Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the Secretary of the Interior for the Year ... with Accompanying Papers, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1896 - Education |
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... PERSONS ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES . There were enrolled in the schools and colleges of the United States , both public and private , during the school year 1893-94 , 15,530,268 pupils and students , being an increase of 446,638 ...
... PERSONS ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES . There were enrolled in the schools and colleges of the United States , both public and private , during the school year 1893-94 , 15,530,268 pupils and students , being an increase of 446,638 ...
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... person 5 to 18 years of age ...... Average number attended by each pupil enrolled . Male teachers .. Female teachers ... Whole number of teachers . Per cent of male teachers ... Average monthly wages of teachers in 40 States : Malo ...
... person 5 to 18 years of age ...... Average number attended by each pupil enrolled . Male teachers .. Female teachers ... Whole number of teachers . Per cent of male teachers ... Average monthly wages of teachers in 40 States : Malo ...
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... persons there are now SC more enrolled in the common schools than in 1880 . Another noteworthy gain was that of 2.3 day's length of the school term , which is now 139 days , or nearly 10 days longer than in 1880 . The average number of ...
... persons there are now SC more enrolled in the common schools than in 1880 . Another noteworthy gain was that of 2.3 day's length of the school term , which is now 139 days , or nearly 10 days longer than in 1880 . The average number of ...
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... persons in the work of giving culture to the rest . The savage tribe , unaided by machinery , can allow but one person for the production of ornament - nearly all are needed for the supply of food and clothing of the plainest sort . But ...
... persons in the work of giving culture to the rest . The savage tribe , unaided by machinery , can allow but one person for the production of ornament - nearly all are needed for the supply of food and clothing of the plainest sort . But ...
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... persons . The number of professors and instructors was 10,897 , of which number 13.8 per cent were women . The average number of instructors per institution was 23. The students reported were as follows : Pre- paratory , 45,188 ...
... persons . The number of professors and instructors was 10,897 , of which number 13.8 per cent were women . The average number of instructors per institution was 23. The students reported were as follows : Pre- paratory , 45,188 ...
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