Show MANY schoolchildren SCHOOL CHILDREN sixteen mill ons or nine per cent centon of ahe the whole population the report of the commissioner of education tor for the fiscal year tear ending tune 30 1904 just made public by the secretary at of the interior chos that ag pupils or 9 per cent of the entire population of the country attended the public schools dur ing that year As compared with the previous six years this percentage shows a slight dee decrease rease in the number of pupils as compared with the total population the total cost of the public school 8 system stem Is given as T this his Is an increase of 16 oi er the preN previous fous year it amounted to 3 is per capita of total atlon and 22 5 per capita per pupil since 1870 the proportion of male teachers has decreased from 39 per cent of the entire number to 26 per cent of the entire number the past year the average compensation tor for male teachers last year was 49 98 and 40 51 for females this Is a slight increase over the previous year |