. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. ourse of the j-ear. Thetotal expenditiues during the year amounted to86,, of which nearly .S4,.j00,000 was onaccount of teachers salaries. The city hasnearly §,000 invested in school pupils attenuiug public schools there areabout 100,000 in attendance on private andparochial schools, not reckoning students athigher institutions of learning, such as medical,law, theological, dental and pharmaceuticalschools, and tlie great University of the city are also the Northwestern and theLake Forest L^niversities, the forme
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. ourse of the j-ear. Thetotal expenditiues during the year amounted to86,, of which nearly .S4,.j00,000 was onaccount of teachers salaries. The city hasnearly §,000 invested in school pupils attenuiug public schools there areabout 100,000 in attendance on private andparochial schools, not reckoning students athigher institutions of learning, such as medical,law, theological, dental and pharmaceuticalschools, and tlie great University of the city are also the Northwestern and theLake Forest L^niversities, the former at Evanstonand the latter at Lake Forest. Besides an exten-sive Free Public Library for circulating and refer-ence purposes, maintained by public taxation,and embracing (in 1898) a total of over and nearly 50,000 pamphlets, thereare the Library of the Chicago Historical Societyand the Newberrj and Crerar Libraries—the lasttwo the outgrowth of posthumous donations bypublic-spirited and liberal citizens—all open to. DAY AITICR Till; IMRH.
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