Name of publisher.

Place of publication.

Name of book.

E. H.Butler & Co..
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Porter & Coates

Philadelphis.

The New American Fourth Reader.

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The New American Fifth Reader

Young America Speaker, designed for the use of the younger classes in schools, by J. R. Sypher.

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American Popular Speaker, by J. R. Sypher

Henry C. Baird

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Hand Book of Mineral Analysis, by Frederick Wöhler.

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Table of Reactions of Qualitative Analysis, by H. B. Nason.

Howard Challen

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Elements of Moral Science, by P. R. Leatherman.

Abbott, Professor T. E., 45.

Absenteeism :

In District of Columbia, 388.

In Illinois, 144.

In Iowa, 166.

In Kansas, 178.

In Kentucky, 186.

In Massachusetts, 228, 231.

In New York, 308.

Abstracts-

Of State reports, how made, 3.

Academies, &c.:

Remarks on, 54.

Statistical table of, 615-635.

(See, also, Colleges.)

Africa, Review of education in, 488.

Agriculture, Schools of. (See Scientific schools.)

Alabama:

Financial embarrassment of, 13.
Report of State superintendent, 65.
School fund, 65.

Apportionment

of, 65.

Change in school year, 66.

Duties of superintendent, 66.

Local supervision, 66.

Circuit superintendents suggested, 67.

Improvements in the law, 67.

Institutions of learning, 67.

University of, 67.

Peabody fund, 68.

Colored schools, 68.

Educational convention, 69.

Baptist convention, 69.

List of superintendents, 69.

Albany. (See New York.)
Alexandria. (See Egypt.)
Allen, Nathaniel T., 17.

American education in foreign countries, 505, 506.
Missionary efforts, 505.

Syrian Protestant college, 505.

Robert College, Constantinople, 506.

American Missionary Association:

Expenditures for education by, 6.

Andrews, Hon. C. C., 50.

Angell, President J. B., 45.

Anhalt, Education in. (See Germany.)

Annapolis, Academy at. (See Naval Academy.)

Argentine Republic:

Message of President Sarmiento, 495.

Arizona:

Letter from the governor, 377.

Arkansas:

Australia, Review of education in, 498-501.
Austria:

Education in, 453-455.

Historical review, 453.

Statistics of, excluding Hungary, 455.

New school law, 453.

German Teachers' Association at Vienna, 453.

City schools, 454.

Bohemia, 454.

Carinthia, 454.

Styria, 454.

Hungary, 454.

Course of instruction for male teachers, 454.
Female teachers, 455.

Baden. (See Germany.)
Baltimore. (See Maryland.)
Bavaria. (See Germany.)
Beecher, Hon. Charles, 12.
Belgium:

Education in, 456.

General remarks, 456.

Statistics of illiteracy, 456.

Remedying existing evils, 456.

Belknap, Hon. W. W., 29.
Benefactions, Educational:
Summary of, 57, 58,
Statistics of, 684-687.
Berlin. (See Germany.)
Bishop, General A. W., 14.

Blind, Education of:

Remarks on, 26, 27.

Statistics of institutions for, 680, 681.

Article on education of, 445-448.

General statistics, 445.

Causes of blindness, 445.

Physical condition of the blind, 445.

Rise and progress of European schools for the
blind, 445.

Rise and progress of American institutions for
the blind, 448.
Institutions for:
In California, 88.
In Indiana, 155.

Scientific, literary, and art associations, 497.

Bureau of Education-Continued.

Peculiar qualifications required in, 49.
Proper organization of the, 49.

Suitable rooms for, required, 49.

Foreign correspondence of, 49-51.

Letter to United States ministers, 49, 50.

Letters from United States legation at Con-
stantinople, 50, 51.

Demand for publications of, 48.
Commissioner of-

Official journey by, 48.

Inspection of school affairs in the country
by, 48.

Increased appropriation for, requested, 49-*73.
Educational statistics of, reviewed, 51-59.
Statistical tables of, 571-700.
Report of-

Amount of material represented in the, 3.
Difficulties in making the, 3.
Edition of, should be larger, 48.
Method of collecting material for, 3.
Proper scope and character of the, 3.

Use of, 4.

Chinese taxed but not taught, 83.

Private educational institutions, 85.

State Normal School, 83.

University of, 84.

Mills Seminary, 85.

University (city) College, 85.

University of the Pacific, 86.

Charlestown. (See Massachusetts.)

Chicago, Great fire in:

School-houses burned by, 47.

Effect of, on school affairs, 47.

China:

General educational movements, 489.
University of Peking, 489.

Chinese, Education of:

In China, 17.

In California, 17, 82, 83.
Cincinnati. (See Ohio.)

Cities and towns:

Number of, in the United States, 52.
Population of, 52.

School statistics of, 574-605.

Table of school reports of, 689, 690.

Clapp, Hon. A. M., *74.

Clarke, Colonel I. Edwards:

Special services of, noticed, *74.

Letter from, 111.

Clark, S. N., 24

Cleveland. (See Ohio.)

Co-education of the sexes:

Opinions in favor of, 45.

Colleges:

Statistics of examinations for admission to, 28.
Should require knowledge of elements, 28, 29.
Hazing in, 29.

Distribution of, by States, 54.

Denominational relations of, 55,
Statistical table of, 639, 649.

Female. (See Female Colleges.)
Medical. (See Medical Schools.)
Business. (See Business Colleges.)
Dental. (See Medical Schools.)
Colleges and academies :

In Alabama, 67.

In California, 84-87.

In Connecticut, 99.

In District of Columbia, 390-392.

In Indiana, 153, 156-158.

In Iowa, 163, 164.

In Kansas, 176, 179, 180.

In Kentucky, 189.

In Louisiana, 200.

In Maine, 207.

In Maryland, 210, 211.

In Massachusetts, 231–233.

In Michigan, 239-241.

In Minnesota, 251.

In Mississippi, 257, 258.

In Missouri, 261, 262, 264.

In New Hampshire, 278, 281, 279.
In New Jersey, 289.

In New York, 296, 297, 298, 300.
In Oregon, 324.

In Pennsylvania, 327, 329, 330.

In Rhode Island, 337.

In South Carolina, 342.

In Tennessee, 348, 349.

In Utah, 383.

In Vermont, 355.

In West Virginia, 366–369.

In Wisconsin, 374.

"In Würtemberg, 466.

In Norway, 483.

In Egypt, 488.

In China, 489.

In Japan, 490.

Colorado:

Education in, 21.

Letter from the superintendent of, 378.

List of school officials in, 378.

Colored schools:

In Alabama, 68.

In Delaware, 116.

In District of Columbia, 388.

In Georgia, 134.

In Indiana, 151.

In Kentucky, 185.

In Maryland, 211.

In Missouri, 264.

In Ohio, 318.

In Tennessee, 349.
In Virginia, 358.

In West Virginia, 366.
Columbus. (See Georgia.)
Compulsory education:
In California, 95.

In Indiana, 158.

In Maine, 204.

In Massachusetts, 213.

In Michigan, 239.

In Nevada, 272.

In New Hampshire, 281.

In New York, 309.

In Rhode Island, 336, 338.

In Great Britain, 469.

In Sweden, 478.

In Norway, 481.

Remarks on, 30.

Condon, Rev. Thomas:

Remarkable museum of, 19.

Connecticut:

Summary of statistics, 96.

Connecticut-Continued.
School system, 97.

School fund, 97.

Schools and growth, 97.
Present condition, 97.

Evening schools, 98.

Teachers' institutes, 98.

Industrial school for girls, 98.
State reform school, 98.

Normal school, 98.

Other free schools, 98.

Hopkins' Grammar School, 99.
Sheffield Scientific School, 99.

Colleges, 99.

Yale College, 99.

Addresses of the retiring and incoming presi-

dents, 99.

New Haven, 105.
High school, 105.

President Porter, 106.

Oral instruction, 106.

Free drawing-school, 106.
Hartford, 106.

Teachers, 106.

Evening schools, 107.

High school, 107.

State Teachers' Association, 107.

List of school officers, 107.

Conventions, institutes, &c., Article on, 412-426.
National educational, 412-416.

Elementary section, 414.
Normal section, 414.

Superintendents' section, 415.

Section of higher education, 416.
National Methodist Educational, 417.
National Baptist Educational, 418.

New England Baptist Educational, 418.
Western Baptist Educational, 419.
American Institute of Instruction, 420.
German American Teachers' Union, 422.
Agricultural Educational, 424-426.
Conventions:

In Alabama, 69.

In Arkansas, 72.

In California, 76, 79, 80, 81.

In Connecticut, 98, 107.

In Delaware, 108.

In Illinois, 146, 147.

In Indiana, 152.

In Iowa, 162, 163.

In Kansas, 179.
In Kentucky, 189.

In Louisiana, 201.
In Maine, 206.

In Maryland, 210.

In Massachusetts, 216, 236.

In Michigan, 238, 241.

In Minnesota, 246, 248, 252, 253.

In Mississippi, 257.

In Nevada, 273.

In New Hampshire, 277.

In New York, 294, 301.

In Ohio, 318, 322.

In Pennsylvania, 326, 327.

In Rhode Island, 335, 336.

In South Carolina, 341.

In Tennessee, 348.

In Vermont, 355.

In West Virginia, 364.

In Wisconsin, 372.

In Austria, 453.

In Lippe principalities, 462.
In two Mecklenburgs, 462.
In Netherlands, 474.

In India, 488.

Constantinople. (See Turkey.)
Cooper, Mrs. S. B., 15.
Cooper Union:

Design of the founder, 519.
Building, 519.

Reading-room and library, 520.

Schools of science, 520.

Course of study, 521.

Record of classes, 1870-'71, 521.

Schools of art, 522.

Errors of the past, 522.

Reform attempted, 522.

Plan proposed by Palette Association, 523.

Cooper Union-Continued.
Day-school statistics, 523.
Evening school statistics, 523.
General features, 524.

Engraving department, 524.

School of telegraphy, 524.
Lectures, 524.

Extra classes, 525.

Trades and occupations, 525.

Conclusion, 525.

Cost of education:

Statistics of, 688-690.

Remarks on, 58.

(See, also, Expenditure.)

Crime, Education and, 32-36.

Statistics respecting, imperfect, 32.
Curious German statistics of, 34.,
Article on, 548-552.

Majority of criminals illiterate, 548.
Majority ignorant of trades, 549.
Criminals of foreign birth, 549.
Intemperance makes criminals, 549.
Ignorance breeds crime, 550.
Where is the remedy, 550.

What the State seems to criminals, 551.
The imperative duty of the State, 551.
Juvenile reform schools, 551.

Trades should be taught, 552.
Curry, Hon. J. L. M., Speech of, 6.
Deaf and Dumb:

Summary of statistics respecting, 27.
Article on education of, 449–452.
Convention at Indianapolis, 449.

Familiarity with the English language essen-
tial, 449.

Questions discussed, 450.

Conclusions, 451.

Professional deaf-mute literature, 451, 452.

Institutions for:

In District of Columbia, 391.

In Indiana, 154.

In Iowa, 164.

In Louisiana, 200.

In Massachusetts, 223.

In Missouri, 263.

In Nevada, 274.

In Oregon, 325.

In South Carolina, 343.

Table of statistics respecting, 678, 679.

Delaware:

Remarks on, 10.

Abstract of school laws, 108.

Yearly meeting, 108.

Delaware, Colored schools in Wilmington-Cont'd.
Number of schools in operation, 118.

Money received from Wilmington authorities,
118.

Table of atttendance and illiteracy, 118.

Denmark:

Education in, 457, 458.
General remarks, 457.

Farmers' high schools, 457.
Secondary instruction, 458.
General education, 458.

Dental schools. (See Medical Schools.)
District of Columbia:

Lack of proper school system in, 22.
Schools in, rapidly improving, 22.
Illiteracy of persons arrested in, 22.
Washington:

School tax in, high, 22.

Corporal punishment in, 23.
Effect of bill to abolish, 23.
Summary, 385.

Grades and course of study, 385.
Teachers and enrollment, 385.
Receipts and expenditures, 386.

Recommendations of superintendent, 396.
Dedication of Seaton building, 22, 386.
Georgetown, 387.

Summary, 387.

Schools of Washington County, 387.

Enrollment in district, 387.

Whole district, 388.

Colored schools, 388.

Colored schools of Washington and George.
town, 388.

Absenteeism and irregular attendance, 388.
Suspensions and expulsions, 389.

Statistics for 1871, 389.

Colleges, libraries, museums, &c., 389.

Smithsonian Institution, 389.

American Union Academy, 390.

Columbian College, 390.

Howard University, 390.

Georgetown College, 391.

Columbia Institution for Deaf and Dumb, 391.

Gonzaga College, 392.

Wayland Seminary, 392.

Washington Business College, 392.

Lyceum in Washington, 392.

Public libraries of Washington, 393.

Agricultural Museum, 393.

Herbarium, &c., 393.

Conservatory, 393.

Botanical Gardens, 393.

Corcoran Art Gallery, 304.

Mineral Cabinet of Land Office, 394.

United States Patent Museum, 394.

Army Medical Museum, 394.

Smithsonian Institution, 394.

United States Naval Observatory, 394.

Statistics of private schools of District of

Columbia, 396-399.

Statistics of charitable institutions, 400.

Divoll, Hon. Ira, 14.

Douglass, Hon. J. W., *74.

Drawing:

In the public schools of Massachusetts, 38, 39.
In Australia, 39, 40.

Drummond, Hon. Willis, 59, *74.

Education, Bureau of. (See Bureau of Education.)
Education:

An assimilating process, 4.

Essential to a republic, 4.

Influence of, on the intelligence of voters, 4.
Public sentiment for, needs development, 5.

Educational statistics:

Facilities of the Bureau for collecting, 51, 52.
Of city school systems:

Want of uniformity in reports of, 52, 53.

Of normal schools, 53.

Of business colleges, 53, 54.

Of institutions for secondary instruction, 54.
Of colleges, 54, 55.

Of female colleges, 55.

Egypt:

University of Alexandria, 488.

Schools at Cairo, 488.

Elizabeth City. (See New Jersey.)

| England, Education in. (See Great Britain.)