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 PENNSYLVANIA 269 Teachers' institutes are held in every county, and were attended in 1873-'4 by 13,970 teach- ers, besides 1,772 directors, and about 100,000 citizens. Instruction in agriculture and the mechanic arts is afforded by the Pennsylvania state college in Centre co., the name of the post office being that of the college. This in- stitution was organized in 1854, but it was not until 1867 that the income arising from the lands granted by congress was appropriated to it. Besides a preparatory course, it has three courses of four years each: agricultural, sci- entific, and classical. No charge is made for tuition; pupils of both sexes are admitted. All students, except those in the junior and senior classes, are required to devote ten hours a week to agricultural or mechanical work; those excepted devote the same amount of time to practice in the laboratory, surveying, &c. The institution has an endowment fund of $500,000, and a farm of 400 acres. In 1873-'4 there were 10 instructors and 150 pupils, of whom 24 were females. The statistics of the universities, colleges, and schools of theology in 1874-'5, excepting those of Philadelphia, were as follows : NAME OF INSTITUTION, When organ- ized. Where situated. Denomination. Departments or courses. No. of in- structors, j Pupils in coll. dep't. 45 J! Allegheny college. 1815 Meadville Methodist Episcopal.. Collegiate and prepar- fi 70 188 1783 Carlisle ti u Collegiate G 90 1853 Collegiate academical Haverford college 1S33 Haverford Friends and theological Collegiate 14 7 71 49 157 1832 Easton Presbyterian .... Classical scientific, and law 97 819 1866 Annville United Brethren 7 34 101 1866 South Bethlehem Episcopal Preparatory collegiate, 1853 Lower Oxford .... Presbyterian and schools in sci- ence and literature. . Collegiate, normal, pre- 11 .. 106 1865 paratory and busi- ness, law, theology, and medicine Preparatory collegiate 10 74 147 1867 Allentown Lutheran and theological Preparatory and col- 10 54 100 legiate R 41 110 Palatinate colle cr e 1868 Myerstown Reformed Preparatory and col- legiate g 20 009 1832 Gettysburg Lutheran Preparatory and col- legiate 11 88 159 8t Thomas of Villanova college. 1842 Villanova Roman Catholic Classical, preparatory, scientific, and com- mercial 16 60 R5 St Vincent's college 1846 Latrobe Roman Catholic Commercial, classical, ecclesiastical, and 28 264 838 1869 Swarthmore Friends Preparatory, classical, 9,1 99 261 University at Lewisburg. 1847 Lewisburg Baptist Preparatory, academic, 7 74 255 Ursinus college. .... 1870 Freeland and collegiate Academic, collegiate. 10 86 119 1802 Presbyterian and theological Collegiate and prepara- R 140 175 Waynesburg college 1850 Waynesburg Cumberland Presbyte- Collegiate, normal, and rian 1?r 146 '2'W Western univ of Pennsylvania 1819 Pittsburgh Not denominational. . . Preparatory, academi- cal, scientific, and engineering 17 81 291 Westminster college 1852 New Wilmington. United Presbyterian. . Classical, scientific, and 7 71 Irtft SCHOOLS OF THEOLOGY. Allegheny theological seminary of the United Presbyterian church 1825 Allegheny United Presbyterian. . 4 44 Crozer theological seminary. . . . 1858 Upland MpaHvillp Baptist 7 20 1Q5Q Selin's Grove 6 11 Moravian college and theologi- 4 25 B 45 Theological seminary of St. Charles Borromeo 1832 Lower Merion 10 85 Theological seminary 1826 Gettysburg Lutheran 6 8 84 Theological department Lincoln 6 16 Theological department Mer- a 8 Theological department Ursi- "IRfiQ 4 8 Western theological seminary of

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