theless the registration and attendance of the schools continued to increase. The public-school system is more popular than ever before, and it is almost impossible to provide new buildings as fast as the growth of the schools demand. A number of new class rooms have been added, and these have made it easier to maintain discipline and facilitate the work of the schools generally. An additional colored school was opened during the year, and a new house and lot has been purchased for the Broadway colored school. The opening of evening schools is being discussed. Houston reports a healthy condition of the schools and their continued growth. Some of the buildings have been crowded this year, and for several months one-half day sessions were the rule. Two neat new houses have already been opened and a third has been begun, and it is thought that these will do much to relieve the pressure. Teachers' meetings have been regularly held with good results. Book-keeping is a part of the high-school course. Waco is a rapidly growing city, and the question of school accommodation is a serious one. An extensive addition to the 5th district building, already begun, will supply the present needs of that section. Plans for an elegant high-school building have been adopted and work upon it will be commenced immediately. A decrease of 15 per cent. in the registration of the colored schools is noted, while the white schools have increased 20 per cent. Thirty-six weeks compose the school year. VERMONT. Brattleborough employs 33 teachers in its 11 districts. In only one of these is the graded-school system in use, the others being too small to adopt it. The high-school building has been thoroughly repaired during the year, and a commodious new building erected in district No. 6. A teachers' institute held in the high-school building last fall by the State school superintendent was productive of much good. WEST VIRGINIA. Shepherdstown graded school is divided into the primary, intermediate, advanced, and grammar departments. The school year consists of 9 months, and the daily session is fixed at 6 hours. There are 6 ungraded schools in the district. WISCONSIN. Appleton is divided into 4 school districts, each apparently independent of the other, and nearly so of the board of education. Only one of these maintains a high school, and this school took a long step forward during 1885-'86 by the introduction of manual training. The basement has been arranged for the purpose, and the necessary tools and apparatus purchased. Considering the short time since the movement was inaugurated, the results are very encouraging and promise to be still better. Vocal music and drawing have been introduced during the year, and are taught by the regular teachers. The number of teachers is not large enough to do justice to the increased number of scholars, and the employment of more is recommended. Except in the case of some of the older buildings the houses are commodions, healthy, and convenient. The first district building has been enlarged and greatly improved; the third district is proud of its elegant new 3-story house, and the fourth has recently purchased a large lot as a future school site. Madison reports increased prosperity of the schools during 1885-86. The most approved methods of teaching are adopted, and the teachers take great pride in their work. Several of the schools have been crowded and recourse has been had to halfday session plan. The high school is filled to its utmost capacity; during the year its course of study has been revised, and the number of courses reduced from 4 to 3. Special advantages are enjoyed by students of modern languages. Industrial work to a limited extent is done in the primary grades. Special attention is paid to music, penmanship, and drawing, the first named being taught by a specialist. Oshkosh was visited by an epidemic of measles during the year, and that, with the sickness caused by public vaccination, had the effect of diminishing the attend ance upon the schools. Two night schoois have been opened the first time and have already achieved a good deal of success; $1 per month is charged to cover extra expense. During 1885-'86 the examination system has been considerably modified; the monthly written reviews have been abolished and more importance is attached to the marking of daily recitations. A new building, the most elegant of its kind in the city, is being erected, and extensive repairs upon those already standing have been completed. Stoughton schools are first and second primary, first and second intermediate, grammar, and high; drawing and book-keeping are given important places in the course ⚫ of study. Wausau high school is a source of special gratification; under very competent teachers unusually good results are obtained. During the year a school was opened in a cented room in a part of the city hitherto without school facilities. A house was soon afterward built for it, and it is now firmly established and successful. TABLE 13.-Summary, by States, of school statistics of cities containing 5,000 inhabitants and over for 1885-'86. Pupils. Libraries. Expenditures. 3 5 7 10 11 12 13 14 31, 709 140, 050, 132 8, 131, 476 2,972, 751 1,536, 082 2, 891, 193 12, 839 4,690 625 49, 969, 364 2,941, 105 615, 649 498, 080 773, 794 94,831, 606 2,057, 950 498, 156 312, 286 520, 518 31, 025, 153 465, 555 170, 609 82, 637 162, 573 1,700 94, 405, 515 1, 270, 974 394, 720 268, 969 440, 715 120, 000, 000 761, 000 215, 000 176, 178 215,000 6, 420 3,500 11,462 60, 847, 839 1,228, 340 292, 304 168, 167 316, 118 267, 000, 000 2, 215, 661 810, 754 558, 799 819, 945 337, 531, 971 90, 105 157, 062, 464 9,563, 290 3, 468, 490 2,567, 308 1,051, 731 2, 980, 146 5,491, 058 552,627 1,088, 065 3,066, 310 37, 800 4, 513, 170 1,263, 0CO 1,026, 227 224,659 945, 290 26, 935 21, 015 26, 790 3,551, 245 26, 196, 784 21, 794 147, 236, 863 600 21, 000, 000 14, 810 787, 498, 990 64, 000 8,089, 540 368,000 14,045, 592 1, 319, 068 9, 108, 968 25, 580 3,252, 087 108, 295 4, 523, 231 4,484 13,500,000 450 284, 045 104, 051 1,842, 167 63,420 2,487, 043 330, 516 26, 600 5, 469, 519 355, 370 77, 926 668, 858 108, 862 Totals 471 12, 129, 7711, 446, 075 42, 283 2, 185, 418 1, 563, 927 494, 668 640 489, 893 6, 237, 990, 438 110,968, 350 36, 060, 976 22,796, 553 38, 326, 641 TABLE 14.-School statistics of cities and towns containing 5,000 inhabitants and over, for 7 Alameda, Cal 8 Los Angeles, Cal. 9 Marysville, Cal 10 Oakland, Cal* 11 Sacramento, Cal 12 San Francisco, Cal. 13 San José, Cal 14 Vallejo, Cal 15 Leadville, Colo 16 Sonth Pueblo, Colo 17 Bridgeport, Conn 18 Bristol, Conn 24 Hartford, Conn 40 Waterbury, Conn 41 Winchester, Conn... 42 Windham, Conn.. 43 Sioux Falls, Dak 44 Wilmington, Del 45 Atlanta, Ga 46 Augusta, Ga. 47 Columbus, Ga 48 Macon, Ga 49 Savannah, Ga 50 51 ...... J. II. Phillips... J. R. Whitaker F. B. Gault H. M. Harrington John J. Jennings, acting visitor James E. Walsh, acting visitor... George L. Beardsley, acting vistor G. W. Winch, acting visitor Myron L. Mason, secretary.................. Horace Clift, acting visitor. 3,086 4,977 21,000 5,000 29, 132 16,713 23,000 7,529 13, 133 23,500 5,708 7,500 Wm. Waldo Hyde, acting visitor Anthony Ames, acting visitor 42, 015 Dr. J. H. Chapin..... Oliver B. Taylor, secretary. 6, 921 6,462 15, 540 Wm. N. Rice, chairman school board 6,800 20, 500 Rev. E. C. Gardner, secretary Samuel T. Dutton. 18, 000 62, 882 Horace Coit, president school board. 74,776 10, 537 13, 956 15, 112 5,411 11, 297 7,355 J. N. Bartlett.. B. J. Sturgis... Nathan L. Bishop.... Stephen Walkley, chairman school board N. R. Hart, chairman school board Simeon Gallup, chairman school board.. Stephen Ballard, secretary M. S. Crosby L. M. Cartney David W. Harlan. W. F. Slaton Lawton B. Evans.. A. P. Mooty B. M. Zettler W. H. Baker.. Aurora, I., District No. 5. N. A. Prentiss Henry Raab Sarali E. Raymond J. W. Layne E. A. Gastman....................... C. F. Kimball.. 7,733 9,547 9, 185 503, 185 11,000 d703, 817 13,500 16,000 8,787 8,516 10,000 *From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1884-'85. a Estimated. 61 Galesburg, Ill 62 Jacksonville, Ill. 63 Joilet, I.. 64 Kankakee, Ill 65 Lincoln, Ill.... J. H. Darling.. W. F. Bromfield ....... |