INDEX TO REPORT. The report of the Commissioner has been indexed by topics; the names of all persons mentioned by he abstracts of reports and the special papers are indexed by leading topics; no attempt has, how- Anstralia, Review of education in, 498–591. Austria: Education in, 453-455. Historical review, 453. Statistics of, excluding Hungary, 455. 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.) Education in, 456. General remarks, 456. Statistics of illiteracy, 456. Remedying existing evils, 456. Belknap, Hon. W. W., 29. Summary of, 57, 58. 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 Rise and progress of American institutions for In California, 88. In Iowa, 164. In Missouri, 262. In South Carolina, 343. The different kinds of schools, 495. Primary and primary and secondary schools,495. ondary schools, 496. Schools of Rio de Janeiro, 496. Secondary schools, 496. Superior schools, 496. Special schools, 496. Scientific, literary, and art associations, 497. Breiting, Dr.: On ventilation of school-rooms, 43. Bremen. (See Germany.) Letters from, 50, 51. Correspondence of the, increased, 48. Bureau of Education-Continued. Peculiar qualifications required in, 49. Suitable rooms for, required, 49. Letter to United States ministers, 49, 50. Letters from United States legation at Con- Demand for publications of, 48. Official journey by, 48. Inspection of school affairs in the country Increased appropriation for, requested, 49-73. Amount of material represented in the, 3. Pusiness Colleges: Remarks on, 53, 54. Table of, 611-614. Cairo. (See Egypt.) Education in, 15-18. Mandatory provisions of school law of, 15. School libraries in, successful, 16. School supervision in, excellent, 16. University of, 16. Land grant to, 16. Blind and Deaf-Mute School of, 16. Need for scientific instruction in San Fran. State Educational Society, 81. Concerning National Bureau of Education, 81. Educational efforts among Chinese, 82. Efforts for Chinese women, 82. California-Continued. Charitable institutions, 87. Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, 87. Ladies' Protection and Relief Association, N. Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, San Francisco, 89. Deputy superintendent, 90. Primary schools, 92. Cosmopolitan schools, 92. Evening schools of San Francisco, 93. School libraries, 94. School discipline, 94. Compulsory education, 95. Teachers, trained and untrained, 491. Pupils, 492. Provincial expenditure, 492. Local expenditures, 493. Superior schools, 493. Ontario, Province of, 493–495. Historical sketch, 493. Dissentient schools, 494. Free public libraries, 494. Census statistics, 1870: Of population, race, parentage, &c., 571. Of unfortunates, 683. Of illiteracy, 60-70. Superiority of, over all preceding censuses, Centennial exposition, 1876: Suggestions to educators concerning, 40, 41 Charitable institutions: In California, 87. In District of Columbia, 400. In Illinois, 146. In Indiana, 155. In Iowa, 165. In New York, 305. In Pennsylvania, 331. In South Carolina, 343. The work of the churches among Chinese, 82. Charleston. (See South Carolina.) Chinese taxed but not taught, 83. Statistics of examinations for admission to, 28. Distribution of, by States, 54. Denominational relations of, 55, In Alabama, 67. 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 York, 296, 297, 298, 300. 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 West Virginia, 366. In Indiana, 158. 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. New Haven, 105. Oral instruction, 106. Free drawing-school, 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. Elementary section, 414. Superintendents' section, 415. Section of higher education, 416. New England Baptist Educational, 418. 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 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. Cooper Union-Continued. Day-school statistics, 523. School of telegraphy, 524. Extra classes, 525. Trades and occupations, 525. Cost of education : Statistics of, 688-690. Remarks on, 58. (See, also, Expenditure.) Crime, Education and, 32-36. Statistics respecting, imperfect, 32. Majority of criminals illiterate, 548. What the State seems to criminals, 551. Trades should be taught, 552. Carry, Hon. J. L. M., Speech of, 6. Summary of statistics respecting, 27. Familiarity with the English language essen- 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. Duties of voters, 108. Powers of committees, 108. Duties of committees, 108. School system, 109. State aid, 109. Importance of common schools, 109. Want of schools a calamity, 109. Schools of Washington County, Whole district, 388. Colored schools, 388. 387. Colored schools of Washington and Goorge Absenteeism and irregular attendance, 388 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 Dumai, 31. Gonzaga College, 392. Wayland Seminary, 392. Washington Business College, 332 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. Douglass, Hon. J. W., *74. Drawing: In the public schools of Massachusetts. 38, 2. Drummond, Hon. Willis, 59, *74. Education, Bureau of. (See Bureau of Education An assimilating process, 4. Essential to a republic, 4. Influence of, on the intelligence of voters, 4. Educational statistics: Facilities of the Burean for collecting, 51, 2 Want of uniformity in reports of, 52, 33. Of normal schools, 53. Of business colleges, 53, 54. Of institutions for secondary instruction, 34 Of female colleges, 55. Egypt: University of Alexandria, 488. Schools at Cairo, 488. Elizabeth City. (See New Jersey.) England, Education in. (See Great Britain.) Europe, Review of education in, 453-488. Table of, by States, 59. Statistics of, by States, 573. In District of Columbia, 386. In Georgia, 133. In Illinois, 140. In Indiana, 153. In Louisiana, 197. In Massachusetts, 219. In Missouri, 263. In New Jersey, 284, 285. In New York, 293. In Virginia, 360. In West Virginia, 366. In Bavaria, 462. In Prussia, 463. In Norway, 481. In Canada, 491, 492. Fail River. (See Massachusetts.) Female colleges: Distribution of, by States, 55. (See, also, Woman, Education of.) Fires, Great western: In Chicago, 47. In Michigan, 47. In Wisconsin, 47. Fish, Hon. Hamilton, 44. Fisk, A. S: Alluded to, 33. Article by, 548-552. Florida: Teachers' salaries, 462. Statistics, 462. Hesse: New law of public instruction, 462. Teachers' meeting at Lemgo, 462. Want of competent teachers, 462. Educational association, 462. Want of competent teachers, 463. Statistics of illiteracy, 463. General school statistics, 463. School expenditure, 463. Want of teachers, 464. School-houses, 464. Statistics of Berlin, 464. Condition of the schools, 464. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha: New school law, 464. Saxe-Meiningen: |