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184 important s are the new - and,  at a cost of over 5,000,000; the s’ , which contains a grand  221  10  in length by 62  10  in width and 60  in height; the -, where the   hold their sessions; the four  and , in which  are the headquarters of the  and the chambers of the  ; the  ; the new exposition and -  on Olive ,  by  subscription; and the Crow  of. The present is a large but hardly al. The ile, on Fifth and Locust s, contains nearly 65,000 and also a valuable  collection. The   in the polytechnic  has about 55,000. There are six handsome s and various other smaller places of amusement. The  system of StLouis includes the  (for which StLouis has become somewhat celebrated), the s (including eight grades, of a  each), and a, besides the normal  and a  for. The s naturally absorb much the largest number of pupils; but the s and the private s gathered about the Washington  are also much frequented. The number of pupils in – was in the normal 64,  783, s 52,280, total in  s 53,127; total in  and evening s 56,366. The total number of  s is 104, and the value of  used for  purposes 3,229,148; all the   are substantial and convenient, and many  attractive. The s of the  system for  were 941,332, and the total  934,609, the amount  to  being 632,873. Of s there are about 75. The Washington and StLouis are old and well-established institutions. There are also the Mary Institute and the manual training, both connected with Washington , the of the  Brothers,  , and numerous  s. In addition there are  s,  and  , and other similar organizations and establishments. There are in StLouis four   in  and four in, and also a number of ly. There are 16 es, 8, 13, 25 and , 6  , 18 , 8 , 25 , 45 , and 3. Many of the are of imposing proportions,  of, massive in character, and with lofty s. The  ,  in , is the oldest  now in use. On the high ground in the central-western portion of the (Stoddard’s Addition) will be found most of the costly  s, whilst in the northern and southern portions of the  there are very few indeed. The s and squares of StLouis number 19, covering nearly 2100 s. Tower Grove, in the south-western s, containing about 266 s, was presented by. The smaller s are situated to the east of Grand, and the driving s in the s,—O’Fallon (158 s) at the northern extremity of the , Forest (1372 s) west of the central portion, Tower Grove in the south-west, and Carondelet (180 s) in the south. In the immediate vicinity of Tower Grove are the , established by , and containing the most extensive  in the. In addition to the s, the Grounds in the north-west should be mentioned, where the   is held, and where there is a permanent  department. An, capable of seating between 20,000 and 30,000 spectators, and a with a most elaborate grand stand, are among the other features. There are various s in the, largely frequented as pleasure-resorts. There are about 120 of  s in operation. The following table shows the of StLouis at different periods:—

The figures of the are strictly confined to  limits, and do not include the residents of East StLouis and of various an localities, properly a part of the. In the  (179,520, 170,998 ) was divided as follows:—, 245,505;, 105,013. Of the latter 36,309 came from (28,536 ) and 54,901 from. The per thousand in  was 19·6, in  it was 20·4, and in  ( being estimated at 400,000) it was 19·7.

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