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Show Porto Rlcan Schools. Tho annual report of tho commissioner commis-sioner of education for Porto Rico, Samuel McCuno Lindsay, announces a substantial and satisfactory progress In school affairs of tho Island. Tho rear closed with 1,005 schools opon. Tho total school enrollment was 70,-217, 70,-217, which is 19 per cent of tho estimated esti-mated total of tho school population of tho Island, and 7 por cent of tho ostlmatcd total population of tho Island for 1903. For tho support of all Bchools tho department of education had nvallahlo from Insular appropriations appropria-tions J574.C7C, of which ?5 15,100 nc-tually nc-tually was spent. Other expenditures bring tho grand total actually spent for educntlon during tho ilscal year up to $817,815. |