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NEBRASKA BLUE BOOK, 1926

GROWTH OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1869-1925--Concluded

Years

Value of School Property

Receipts

Expenditures

Indebtedness

State Funds Apportioned

Total Population of State

1869

$57,983.00

1870

$177,082.00

$167,597.00

$413,535.00

$31,657.00

138,841.00

133,993

1871

420,936.00

371,888.00

365,520.00

73,469.00

157,489.00

..........

1872

817,163.00

537,680.00

534,095.00

176,075.00

211,699.00

..........

1873

1,167,103.00

901,189.00

751,904.00

649,307.00

76,450.00

..........

1874

1,553,926.00

988,740.00

875,356.00

918,955.00

292,471,00

..........

1875

1,848,239.00

928,188.00

1,054.817.00

..........

241,207.00

247,280

1876

1,685,736.00

1,093,275.00

1,098,974.00

1,048,068.00

188,025.00

..........

1877

1,862,385.00

1,026,583.00

..........

1,039,546.00

169,281.00

..........

1878

1,805,466.00

849,300.00

..........

1,036,245.00

205,622.00

..........

1879

1,810,288.00

1,102,488.00

1,100,926.00

1,010,607.00

208,408.00

..........

1880

2,064,768.00

1,294,137.00

1,249,793.00

1,008,799.00

257,623.00

..........

1881

2,054,408.00

1,120,449.00

1,127,669.00

969,747.00

278,074.00

..........

1882

2,234,474.00

1,540,952.00

1,331,000.00

898,969.00

316,929.00

..........

1883

2,503,109.00

1,753,819.00

1,504,417.00

972,515.00

382,480.00

..........

1884

2,786,387.00

2,065,126.00

1,802,321.00

1,069,726.00

468,209.20

..........

1885

1,821,102.10

3,172,677.25

2,877,496.06

1,189,586.00

480,629.84

740,645

1886

3,821,317.00

2,366,335.54

2,472,633.40

1,326,432.00

510,319.69

..........

1887

4,779,416.32

2,695,326.54

2,635,444.62

1,529,397.56

542,268.53

..........

1888

5,123,179.81

3,550,046.78

3,238,441.89

2,069,598.92

521,040.48

..........

1889

6,127,340.31

3,368,079.68

3,570,541.75

2,434,961.81

600,044.47

..........

1890

6,613,464.25

3,639,116.94

8,499,300.26

2,648,224.89

586,270.17

1,058,910

1891

6,959,607.72

3,426,616.08

3,390,517.14

2,687,296.91

511,113.72

..........

1892

8,058,626.73

3,787,922.05

3,820,269.58

3,105,432.06

677,410.10

..........

1893

8,212,556.16

4,458,293.01

4,254,219.09

3,314,177.33

661,692.85

..........

1894

8,570,887.23

3,909,641.68

4,165,087.81

3,416,593.34

519,258.99

..........

1895

8,889,841.55

4,241,231.24

3,766,216.55

3,462,229.58

473,332.75

..........

1896

8,779,759.84

3,787,689.86

3,375,794.59

3,486,875.49

492,368.42

..........

1897

8,822,340.40

3,782,158.28

3,342,265.94

3,285,019.22

594,184.33

..........

1898

8,943,924.19

4,385,368.28

3,712,016.98

3,157,955.39

808,061.88

..........

1899

9,215,219.98

4,488,653.60

3,815,592.82

3,365,434.58

632,927.78

..........

1900

9,591,134.63

5,073,147.68

4,403,222.07

3,373,691.01

693,205.58

1,066,300

1901

9,870,683.79

5,070,099.40

4,324,125.28

3,288,203.36

658,683.97

..........

1902

10,281,548.36

5,320,227.56

4,446,338.45

3,241,782.82

734,362.31

..........

1903

10,455,044.81

5,360,186.63

4,518,229.467

3,245,158.88

645,355.92

..........

1904

10,919,921.84

6,072,986.67

4,890,197.04

3,284,996.56

698,770.84

..........

1905

11,309,201.03

6,620,419.33

5,543,550.11

3,174,535.92

701,492.84

..........

1906

12,076,569.06

6,485,464.70

5,452,289.06

3,312,164.80

719,276.94

..........

1907

12,755,384.59

7,139,427.29

5,759,222.98

3,296,413.69

756,598.88

..........

1908

13,951,699.31

7,769,637.48

6,416,342.47

3,482,126.77

623,922.21

..........

1909

15,239,382.71

8,689,352.47

7,160,304.79

4,336,913.00

637,458.73

..........

1910

16,290,412.15

8,971,991.92

7,454,215.48

4,640,590.00

692,357.08

1,192,214

1911

17,266,334.09

9,807,197.34

8,045,027.63

5,279,263.21

717,375.81

..........

1912

18,934,024.29

10,461,719.85

8,757,288.04

5,643,812.96

684,528.84

..........

1913

20,623,819.49

11,025,871.39

9,220,977.51

6,276,784.20

744,040.14

..........

1914

22,089,501.24

11,830,570.02

10,095,680.45

7,298,109.40

673,780.58

..........

1915

23,587,503.36

11,701,984.88

10,121,559.46

7,507,058.59

470,637.04

..........

1916

24,305,494.00

13,513,021.64

11,794,371.00

8,764,779.00

893,189.80

..........

1917

28,428,599.11

14,520,934.11

11,921,859.05

9,763,742.42

761,194.56

..........

1918

..........

16,224,596.67

14,354,715.38

10,704,091.42

958,377.46

..........

1919

32,674,217.47

18,085,945.81

14,982,085.81

12,023,300.61

971,504.77

..........

1920

42,145,280.75

22,967,219.53

19,563,064.19

15,070,715.66

985,579.76

1,296,372

1921

38,351,287,96

31,171,999.81

25,253,518.17

23,414,711.16

1,039,112.45

..........

1922

54,016,082.98

29,986,650.20

29,986,555.20

24,930,089.71

1,020,460.70

..........

1923

60,915,119.47

29,935,549.22

29,935,549.22

30,298,708.03

1,047,751.82

..........

1924

62,822,393.95

32,508,108.23

27,045,494.72

28,464,175.93

1,074,741.76

..........

1925

72,662,355.20

33,358,081.34

26,541,121.68

34,188,534,66

1,092,814.18

..........

 

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LIBRARIES

     The earliest library in Nebraska was the military post library at Fort Atkinson (now Fort Calhoun, Washington county). Several hundred dollars were invested in books and magazines, as shown by the post records. This library was removed when the post was abandoned and the Sixth regiment transferred to Fort Leavenworth in 1827.

     Among the early acts of the Nebraska territorial legislatures were several incorporating library and literary associations. The first of these was the Otoe county lyceum and literary association, approved January 26, 1856. Its object was declared to be the "promoting of the general interest and education and the establishment of a library .and reading room." The Brownville lyceum, library and literary association was incorporated February 9, 1857, and the Falls City library association on December 21, 1861.

     The oldest library in Nebraska is the state library, which dates from the Kansas-Nebraska act of May 30, 1854. The libraries at the University of Nebraska, Peru normal school and Doane college were presumably, historically coincident with the establishment of these schools in 1869, 1869 and 1872 respectively.

     Public, though probably not free, tax-supported libraries, were established at Lincoln in 1875, at Omaha in 1877, and at Crete in 1878. The Red Ribbon temperance movement founded most of these libraries. Women also were active in founding the first libraries. Libraries were regarded as counter attractions to the saloons.

     In 1878 the Nebraska state historical society was organized and its library started.

     The first public library act was approved on February 25, 1875. It applied only to the "city of Brownville." The act under which most of the public libraries of the state have been organized was approved February 17, 1877. It remained on the statute books without change until 1901, when the word "free" was inserted in one paragraph, and the maximum levy changed from one to two mills. Meantime certain municipal charter legislation, in fact, amended the general library law as applied to cities of the metropolitan class. The Omaha public library is assigned to the control of one of the departments of the city government which consents to the appointment of a library board of five members.

     In 1911 the general library law was amended to provide for the establishment of township and county libraries. No county libraries have been established, but a number of townships have flourishing libraries, some of them housed in Carnegie library buildings. A maximum levy of three mills was established by this act. In 1919 the legislature amended the general library law by reducing the number of library trustees to five, and raising the limits of levy for public libraries to five mills. There are now one hundred and thirty-four public libraries in the state.

The Nebraska public library commission was established in 1901.

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NEBRASKA BLUE BOOK, 1926

STATE LIBRARIES

Department

Location

Volumes

Director

State Library

Lincoln

88,211

H. C. Lindsay

Public Library Commission

Lincoln

30,486

Nellie Williams

Legislative Reference Bureau

Lincoln

.....*

Edna D. Bullock

State Historical Society

Lincoln

60,000

Mrs. C. S. Paine

     *Chiefly pamphlets and clippings.

SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LIBRARIES

School

Location

Volumes

Librarian

Cotner College

Bethany

6,200

Ernest W. Lundeen

Creighton University

Omaha

34,647

Francis E. Fitzgerald

Donne College

Crete

16,000

William B. Hunt

Grand Island College

Grand Island

10,868

Esther Hile

Grand Island High School

Grand Island

1,740

Alice E. Paine

Hastings College

Hastings

9,000

Mrs. Ida E. Capps

Lincoln High School

Lincoln

4,800

Thelma Eaton

Luther College

Wahoo

5,000

Mrs. Hulda Knock

Nebraska Wesleyan University

University Place

17,802

Ethol M. Langdon

Omaha Central High School

Omaha

15,782

Zora Shields

Omaha North High School

Omaha

2,042

Catherine L. Nichol

Omaha South High School

Omaha

6,786

Clare Mackin

Omaha Technical High School

Omaha

11,000

May Ingles

State Teachers College

Chadrn

8,270

Anna B. Bright

State Teachers College

Kearney

25,000

Anna V. Jennings

State Teachers College

Peru

34,487

Grace M. Petersen

State Teachers College

Wayne

14,000

Nellie E. Behm

Union College

College View

9,000

Blanche M. Wood

University of Nebraska

Lincoln

200,000

Gilbert H. Doane

York College

York

5,000

Edith Cone


STATE INSTITUTION LIBRARIES

Sketch

Boys' Industrial School

Kearney

209

1,239

4,847

Girls' Training School

Geneva

226

1,174

1,848

Home for Dependent Children

Lincoln

122

225

.....Ý

Home for Feeble Minded

Beatrice

845

925

3,917

Hospital for Tuberculous

Kearney

89

1,047

2,274

Industrial Home for Women

Milford

86

601

2,295

Orthopedic Hospital

Lincoln

113

1,360

.....Ý

Penitentiary

Lincoln

652

3,445

23,961

Reformatory for Men

Lincoln

269

1,005

5,293

Reformatory for Women

York

30

.....*

.....Ý

School for the Deaf

Omaha

190

1,640

3,651

Soldiers' Home

Burkett

468

1,365

1,220

Soldiers' Home

Milford

186

590

.....Ý

State Hospital for Insane

Lincoln .

1,103

1,350

402

State Hospital for Insane

Norfolk

831

1,140

.....Ý

State Hospital for Insane

Ingleside

1,359

1,775

10,460

     * Loan from Library Commission.
     Ý No report.

 

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