Foot-Notes for Table 2

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 15, 1912

Foot-Notes for Table 2

Section 1

(a) The system of educational work outlined by the Educational Department of the General Conference in 1906, comprising sixteen grades, or years of study, is arranged as follows: Church-schools (information concerning which will be found listed under columns 28 to 32 in Table 1), grades 1-8; intermediate schools, grades 7-10; academies, grades 9-12; colleges, grades 13-16.

(b) In compiling the returns, fractions of acres were not included, thus omitting institutions located on small plots, such as city lots.

(c) The “capacity” of schools is the number of students that may be accommodated in classes, and does not refer to dormitory or boarding accommodations provided.

(d) The grades taught by each should indicate the kind of work undertaken, as outlined in note (a).

(e) In the column indicating laboratory facilities the word “No” occurs where the schools have none; the word “Yes” is used in connection with schools having such facilities. These facilities cover lines of work in various schools as follows: Astronomy, chemistry, physics, histology, zoology.

(f) Schools having facilities for manual training are indicated by “Yes” in corresponding column; those not having such facilities are listed with “No” opposite. These facilities range as follows: Carpentry, cooking, farming, dairying, nursing, printing, plumbing, horticulture, dressmaking, tent-making, broom-making, brick-making, etc.

(g) In the column indicating graduates will be found the number who have been graduated from each school the preceding year. The peculiar character of the work done entitling to such graduation is indicated by reference to column 11, where the grades of work carried by each school are given.

(h) Column 14 shows the number of students (not graduates alone) entering some department of denominational work during the preceding year.