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Ibe report of toe coinmissloner of education for 18S3-S4. just publiMied, üaj the followiug refercncc to educalional inatters 1q Mlvhi. gan: Michigan, wlth about J5.?T.Oyj j-outh wlthlu tlie legal s.'kool age (5 ' Ú0), reportcd that over 40ü,ü(X) or esrn ilÈr cent. wera enro.ied in public di4U, besidea 1:7,830 In private scliools. j.ollc schools were taught lor a term of 153 uys at a eost of over $4,0%,i 000 in school Lo3ës valued, ivith otlier school property.: at ncaiiv 111,000,000. 'l'lje Usures show au incrcus2 of ihan 18,000 In the number. of pupila attendhig public schools, and of sbout 4,WX) in tlie aïteiidanec of private schools, of four daya In tüe average public school term throuhoiH the Etate, Of abOQt 60J,000 i ths valuation of public schooi Droperty, and of $37Ö,;i(iJ iu the amount ex. pended on public schools. Tbere was also a sliiílit advance In the p;iv of teachers, the average monthly s.ilarv of men beiug SI 98 more, and that of romen $1 10. Cleveland Will Act as 8;;onior. Cari Dettloíf of Bellevue avenue, Detroit, wlio desires lo nam. hls twe f t,u on alter President Cleveland, 1 as recelved the j lowing lrom Washington iu ru-sj-.oiise to a ; titlon. KxKcx'nvK Mansión, Wasiunuton, Fcbruarv 19.1888. i Cari Dettlofï, Esq. : Mt Dejji Ssh- 1 liavo rece. ved jourcommunxat' u, in whleh you are joined by your wife, In.oruiÍDg me of the birtli ui vour iwelltü son acd your aeterailnation to bestow upon him niy natno. Fieasc accept tbc assurance of my appreclation ol tb' kindly feolins hich induces you to thus mul.-' my name a lamiiiar ouc in vour ! housch .d. m uue l expresa mv hearty in.ïuess to be reprosentcd as sjwusor at the taptismal cerenioiiv of your son, whieh will give to hlm irv na , .-. i ours very truly, ÜKOVfiK CL ii VELAXD.