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Religion, Instruction, Charity— The Iowa State Census Bureau publishes statistics of Churches fo- 1905. The number of congregations reporting was 3,821. The returns, however, are incomplete and the numbers triven below should all be increased by about 10 per cent. The sittin<4 accommodation in places of worship Avas put at 1,155,648 ; church members (communicants), 681,840. The membership of the more important bodies is given as follows: Methodist Episcopal, 147,899; Roman Catholic, 143,639 ; Lutheran, 83,536 ; Presbyterian, 43,423 ; Christian, 37,443 ; Congregational, 33,739; Baptist, regular, 30,223, others, 4,974; United Brethren, 11,133; United Presbyterian, 8,442; Latter Day Saints, 7,544; Friends, orthodox, 6,950, other, 1,654; Episcopal, 6,831. Among the numerous bodies with smaller membership were the Salvation Army, Dunkards, and Christian Science.

School attendance is compulsory during school age (7-14). In 1910 510,611 pupils and 24,909 teachers. 1,990 teachers and 39,473 pupils, teachers and 2,615 students in 1910

for 16 consecutive weeks annually the public elementary schools had 582 public high schools had (1910) Two public normal schools had 95 In the State there are 25 universities

and colleges the more important being: —

Year of

Institution

Control

Profes-

Students

Opening

sors

1855

The University of Iowa at Iowa City.

State

153

2 382

1881

Drake University at Des Moines. . ,

Christian

158

1,787

1890

Highland Park College at Des Moines

Unden'iiii.

57

2,384

1S67

Simpson College at Indianola. ...

M.E.

34

915

1894

Morningside College at Sioux City,.

M.E.

3-J

556

1857

Upper Iowa University at Fayette. .

M.E.

18

255

1848

Iowa College at Grinnell

Undenoni.

38

615

1857

Cornell College at Mount Vernon. .

M.E.

40

631

1844

Wesleyan Univ. at Mount Pleasant.

M.E.

20

375

1853

Penn College at Oskaloosa ....

Friends

15

247

1881

Coe College at Cedar Rapids ....

Presb.

20

348

There is at Ames a State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with 146 instructors and 2,631 students.

Besides almshouses and asylums for the insane, &c., Iowa has 41 hospitals (seven i)ublic, the rest private or ecclesiastical), 12 orphanages (one public), 24 homes (one public), two schools for the deaf and dumb (one public), besides two dispensaries and two day nurseries. Town- ship trustees have charge of the general relief of the poor, subject to regula- tions of the county board of supervisors. For cities this board may appoint an overseer. It may establish a poorhouse, and may let out the support of the poor, with the use of the poorhouse ; but poorhouses must be inspected monthly by a county supervisor. Legal settlement is gained by a year's residence, but this may be prevented by a ' warning to depart ' in the case of a person who is a county charge or likely to become such. Children are liable for support of parents and grandparents, and vice-versa.

Finance Defence.-

and expenditure were : —

-For the year ending January 1, 1913, the revenue