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Show Oikccxar ok Educational Inior-aiatio.v. Inior-aiatio.v. The Bureau of Education has issued a circular in the form of a Heventy page pamphlet, bearing date August, 1S70, which contains u large amount of valuable information with regard to educational matters in the United Stat-s. In a letter tu Hon. J. D. Cox, Secretary of the Interior, which leads the circular, ('ommi--ioner John Eaton, Jr., says that the number cf calls on his office fur educational information in-formation and statistics is so great, that its entire clerical force might be occupied in compiling and answering individual inquiries. To meet these inquiries the circular was prepared. It contains a table showing the percentage per-centage of population of school age attending at-tending schools and the adult population able to read and write ; a table setting forth the area, aggregate and adult male population from the census of IStiO, and the percentage of illiteracy, with the majorities which determined election in 180a; with another table giving a comparison by sections of six States, of the area, population, 'number of literate and illiterate persons', receipts re-ceipts from internal and postal revenues, reve-nues, number of patents issued, number num-ber of persons in the learned professions profes-sions and the circulation of newspapers arid periodicals, from the census of lH'jO. The circular also contains a couple of important paperj on Educational Educa-tional Statistics and .School-room Diseases; Dis-eases; the educational condition of the French and Prussian conscripts; 8;hool organization of the United (States ; Register of executive School onWrs, State, district, county and city, with other important information on 0 lucational mat 'rs. This valuable Ltlle work nhou'd l.c in the hands of every one in the country iuleii -ted in school affairs. |