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UNITED STATES : — ILLINOIS
The churches are, in order of strength, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, Baptist, Presbyterian.
In Illinois education is free and compulsory for children between seven and 14 years of age. In 1910 the public elementary schools had 29,384 teachers, and 1,002,687 enrolled pujdls ; 630 high schools with 2, 892 teachers and 64,433 pupils (1910). Six rniblic normal schools had 142 teachers and 5,064 students in 1910, while five private normal schools had 21 teachers and 347 students. Superior instruction is given in many universities and colleges Avithin the State. The University of Illinois at Urbana was founded in 1867, and in 1910 had 550 professors and teachers with 5,096 students. Other institutions are : —
Begun in
1892 1855 1850 1868 1869 1903 1837 1852 1892 1858 1828 1866 1861 1860 1860
Colleges, (fee.
Univ. of Chicago North-Western Univ., Evanston 111. Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington St. Viateur's Coll., Bourbonnais St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago James Millikin Univ., Decatur . Knox College, Galesburg . Lombard Coll., Galesbui^ .
Greenville Coll
Lake Forest Coll. McKendree Coll., Lebanon
Lincoln Coll
North-western Coll., Napierville Augustana Coll., Rock Island . St. Francis Solanus Coll., Quincy
Control
Profes- sors, (fee.
280
(Bapt.)
(M.E.)
395
(M.E.)
50
(R.C.)
38
(B.C.)
33
(C. Presb.)
60
(Non-sect.)
SI
(Univ.)
13
(F.M.)
20
(Presb.)
20
(M.E.)
12
(C. Presb.)
16
(Ev. Assn.)
21
(Luth.)
37
(R.C.)
18
Students
6,007 4,106 740 350 550 1,110 651 120 340 205 190 301 483 515 208
Charity. — -l^he relief of the poor generally falls to the counties, but sometimes to cities. Overseers of the poor provide relief either out-door or in poor-houses,
"Within the State there are 257 benevolent institutions, hospitals, orphan- ages, homes, and schools for the deaf and blind. Of these institutions 20 are public, 117 private, and 120 ecclesiastical. Overseers of the poor in counties not under township organization and in towns with over 4,000 inhabitants are designated by the county board ; in counties with township organization the overseers of the towns are overseers of the poor. Where there is no poorhouse the overseers may contract for the support of the poor. Provision is made for the establishment and maintenance of j^oorhouses. Paupers must (in whole or part) be supported by relatives according to their ability. For bringing a pauper into a county Avhere he has no legal residence a fine of 100 dollars may be imposed.
Finance Defence. — For the 2 years ending September 30, 1912, the receipts and disbursements were : —
Balance on hand, Oct. 1, 1910 Receipts, 1910-12
Total Disbursements, 1910-12
Dollars 4,424,610 26,957,187
31,381,798
25,882,587
Balance, Oct. 1, 1912
5,499,211
