Show I 1 i illiteracy AMONG CHIL UREN DREN illiteracy in the united states is s doomed statistics compiled by the united states bureau of ofa education Edu catin for use at the panama pacific exposition show that of children from 10 to 14 years of age there were in 1910 only 22 N out of every eiery 1000 who could neither read nor write in 1900 there were of the same class 42 I 1 p per er 1000 if reduction in illiteracy instill is still proceeding at 4 even the same rate the illiterate children in this country between i 1 the ages of 10 and 14 inclusive i now number not more than 15 cut nt of everyL everyll I 1 I 1 it rom foin the standpoint of I 1 dional reduction of illiteracy oklahoma leada all the states of the union in 1900 this state had illiterate children of the th e ages named in 1910 it had but 17 delaware had 20 in 1900 and but 4 in 1910 new hampshire re 4 to 1 new jersey from 7 to 2 missouri from 35 to 11 montana from 3 to 1 Os og den from 3 to 1 vermont from 6 to 2 new mexico from to 69 and idaho from 5 to 2 the following states report on ly I 1 child in between the ages of 10 and 14 as illiterate connecticut district of columbia massachusetts minnesota Monta iia new hampshire north dakota oregon utah and washington some of the states have reduced their illiteracy by one half or a little more these states ara alabama california colordo connecticut district of columbi kansas maryland massachusetts michigan minne sota mississippi north dakota I 1 tennessee tennesee utah and west virginia Or ilyne state nevada has lost ground since 1900 its 1 il I literacy was then 4 in 1910 it was as 5 two states south caico dako ta and nebraska each having the low rate of 2 per 1000 report no reduction in illi illiteracy beracy between 1900 and 1910 gesti the states having the lar largest pi proportion of illiterate children child reH per 1000 are louisiana with from in 1900 south carolina 83 from alabama 77 from froin new mexico 69 from north carolina 68 from lbs kentucky 59 from 79 G orgia 57 from and virginia 57 from 97 tennessee 51 5 from F lorida florida 50 from 73 7 arkansas 47 from it is evident that the public schools will in a short time practically eliminate illiteracy among children but according to bureau of education officials there are between 4 and 5 millions of adults that are illiterate and that can not be reached by the public schools to wipe out illiteracy in the united states one of two things must happen either the country must wait for the generation of present adults to die off or by some extraordinary means reach the these I 1 lions on 01 the basis of this thes dr P P claxton t fi Colli connoni nil 84 of education 0 estimates tat chaty an q average annual expend it for 10 years he put forces to work that IN by means of night shioo schools v 14 other agencies eli 4 eliminator minato beracy among the adults 14 01 country 4 beracy P 11 t 14 now ing before da congress require re bureau of A to ml take this work in any 8 tate state link 11 request of the proper state ties arid and makes an aate privation pria tion of 15 OUNO tor i OOL succeeding until 1920 and 17 00 for ea year thereafter until ibi 12 I 1 wh which I 1 eh date it is belaev believed ea eraca would be |