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tendency to greater severity increases slightly 

 from east to west, and from north to south. The 

 average sentence less than life is .13 years 293 

 days. The number of cases classed as murder is 

 5,548, of which nearly one-half received a life 

 sentence. The number classed as manslaughter 

 is 1,704, of which nearly one-half received a sen- 

 tence of over 10 years. Of the 58 prisoners await- 

 ing execution, 49 were found in the Kansas peni- 

 tentiaries, no date having been fixed for their 

 execution by any Governor since 1872. The 

 death penalty is practically abolished in Kansas, 

 though not by statute. In 1880, 4,608 prison- 

 ers were charged with homicide ; in 1890 the 

 number was 7,3~>1. This is an increase of 59.53 

 per cent. ; the increase in the total population has 

 been 24.86 per cent. One hundred and fifty-six 

 executions were reported during 1889, of which 

 94 were in South Atlantic and South Central divi- 

 sions. Of the 117 lynchings also reported, 94 

 were in the same divisions. 



Education. Tables summarizing the number 

 of teachers and pupils in public schools have been 

 published in previous census articles. More recent 

 statistics for the year ending July, 1891, give the 

 apparent enrollment in schools. The aggregate 

 is shown as 14,219,571 pupils, 12,728,417 being 

 in the public schools. Out of this latter number, 

 64,725 are in schools not denominated com- 

 mon schools although public. The number of 

 pupils enrolled in private schools is given as 753,- 

 972 ; parochial schools, 737,182. The three States 

 having the largest enrollment of public school 

 pupils are New York (1,049,952), Pennsylvania 

 (973,282), and Ohio (798,093). The public school 

 enrollment in 1880 was 9,951,608, the total popu- 

 lation of the country at that time being 50,155,- 

 783. The per cent, of enrollment to population 

 in 1880 was 19.84 ; 1890, 20.22. 



An interesting tabular exhibit ,for Southern 

 States, including Delaware, Maryland, District 

 of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North 

 Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mis- 

 souri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Missis- 

 sippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas, shows a 

 population, 1890, of 15,493,323 ; colored, 6,944,- 

 915, and an enrollment of white pupils in these 

 States of 3,358,527, the percent, of enrollment of 

 population being 21.68. The number of colored 

 pupils enrolled is given as 1,288, 229, the per cent, 

 of enrollment to population being 18.55. The 

 increased enrollment of white pupils for the same 

 States is recorded as 1,056,723, or 45.91 per cent. ; 

 increase of colored pupils since 1880, 490,943, or 

 61.58 per cent. 



The total number of parochial schools reported, 

 July 1, 1891, but subject to revision, is 737,182. 

 By denominations the numbers are as follows : 

 Catholics, 567,555 ; Lutheran, 141,388 ; Evangeli- 

 cal, 15,218; Protestant Episcopal, 6.964; Re- 

 formed Episcopal, 241 ; Reformed Church of 

 America, 2,190 ; German Presbyterian, 1,160 ; 

 Holland Christian Reformed, 1,311 ; Mennonite, 

 610 ; Moravian or United Brethren, 204 ; Dutch 

 Reformed, 341. 



The apparent enrollment in schools for the 

 census year, reported to July, 1891, exclusive of 

 special classes, dependents, and Indians, arranged 

 by States grouped in geographical divisions, is 

 shown in the table included in the next column 

 of this article. 



a An apparent loss from original report by rejecting 1,396 

 duplicates, explained in Bulletin No. 84. 



b Column 6 includes 1,381 over and under school age, not 

 in manuscript report of State superintendent. 



c Public school enrollment larger than in Bulletin No. 53, 

 by addition of 4,722 city enrollment : explained in Bulletin 

 No. 84. 



d Column 6 includes 65,512 over and under school age, 

 explained in text but not included in table of Bulletin 

 No. 53. 



e The public school enrollment of Oklahoma is that of 

 Greer County. 



/ Increase in public schools of 173 from Bulletin No. 36, 

 explained hi Bulletin No. 84. 



Of the 12,728,417 pupils .enrolled in public 

 schools, 45,840 are reported as belonging to si 



