Tennessee, by B. A. Enloe, director. Texas, by W. L. Lemmon, secretary of the education commission. Land-grant colleges and agricultural experiment stations, by A. C. True, Director of Office of Experiment Stations, United States Department of Agriculture... CHAPTER XVI.-THE FINAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AMERICAN COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM IN NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND GEORGIA, 1863-1900. BY A. D. MAYO, LL. D. A Definition of Civilization (an address by W. T. Harris before the graduates at the commence- ment exercises of the Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa., March 2, 1899). Art Education the True Industrial Education (a paper read by W. T. Harris before the depart- ment of art education, National Educational Association, Nashville, Tenn., July, 1889). REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF EDUCATION, Washington, D. C., October 2, 1905. SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith the Annual Report of this Office for the year ending June 30, 1904. The enrollment in schools and colleges, public and private, during the year 1903-4 was 17,896,890, the same being an increase of 357,422 pupils over the previous year. Of this number there were enrolled in public institutions supported by taxation and funds belonging to States and municipalities 16,379,443 pupils, as against 16,127,739, the number reported for the previous year. The quota from private institutions corresponding in character to these was 1,517,447. Besides the enrollment in schools and colleges, public and private, there were pupils enrolled in special institutions more or less scholastic in their character and more or less of a practical business character, as follows: Miscellaneous (including schools of music, oratory, elocution, cookery and various special arts) (estimated). Schools in Alaska supported by incorporated municipalities (estimated) 2,257 2,000 Total for United States. 382, 601 310,500 693, 101 Adding the enrolled of these special schools (693,101) to the total of schools, public and private (17,896,890), giving general education, we have a grand total of 18,589,991. VII 1869-70. 1879-80. 1889-90. 1898-99. 1899-1900. 1900-1901. 1901-2. 1902-3.a 1903-4.a TABLE I. Common school statistics of the United States. Total number of days attended by all pupils. 539,053, 423 68.6 144.3 147.2 800,719,970 1,098, 232, 725 1, 477,016, 2441, 534, 822, 633 1,539, 576, 527 1, 601, 169, 762 1,627, 405, 037 1,660, 507,716 68.2 143. 7 144. 7 69.6 146. 7 € 79,900, 389 € 22,655, 001 16,009,361 € 81, 241, 246 € 23,028,748 16, 256, 038 20.01 Average number of days attended by each per Looking at the comparative table above, Table I, it will be seen that the per cent of the population enrolled in the "common schools" (elementary or "district" and high schools) was 20.01, a very slight decrease being noticeable since 1900, when the per cent was 20.51. But the ratio in actual attendance has increased more than enough to make up for the loss in enrollment. And the average number of days' attendance on school by each pupil enrolled was only 78.4 for the year 1870; it reached 86.3 days in 1890, and in 1902 passed the hundred limit (100.6); in 1904 it reached 102.1 days. The aggregate of school property increased in value $41,000,000 over the previous year. The average expenditure for school purposes arcse to 164 cents per day of instruction for each pupil, the amount for the previous year being 15 cents per day. The following table gives, for the year 1903-4, the Federal, State, and local expenditure for all purposes with some degree of approximation; also the expenditure for the different classes of schools and other institutions of learning. It will be seen that there was expended for education a sum nearly equal to one-half of the cost of the National Government. Of the total amount expended for all public purposes by the States, counties, cities, towns, etc. ($691,000,000), nearly twofifths (39.5 per cent) was paid for common schools. Total disbursements by the United States (as reported by Census Bureau).. $725,984, 946 Estimated expenditure by States..... Estimated expenditure by minor civil divisions. Total public expenditure... Expended for common schools (elementary and secondary)................ Approximate expenditure for universities and colleges.. Approximate expenditure for professional schools. Approximate expenditure for normal schools.. Total expenditure for education.... 106,000,000 585,000,000 1, 416, 984, 946 273, 216, 227 22,000,000 40,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 344, 216, 227 |