New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-08
,-ux sCzOOLs OF Norway

| 6ssden. .oo
Ost Of her 400, 900 inhabitants, only about lso ooo
dwell IN towns, the remaining ~, O0o being spnA'eo
| here and there over an area Of $3.50 square mice
consequence, stationary village schools are hafdy
possible in any great number. The law, nom "n'co
the present school system Of Norway dates ~ oaY'
which wa pamela 1879, did not require, very wisely
an education in any particular place; II nmpy 10
maoded that the parents or guardians should metns0'
every child, or cause it TO be nstrucfed, % the
| branches usually taught in the district school,
| the list of such instruction being the cateoaetcai
examinations by the clergyman and the examination
nrevous to the conhrmatiOn-which last, the Amer
lean reader must remember, is necessary condition
for all civil nghts in Norway and Sweden.
CIRCULATING SCHOOLS.
To meet the difficulty of the separation Of the popu'
stion, the law also required Circulating Schools n
every pa,sh, a. well a. stationary. The parish is dr.
vided INTO certain number Of districts and the teacher
travels from one district 10 snother-the children Of
each forming for the time his school As an average,
20 term Of each school only eight weeks during the
,ew The lessons are given IN the farn-houses IN the
roons where the peasants have been sleepng and cot
ng-often uncomfortable and Nventilsted apartments.
The branches required to be taught by law reEgioa
reading writing singing and arithmetic in point Of
fsct they limit themselves TO reading and religion
e. g. very dry theology, with little Of writing and
arithmetic. The teachers salary is from $l2 70 90
for thirty weeks teaching, with bis board. The whole
number Of these hneratiDg teachers about Co., md
Of The schools about 1909.
sTArIOSARY SCHOOLS.
These stand somewhat higher than the class Of
schools first mentioned in the quality Of their mstruc
tisu The teachers also are better paid, the salary
eng about go per annum, with board and piece
Of land for free use. They number about $50, with
a 600 pupils in attendance, and their terms are from
l6 TO 40 weeks in the year. The whole number Of
children attending both the circulating and stationary
schools is estimated at about 2l3, 900.
UPPER DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
These are small class of pay schools, correspond
ing somewhat to our High Schools in America The
branches taught are those already mentioned as
taught In the other schools together with history,
mensuration natural history, and foreign language
generally English.
There schools require slight payment from the
pupils but are supported by the parishes and by ocoa
sOna gratis from the Storthng National Assembly.
All the schools established by law managed by
the Town or Parish Council and the clergyman. 10
tax can be laid for their support except by grant Of
the Council The head management 10 each prov
ince is in the hands of the High Sheriff and the Bishop
of the diocese, who report again b the "Govern>
mental Department of Church and Education"
The total expenses OF all these schools in the towns
and country together with that of five Normal Schools
for Teachers and including the expenses Of boarding
teachers are estimated by Councillor Nilsson at about
$l95, goo per annum.
CITIZENS SCHOOLS.
These are higher class of schools, both public and
private belonging to the towns. The pupils taught
m common branches, in drawing, natural history,
and German, French and English. The number of
these is more than twenty the pupils about 5000;
expenses, about $50 900 per annum.
A still higher rank Of these schools is called
REAL SCHOOLS.
These have been established by the Government in
eleven towns, and associated with the Latin
Schools" The latter prepare for the University with
five years course the other after their pupils are
fourteen or fifteen send them out to practical life or TO
the technical and military schools.
In the Latin Schools Greek and Hebrew are taught;
N the Real Schools beside the usual instruction OF the
best schools, bookkeeping, commercial correspond
epce, the properties of goods, &C., are sometimes
among the branches.
There are also three Latin Schools, not connected
with Real Schools, at Christianis Trondbjem and
Bergen where the usual order reversed, and Latin
is studied before any foreign language. These three
schools are supported by their funds. Number Of
pupils in the eleven united schools 7OD in the three
Latin Schools 300; total l,OOO Annual expenses Of
| both, $4,000.
No one can be rector in these schools unless he has
passed two public examinations. The conditions for
| the under teachers are equally strict.
Beside these there are Charity Schools in many
towns for the children Of poor sbOnng people, where
the children remain the whole day, while the parents
are at work. These supported by both public
and private contributions. Amount expended, about
| 5000.
There are four ssyuns in Norway for the instruction
of the deaf and dumb Another class of schools whose
introduction would be highly advantageous to America
are the Agricultural and DraUing Schools for work
| ipgmen and mechanics.
There are fourteen Agricultural Schools where young
men eighteen to twenty taught thoroughly in
practical and scientific farming, in the application Of
manures, the construction Of farming machines, the
| management of diaries, and the like.
| Throughout Norway there are eight Drawing
| Schools. To these of an evening the mechanics and
borers together and receive instruction in mod
cling, drawing, mathemaics and natural philosophy.
| BY the law any persoD whs would be tnmsn, gun
maker, copper-workeT, turner, brszier, goldsmith,
"heeaprbnt, msuun ent-mahe1 Je"eIer, painter SAD
dler, smth stopecutter chair-maker cloek-maker,
must produce testimonial from the mansgen of this
| school. The effect OF the instruction Is found to be
excellent the taste of this cIass in their VARIOUS
trades. The Drawing School at CHRISTIANS is the
most distinguished, al costs nearly g. 900 per annuu
The other are supported together ct about the
| same rate.
From what has been said Of the condition of schools
in the Norwegian towns it apparent that edacston is
N favorable state Of progress, even compared with
America. The working classes have better opportuni-
| ties than thew emmy here.