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TABLE VII. COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE YEARS 1881-82. 

 Number of Papils Studying each of the Branches Taught. 



BRANCHES. 



1881. 



1882. 



Alphabet 



Spelling 



Reading 



Writing 



Mental Arithmetic 



Written Arithmetic . • . . 



Geography 



English Grammar. . . 

 History of the United States 

 Higher Branches 



13,078 

 100,380 

 85,408 

 63,156 

 39,261 

 44,361 

 37,400 

 23,533 

 19,566 

 4,259 



14.070 

 114,727 

 92,514 

 68,184 

 43,587 

 46,105 

 37,465 

 24,748 

 19,205 

 4,307 



992 

 8.347 

 7,106 

 5,028 

 4,326 

 1,744 



25 



1,215 



361 



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