From Report of the Commissioner of Education for 1883-'84. a For commercial course. f For life scholarship. b Type-writing is also taught. c For course in book-keeping. d Reported with classical department (see Table IX). This college is associated with Smith's Academy; for report, see Table VI. These statistics are for the year 1883-'84. h For day school; evening school, $25. i For day school; evening school, $15 for three months. Special students in penmanship. In day school; $20 for six months in evening school. 7 For scholarship. m Average time. 12 40 6 n These branches are taught in special schools. o For commercial course, time unlimited. p For book-keeping alone, for which the charge is $10. Name. TABLE IV.-Statistics of commercial and business colleges for 1884-'85, fc.- Continued. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 0 15 18 0 x x x x x 2:0 3 0 18 0 18-25 x 20 19 19 18 17 20 XOX 0 x XO XXXX 0 10 40 52 св 52 6 46 12 52 40 6-9 m50 10 10 00 From Report of the Commissioner of Education for ƒ For term of four months. g Reported with classical department (see Table IX). h Average charge. ilu day school, $40 for evening school. j For commercial course. These statistics are from a return for the year ending June 30, 1884. TABLE IV.-Memoranda. TABLE V.-Kindergärten. No students nor special instructor for this department given in catalogue The president writes that there is no business college connected with the Illinois Wesleyan University. These colleges have consolidated under the name of Indianapolis Busi Incorporated in 1885, under the name of Oskaloosa Business College. Closed on account of burning of buildings about two years ago, and not Consolidated July 1, 1885, under the name of Detroit Business University. Changed to Meridian Business College. Succeeded by Jersey City Business College. This Table, with two others, is omitted this year to give space to the Table of Statistics of Public Libraries in the United States (Table XVI of this Appendix); for ummary of Kindergarten statistics, see statement of the Commissioner preceding." |