COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS COLLEGES. Returns have been received from 296 institutions, and the statistics of 39 institutions have been taken from the Bureau's report of 1891-92, making a total of 335 colleges. The total number of instructors appearing in the statistical table is 2,010 and number of students 99,654. The total number of graduates is 13,565. The students in the day schools in all the geographical divisions are largely in excess of the students in the evening schools. The total number of students reported in the day schools is 81,048 and in the evening schools 18,606. It will be seen by these figures that the day schools contain more than four times the number of students that the evening schools report. The total number of students in the commercial course reported by all the geographical divisions is, male, 28,935; female, 9,598. The total number of students in the amanuensis course is, male, 8,279; female, 11,296. In the English course, male, 12,779; female, 5,304. In telegraphy, male, 1,218; female 381. The total number of students in the commercial courses of colleges and secondary schools is 30,892. NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION. This division reports 94 colleges, with a total of 604 instructors, 26,322 students, and 4,149 graduates. The number of male students is 17,968; the number of female students, 8,354. The percentage of male students to total number in the division is 68 per cent; of female students, 32 per cent. The number of graduates is 4,149, or 16 per cent of the total number reported. The day schools report 20,413, and the evening schools 6,009. The percentage of day-school pupils to total number is 78 per cent; of evening schools, 22 per cent. The total number of students in the commercial course is 8,763. The number of male students in the course is 5,909, or 33 per cent of the total number of students in the classified courses. The number of female students is 2,854, or 16 per cent of the total number in all the courses. The total number of students in the amanuensis course is 5,946. The number of male students in the course is 2,017, or 11 per cent of the total in all the courses. The number of female students is 3,929, or 22 per cent of the number of students in the courses. In the English course in this division the males outnumber the females. The cause may be that the female students have had better educational advantages before entering the business college than the male students. The total number of students in this course is, males, 2,070; females, 741. The percentage of male students to total number in the classified course is 12 per cent; of female students, 4 per cent. The total number of students in telegraphy is, male, 165; female, 66. The percentage of male students to total number in all the courses is 0.9 per cent; female students, 0.4 per cent. SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION. This division reports 18 schools, 61 instructors, 4,004 students, and 534 graduates, or 13 per cent of all the students reported in this division. The number of male students is 3,049; female students, 955. The percentage of male students to the total number of students in the division is 76 per cent; female students, 24 per cent; number of students in the day schools, 3,138; evening schools, 866. The percentage of day-school students to total number of students reported is 78 per cent; evening schools, 22 per cent. The total number of students in the commercial course is, male, 1,611; female, 351. The percentage of male students to total number of students in the courses is 37 per cent; of female students, 8 per cent. The total number of students in the amanuensis course is, male, 574; female, 387. The percentage of male students to total number of students in all the courses is 13 per cent; of female students, 9 per cent. In the English course the number of male students is 1,057; female students, 284. The percentage of male students to total number in all the courses is 24 per cent; of female students, 7 per cent. The number of male students in telegraphy is 82; female students, 7. The percentage of male students to total number is 2 per cent; of female students, 0.2 per cent. SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION. The number of schools reported by this division is 28; instructors, 147; students, 6,770. The number of graduates is 881. The percentage of graduates to total number of students in the division is 13 per cent. The number of male students is 5,118; female students, 1,652. The percentage of male students to total number of students reported is 77 per cent; of female students, 23 per cent. The total number in the day schools is 5,932; in the evening schools, 838. The percentage of students |