SCHOOL SYSTEM OF IOWA FROM 1847 TO 1889 INCLUSIVE.

2,185 14,450,000 1848 6,138 18,509,000 1849 71,219 17,028 22,623,000 1850 76,756 23,546 28,465,000 1851 77,890 20,600 38,427,000 1852 107,625 36.186 49,540,000 1853 121,965 50.155 72,327,000 1854 68.796 106,895,000 1855 291,741 102,718 164,395,000 1856 364,515 111,839 210,045,000 1857 298,474 103,966 179.828,000 1858

1,206,840, 2325 32
1,28,837 2995 33
1,290,288, 3888 56
1,394,788 3857 60
1,739,131 4840-63
2,183,738 6389 59
2.836,757 1033469 1,006,623
3,450,978 9303 67 1,161,653
4,397,944 8776 65 1,330,823

445,468

518,591

655,938 142.151 193,385.000 1860 694,447 140,427 177,451,000 1861

515,939

130,805)

49,027

570,115|| 160,253
686,672 199,590
856,725 297,453
572.593
692,034
917,604

9 1005 *1139 156 38 1333 96 168 47535 1686 130 175 48 629 2182 141 230, 65 844 2620 1982 274 76 876-3208 2199 301 8E 893 3479 2415 315 99 847-3676. 280 32 111 37-4110 2905 345 198 766 4274 3271 370 198 796-4635 370832163.698-5009 4200 436 106 612-5454 470× 464 2233 605–6000 512 527 22 459: 6407-5,374,542 8932 74 1,438,964 941.884

5748 350 2344:356-6888

640 600 247-282-7598

704.771 155,217 175,000,000|1862 58.289 788,657 123,766 167,109,000|1863 78.029 964,291 135,329 165,000,000 1864 111,489 1,265,667 138,840 215,063,000|1865 158,739 1,737,955 165,344 220,000,000 1866 185,910 2.039,597 177,791 256,517,000 1867 415,484 2,663,911 201,403 260,000,000 1868 466,186 3,146,034 204,604 295,000,000 1869 6,191,633 11399 78 1,636,9511.038,404 378,065 3,043,420 238,356 300,000,000 1870 6,868,910 11482 78 1,900,893 935,617 432,680 3.269,190 226,111 349,038,000 1871 7122 626 257 248 8253 7,495,926 11633 85 2,130,047 1,212,722 722.897 4,065,666-249,077 366,076.000 1872 7782 635 239 150 8856 8,164,325, 12944 84 2,248,676 1,184,083 796,695 4,229,454 275,789 369,124,000 1873 8138 649 268 153, 9228 8.232,935 10719 92 2.447,430 1,154,745 $32,646 4,443,482 304,836 374,340,000 1874 8490 650 230.121 9628 8,617,956 13120 972,598,440 1,114,684 892,626 4,605,749 318,997 395,423,000.1875 88835 651 264-108 9908 9,375,833 17122 98 2,784.099 1,168,057 1,205,618 4,957,774 283,021 401.264.000 1876 9279 671 257 89 10296, 9,044,973 17329 99 2.953,645 1,106,788 1,136.995 5,197.428 276,960 404,670,000 1877 9506 650 244 76 10566 9,161,701 20587 99 3.011,230 1,101,956 990,213 5,103,399 284,013 401.488,000 1878 973 686 250 72 10791) 9,066,145 22581 99 2.927,308 1,149,718 979,452.5,051,478 276,218 405,654,000 1879 10043 678 249 67 11037 9,243,243 22609 99 2.901.948 1.231,598 787.703 4,921,249 282,903 409,819,000 1880 10210 701 237 73 11221 9,533,493 26751 98 3,040,7161,263,663′ 825,441 5,129,820 234,622 419.316,000 1881 10006 084247 48 11285 9,949,243 27899 99'3,218,320 1,404,727 935,212 5,558,259 225,997 426,281,000 1882 10772 714 245 38 11789 10.473,147 34749 99 3,630.516 1,426,260 1,041,666 6,098,442 229,748 464,105,000 1883 1042 70 27 47 11975 10,808,093 33922 99 3,696,453 1,487,395 1,053,123 6.236,971 242,710 464,508,000 1884 11:206 760 243 40 12309 12,690,326 57095.99 3,777,092 1.227,815 1,049,406 6,054,313 248,260 488,953,000 1885 11:07 787 227 43 12444 11.560,326 46527 99:3.981,033 1,280,135 1,071,005 6,332,173 250,393 489,540,000 1886 11595 770-226-40 12631 11,706,439 55203 99 4,026,919 1,262,794 1,086,756 6,376,469 255,207 500,950,000 1887 11712 771 209 30 12752 12.007,340 63169 99 4,107,102 1,251,198 1,048,269 6.406,569 261,763 504.901.000 1888 11847 777 225 30 12879 12.580.345 74891 99 4.197.165 1,582.777 1.068,186 6,848,128 263.690 522.567,000 1889

$12,271,000 1847

Year.

STATISTICS OF CITY SYSTEMS.

Comparative showing for 1888-9 from all cities in Iowa of more than 2,000 Compiled chiefly from the reports of

population in 1885.

intendents for 1889.

county super

TWENTY-FOURTH BIENNIAL REPORT

OF THE

Superintendent of Public Instruction.

IN MEMORIAM.

A. S. KISSELL,

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, 1869-72.

A. S. Kissell was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1829. His educational work in Iowa commenced in 1856, at which time he became principal of the first grammar school in Davenport. When the schools of that city were consolidated, in 1858, he was elected city superintendent, in which office he remained for six years. He organized the training school in that city and brought a lady from the famous school at Oswego, New York, to act as its principal. Under his enthusiasm and magnetic influence, the schools of Davenport attained a high degree of prosperity.

From May, 1858, to October, 1859, Mr. Kissell also filled the office of county superintendent for Scott county. His usefulness, while connected with the Davenport schools, cannot be better characterized than in the following extract from a letter written by one who knew him intimately: