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JOSEPH D. BEDLE, Governor, Jersey City.
J ACOB VANATTA, Attorney General, Morristown.
A. L. RUNYON, State Comptroller, New Brunswick.
HENRY C. KELSEY, Secretary of State, Trenton.
WILLIAM J. SEWELL, President of the Senate, Camden.
JOHN D. CARSCALLEN, Speaker of the Assembly, Jersey City.
CHARLES E. ELMER, Bridgeton, T
RICHARD M. ACTON, Salem,
JOHN MACLEAN, D. D., L.L. D., Princeton,
JAMES BINGHAM WOODWARD, Bordentown,
BENJAMIN WILLIAMSON, Elizabeth,
ROBERT ALLEN, J R., Red Bank, Trustees of the
THOMAS LAURENCE, Hamburg, > State
RYNIER H. VECHTE, Somerville,
JOHN M. HOWE, M. D., Passaio, Normal School
RODMAN M. PRICE, Ramseys,
WILLIAM A. WHITEHEAD, Newark,
WILLIAM H. STEELE, D. D., Newark,
BENNINCTON F. RANDOLPH, Jersey City,

CHARLES K. IMBRIE, D. D., Jersey City, )
ELIAS COOK, Treasurer of the State Normal School, Trenton.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
ELLIS A. APGAR, Trenton.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Work Exhibited.
. NORMAL SOHOOL.
(1.) In Volumes :
One volume of Drawings, containing forty-eight specimens, including
drawings from the flat, drawings from the round and original designs.
One volume of Maps, containing forty-two specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing twenty-two specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing twenty-two specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing sixty-nine specimens.
One volume of Spelling, containing thirteen specimens.
Total number of volumes, six.
Total number of specimens, two hundred and twenty-one.
In Frames : _
Four Maps, fourteen Drawings, and two specimens of Penmanship.
(3.) Miscellaneous :
Three Plant Analyses, representing class work in the description of
Plants.
.Ten Herbaria, each containing about fifty species of Plants, collected,
named and pressed by the Pupils in their class work.
Fifty Chemical Preparations, made, put up and named by the Pupils.
MODEL SCHOOL."
In Volumes:
One volume of Drawings, containing forty specimens.
One volume of Maps, containing fifty specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing twenty-two specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing forty-four specimens.
One volume of Spelling, containing eighteen specimens.
Total number of volumes, five.
Total number of specimens, one hundred and seventy.
FARNUM PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
(1.) In Volumes .-
One volume of Drawings, containing twenty-eight specimens of original
designs.
One volume of Maps, containing twelve specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing fourteen specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing nineteen specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing eighteen specimens.
One volume of Composition, containing eighteen specimens.
Total number of volumes, six.
Total number of specimens, one hundred and nine.
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ATLANTIC COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENnENT—GEORGE B. WIGHT.
CITY SUPERINTENOENT OF ATLANTIC CITY—S. R. MORSE.
(1.) In. Volumes .-
One volume of Drawings, containing forty-two specimens.
Two volumes of Maps, containing one hundred and ten specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing thirty-three specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing twenty-eight specimens.
One volume of Composition, containing five specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing thirty-three specimens.
Three volumes of Spelling, containing forty-nine specimens.
Total number of volumes, ten. .
Total number of specimens, three hundred.
(2.) In Frames :
Three Maps, one Drawing, and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) llftscellaneous :
Three photographs of School Buildings.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools in Atlantic City.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, forty.
Number of Graded Schools represented, four.
Number of Schools unrepresented, none.
BERGEN COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENnENT—JOHN A. DEMAREST.
(1.) In Volumes .-
Two volumes of Drawings, containing forty-Seven specimens.
One volume of Maps, containing forty-six specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing fifty specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing forty-six specimens.
Two volumes of Composition, containing forty-one specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing thirty-five specimens.
Three volumes of Spelling, containing sixty-one specimens.
Two volumes of Primary Work, containing one hundred and eighty-two
specimens.
One volume of Miscellaneous Work, containing twenty specimens.
Total number of volumes, fourteen.
Total number of specimens, five hundred and twenty-eight.
(2.) In Frames :
Two Maps, two Drawings, one specimen of Pen Lettering, and one speci-
men of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios :
Nine Drawings, and two plans of School Houses.
(4.) llfiscellaneous .-
Twenty-five photographs of School Buildings.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools in the County.
Kindergarten work from CarlStadt Public School, consisting of card
baskets, wall pockets, slippers, perforated figures, weavings, chains,
geometrical forms in worsted, etc.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, fifty-six.
Number of Graded Schools represented, eight.
Number of Schools unrepresented, none.
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BURLINGTON OOUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—EDGAR HAAS.
(1.) In Volumes:
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One volume of Drawings, containing thirty-ei ht specimens.
Two volumes of Maps, containing one hundre and fifty-seven specimens.
.Three volumes of Mathematics, containing ninety-eight specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing thirty-six specimens. .
One volume of Composition, containing twenty-six specimens.
Two volumes of Penmanship, containing ninety-nine specimens.
Eleven volumes of Spelling, containing two hundred and twenty-seven
specimens.
One volume of Primary \Vork, containing one hundred and twenty-eight
specimens.
One volume of Miscellaneous \Vork, containing twenty-four specimens.
Total number of volumes, twenty-three.
Total number of specimens, eight hundred and thirty-three.
In Frames .-
Four Maps, two Drawings, and two specimens of Penmanship.
Miscellaneous :
Fourteen photographs of School Buildings, and seventeen stereoscopic
interior views.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, one hundred and four.
Number of Graded Schools represented, eleven.
Number of Schools unrepresented, twelve.
CAMDEN COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—F. R. BRACE.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF CAMDEN CITY—HENRY L. BONSALL.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF GLOUCESTER CITY—F. R. BBACE.
(1.) In Volumes .-
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(3-)
(4-)
Two volumes of Drawings, containing seventy specimens.
One volume of Maps, containing one hundred and twenty-five specimens.
Two volumes of Mathematics, containing sixty-seven specimens.
Two volumes of Analysis, containing fifteen specimens.
Two volumes of Composition, containing twenty-three specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing sixty-eight specimens.
Six volumes of Spelling, containing one hundred and eight specimens.
Three volumes of Primary Work, containing two hundred and forty-
nine specimens.
Total number of volumes, nineteen.
Total number of specimens, seven hundred and thirty-four.
In Frames : _
Four Maps, one Drawing, and three specimens of Penmanshlp.
In Portfolios :
Two Maps and two Drawings.
.Miscellaneous : -
F orty-six photographs of School Buildings—exterior and interior mews.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
History of Schools of Camden City.
A lrVorking Pump, by a Pupil.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, thirty-six.
Number of Graded Schools represented, eighteen.
Number of Schools unrepresented, five.
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CAPE MAY COUNTY.
COUNTY SurERINTENDENT—MAURICE BEESLEY.
(1.) In Volumes:
One volume of Drawings, containing forty specimens.
One volume of Maps, containing eighty specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing thirty-nine specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing ten specimens,
One volume of Composition, containing Sixteen specimens.
One volume Of Penmanship, containing forty specimens.
Two volumes of Spelling, containing twenty-nine specimens.
One volume of Primary Work, containing sixty-seven specimens.
Total number of volumes, nine.
Total number of specimens, three hundred and twenty-one.
(2.) In Frames :
Three Maps and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios -'
One Drawing.
(4.) Illlscellaneous .-
Thirteen photographs of School Buildings.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, twenty-five.
Number of Graded Schools represented, one.
Number of Schools unrepresented, none.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—R. L. HOWELL.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT or BRIDGETON—DR. R. W. ELMER.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF MILLVILLE—J. W. N EWLIN.
(1.) In Volumes:
One volume of Drawings, containing seventy-six specimens.
Four volumes of Maps, containing one hundred and sixty specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing fifty specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing twenty specimens.
Two volumes of Composition, containing forty-eight specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing seventy-five specimens.
Seven volumes of Spelling, containing one hundred and thirty-five speci-
mens.
One volume of Primary Work, containing one hundred and eleven
specimens.
One volume of Miscellaneous Work, containing twelve specimens.
Total number of volumes, nineteen.
Total number of specimens, six hundred and eighty-seven.
(2.) In Frames:
Six Maps, one Drawing, and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios :
Three Maps and two Drawings.
(4.) Miscellaneous :
F ortytsix photographs of School Buildings, and eight stereoscopic inte--
nor Views.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, sixty-two.
Number of Graded Schools represented, nineteen.
Number of Schools unrepresented, eight.
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ESSEX COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—CHARLES M. DAVIS.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF NEWARK—GEORGE B. SEARS.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF ORANGE—ISRAEL H. GERRY.
(1.) In Volumes:
Three volumes of Drawings, containing one hundred and ten specimens.
Four volumes of Maps, containing two hundred specimens.
Six volumes of Mathematics, containing one hundred and eighty-six
specimens.
Three volumes of Analysis, containing fifty-four specimens.
. Three volumes of Composition, containing one hundred and four speci-
mens.
Three volumes of Penmanship, containing one hundred and seventy
specimens.
Twelve volumes of Spelling, containing three hundred and nine speci-
mens.
Six volumes of Primary Work, containing six hundred and thirty-seven
specimens.
Two volumes of Miscellaneous Work, containing seventy-four speci-
mens. ,
Total number of volumes, forty-two.
Total number of specimens, one thousand eight hundred and forty-
four.
(2.) In Frames :
Five Maps, ten Drawings, and two specimens of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios :
Thirty Freehand Drawings, eleven technical and eleven ornamental,
done by the Pupils in the Newark Public Schools, under the instruc~
tion of Mr. Camerer.
Fifteen Maps and five Drawings.
(4.) llliscellaneous :
Sixty-seven photographs of School Buildings, and twenty-eight stereo-
scopic interior views.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of Newark.
History of Schools of Orange.
Herbarium containing four hundred species of plants growing in the
county.
Herbarium containing fifty species, prepared by Pupils in Montclair
Public School.
Twelve Chemicals prepared by Pupils in Newark High School.
One hundred and ten Birds’ Eggs collected and named by Pupils in
Montclair Public School.
“ Franklin Literary Record,” published by Pupils in Franklin Public
School.
“Old Hundred,” written from memory by Pupils in District School
Number Thirty-seven.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, twenty-six.
Number of Graded Schools represented, forty-one.
Number of High Schools represented, one.
Number of Schools unrepresented, none.
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GLOUCESTER COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDEN'r—WILLIAM MILLIGAN.
(1.) In Volumes :
' One volume of Drawings, containing forty-eight specimens.
One vo'lume of Maps, containing seventy-six. specimens.
Two volumes of Mathematics, containing seventy specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing twenty-six specimens.
One volume of Composition, containing twenty-one specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing fifty-five specimens.'
Five volumes of Spelling, containing one hundred and six specimens.
One volume of Primary Work, containing seventy-eight specimens.
Total number of volumes, thirteen.
Total number of specimens, four hundred and eighty.
(2.) In Frames :
Four Maps, two Drawings, and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios:
Two Drawings.
(4.) lllz'scellaneous :
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, sixty-four.
Number of Graded Schools represented, five.
Number of Schools unrepresented, none.
HUN TERDON COUNTY.
CoUN'rY SUPERINTENDENT—C. S. CONKLING.
(1.) In Volumes:
One volume of Drawings, containing thirty specimens.
Two volumes of Maps, containing eighty—eight specimens.
Two volumes of Mathematics, containing seventy-nine specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing thirty-six specimens.
One volume of Composition, containing twenty specimens.
Two volumes of Penmanship, containing one hundred and twenty-two
specimens. '
Six volumes of Spelling, containing one hundred and forty-nine speci—
mens.
One volume of Primary vWork, containing ninety-four specimens.
One volume of Miscellaneous WVork, containing eight specimens.
Total number of volumes, seventeen. .
Total number of specimens, six hundred and twenty-six.
(2.) In Frames .-
Two Maps, two Drawings and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios:
Three Maps.
(4.) ilIis-cellaneovs :
Two photographs of School Buildings.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, ninety-eight.
Number of Graded Schools represented, seven.
Number of Schools unrepresented, none.
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HUDSON COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—WILLIAM L. DICKINSON.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF JERSEY CITY—WM. L. DICKINSON.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF HOBOKEN—L. M. DREW.
(1.) In Volumes .- _
Three volumes of Drawings, containing one hundred and twenty speci-
mens.
Three volumes of Maps, containing one hundred and forty-five speci-
mens.
Four volumes of Mathematics, containing one hundred and two speci-
mens.
Three volumes of Analysis, containing fifty-six specimens.
Four volumes of Composition, containing fifty-nine specimens. _
Two volumes of Penmanship, containing one hundred and Sixty-four
specimens. .
Fifteen volumes of Spelling, containing three hundred and eleven speci-
mens.
Six volumes of Primary Work, containing five hundred and twenty-six -
specimens. . . .
Three volumes of Miscellaneous Work, containing fifty-seven speclmens.
Total number of volumes, forty-three.
Total number of specimens, one thousand five hundred and forty.
(2.) In Frames: _ .
Thirteen Maps, fifty Drawings, and three specimens of Penmanshlp.
(3.) In Portfolios :
Eleven Maps and forty-seven Drawings.
(4.) Miscellaneous :
Thirteen photographs of School Buildings and eight stereoscopic inte-
rior Views.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools in the County.
Minerals from \Vest Hoboken, consisting of one hundred and twenty
specimens collected by Pupils.
Entomological collection from West Hoboken, consisting of forty-seven
species of Lepidoptera.
Minerals from Jersey City High School, consisting of
One hundred and fifty specimens collected by Chas. H. Torrey,
One hundred and fifty specimens collected by two sisters, Jennie and
Lucinda Reid,
Two hundred specimens collected by the B Class, and
Ten specimens of New Jersey Marls collected by A. C. Hale, the
Teacher.
Entomological collection from Jersey City High School, consisting of
Thirty-four species of Coleoptera, -
Forty species of Lepidoptera,
Eighteen species of Hymenoptera, and
Twelve species of Diptera.
Three pieces of original Music, composed by Pupils in West Hoboken
Public School.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, nine.
Number of Graded Schools represented, thirty.
Number of High Schools represented, one.
Number of Schools unrepresented, none.
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MERCER COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENnENn—WILLIAM J. GIBBY.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF TRENTON—CCRNELIUS SHEPHERD.
(1.) In Volumes: ,
Two volumes of Drawings, containing eighty-two- specimens.
Three volumes of Maps, containing one hundred and forty-eight speci-
mens.
Three volumes of Mathematics, containing one hundred and twenty
specimens. '*
Two volumes of Analysis, containing forty-one specimens.
One volume of Composition, containing twelve specimens.
Three volumes of Penmanship, containing one hundred and fifty-eight
specimens.
Five volumes of Spelling, containing eighty-nine specimens.
One volume of Primary Work, containing one hundred and nine speci-
mens.
Two volumes of Miscellaneous Work, containing twenty-nine specimens.
Total number of volumes, twenty-two.
Total number of specimens, seven hundred and eighty-eight.
(2.) In Frames:
Five Maps, six Drawings and two specimens of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios:
Five Maps and eleven Drawings.
(4.) Miscellaneous .-
Thirt-y-t-wo photographs and one stereoscopic interior view.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
History of Schools of Trenton.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, fifty-three.
Number of Graded Schools represented, fifteen.
Number of High Schools represented, one.
Number of Schools unrepresented, none.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—RALPH XVILLIS.
CITY SL'PERINTENDENT OF N EW BRUNSWICK—HENRY B. PIERCE.
CITY SUPERIXTENDENT OF PERTH AMBOY—HENRY FARMER.
(1.) In Volumes .-
Two volumes of Drawings, containing thirty-three specimens.
Three volumes of Maps, containing one hundred and fifteen specimens.
Two volumes of Mathematics, containing forty-one specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing twenty-seven specimens.
Two volumes of Composition, containing twenty—seven specimens.
Two volumes of Penmanship, containing sixty-three specimens.
Six volumes of Spelling, containing one hundred and twenty-nine speci-
mens.
One volume of Primary ‘Vork, containing fifty-eight specimens.
Total number of volumes, nineteen.
Total number of specimens, four hundred and ninety-three.
( In Frames :
Five Maps, one Drawing and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios:
Two Maps and four Drawings.
(4.) Miscellaneous :
Seven photographs of School Buildings.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
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History of Schools of New Brunswick.
Birds of New Jersey, by G. B. Hardenbergh. These birds are in water
colors, natural size, and drawn from nature. Twenty-seven species
are given, some figures showing both sexes.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, sixty.
Number of Graded Schools represented, ten.
Number of High Schools represented, one.
Number of Schools unrepresented, eight.
MONMOUTH COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENnENT—SAMUEL LOCKWOOD.
(1.) In. Volumes:
, One volume of Drawings, containing sixty-eight specimens.
Four volumes of Maps, containing two hundred and thirty specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing thirty-nine specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing thirty-six specimens.
Two volumes of Composition, containing fifty-three specimens.
Two volumes of Penmanship, containing one hundred and thirty-eight
specimens.
Twelve volumes of Spelling, containing two hundred and fifty-nine speci-
mens.
One volume of Primary YVork, containing one hundred and sixteen
specimens.
One volume of Miscellaneous Work, containing fifteen specimens.
Total number of volumes, twenty-five.
Total number of specimens, nine hundred and fifty-four.
In Frames : _
Seven Maps, two Drawings and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios .-
Four Maps, eight Drawings, and sixteen Plans of School Houses.
(4.) Miscellaneous .-
Ten photographs of School Buildings and one stereoscopic interior view.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
Several mechanical contrivances and objects made by pupils in the Key-
port Graded School, consisting of a hollow globe, ten inches in diam-
eter; a model of a wire suspension bridge, eighteen inches long; a
model of a steam engine, ten inches long; a model of a pump made of
glass; a cake of soap, and a small quantity of starch.
A 15111 sized Portrait in crayon of the County Superintendent, drawn by
E. B. Taber, a pupil in the Long Branch Public School.
Ethnology of Monmouth County, New Jersey, by Samuel Lockwood,
Teacher. This collection consists of stone implements and other relics
of the pre-colonial race of Monmouth County, and is taken from a larger
collection, which has been the work of twenty years. It is so classi-
fied as to constitute an educational apparatus in the department of
Anthropology. The collection is divided into four compartments.
The first shows implements pertaining to women’s work, culinary, &c.
The second shows the material. and processes of pottery and arrow
making. The third exhibits the social and warrior life of the ancient
man. Herein are contained implements of ceremony, badges of dis-
tinction, stone records of victories, balls for games, sinkers for fishing,
&c. The fourth exhibits cutting implements, stone axes, tomahawks,
cutting knives, scrapers, oyster knives. skinners, Ozc. The collection
has a unique value from its completeness as a local exhibit.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, one hundred and seven-
teen.
Number of Graded Schools represented, seven.
Number of Schools unrepresmted, none.
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MORRIS GOUN TY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—L. W. THURBER.
(1.) In Volumes:
One volume of Drawings, containing forty specimens.
Three volumes of Maps, containing one hundred and fifty-two specimens.
Two volumes of Mathematics, containing forty-six specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing fifteen specimens.
One volume of Composition, containing seven specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing forty-four specimens.
Six volumes of Spelling, containing one hundred and twenty-six speci-
mens.
One volume of Primary ‘Work, containing twenty-three specimens.
One volume of Miscellaneous Work, containing thirteen specimens.
Total number of volumes, seventeen.
Total number of specimens, four hundred and sixty-six.
(2.) In Frames :
Thirteen Maps, five Drawings, and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios :
Five Maps and three Drawings.
(4.) Miscellaneous .-
Seventeen photographs of School Buildings and four stereoscopic inte~
rior views.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, eighty-three.
Number of Graded Schools represented, eight.
Number of Schools unrepresented, seven.
OCEAN COUNTY.
Couu'ry SUPERINTENDENT—EDWARD M. LONAN.
(1.) In Volumes :
One volume of Drawings, containing fifteen specimens.
One volume of Maps, containing fifty-five specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing twenty specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing seventeen specimens.
One volume of Composition, containing three specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing twenty-six specimens.
Three volumes of Spelling, containing sixty—eight specimens.
One volume of Primary Work, containing fifty-two specimens.
One volume of Miscellaneous \Vork, containing seventeen specimens.
Total number of volumes, eleven.
Total number of specimens, two hundred and seventy-three.
(2.) In Frames .-
~One Map, one Drawing, and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolios :
One Map.
(4.) llliscellaneous :
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, thirty-six.
Number of Graded Schools represented, three.
Number of Schools unrepresented, nine.
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PASSAIC COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT~I C. CRUIKSHANK.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF PATERsoN—WM. J. ROGERS.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF Pxssarc CITY—SAMUEL W. RICE.
-z(1.) In Volumes:
Two volumes of Drawings, containing thirty-three specimens.
Three volumes of Maps, containing one hundred and eighteen specimens.
Three volumes of Mathematics, containing one hundred and three speci—
mens.
One volume of Analysis, containing thirty-four specimens.
Two volumes of Composition, containing forty-three specimens.
Two volumes of Penmanship, containing seventy-four specimens.
.Six volumes of Spelling, containing one hundred and thirty-eight speci-
mens. -
'Two volumes of Primary Work, containing two hundred and three
specimens.
One volume of Miscellaneous lWork, containing sixteen specimens.
Total number of volumes, twenty-two.
Total number of specimens, seven hundred and fifty-nine.
(2.) In Frames :
Three Maps, two Drawings, and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolio:
One Drawing.
llllscellaneonsz
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
History of Schools of Paterson.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, twenty-nine.
Number of Graded Schools represented, twelve.
Number of High Schools represented, one.
Number of Schools unrepresented, five.
SALEM COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—WILLIAM H. REED.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF SALEM CITY—T. PATTERSON.
I.) In Volumes :
One volume of Drawings, containing twenty-five specimens.
One volume of Maps, containing seventy-eight specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing forty-nine specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing twenty-six specimens.
One volume of Composition, containing five specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing sixty-two specimens.
Four volumes of Spelling, containing seventy-nine specimens.
One volume of Primary \Vork, containing ninety_three specimens.
Total number of volumes, eleven.
Total number ofspecimens, four hundred and seventeen.
In Frames:
Three Maps and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolio :
One Drawing.
(4.) llItscelloneous:
Twenty-six photographs of School Buildings.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, sixty-eight.
Number of Graded Schools represented, three.
Number of Schools unrepresented, six.
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SOMERSET COUNTY.
COUNTY SurEnINTENDENT—ELIAS W. RARICK.
(1.) In Volumes :
One volume of Drawings, containing twenty specimens.
Two volumes of Maps, containing one hundred and twenty-four speci-
mens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing twenty-four specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing eighteen specimens.
One volume of Composition, containing twelve specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing twenty-eight specimens.
Two volumes of Spelling, containing forty-five specimens.
One volume of Primary Work, containing twenty-four specimens.
Total number of volumes, ten.
Total number of specimens, two hundred and ninety-five.
(2.) In Frames:
'Three Maps and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3.) In Portfolio :
One Drawing.
(4.) Miscellaneous : -
Decennial Exhibit Of School House Improvements.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, fifty-eight.
Number of Graded Schools represented, three.
Number of Schools unrepresented, thirteen.
SUSSEX COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—L. HILL.
(1.) In Volumes :
One volume of Drawings, containing thirty-two specimens.
One volume of Maps, containing fifty-six specimens.
One volume of Mathematics, containing sixty-two specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing thirty specimens.
One volume of Composition, containing seven specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing sixty-two specimens.
Three volumes of Spelling, containing seventy-one specimens.
One volume of Primary \Vork, containing ninety-two specimens.
Total number of volumes, ten.
Total number of specimens, four hundred and twelve.
(2.) In Frames:
One Map, three Drawings, and one specimen of Penmanship.
(3. Miscellaneous:
Decennial Exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
Number Of Ungraded Schools represented, seventy -eight.
Number Of Graded Schools represented, one.
Number Of Schools unrepresented, thirty-five.
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UNION COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENnENT—N. W. PEASE.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF ELIZABETH CITY—E. D. SMITH.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF RAHWAY—J AS. ANDERSON.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF PLAINFIELD—C. H. STILLMAN.
In Volumes :
Four volumes of Drawings, containing eighty-two specimens.
Two volumes of Maps, containing eighty-two specimens.
Six volumes of Mathematics, containing one hundred and sixty-nine
specimens.
One volume of Analysis, containing thirty-eight specimens.
Four volumes of Composition, containing thirty-three specimens.
Two volumes of Penmanship, containing eighty-seven specimens.
Ten volumes of Spelling, containing one hundred and fifty-six specimens.
Three volumes of Primary \Vork, containing one hundred and fifty-six
specimens.
One volume of Miscellaneous lVork, containing twenty-three specimens.
Total number of volumes, thirty-three.
Total number of specimens, eight hundred and twenty-six.
In Frames: _
Two Maps, one Drawmg, and one speCImen of Penmanship.
In Portfolios :
Four Maps and one Drawing.
M lscellaneous :
Eight photographs of School Buildings and two stereoscopic interior
Views.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
History of Schools of Elizabeth.
History of Schools of Plainfield.
History of Schools of Rahway.
Kindergarten work from Elizabeth, consisting of paper weavings and
needle work.
Thirty-four Silhouettes, cut without assistance or copy by two sisters—
Isabel and Alma De Mier. representing Mythological and other figures.
Number of Ungraded Schools represented, nineteen.
Number of Graded Schools represented, fifteen.
Number of Schools unrepresented, none.
WARREN COUNTY.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—E. DIETRICH.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF PHILLIPSBURG—F. C. TOLLES.
(1 In Volumes :
One volume of Drawings, containing thirty-six specimens.
Three volumes of Maps, containing one hundred and seventy specimens.
Three volumes of Mathematics, containing one hundred and eleven
specimens.
Two volumes of Analysis, containing sixty-five specimens.
Two volumes Of Composition, containing forty-seven specimens.
One volume of Penmanship, containing seventy-three specimens.
Eight volumes of Spelling, containing one hundred and forty-nine speci-
mens.
Two volumes of Primary Wlork, containing one hundred and forty-
nine specimens.
One volume of Miscellaneous IVork, containing twenty-three specimens-
Total number of volumes, twenty-three.
Total number Of specimens, eight hundred and twenty-three.
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(2.) In Frames:
Six Maps, one _Drawmg, one specimen of Plain and two of Ornamental
Penmanship.
( In Portfolios:
Two Maps and two Drawings.
(4.) Miscellaneous :
Four photographs of School Buildings.
Decennial exhibit of School House Improvements.
History of Schools of the County.
L: umber of Ungraded Schools represented, seventy-three.
l\umber of Graded Schools represented, nine.
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l\umber of Schools unrepresented, twelve.

COLLEGES.
COLLEGE OF NEW’JERSEY.
The exhibit made by the College of New Jersey consists of a collection of books
Written by Alumni and Officers of the College, numbering seven hundred and
thirty bound volumes and several hundred pamphlets, including one thousand
one hundred and sixteen titles. Their authors number two hundred and sixty.
The contents are largely theological. The other professions, however, are
xcreditably represented. Sixteen volumes upon Medical topics bear the names
of Rush, Hosack and Hodge. Seventeen discussions on Municipal and Consti-
tutional Law are the work of Madison, Livingston, Ingersoll, Dallas and the
two Sergeants. Joseph Henry and Stephen Alexander have furnished contri-
butions in Physical and Astronomical Science. Among the writers on the
Natural Sciences are Barton and Guyot. In Mental and Moral Science we
find contributions from such philosophers as Edwards, Beasley, Atwater and
NIcCosh. Among the authors in Oriental Philology are the names of Addison
Alexander, J. C. Hepburn and William H. Green. The history of our coun-
try, as a whole, has been enriched by the compilations of Hazard and Ramsey-
This collection contains more than forty single Biographies. Contributions in
Poetry, Fiction, Travels and Literary History will also be found on the Prince-
ton shelves.
RUTGERS COLLEGE.
The exhibit made by Rutgers College consists of the following:
Photographic Views of College Buildings—General view of College Build-
ings and Campus. Queen’s (now Rutgers) College, erected in 1776. Rutgers
College, 1809. President’s House, 1842. Van Nest Hall, 1845. Astronomical
Observatory, 1865. Geological Hall, 1872. Kirkpatrick Chapel, 1878. Col-
Lege Farm Dwelling and Buildings, 1865. '
Portraits of Faculty of 177 .—General Frederick Frelinghuysen, Colonel John
Tavlor. '
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Chart showing the number of Students, Graduates and Faculty each year
since the founding of the College. -
Students’ Work.—Mapand section of an old Tunnel north of the College, cut
through from Mile Run to the Raritan River, for purposes of copper mining;
date about 1760. Map of New Brunswick in 1876, showing the location of the
College Buildings and of Agricultural College Farm. Map showingthe exten-
sion of the Geodetic Survey of New Jersey. Model of the College Campus, in
horizontal layers of colored woods, showing the inequalities of surface and
planes of level.
Instruments and Apparatus for I llustration.—-Surveyor’s Compass used by Gen-
eral Washington in 1748. Surveyor’s Instrument, 1876, with needle, telescope,
double circle, and solar attachment. Constant Battery, set in operation on
closed circuit May 17, and, without renewal or change, still in operation August
10. Model of Laboratory Desk, designed to secure protection from draughts of
air, dust and interference. Model of a Filter Pump, simple construction and
satisfactory performance. Collection from Students’ Herbarium of five hun-
dred species of Plants. Musci et Lichenes Nova Czesariensis, in four large folio
volumes. Collection of choice and beautiful crystallized Minerals, twenty-five
specimens. Selection of Geological Specimens found near the College, boulders
with diluvial scratches, fossil fishes, mosasaurus jaw with teeth in three stages
of growth, mastodon teeth perfect, and immature. Mastodon Tusk ground down
by glacial action.

PRIVATE SCI-1001.63.

CLOSTER INSTITUTE, Closter, Bergen County—Contributes three specimens
of Penmanship, one of Parsing, four of Mathematical \Vork, three of Spell-
ing, two of Composition and one of History.
NEW JERSEY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, Bordentown, Burlington Co.—
C'ontributes Problems in Maxima and Minima, in Differential, Integral and
Variational Calculus; Problems in Trigonometry, Surveying, Algebra and
Arithmetic; Translations in Latin ; Specimens of Parsing, Book-keeping,
Penmanship, Etymology and Drawing.
HADDON INSTITUTE, Haddonfield, Camden County— Contributes speci-
mens of Drawing, Composition, Penmanship, Spelling, Grammar, Mathe-
matics, Maps, and copy of “ Paper.”
THE PHILOTECHNIC INSTITUTE, of Camden, Camden County—Exhibits
Charts used for teaching by the Pantographic method ; the larger one, in
two parts, shows the geological history of the plant and animal kingdom.
The pictures show types of the genera exhibited, and the rays indicate
their duration and the formations in which their fossil remains are found.
The other Charts show families, species, etc., of animals, plants and mine-
rals, and the etymology of their names. Also, the Lord’s Prayer in Greek
in colors representing the different genders ; and a Crayon Sketch by one
of the pupils. .
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ST. MARY’S ACADEMY, Newark, Essex County—Contributes specimens of
Spelling, Arithmetic, Algebra, Penmanship, Composition, Grammar,
Analysis, Latin, French, Drawing and Maps.
THE GERMAN-AMERICAN ELEMENTARY AND REAL SCHOOL,
Newark, Essex County—Contributes specimens of Geometry, Algebra,
Arithmetic, Book-keeping, French, German and English Composition,
Grammar, Natural Philosophy, Maps, Drawing, Penmanship and Kinder-
garten WVork.
ESSEX HALL, Orange, Essex County—Contributes one specimen of Mathe-
matical \Vork, four of Penmanship, one of Composition, one of Spelling,
nine of Miscellaneous, one of Drawing, two of Maps, Translations from
Latin and Greek, and “The Lunch Box,” published by pupils.
SELECT SCHOOL, Swedesboro’, Gloucester County—Contributes one specimen
of Mathematical Work, one of Penmanship, two of Grammar, one of Com-
position, two of Miscellaneous and Primary Work.
DEPTFORD SCHOOL, Woodbury, Gloucester County—Cbntributes three
specimens of Mathematical \Vork, two of Composition, four of Penman-
ship, one Calculation of Survey.
ST. ALOYSIUS ACADEMY, Jersey City, Hudson County—Contributes speci-
mens of Arithmetic, Algebra, Analysis, Spelling, Composition, Penman-
ship, Maps and Drawing.
HOBOKEN ACADEMY, Hoboken, Hudson County—Contributes eight Draw-
ings in Pencil.
RINGOES SEMINARY, Ringoes, Hunterdon County—Contributes specimens
of Maps, Composition, History, Translations, Analysis and Mathematical
Work.
CLASSICAL SCHOOL, Flemington, Hunterdon County—Contributes six speci-
mens in Arithmetic, two in Algebra, two of Composition, four of Maps,
three of Spelling. Penmanship, Drawing and Primary \Vork.
SELECT SCHOOL, Lambertville, Hunterdon County—Contributes two speci-
mens of Mathematical Work, one of Drawing, Abstracts of English and
United States History, English Literature and Music.
HOPElVELL SEMINARY, Hopewell, Mercer Coun ty—Contr'ibujes one speci-
men of Drawing, two of Maps, three of Mathematical WVork, two of Analy-
sis, one of Composition, one of Spelling and three of Miscellaneous.
PEDDIE INSTITUTE, Hightstown, Mercer County—Contributes specimens of
Mathematical Work, Translations of Latin and Greek, Mental Science,
Rhetoric, Physical Science and Drawing.
YOUNG LADIES’ SEMINARY, Hightstown, Mercer County—Contributes
specimens of Maps, Mathematical 'Work, Analysis, Penmanship, Spelling,
Composition and Chemistry.
SOLDIERS’ CHILDREN’S HOME, Trenton, Mercer County—Contributes
nine Maps and six Drawings.
VVOODBRIDGE INSTITUTE, Woodbridge, Middlesex County—Contributes
two specimens of Maps and four of Spelling.
SELECT SCHOOL, South River, Middlesex County— Contributes one specimen
of Penmanship, one of Drawing and one of Spelling.
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YOUNG LADIES’ SEMINARY, New Brunswick, Middlesex County—Gm-
tributes specimens of Mathematical Work, Analysis, Penmanship and
Spelling.
FREEHOLD INSTITUTE, Freehold, Monmouth County—Contributes one
specimen of Drawing, three of Maps, two of Mathematical Work, one of
Analysis, one of Composition, one of Penmanship, four of Spelling, two of
Primary “'ork and one of Miscellaneous.
BRAINERD INSTITUTE, Cranbury, Middlesex County—Contributes thirty
Geometrical Forms made by pupils, forty-two specimens of Maps, Mathe-
matical Work, Book-keeping, etc., and twenty-five Ornamental Cards.
ST. ELIZABETH SEMINARY, Madison, Morris County—Contributes a-large
piece of \Vorsted Tapestry; \Vashington Crossing the Delaware; two Oil
Paintings, Landscape and Vase of Flowers; one Pastel, Bust of “lashing-
ton ; and one piece of Ornamental Penmanship.
SELECT SCHOOL, McCainesville, Morris County—Contributes one specimen
of Drawing, three of Maps, one of Mathematical \Vork, one of Analysis,
one of Composition, two of Penmanship, four of Spelling and two of Mis-
cellaneous.
PATERSON SEMINARY, Paterson, Passaic County—Contributes seven speci-
mens of Mathematical WVork and three of Miscellaneous.
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, Salem City, Salem County—Contributes four
specimens of Penmanship, three of Composition, two of Grammar and one
of Spelling. _
WOODSTOVVN ACADEMY, \Voodstown, Salem County—Contributes eight
Drawings in Pencil and six Drawings in Oil.
SELECT SCHOOL, 'Woodstown, Salem County—Cbntributes specimens of
Penmanship, Spelling, Maps, Mathematical \Vork, Analysis, Composition,
Drawing and Primary W'ork.
OAKSIDE SCHOOL, \Vantage, Sussex County—Contributes one volume of
Pupils’ \Vork, containing specimens of Book-keeping, Mathematical \Vork,
Natural Philosophy, Geometry, Latin and Grammar.
BLAIR PRESBYTERIAL ACADEMY, Blairstown, \Varren County—Con-
tributes specimens of Spelling, Trigonometry and Scanning.
BELVIDERE SEMINARY, Belvidere, \Varren County—Contributes two
specimens of Arithmetic, four of Algebra, four of Geometry, one of Trigo—
nometry, three of German, two of Composition, two of Spelling, two of
Physiology, four of Drawings and two of Miscellaneous.
CENTENARY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, Hackettstown, Warren Co.—
C'ontributes two photographs of College Building, and Catalogue.
Total number of volumes, fourteen.
Total number of specimens, seven hundred and twenty.
Total number of Private Schools represented, thirty—three.
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SUMMARY FOR THE STATE.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
(1.) In Volumes:
Drawings, number of specimens ............................................ "1,190
Maps, number of specimens .................................................. ..2,607
Mathematics, number of specimens ........................................ ..1,6()2
Penmanship, number of specimens ........................................ ..1,808
Grammar, number of specimens ............................................. .. 714
Composition, number of specimens ......................................... .. 630‘
Spelling, number of specimens .............................................. ..2,821
Primary \Vork, number of specimens ..................................... .3147
Miscellaneous Work, number of specimens .............................. .. 340'
Total number of volumes ............................... .. 438
Number of specimens in volumes .................... ..14,859
(2.) In Frames:
Drawings, number of specimens ............................................ .. 106
Maps, number of specimens .................................................. .. 99
Penmanship, number of specimens ........................................ .. 32
Number of specimens in Frames ......................... ..237
(3.) In Portfolios :
Drawings, number of specimens ............................................ .. 132
Maps, number of specimens ................................................. .. 57
Number of specimens in Portfolios ...................... ..189
(4.) illzscellaneous :
Number of Photographs of School Buildings ............................ .. 333
Number of Stereoscopic Views ............................................... .. 69
Number of Decennial Exhibits in Manuscript ......................... .. 21
Number of School Histories ................................................. .. 27
A complete set of State Educational Reports from 1839 to 1875, inclusive,
bound in seven volumes.
A full set of Blanks and Forms used in conducting School business.
Copies of the School Law, containing blanks, forms and directions.
Large Pen Drawing, 48x32 inches, representing the progress made in the
United States during the past century, executed by D. T. Ames, of Elizabeth.
Cryptogamia of New Jersey, arranged by Coe F. Austin, including
Five hundred and twenty-six species of Musci ;
One hundred and sixty-eight species of Hepaticae ;
Two hundred and fourteen species of Lichenes.
Total number of specimens of Miscellaneous .......... ..865
Total number of Books exhibited by the Colleges ............................... .. 730
Total number of Minerals, etc., exhibited by the Colleges ................... .. 62
Total number of specimens of Pupils’ Work furnished by the Private
Schools ............................................................................... .. 720
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GRAND TOTAL.
Number of Colleges represented .................................................... .. 2
Number of Private Schools represented .......................................... .. 33
Number of Public Ungraded Schools represented ............................. .. 1,184
Number of Public Graded Schools represented ................................ .. 230
Number of High Schools represented ............................................. .. 8
Number of Public Schools unrepresented ........................................ .. 120
'Total number of Public Schools in the State .................................... .. 1,542
Number of Public School Teachers in the State ............................... .. 2,810
Number of Public School Teachers who furnished work .................... .. 2,690
Percentage of School Teachers who furnished work ................... ..95 per cent.
Number of Pupils who furnished work ........................................... ..14,000
Number of Specimens from Public Schools .............. ................... ..16,150
Number of Specimens from Colleges and Private Schools ................... .. 1,512
“Total number of Specimens exhibited ............................................. ..17,662

SYNOPSIS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
SUPERVISION.
l. The State Board of Education consists of the Trustees of the School Fund,
the Trustees of the State Normal School and the Treasurer thereof. It has
power to prescribe rules for the enforcement of the school laws; to appoint the
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the County Superintendents,
subject to the approval of their respective Boards of Freeholders; to decide all
appeals from the decision of the State Superintendent, and reports annually to
the Legislature. '
2. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is elected for three years. He
decides all disputes arising under the school law, subject to appeal; apportions
the school funds among the several counties, and issues his orders on the State
Comptroller for the payment of the same. He is, ex ofiicio, Secretary of the _
Board of Education, President of the State Association of Superintendents, and
a member of all State and County Boards of Examiners. He has a general
oversight of all the schools of the State; issues instructions to the County Super-
intendents; prepares all blanks needed for the transaction of school business,
and reports annually to the State Board.
3. County Superintendents hold office for three years. They apportion the
school moneys among the several townships and districts, and issue orders for
the payment of the same to the Township Collectors; examine and license
teachers; fix the boundaries of school districts; decide all disputes under the
school law, subject to appeal to the State Superintendent; fill all vacancies in
Boards of Trustees, and make an annual report to the State Superintendent of
the general condition of the schools. Each County Superintendent is required
to visit each school in the county at least twice each year. Each city has a
City Superintendent.
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4. School Trustees are elected by the voters of the district, and hold office for
three years. Women are eligible for this office. Each Board consists of three
Trustees, one of whom is elected District Clerk. The District Clerk preserves
the financial records of the district, and takes a. census of the school children
each year. The Trustees have the power to employ teachers, janitors, etc., and
fix their salaries ; to erect and keep in repair all school buildings. The Trus-
tees of the several districts in a township constitute an association known as the
Township Board of Trustees, which meets on the call of the County Superin-
tendent, for the purpose of considering methods for the more effective manage-
ment of the schools.
FINANCE.
State Funcls.—The Trustees of the School Fund are the Governor, the
President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of State and the Comptroller. All moneys received from
the sale and rental of lands under water, from the tax on the-capital stock of
banking and insurance companies, and all gifts and legacies, are invested and
form a permanent fund, and out of the income from said fund there is appro-
priated $40,000, which, with $60,000 appropriated from the State revenue, forms
an annual appropriation, which is apportioned among the several counties on
the basis of the school census. The amount of the State School Fund is now
about $2,000,000, and is constantly increasing. In addition to the above State
appropriation there is a State tax of two mills on each dollar of valuation of all
the taxable property in the State, which is apportioned among the several coun-
ties in the same manner. The amount derived annually from this source and
appropriated by the State for the support of schools is about $1,200,000.
County Funds—The interest arising from the surplus revenue of each county
is appropriated to the support of public schools. The amount derived annu-
ally from this fund is about $30,000.
Township Funds—The townships are authorized to raise by taxation an addi-
tional amount for school purposes, if necessary. The amount raised last year
by township school tax was $24,865.
District Funds—Each district has power to raise funds for the erection or
repair of school houses, by taxation or by the issue of bonds. About one half
a million of dollars is annually raised in the State for this purpose.
All the money derived from the State appropriation, from the surplus reve-
nue and from township school tax, except twenty dollars for each district for
incidentals, must be used for the payment of teachers’ salaries and the purchase
of fuel.
TEA CHERS.
Teachers must be of good moral character, and must hold either a State or a
County Certificate to entitle them to teach in the State. They must keep a
register, giving the names, ages, attendance, etc., of the pupils.
PUPILS.
The school census includes all children between five and eighteen years of
age. They must attend school in the district in which they reside.
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NORMAL SCHOOL.
The Board of Trustees of the Normal School consists of two members from each
Congressional District, who are nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the
Senate, and who hold ofiice for two years. The State Superintendent of Public
Instruction is, ex ofiicio, a member of the Board. They have control of the
buildings, the funds for its support, the appointment of the teachers, and exer-
cise a general supervision over the school. They report annually to the Legis-
lature. The pupils are received on condition that they teach at least two
years in the State. The school is supported by an annual State appropriation
of $15,000. There is but one Normal School in the State, which is located at
Trenton. Tuition is free, and board is furnished at cost. In connection with
the Normal School proper, where teachers are trained and educated, there is a
Model School where small children are taught, and where those who are being
trained for teachers have an opportunity to witness the actual work of impart-
ing instruction. Ample boarding accommodations are provided. The build-
ings now in use are owned by the State, and are valued at $250,000. The
attendance last year was 269 in the Normal Department and 414 in the Model
Department. The number of graduates in the teachers’ department each year
is about fifty. '
DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
Each district must provide suitable buildings and maintain free school at
least nine months ip each year to entitle it to a share of the school moneys.
EXAMINATIONS.
There is a State Board of Examiners, consisting of the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction and the Principal of the Normal School, who grant cer-
tificates of three grades :—First, good for life; second, for seven years ; third,
for five years. In each county there is a County Board of Examiners, consist—
ing of the County Superintendent and such others, not exceeding three, whom
he may appoint. They also grant certificates of three grades :—-First, good for
three years; second, for two years; third, for one year. Examinations are
held quarterly, and the questions used are uniform throughout the State.
Each city has a City Board of Examiners, who are authorized to examine
and license teachers.
INSTITUTES.
Teachers’ Institutes are held annually in each county. By a rule of the
State Board of Education all teachers are required to attend. To defray the
expenses the State appropriates one hundred dollars for each Institute.
LIBRARIES.
The State Treasurer, upon the order of the State Superintendenthis author-
ized to pay twenty dollars to any school district that shall raise a like sum for
the purpose of establishing a school library, and ten dollars annually thereafter
on the same condition. ‘
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OTHER FEATURES.
N 0 teacher is allowed to inflict corporal punishment.
All children must attend school fur twelve weeks consecutively in each year,
or betaught at home for the same period.
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS.
The Constitution provides—-
First—That the State shall maintain an efficient system of public schools for
all children between the ages of five and eighteen.
Second—That the Legislature shall not pass any private, local or special law
providing for the management and support of the public schools.
T hi'rd—That no appropriations of any kind shall be made for the support of
denominational schools. _

DEGENNIA'L EXHIBIT
OF SCHOOL HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
INCREASE 0F VALUATION.

Valuation of Valuation of
Counties. ' School Property School Property
Y in 1866'. in 1876.
Atlantic ..................................... .. $20,000 ' $85,000
Bergen ....................................... .. 65,000 - 230,000
Burlington ................................. .. 90,000 200,000
Camden ..................................... .. 80,000 410,000
Cape May .................................. .. 5,000 50,000
Cumberland ............................... . . 40,000 190,000
Essex? ........................................ .. 325,000 1,385,000
Gloucester .................................. .. 45,000 130,000
Hudson ...................................... .. 275,000 1,040,000
Hunterdon ................................. .. 70,000 165,000
Mercer ....................................... .. 75,000 210,000
Middl esex ............................... . 85,000 280,000
Monmouth ................................. .. 60,000 270,000
Morris ....................................... .. 70,000 225,000
Ocean ................................... .. -. . . . . 10,000 65,000
Passaic ....................................... .. 55,000 305,000
Salem ........................................ . . 30,000 95,000
Somerset .................................... .. 65,000 105,000
Sussex ....................................... .. 35,000 150,000
Union .................................... .. 95,000 350,000
1Warren ........................... .L ........ . . 50,000 265,000
$1,645,000 $6,205,000

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ATLANTIC ......... .. Increase, _______ _,
Decrease, 10
1292 4
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............. .. Increase, ....... “
Decrease, 3
122 3
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BURLINGTON Increase, _______ _,
Decrease, 20
32 8
CAMDEN-~-"'-"""' Increase, Decrease, 8
132 11
CAPE MAY """""" " Increase, III:
Decrease, 11
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Decrease, 20
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Decrease, 17
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Decrease, 5
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HUNTERDON "" " Increase, ....... ..
Decrease, 26
122 11
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MERCER """""""" " Increase, ....... ..
Decrease, 10
536752 20
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MIDDLESEX---""'{ Increase, ....... ..
Decrease, 19
1862 36
7 2
MONMOUTH """" " Increase, ....... ..
Decrease, 34
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Decrease, 8
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Decrease, 19
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SALEM """""""" " 1 Increase, ................ .......... .. 9 32 ....... ..I 6 39 I ....... ..
i Decrease, 16 24 1 ................ .. 45 ................... ..| ....... ..
' 13?? 12 1 1° 52 12 2% 2% 3; $2
, , , 1 6 2 1
SOMhRSEE‘ """" " Increase, ............................ .. 8 8 ................... .. 25 ....... ..
Decrease, 8 3 2 ................ .. 15 7 ................ ..
131712 26 2:7» 2.? ....... .. (213 ‘ 25 13g
1 4 1 4 21 2t) 1
SUSSEX """"""" " Increase, ................ .. 2 18 21 ....... .. 1 39 ....... ..
Decrease, 21 14 ............................ .. 34 ............................ ..
- 12 4 6
UNIO)‘ ' """"""" “ Increase, ................ .. 3 11 9 ....... .. 1 20 ....... 1.
Decrease, 16 2 ............................ .. 16 ........................... ..
12% 2‘1 ‘2 3% 13 .4? ‘2 5? 41 35
. 1 4
WARREN """"""" " Increase, ............................. .. 15 27 ....... .. 8 37 ....... ..
Decrease, 25 8 ............................ .. 36 ............................ ..
1666 362 315 283 288 54 621 317 164 1322
TOTAL 1676 62 106 261 523 534 233 357 918 1 1506
"""" " .Increase. 235 480 40 734 186
lDecrease, 320 207 I 2 ................ .. 588 ................... .. -‘ ....... ..
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NUMBER OF BUILDINGD EREGTED.
COUNTIES. 1866 1667 1868 1869 1870 1671 1372 i 1673 1674 I 1675 Total.
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ATLANTIC .................... .. 2 1 ....... .. 3 3 3 2 I 4 ........ .. 2 20
BERG N ........................ .. 1 ....... .. 1 3 3 3 2 ' 5 2 I 7 26
BURLINGTON ............... .. 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 I 4 3 I 4 35
CAMDEN ........................................ .. 1 4 2 2 5 3 4 ; 2 25
CAPE MAY ............................ .. 1 2 1 ....... .. 2 2 3 4 1 16
CUMBERLAND ............. .. 2 2 1 5 6 2 5 5 5 I 5 36
ESSEX..... ....... .. 1 4 3 5 7 2 2 3 2 29
GLOUCESTER................. 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 5 1 4 I 24
6011 ........................ .. 1 1 3 2 5 4 1 2 1 ....... .. 20
HUNTERDON ............... .. 5 3 2 3 2 5 9 5 1 5 41
CER ....................... .. 2 2 5 3 1 2 7 2 2 1 27
MIDDLESEX ................. .. 3 ....... .. 3 1 4 8 3 4 ,,,,,,, ,_ 2 23
MOUTH‘ .......................... .. 8 6 1 8 9 5 1 4 1 43
RBI ......................... .. 1 3 3 4 5 12 7 3 1 ....... .. 39
BAN .......................... .. 2 1 9 3 6 5 ....... .. 1 27
PASSAIC ....................... .. 1 1 3 ....... .. 4 3 4 3 1 1 21
1 ....... .. 2 7 3 3 4 4 4 ....... .. 28
SOMERSET ................... .. 1 1 1 ....... .. 1 ....... .. 3 ....... .. 1 1 9
SUSSEX ......................... .. 1 5 5 3 5 4 ....... .. 7 7 2 39
....... .. 3 ....... .. 2 3 6 1 3 ....... .. 1 19
WARREN ...................... .. 1 2 2 5 2 5 2 4 4 2 29
TOTAL .......... .. 27 40 50 57 75 67 79 74 49 44 583








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NUMBER OF ROOMS. SEATING CAPACITY.
. Total Percenta e 1 Total of Percentag e
COUNTIES. 1366 1876 Increase oflncreasge 1866 ‘876 Increase. of Increase.
ATLANTIC .... 119 1 71 32 as per cent 1,865 4,236 2,371 130 per cent.
BE ............. .. 65 l 115 50 77 per cent 3.518 7.079 3,561 101 per cent-
BURLINGTON .... .. 149 195 4b 31 per cent. 7.529 10,090 2,561 34 per cent.
CA N ............. .. 79 178 99 125 per cent. 4,010 9363 5.233 131 Per cent-
CA AY .......... .. 40 29 per cent. 1,753 2,320 567 32 per cent.
CUM 3ERLAND..... 82 151 69 85 per cent 4,075 7,703 3,628 89 per cent.
ESS ................. .. 190 411 . 221 116 per cent. 9,434 21.105 11,671 124 per cent.
LOUCESTER ..... .. 104 28 37 per cent. 3,861 5.887 2.026 52 per cent.
DSON‘ ............. .. 125 398 273 210 per cent. 7.670 20.781 13.111 158 per cent-
HUNTERD ..... .. 119 157 38 32 per cent. 5.498 8.023 2,525 46 per cent.
MERCER ............. .. 92 133 41 45 per cent. 3,831 6.089 2,258 59 per cent.
MIDDLE SEX ...... .. 107 152 45 42 per cent. 4,770 7,585 2,815 59 per cent.
ON - UT ....... .. 129 172 43 33 per cent. 6,898 11,910 5,012 73 per cent.
MORRI .............. .. 110 171 61 56 per cent. 6.003 10,351 4,348 72 per cent.
EA ................ .. 35 54 19 54 per cent. 1,722 3,900 2.128 130 per cent.
PASSAIO ............. -. 87 169 82 94 per cent. 5.056 8,815 3,759 74 per cent.
SALEM ................ .. 72 91 19 27 per sent. 3,459 4.750 1,291 38 per cent.
SOMERSET ......... .. 83 101 18 22 per cent. 7,880 9.527 1.647 21 per cent.
SUSSEX ............... .. 115 135 20 18 per cent. 4,628 6.406 1,788 39 per cent.
UNION. ---------------- -- 72 149 77 99 per cent. 3,216 7,348 4,132 130 per cent.
WARREN ............ .. 103 150 47 46 Per cent. 5.009 8,819 3,810 76 per cent.
TOTAL ........ .. 2060 3397 1337 66 per cent. 101,685 181,977! 80,292 79 per cent
REVENUE. 1866. 1876.
State Appropriation .................................. ..$ 82,929 69 $1,338,578 57
Township Tax ......................................... .. 486,878 14 24,865 31
Interest Of Surplus Revenue ..... ............................... .. 31,769 46
District and City Tax ................................ .. 47,097 17 916,252 18
Total for Support of Schools ....................... .. 646,398 06 1,762,596 35
Total for Erection of Buildings ................... .. 47,096 17 548,869 17
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Census .................................................... .. 208,404 312,694
Enrollment ............................................. .. 130,290 191,731
SCHOOL TERM.
Schools kept open ..................................... .. 7 months. 9 mos. 14 days.
VALUATION OF SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Number of School Buildings ........................ .. 1322 1542
Valued at $100 or less ............................... .. 115 36
Between $100 and $500 .............................. .. 548 330
Between 8500 and $1,000 ............................ .. 304 378
Between $1,000 and $5,000 ............ ..... 264 546
Between $5,000 and $10,000 ........................ .. 35 94
Over $10,000 ........................................... .. 56 124
Average Value ....................................... .. $1,639 $4,085
Total Value ......................... ........... . $1,645,000 $6,205,000
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CONDITION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS. 1866. . 1876.
Very Poor .............................................. .. 382 _ 62'
Poor ....................................................... .. 315 108~
Medium ................................................. . . 283 281
Good ................................................... 288 523
Very Good ............................................. .. 54 534
TEACHERS AND SALARY.
Males ..................................................... .. 852 ' 946
Females ............................................ . .- .... .. 1310 2307 -
Salary per Month to Males ......................... .. $39 83 $67 65
Salary per Month to Females ...................... .. $24 25 $37 75
ELLIS A. APGAR,
State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
VERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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