REPORT 75093 OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION FOR THE YEAR 1896-97. VOLUME 1. CONTAINING PART I. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. II THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF EDUCATION, Created as a Department March 2, 1867. Made an Office of the Interior Department July 1, 1869. COMMISSIONERS. HENRY BARNARD, LL. D., March 14, 1867, to March 15, 1870. JOHN EATON, PH. D., LL. D., March 16, 1870, to August 5, 1886. August 6, 1886, to September 3, 1889. WILLIAM T. HARRIS, PH. D., LL. D., September 12, 1889, to date. CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1. THE COMMISSIONER'S INTRODUCTION. Articles on the subject in former Reports Conspectus of the State system of education, or University of France. Page |