INDEX TO ACCOMPANYING PAPERS. Alabama, 81-86. School finances, 83. School attendance, 83. Lesson of the decades, 83. Schools for colored children, 84. Statistics of schools for colored child- Colored teachers, 85. Statistical table, by counties, 85, 86. Alaska, 336, 337. Area and population of, 336. Different races in, 336. Extract from Mr. W. H. Dall's "Alaska and its Resources," 336. American University: Report upon the need for, 418-420. Inferiority of American institutions, Government provision for schools of agriculture and the mechanic arts, Names of committee reporting, 221. Progress of education in, 370, 371. Coöperation of the provinces, 370. Number of children out of school, 371. Infant, or Kindergarten schools, 371. Arkansas, 86, 87. Board of education, 86. Commissioners of school fund, 86. Statistics of schools, 86. Institute for Deaf Mutes, 86. School prospects brightening, 87. Request for exchange of documents, Summary of educational statistics, 381. Aid to destitute children, 382. Direct gain to teachers by destitute School books, 383. Evening schools, 383. Training of teachers, 383. Salaries augmented by results, 383. Surveillance of teachers, 383. Educational advancement, 380. Bengal, India, education in, 377-380. Statistics of expenditure on English Dissatisfaction at the allotment of Extracts from speeches reported in the Statistics, 87. Establishment of school fund, 88. Revision of school law, 88. First bequest to school fund, 88. First State teachers' convention, 88. California-Continued. Establishment of "California Teach- State school law, 88, 89. Board of education composed of, 88. School fund composed of, 89. Graded certificates given, 89. State Industrial School, 90. Institution for Deaf, Dumb, aud Blind, University college, 90. Resolution admitting ladies into, 91. Pacific Methodist College, 91. Sonoma College, 92. San Francisco, 92, 93. City superintendent, 92. Statistical summary, 92. Policy of renting school buildings, Chinese migration-Continued. Checks to immigration, 425. Atrocities of the coolie trade, 425. Thirteenth and fourteenth amend- Chinese preference for America, 426. Sympathy of the Chinese with our in- Industrial opposition to immigration, 427. Danger from introduction of pagan- Susceptibility of the Chinese to Chris- Results of Chinese immigration, 428, 429. Particulars of policy to be pursued, Adoption of American language, dress, Predominant characteristics of Chi- Adoption of American manners, 430. Importance of right popular senti- Generosity the highest wisdom, 431. Availability of an educational policy, The Chinese accustomed to acquire Eagerness to learn the American lan- Scarcity of schools for Chinese, 431. Great importance of understanding Difficulties in acquiring it, 432. Educational instrumentalities, 433. Religious and philanthropic efforts, Evening schools, 434. Colorado, 318, 319. Organization of Territory. Little information received of schools Letter from superintendent, 318. Colorado-Continued. Hope for better times, 319. Natural division of the Territory, 319. Colored schools under supervision of Freed- Improvement of the colored people, Statistical summary of day, night, and Amount paid by freedmen for schools, Expenditures, 339. First public school in, 98. Early enactments respecting schools, Summary of statistics, 98, 99. Free schools not connected with State, Norwich. Statistics of, 100. List of names of acting visitors of State, Statistics by counties, 102. Secretary of board of education, 100. Organization of Territory. Report of superintendent under new Partial summary of school statistics, Lack of school teachers, 319. Improvement of school-houses, 320. Addresses of State and county super- Statistical details by counties, 320. System in the United States, 372. Deaf and Dumb-Continued. Employments of graduates, 373. Delaware, 103–105. No report issued by, 103. Absence of school supervision, 103. Proportion of illiterates in the State, Taxation for schools optional, 103. Schools in Milford, 103. Establishment of public schools in, 104. District of Columbia, 312-317. School organizations in, 312. Washington, division of, for school Duties of school officers, 312. School age, 312. City superintendent, 312. German language and music, 312. Joint resolution of the city councils, Colored schools of Washington and Superintendent Newton's statement Private schools, 312, J. Russell Barr's statement of, 314. 314. Education and labor, relations of, 439-467. | Educational conventions-Continued. Austria, technical and scientific schools in, 440. Bohemia, technical schools in, 440. Bavaria, polytechnic, scientific, and Switzerland, technical and polytech- Italy, technical education in, 442. France, technical education in, 442, Great Britain, increase of technical French exposition and English arti- Creuzot, technical training in, 445. Cirinlar of inquiry by Commissioner, Amoint, character, &c., of labor, 448, Genenl effect of education on labor, Effect of further knowledge, 449, 454, Specific influence of education on in- laborers 450, 456, 460, 462, 564, 466. foremen, &c., 451, 456, 460, 462, 465, Effect of nental culture on morals, habits, &., 451, 457, 460, 562, 465, Answers by employers, 448-452, 461- 463. Answers by vorkmen, 452-458, 463- Answers by observers, 458-461, 465- Educational conventions, 406-418. National teachers' association, 406, 407. Universal system of weights and School discipline 407. American normal association, 407-408. The human body a study for the American institute of instruction, Poetry of education, 409. Kansas State teachers' association, 411. Normal schools and county super- Moral culture in common schools,412. Relations of the National Govern- County teachers' institutes, 413. Michigan State teachers' association, School discipline, 414. Indiana State collegiate association, 415. Wisconsin teachers' association, 415. Inadequate pay of lady teachers, 416. California State teachers' institute, Importance of education, 416. High character of teachers, 416, 417. England, educational progress in, 373-377. Endowed schools, 374. Compulsory attendance, 374. England-Continued. Union schools, 376. School income, expenses, &c., 376, 377. Parliamentary grants, 377. Organization of schools in, 105. Free schools becoming popular, 106. East Florida seminary: Georgia, 108-110. Peabody fund, 108. Difficulties to the establishment of Hebrew education-Continued. Schools of Otranto and Bari, 361. Terrible condition of Jews in Ger- Banishment from Spain, France, and Exclusive talmudic schools, 362. Sympathy of Jews with American Rev olution, 362. Mordecai M. Noah, an American Jew, 363. American asylum attempted to be Reasons for failure of, 363. Charity the first aim of Hebrew edu- Incidents of Hebrew charity, 363. The cardinal virtues taught, 364. The true aim of education, 364. Resolutions of Dr. Lilientha', 364. Jewish poverty explained, $64. Why Jewish poverty is not seen, 365. Explanation of same, 355. Gratitude an educatioral trait, 365. Education in the Hebrew language, The mystic rite of nanhood, 366. The happiness of Jews in America, They are wanderers no more, 367. Historical fact in North Carolina, 367. Their confidence in American securi- Frightful picture of present condition Schools in the United States, 368. |