SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Students in certain courses and studies in public high schools—Continued. Per cent Girls. Per cent Civics. 126,361 17.48 54,583 17.88 71,778 17.20 the preThe total number preparing for college was 65,993, an increase of 1,694 over ceding year. The total number of graduates was 85,449, almost 12 per cent of the Over 30 per cent of the graduates were college preparatory total number of students. students. It is shown that 363,091 students were studying Latin. This was more than half the total enrollment. Only 8,886 were studying Greek, 1.23 per cent of the total enrollment. It is somewhat misleading to make a comparison between the 363,091 students in Latin (50.24 per cent of the total enrollment) and the 8,886 students in Greek (1.23 per cent of the total enrollment). Where both languages are taught, students have the opportunity of studying Latin four years and Greek the last year of the course. It is estimated that there were 310,758 students in the first year of the public high schools, 187,900 in the second year; 130,084 in the third, and 93,950 in the fourth year in 1906. If all the schools offered both languages, all the students would have the opportunity of studying Latin, while only 93,950, or the fourth-year students, would have the opportunity to study Greek. Moreover, it is known from Table 3 that 7,196 of the 8,031 schools had students in Latin and only 803 had students in Greek. The per cent of students in each of the leading high school studies reported annually for the past eleven years is given in the table which follows: Per cent of total number of secondary students in public high schools in certain courses and studies, etc. Per cent of total number of secondary students in public high schools in certain courses and studies, etc.-Continued. Students and studies. 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899- 1900- 1901-21902-31903-4 | 1904-5 1905-6 Studying- 50.61 50.45 3.12 2.85 7.94 7.78 2.48 2.45 2.27 2.05 1.91 Astronomy 4.40 4.21 3.82 3.33 2.78 Physics.. Physical geography 25.54 Geology. 4.80 4.04 3.61 Physiology. 2.74 Rhetoric. 32.34 34.24 English literature.. 29.21 27.42 46.18 7.56 3.44 3.11 21.78 21.52 20.97 2.52 2.34 2.31 22.67 21.96 20.36 1.49 1.31 1.19 46.39 48.54 50.24 49.00 49.34 51.30 History (other than United States). 35.28 35.76 Civics.. The statistics of public high schools in cities of 8,000 population and over are compared with statistics for public high schools outside of such cities in Tables 10, 11, and 12. In the cities named there were 868 schools with 351,986 students, while the remaining 7,162 high schools outside of such cities had 370,706 students. Table 13 is an exhibit of the equipment and income of public high schools in each State, so far as the information could be obtained. In most cases the accounts of high schools are not separated from the accounts of public school systems, and for this reason no satisfactory aggregate can be obtained or estimated as to the income of all the public high schools. Of the 8,031 public high schools, 7,425 reported libraries aggregating 4,415,079 volumes, and 7,320 had property aggregating $181,238,980 in value. Only 2,560 schools reported receipts from public appropriations, amounting to $9,751,940. PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES. The statistics of private high schools, academies, and seminaries are summarized in Tables 14 to 23. Tables 14 to 22, inclusive, are similar to Tables 1 to 9, relating to public high schools, and may be compared with those tables. Tables 23 and 13 may also be compared. Comparisons of certain averages computed for public and private high schools are made in Table 26. The number of private high schools reporting to this Office for 1905-6 was 1,529. These schools had 9,787 teachers of secondary students and 101,755 secondary students, 49,106 boys and 52,649 girls. Of the secondary students 18,240 were preparing for college, 10,452 for the classical course, and 7,788 for scientific courses. There were 12,428 graduates in 1906, of whom 5,319 had prepared for college. There were 8,499 students in military drill. The number of students in each of the leading high school studies in each State will be found by consulting Tables 16 to 21. The following table is a synopsis of the number and per cent of students, by sex, in college preparatory courses, the number and per cent of graduates, and the number and per cent in each of the high school studies in private secondary schools for the scholastic year ending June, 1906. Students in certain courses and studies in private high schools. Per cent Civics. 18,623 18.30 8, 449 17.21 10, 174 19.32 The preceding table shows that nearly 18 per cent of the students in private secondLess than 10 per cent of public high school ary schools were preparing for college. The per cent of students in Latin was students were making such preparation. nearly 49.63, as compared with nearly 50.24 per cent in the public high schools. In Greek the private high schools had about 6.25 per cent, as compared with 1.23 per cent in the public high schools. The increased percentages in certain courses and studies, as shown in the following synopsis, indicate the progress made by private secondary schools in the last ten years: Per cent of total number secondary students in private high schools and academies in certain · courses and studies. 1899- 1900- 1901-21902-3 1903-4 1904-5 1905-6 1900 1901 49.90 49.88 48.26 51.74 50.12 15.54 Preparing for college: 17.72 18.50 Classical course.. 10.45 9.82 Scientific courses... 10.78 Latin. 46.36 46.67 48. 45 Greek. 9.83 10.22 10.43 49.80 French. 21.31 21.83 23.04 23.15 46.64 46.47 49.63 6.79 7.05 6.57 6.25 24.79 24.94 25.79 27.27 German. 17.46 18.84 18.45 19.04 20.33 20.74 20.74 20.89 21.64 Algebra. 49.22 49.50 51.70 52.17 49.14 49.40 50.63 48. 15 49.05 49.62 54. 18 Geometry. 23.84 24.45 24.43 24. 71 23.72 24.28 25.64 23.95 24.92 25.83 27.29 Trigonometry 5. 51 5.45 5. 25 5.02 4.83 5.07 5. 13 4.76 5.09 5.23 4.65 Astronomy. 7.99 7.46 6 91 6.75 6.46 6.04 5.73 4.77 4.77 4.85 4.80 Physics.. 21.02 18.89 18.87 17.45 17.01 15. 26 15.33 15.72 16.58 Chemistry.. 9.89 10.49 9.62 9.35 9.42 8.57 8.99 8.80 9.25 a Per cent of number of graduates. Per cent of total number secondary students in private high schools and academies in certain courses and studies-Continued. Table 23 shows the value of equipment, income, benefactions, endowments, etc., of private high schools, academies, and seminaries. The number of volumes in the libraries of 1,300 schools was 2,200,318. The value of the property of 1,152 aggregated $74,014,676. Tuition fees amounting to $4,861,643 were received by 772 schools. Religious denominations control 831 of the 1,529 schools. Tables 24 and 25 show the number of schools in sach State controlled by each leading denomination. In Table 32, which gives in detail the statistics of private secondary schools, the name of the denomination controlling each is given in column 4. The following is a synopsis of Tables 24 and 25: The combined statistics of public and private secondary schools are condensed in the synopsis given below. Certain comparisons are made in Table 26. Students in certain courses and studies in public and private high schools combined. SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Students in certain courses and studies in public and private high schools combined—Con. Per cent Girls. Per cent of boys. of girls. Civics.. 144,984 17.59 63,032 17.80 81,952 17.44 The total number of public and private high schools reporting was 9,560, with 40,631 Of the aggregate, 354,414, or secondary instructors and 824,447 secondary students. 43 per cent, were males, and 470,033, or 57 per cent, were females. There were 84,233 The graduates for 1906 college preparatory students, or over 9 per cent of the whole. numbered 97,877, or 10.59 per cent, of the enrollment for the school year. The number of graduates prepared for college was 35,733, or 36.51 per cent of the number graduating. The following synopsis showing the percentage of students in certain studies from year to year will indicate the progress made by the secondary schools of the country in the past ten years: Per cent of the total number of secondary students in public and private high schools and academies in certain courses and studies, etc. 1901-21902-3 1903-4 1904-5 1905-6 8.30 14.84 12.86 11.75 Graduates prepared for college a. 32.69 30.60 32.60 Studying Latin. Greek. 4.58 4.60 4.50 4. 27 3.95 3.58 2.73 3.36 2.50 2. 18 1.85 French. 10.13 9.98 10. 48 10.68 10.43 10.75 11. 13 10.91 11.15 11.40 11. 12 German 13.20 13.76 14.24 14.91 15.06 16.09 16.94 18.09 18.98 20.34 21.04 Algebra. 53.46 54.22 55.29 56.21 55.08 55.66 55.27 56. 17 56.23 56.43 57.57 Geometry. 25.71 26.24 26.59 27.36 26.75 27.26 27.56 27.55 27.20 27.84 28.35 Trigonometry 3.15 3.08 2.83 2.58 2. 42 2.42 2.54 2. 19 2. 16 Astronomy 5. 19 4.89 4. 40 3.94 3. 43 2.96 2.64 2.11 1.92 1.71 1.39 Physics... 21.85 20.89 20.48 19.97 18.88 18.24 17.39 16.36 15.90 15.66 15.43 Chemistry. 9. 15 9. 18 8.55 8.64 8.00 7.86 7.70 7.46 7.08 7.04 6.86 Physical geography. 24. 93 24. 64 24.33 23.75 22.88 22. 42 22.22 21.62 21.26 21.05 20.64 Geology 5.20 4.93 4.66 4. 41 4.02 3.88 3. 48 3. 12 2.79 2.62 2.58 Physiology 31.08 29.98 29.38 28.62 26.96 26.27 24.83 24.01 22.49 21.84 20.57 Psychology 3.82 3.82 3.64 3. 23 3. 19 2.98 2.53 2. 15 2.04 1.84 1. 71 Rhetoric. 32.27 33.78 35.30 36.70 37.70 39.69 45.05 47.30 49.35 English literature. 38.90 40.60 41. 19 43.90 45.60 46. 15 47.91 48.14 50.53 History (other than United States). Civics... 20.60 21.09 19.45 19.87 18.51 17.85 17.59 a Per cent of total number of graduates. |