SCHOOL LAW..

County Supervision

Township Districts.

Certification of University Graduates

Kindergarten Methods..

Tuition of Non-Resident Pupils.

Delinquent Taxes...

NEEDED LEGISLATION:

Third grade certificates.

Abandoned districts

WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION...

UNIVERSITY EXTENSION...

PUPILS' READING CIRCLE..

TEACHERS' ASSOCIATIONS

ANOTHER STATE NORMAL SCHOOL

TEACHERS' INSTITUTES.

Institute convention

Union of counties.

Salaried corps of conductors

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SCHOOLS.

GRADING THE SCHOOLS

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.

EDUCATIONAL FUNDS

The primary school fund.

The University fund

ANNUAL REPORT.

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The Agricultural College fund.

The Normal School fund.

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Apportionment of primary school interest fund, May and November, 1891

Statistics of township libraries.

Statistics of district libraries

Branches of instruction,

Private and select schools.

Examination and certification of teachers.

Condition of schools and school houses.

Miscellaneous statistics

Instruction in physiology

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Graded school statistics..

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REPORTS FROM SECRETARIES OF COUNTY BOARDS OF EXAMINERS:

Alcona County.

Alger County
Antrim County
Arenac County.
Allegan County
Baraga County.
Barry County.
Bay County
Branch County.
Chippewa County
Clinton County.
Crawford County

Emmet County.
Gladwin County

Isabella County.

Jackson County.

Kalamazoo County.

Kalkaska County

Kent County.
Keweenaw County
Lapeer County.

Lenawee County
Mackinac County

Manistee County.

Manitou County

Marquette County
Mecosta County

Midland County

Monroe County

Montcalm County

Montmorency County.

Muskegon County

Newaygo County.

Oakland County

Oceana County.

Oscoda County.
Ottawa County.

St. Clair County

Report of the Board of Visitors..

ALBION COLLEGE:

Report of the President

Report of the Board of Visitors...

ALMA COLLEGE:

Report of the President

Report of the Board of Visitors..

BATTLE CREEK COLLEGE:
Report of the President

Report of the Board of Visitors..

DETROIT COLLEGE:
Report of the President

Report of the Board of Visitors.

DETROIT HOME AND DAY SCHOOL:

Report of the Board of Visitors..

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The Sphere or Province of the Normal School," Prof. Daniel Putnam.

Discussion, Prof. E. E. Brown.

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STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, Lansing, December 31, 1391.

To His Excellency, EDWIN B. WINANS,

Governor of the State of Michigan:

SIR-In compliance with the provisions of law, I have the honor herewith to transmit through you to the Legislature, the annual report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, together with the accompanying documents, for the year 1891.

Very respectfully,

Your obedient servant,

FERRIS S. FITCH,

Superintendent of Public Instruction.