Show REDUCED AMO AMONO m CHILDREN OF i iI I i p al Reduction Is Greatest rea test in Oklahoma Says Say s Report i ASHINGTON Jan 7 Not more B fifteen out of every ery 1000 children 10 to 14 years of a ago e in the ted tad d States are aro unable to read and ande e 3 according or in to statistics announced federal bureau of j 3 y by the n n 1 anay analysis l sis of the fi figures shows that there Zero 42 out of every cry 1000 dren between the tho a ages es of 10 an and 11 14 were were ere ill illiterate it erat o. o This number had hadn n reduced to 22 2 in 1010 and to 15 1014 From or the tho standpoint Hof of proportional proportion of illiteracy the bureau t tl Oklahoma Old ab oma leads lens skit nIl states In 19 0 this thi had 12 1 chil chil- n D of tho the ages aes named In 1910 it had 17 Delaware had 20 in WOO 1900 and J 4 in 1010 1910 reduced reduce number ow Hampshire its n 4 1 in 1900 to 1 in 1910 uno Now New mv Jersey m 7 to 2 Missouri MiSouri from 33 35 to 11 ii anc and Oregon from 3 to 1 Verat Vcr Vor- nt at from G 6 to 2 New Mexico Mexico from 69 19 fJ and Idaho from 5 to 2 According to tho the bureau Nevada is isi i- i only ionly which has lost ground co o 1000 IDOO Its illiteracy was thou then 4 1 1910 it was 5 Two states South Daa Da Da- a 8 and Nebraska each having the low lew I C of ot 2 per 1000 report no reduction I illiteracy between 1900 1000 and 1910 I he be states having tho the largest proper proper- I n of illiterate children per 1000 are aro i nna with from in 1900 1000 th ith Carolina 83 33 from HiO Alaa Ala Ala- a 77 from New Ken Mexico 69 om em 18 North worth Carolina 03 Gg from Kentucky 59 50 from 79 r ja 7 from Virginia Vir inia 57 oin om 97 Dip Tennessee 54 5 from i 1 I rida rids 50 0 O from 73 3 Arkansas 4 r om orn n the tho basis of tho the t figures Dr P. P P. P non federal commissioner of edu- edu ion on estimates that with an average lual ual expenditure iture of for ton ten rs irs be he could put forces to work ork that uld by means of night schools and ander er ier agencies eliminate illiteracy long ong on the adu adults adults is of this country of om lorn it is estimated there aro between 1 and I |