ON PHYSICAL TRAINING. By Edward Mussey Hartwell, Ph. D., M. D., LL. D....... Segregation at Chicago University (condensed from statement by President W. R. Harper) Status of foreign universities with respect to the admission of women.... Commercial education in the United States.. Relative school enrollment in various countries... Public schools of the United States-enrollment, average attendance, and length of term.... Amount of schooling received by each individual-public school income and expenditure.. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF EDUCATION, Washington, D. C., December 1, 1904. SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith the Annual Report of this Office for the year ending June 30, 1903. The enrollment in schools and colleges, public and private, during the year 1902-3 was 17,539,478, the same being an increase of 79,478 pupils over the previous year. Of this number there were enrolled in public institutions supported by taxation and funds belonging to States and municipalities 16,127,739 pupils as against 16,041,016, the number reported for the previous year. Besides the enrollment in schools and colleges, as given above, there were pupils enrolled in special institutions more or less educational in their character, and more or less of a practical business character, as follows: Enrollment in special schools in the United States in 1902-3. Orphan asylums and other benevolent institutions (estimated) Miscellaneous (including schools of music, oratory, elocution, cookery, and various special arts) (estimated) Total for United States... Public. Private. Total. 229, 213 137,979 229, 213 137.979 34, 422 34, 422 11,409 523 11,932 4,363 4,363 12,714 556 13,270 28,411 28.411 Adding the enrollment of these special schools (648,440) to the total of schools giving general education, we have a grand total of 18,187,918. I.-General statistics. TABLE I.-Common school statistics of the United States. 1869-70. 1879-80. 1889-90. 1897-98. 1898-99. 1899-1900. 1900-1901. 1901-2.a 1902-3.a Total number of days attended by all pupils. 539,053, 423 800, 719, 970 1,098, 232, 725 1,480, 466, 644 1,477,016, 244 1,534, 822, 633 1,539, 576, 527 1,594, 738, 835 1,627, 405, 037 Average number of days attended by each person 5 to 18... 44.7 53.1 59.2 71.2 70.0 71.8 70.3 71.6 71.8 Average number attended by each pupil enrolled 78.4 81.1 86.3 98.0 97.3 99.0 98.0 100.1 101.7 |