AVERAGE AGE OF PUPILS ON ENTERING ON THE WORK OF EACH GRADE, OR YEAR'S WORK, OF THE CURRICULUM. In the decade from 1880 to 1890 the number of normal graduates increased 50 per cent and in the twelve years following 94 per cent. It will be seen that the numbers in nearly every State show substantial increases over the figures for the preceding date. In addition to public normal schools several other classes of schools maintain normal departments, the Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1902 showing that 234 public and private colleges and universities and 725 public and private high schools maintain normal-training departments. The private normal schools number 109. The Report named estimates that the graduates from these sources raise the total number of normal graduates for the year to 15,000. AMOUNT EXPENDED FOR EVERY $1,000 OF TRUE VALUE OF PROPERTY BY THE LARGEST CITY IN EACH OF 36 STATES. The figures given in this table were deduced from statistics collected by the Bureau of Labor for the year 1902. It registers fairly what each city named is relatively doing for education. It will be noted that the sums named are strictly for maintenance and operation, all items of capital outlay being excluded. PROGRESS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES IN TWENTY YEARS. Geography.... Natural science + United States his- United States Con- 5 lessons a week. Oral, sixty minutes a b5 lessons a week with text-book. 3 lessons a week. week. Sixty minutes a week. 5 lessons a 65 24+5 Number of lessons. 20+7 20+7 20+5 Length of recita- 15 min. 15 min. 20 min. 20 min. 25 min. 25 min. 30 min. 30 min. a Committee on secondary school studies appointed by the National Educational Association. |