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Show A Large Task The size of the educational undertaking un-dertaking in the United States may be understood from the following fol-lowing figures prepared by the Office of Education of the Department De-partment of Interior. "America's expenditure for education edu-cation in 1931, as estimated by the Federal Office of Education, was $3,200,000,000. "The number of pupils enrolled in public elementary schools during dur-ing the year was approximately 31,211.325, in public high schools. 4,354,815, r,r.d In institutions of higher learning, 1,099,468. "Private and parochial schools, both elementary and secondary, enrolled approximately 2,700,000 pupils in 1931. "The total number of teachers in the United States is estimated at l.C.'fl 000. 'The 1331 elementary school enrollment en-rollment was jess than that of the estimated elementary school enrollment en-rollment for 10,'U which was HI -370 WO High school enrollment however, jumped from 4,C30,Oi..0 estimated in 1930, to 4,354,815 in 1931. |