TABLE XXVI.-Statistics of Kindergärten for 1873, &c.-Continued. Blocks, bells, sticks, drawing, weaving sticks, Strengthens the physical system, improves the powers of &c. 22; Singing, elementary sounds of German alphabet, combina- | Balls, blocks, triangles, rings and half rings, 25 All the lessons connected with Fröbel's "gifts" 26 Geography by stories, arithmetic by counting, blocks, angles, lines, &c., drawings on black board copied on slates, singing, gymnastics, cutting papers into forms, molding in wax and clay. 27 32 All the lessons connected with Fröbel's "gifts" 33 Gymnastics, drawing, singing, modeling, building with blocks, &c. 34 The child is prepared for an intelligent use of books, regular Kindergarten occupations, tending plants, making forms with sticks, songs, and plays. 35 Speaking, playing, singing, gymnastics. 36 Arithmetic, geography, natural history, botany, drawing and singing, movement-plays. 37 Singing, plays, calisthenics, drawing, reading, and spelling.. 38 39 40 Fröbel's plays and exercises. All the lessons connected with Fröbel's "gifts" 41 Object- and oral lessons, phonetic spelling, English and Ger- 42 Primary English branches and object-lessons TABLE XXVII.-Showing improvements in school-furniture, apparatus, ventilation, &c., patented in the United States for the year ended June 30, 1873. INDEX TO REPORT FOR 1873. [The report proper of the Commissioner has been indexed with minuteness; the appendix has been Education, teaching, instruction, school, and a few other words of like character, will not be found In indexing the abstracts of State-school-reports (pp. 3-468), the schedule on p. 2 has been followed A. Absenteeism and truancy: In California, 20; in New Haven, Connecticut, 39; in Illinois, 83; in Kansas, 115; in Maryland, 154; Academies: In Massachusetts, 177; in Michigan, 196; in Missouri, 226; in New Hampshire, 251; in New Jersey, Academy, Military: (see Military Academy.) Academy, Naval: (see Naval Academy.) Agassiz, Prof. Louis J. R.: (obituary notice, 188-190.) Age of the scholastic population; In Alabama, 3; in Arkansas, 11; in California, 19; in Connecticut, 36; in Florida, 65; in Georgia, 69; Diversity of, in the enumeration, x; table of ages in the school-censuses, x. Agriculture, College of: In Arkansas, 16; proposed in Florida, 68; in Kansas, 119; the Agricultural College grant for, in Lou- Elementary instruction-school-finances, school-population, and attendance, 3; average attendance, Normal training-institutions and students, 6; statistics of, (see Table III.) Superior instruction-University of Alabama, 6, 7; Howard College, 7; Spring Hill College, 7; Tal- Professional instruction-Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, 8; statistical summary Special instruction-Alabama Institution for Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, 8; asylums and industrial School-officials-the State-board of education, 9; county- and city-superintendents, 9, 10. Summary of educational condition of, xiii. Alaska, Territory of: View of school interests in, 424. Argentine Republic: Recent educational statistics of, clxxi. Arizona, Territory of: Elementary instruction-school-population and attendance, 425; abstracts of county-reports, 425, Arkansas, State of: Elementary instruction-school-finances, scholastic population, school-attendance, and school-teach- Arkansas, State of-Continued. Normal training-in the Industrial University, 16; suggested for colored people, 17; statistics of, Superior instruction-statistical summary of institutions, 16; statistics of, (see Tables VII and Professional instruction-the Industrial University, 16, 17; statistics of, (see Table IX.) Special instruction-Institute for the Blind, 17; Deaf-Mute Institute, 17; statistics of, (see Tables Benefactions-the Peabody fund, 13. School-officials-State- and county-superintendents, 18. Summary of educational condition of, xiii. Art-education, Article on, 495-498: Scheme of instruction in drawing for graded public schools in Massachusetts, subjects taught, and Art to education, Relation of, xcix-evi: Value of art-education, need of instruction in drawing in public schools, xcix; drawing easily taught Art, Museums of: Statistics of, 770-773. Asia: India (British)-provinces of, clxvii; school-statistics, clxvii, clxviii; comparative statistics of uni- Atlanta, Georgia: Schools of, noticed, 71. Attendance in schools: In Alabama, 3; in Arkansas, 11; in California, 19; in Connecticut, 36; in Georgia, 69; in Illinois, 78; Compulsory, (see Compulsory education.) Method of improving, suggested, 168; increased, in New York, 274; decreased, in Ohio, 311;. per cent. Auburn, New York: Schools of, noticed, 282. Augusta, Georgia: Schools of, noticed, 71. Australasia: Queensland-recent educational statistics, clxxii. South Australia-recent educational statistics, clxxii. New South Wales-recent educational statistics, clxxiii. Western Australia-recent educational statistics, clxxiii. New Zealand-recent educational statistics, clxxiii. Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, cliii-clv: Austria-supervision of education, cliii; statistics of primary instruction, cliii, cliv; statistics of sec Baird, Prof. Thomas D., obituary notice, 165. B. Supervision of education, clv; statistics of primary, secondary, superior, and special instruction, Belknap, Miss Laura E., obituary notice, 331. Benefactions: To the Bulkley School, Connecticut, 46; of Johns Hopkins 164, 165; to Harvard University, 180; to Blind, Instruction of the: In Alabama, 8; in Arkansas, 17; in California, 26; in Illinois, 90; in Kansas, 120; in Kentucky. 130; Board of education: Power of, in Alabama, 5; law providing for, in Arkansas, 15; pay of, in Indiana, 98; members of in Members of: (see Officials of school-systems.) Boston, Massachusetts: Schools of, noticed, 172, 173. |