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UNITED STATES : — VIRGINIA

The population in 1910 of the principal cities was : —

Cities

Populatiou

Cities

Population

34,874 29,494 24,127

Cities

Population

Richmond. . Norfolk. . Newport News

127,628 Roanoke. . 67,452 Lynchburg. 20,205 Petersburg.

Portsmouth. Danville. . Alexandria.

33,190 19,020 15,329

Elementary instruction is free, and the legislature may make it compulsory between the ages of 8 and 12. No child under 12 may be employed in any mining or manufacturing work. White and coloured children must not be taught in the same school.

The principal churches are Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and Protestant Episcopal.

In 1910 the public elementary schools had 10,443 teachers with 402,109 enrolled pupils ; 214 public high schools had 527 teachers and 10,080 pupils. In 1909 there were 3 public normal schools with 24 teachers and 598 students. Statistics of the more important institutions for higher instruction (for both sexes) are : —

Founded

Name and Place of College

Professors, etc.

Students

1693 1749 1825 1832 1832 1899 1853

William and Mary Coll., Williamsburg (State) Washington and Lee Univ., Lexington. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville (State) Randolph-Macon Coll., Ashland (M.E. So.)

Richmond Coll. (Bapt.)

Virginia Union Univ., Richmond (Bapt.) Roanoke Coll., Salem (Luth.)

28 42 73 15 26 15 20

228 4(58 784 130 466 224 180

Virginia has 4 schools of theology, with 166 students ; 3 of law, with 290 students ; 3 of medicine, with 577 students ; 2 of dentistry, Avith 78 students ; and 2 of pharmacy, Avith 59 students, besides many business schools, and schools for industrial and manual training.

Charity. — Besides almshouses and asylums for the insane, &c. , there are within the State 77 benevolent institutions, most of which have been provided by private charity or by religious bodies. They comprise 27 orphanages and a day nursery, 19 hospitals and two dispensaries (one of which is municipal), 27 homes, one of which belongs to the Federal and another to the State govern ment and a State school for the blind and deaf. The overseers of the poor of districts and the councils of towns have charge of the relief of the poor according to their settlement, which is gained by a year's residence. The persons to be provided for are sent to the poorhouse if practicable ; if not they are otherwise provided for. Beggars are sent to the poorhouse or to the place of their settlement.

Finance, Defence. — The revenue and expenditure for year ending January 10, 1912, are shown thus : —

On hand January 11, 1911 Receipts, 1911

Total .... Disbursements, 1911

Balance, January 10, 1912

Dollars

1,415,336

5,379,699

6,795,035 5,183,416

1,611,619