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456 UNITED STATES: — KANSAS

The cities of the State with po pulation according to 1910 census are ;-

Pop. —

Kansas City . Topeka(Capital) Wichita Leavenworth

Pop.

82,331 43,684 52,450 19,363

Pittsburg Atchison Hutchinson Lawrence

14,755 Fort Scott

16,429 Chanute

16,364 Galena

12,374 Emporia

Pop.

10,463 9,272 6,096 9,058

The most numerous religious bodies are Methodist, ^f various deii^^^^^^^^ tions others (in order of rank) being Roman Catholic, Baptist, Disciples ot

"^'^I^^f^l^I^^y schools had 12,069 teachers 397,936 enrolled pupils; 375 public high schools had 1,161 teachers and 24 685

pupils Teachers are trained iu three public normal schools, which m 1910

had 89 teachers and 2,873 pupils.

For higher instruction are (1910) : —

Founded

1866 1863 1858 1881 1869 1865 1896 1865 18S7 1886

Institution

University of Kansas Agricultural College, Manhattan Baker University, Baldwin . Bethany College, Lindsborg . St. Mary's College . Washburn College, Topeka Kansas City University . Ottawa University . Cooper College, Sterling . S.W. Kansas College, Winfield

Control. Professors Students

State .

M.'k. .

Luth. R.C. Cong. M. Prot. Bapt. U. Preb. M.E. .

215 142 30 44 41 108 56 23 14 36

2,303 2,305 681 898 460 811 447 394 182 488

There are about 12 other universities and colleges.

CharitV —In addition to almshouses and asylums for the insane, &c the State \as 74 benevolent institutions, most of which ai^ provided by private persons or ecclesiastical bodies. They comprise 5 state n- Situtions, J follows : 1 orphans' home,! school for the deaf, 1 school lor the blind, 2 industrial schools; and private institutions, as fol'^ys • Jl

hospitals, 20 orphanages, 3 child-placing ^g^^^f ^^^/f ^^^^^^^^^^t ^"J^re for the aged and 6 miscellaneous institutions. In 1911, 18, 113 inmates we e admitted^ of whom 2,672 remained at the end of the year Coin tj^ asylums are under the charge of the county ^o^^^i^^i^^^^^f' ^^^^^/Pfo^O superintendent and board of visitors, or, m a county ^ ^f ^^;X^,\ ^8, 000 inhabitants, a commissioner of the poor to inspect aud report weeklj' on the poorhouse. Failing a special commissioner, the mayor and council ot cities Td the trustees of townships have care of the poor Legal «ett ement s gained by 6 months' residence. It is a misdemeanor to send actual o pios- pective paupers out of the county to which they belong On July 3, 1909, the almshouses in the State contained 723 pauper inmates.

Finance, DefencC-For the year ending June 30, 1911, the total receipts and disbursements were :— Dollars

Receipts, 1910-11 i'lVAfo

Disbursements, 1910-11 . . , . • ^,979,^7^