Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-03-19 | Page 2 | Percentage of Illiteracy is Less

PERCENTAGE OF ILLITERACY IS LESS WASHINGTON March 19 A A preliminary preliminary nary census statement I Issued sued by Director tor Durand shows that In 1910 th there re were Illiterates unable to read or write among amons tho time 70 persons 10 years of ago age or 01 over In the United States This was a reduction of ot rom rem 10 7 per percent percent percent cent to 77 per cent sInce 1900 The native born whites constituting 75 per cent of ot tho the entire population had only onh 3 per cent of ot of- of Illiterates foreign born had per cent and ond colored persons persons persons per per- sons per tier cent The percentage o or of Illiterates among amonI native born whites ten years ago was 43 the colored percentage tage 44 H. 5 and that of ot the foreign born whites