, but the Medical Schools are divided into Regular, Homœopathic aud Eclectic, and the Dental and Pharmaceutical Schools are also classed with them. We give herewith such statistics as can be obtained of all these Scientific and Professional Schools. 2,565 6,194,690 1,114,834 1,253,706] 39,882 415,002 663,415 15,117 348,828 2,534,622 33,610 (3,118) 3.876,426 81,179 (3, 148) To'a's...... male Studerts. 357 2.919 32 315 21.389 283 2.322 29,993 18,549,381 14,554.205 954,345 2,162,984 1,274 1,020,694 In most of the Theological Schools, the tuition is provided for by endowment, and is free. The Scholarships of the Scientific Schools cover the tuition; there are also free scholarships in some of the Medical Schools-usually the result of State grants. a Berides those in 17 schools not reported, and 27 included under the faculties of the Universities with which these schod are connected. The real n mber of instructors is about 699. ~ ~~~~ -- ~ A No. of Universities and Colleges. 430330 Number of Instructors. 231 172 I α104 36 18 28 .... .... 56 32 24 6 221 172 49 28 71 2,612 1,551 79 16 41 a1,440 887 427 479 358 102 19 34 1,818 1,169 649 344 352 8 11 652 426 226 go 13 18 876 663 213 267 7 227 194 33 58 160 133 27 85 370 370 150 251 982 574 408 180 186 2 438 276 162 II 357 357 117 185 43 39 1,170 1,024 146 226 178 9 196 141 I 40 16 55 55 24.... 10 39 39 7 34 75 43,629 3.450 942 993 921 26 76 1,634 1,325 309 479 310 379 33 148 7 13 385 356 30 27 58 1,884 1,510 374 783 485 226 :: SUMMARY OF STATISTICS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. Preparatory Department. Students. Total.. 358 682 a26,266 18,481 6,779 6,576 5,621 1,353 3,203 30, 368 14.152 1,651 2,724 1, 169 1,886 Sex not reported in all cases, & Classification not reported in all cases. Income only. United Brethren in Christ.. Menu'te, Tunkers, Winebr'ns Protestant Episcopal Church United Brethren-Morav'ns Christian Connect'n, 3 Sects Friends-Orthodox Friends-Hicksite & Progres' The above table has been prepared with great care, and in all cases from the latest authorities. The sittings, where not given by the Church authorities, are calcu lated from the same ratios as the table of denominations in the United States Census; and the adherent population on the ratio of 4% adherents to each communicant, which long observation has proved to be more nearly accurate, than that of 5 to 1 usually employed. The only exceptions to this ratio, and those made for reasons which are obvious to all, are the Roman Catholic, the Jews, Mormons, and a few minor sects grouped together. In all these the members in full communion, or openly declared such, constitute a very large proportion of those who adhere to them-usually at least one half. The increase in the amount and value of Church property has been very great within the past ten years; and the recent decline in value of real estate has been in most cases more than made good by the erection of new churches and manses. It will be seen that the present estimated value is nearly $477,000,000. |