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The principal literary seminaries in this state are Columbia Col-Education. j n t j le c ; t y 0 f j\f ew York ; Union College, at Schenectady ; Ham ilton College , at Clinton; Geneva College, at Geneva ; the Medical Colleges inNew York city and at Fairfield; the Theological Seminaries in New York city ,at Auburn, Harlwick, and Hamilton; the Polytechny, at Chittenango; theAlbany Academy, and about 50 other academies.
Summary of the Annual Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools,
January, 1832.
Organized counties.55
Towns and wards.793
School districts. 9,383
Those that have made reports.8,835
Whole number of scholars taught in the common schools.506,887
Whole number of children between 5 and 16 in the districts from
which reports have been received..509,731
Increase of children taught in 1831.7,463
Increase of number of districts.270
Average number of months in the year in which scholars are taught.8
Amount of school moneys received in the several districts in the state, viz.—
From the state treasury...$100,000 00
Town taxes and local funds.144,886 09
Amount paid for teachers’ wages over and above the publicmoney...
244,886 09372,692 00
Total paid teachers.$617,578 09
The productive capital of the School Fund, is $1,704,159 40.
Newspapers are now published in all the organized counties of the state,except Putnam, Richmond, and Rockland , which counties are supplied withNew York city and other papers.
The daily papers are 18 in number, viz. 13 printed in the city of New York , 4 in Albany , and 1 in Rochester .
In the city of New York 64 papers are published, viz.
Whole number issued at each publication. Annually.
13 Daily.13,200 .... (average, 1400).... 5,623,800
12 Semi-weekly ...... .19,200.... (average, 1600). .. .1,996,800
33 Weekly.56,000 2,912,000
3 Semi-monthly.3,000 72,000
3 Monthly.2,000 24,000
64 Papers. Total number of sheets printed annually,.. 10,628,600194 Probable number issued in other parts of the state, . . .5,400,000
258 Total. .16,028,600
The Presbyterians have 5 synods, 29 presbyteries, 587 churches, Religious d(i486 ministers, 124 licentiates, and 54,093 communicants; the nomina-Dutch Reformed, 148 churches, 111 ministers, 7 licentiates, and 10n3 ’8,672 communicants; the Associate Synod of N. A., 15 congregations13 ministers, and 1,668 communicants; the Methodists, 73,174 members; theBaptists , 549 churches, 387 ministers, and 43,565 communicants; the Episco-palians, 129 ministers; the Lutherans , 27 ministers, and 2,973 communicants;the Roman Catholics , Friends, and Universalists are considerably numerous ;the Unitarians have 5 societies and 2 ministers, and there are some Shakers,and some United Brethren .