New-York tribune., 1871-06-13

crowded on at once, proceed very slowly For the first
semester the three weekly reotatons Latin suffice 20
compass the decension OF the nouns OF the aGloeves
of be first and second declensOns and the conugaticn
of the verb sun and the active voice Of the next
to the last year Biographies out OF ancient his
tory, and meantime the singing advances TO the exer
else OF Individual voices choral singing and the practice
OF the dear old "folkongs" solos and duets. Ele
monts OF mathematical geography here make their first
appearance. In the last year the summing up
the religion" pointing out of the head moment" of
Jewish history OF Christian church history; study OF
the Psalms, evahgoss and geography Of Palestine; and
the learning Of Of the church hymns-orthodox
hymns duly specified IN the Lehrpau Lutncr's "Eine
JeSte Burg" among them Latin and French still receive
bat three four hours respectively English is
commenced; zoology, botany, and physics also bat
slowly; organic chemistry has tho Summer term, nor-
ganic tile Winter; declaations first appear math
ematcs extend to decimal fractions algebra. ana geom
etTy; geography TO the physical and political mapping OF
Europe, and history to the head moment" in German
literature ard universal world history"
This seems an immense amount OF work 10 get out Of
boys coming on IA years old but 1t is what the City OF
Perrin lays n general for the schools Except
ing the study of Engsh and what of the most pop
uar middle schools processes to teach throws
open examination 1t is hardly necessary to say that
this school requires from to two hours study at home
by the pupil 10 has dozen teachers beside the direc
tor who has made his profession study and issued
tuition thaers about 50 20 in American currency
peT quaror beside one thaer for fuel and1he rules OF
department etc. ara Deary Identical with those Of the
best American schools As TO the breakfast, which IS
eaten during The great recess" about 10 O'Clock, the
director does insist that it shall be dry that is does
not object fruit, but forDids "vial Of water which
it seems some are disposed to bring to wash down their
frugal buttcrbread. II is the custom Of the children to
drink before going TO school cup Of coffee. The
youth who has passed through middle school finds
himself at ago at which he might have eradu
ated from the elementary school, lifted 10 enter an ad
vanced class Of the gymnasium or real school, OF fur
nisAed with French and Latin enough to give him some
feeling and aspiration Of scholarship IL his educational
| career here comes TO on end The range and social
standing the business is actually chosen by the grad
atrg class Of the sample school above referred to- and
indicated by their "intentions" as registered In the re-
port OF the first class OF 25 eleven VIII become ner-
chants" probably small shopkeepers seven will become
severally machnist bronzer copporsmth, landlord lin
the English sensc) ypcsettcr brush-maker and COOPER
one goes into real school, and one into eOmlncrcl'
school, and the remaining some OF whom are only 10
years old are as yet undetermined IAe second class
just half year below tie frst also turns out nearly as
largo a number, among whom the trades hold larger
| ratio. c.-,o,,
system, the gymnasium and the Teal-school cach oI
which carries Instruction 10 point that would Place u
on par with many American colleges, and which to the
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strain The gymnasium is TIE stepping-Sone to the
university or to professional lfe and the real-schoo
holds the same relation to the high POLYTECHNIC SCHOOLS
or arts whs one tho other lies in the path OF every
youth who spires to the civil service OF the country or
TO freedom from military service The course In hoh
schools is nine years long and the graduates vary from
TO Is years Of age, the verage age OF the gymnasium
alumni being about 90 should judge We will observe
first the modus opcrand bf realschool and take one
OF the Berlin schools for example The German word
"Real-Sciuic is difficult ono 10 translate ana SUN
more difficult 10 explain TO the American mind, whose
idea o ctca school obscuTed and distorted by pet
visions OF consolidated fmachincshOps and libraries
thrown together info one room OF into brain, Of
the acrcutUral student" going pPinSy to lis heid
tolls with the testube in hand and the dungfork IN
the othor Team but say, preliminary clearing up
that the German real-sohool is domain Of purely
mental effort where science iDging and religion are
carried to equally high points and where, OF the ancient
languages Latin at least retains firm hold as IN
classical schools i shall skip the preparatory schoo
usually provided ano pass lightly over the earlier years
Of the reah0ol proper For the 1Fst year La'ih ana
botany arc placed among the other co2mon branches
and occupy respectively eight and two out Of TIE 81
weekly recitatOns. Botany, however IS confined TO te
Summer t.FIn and is replaced in Winter by the
construction Of tho human body" In the next
year French is commenced at the rate OF five hours
/ a week; Latin is cut down to six and Is practiced
by oral and written exercises IN translation aud an ex
Temporary exercise week. Botany u the Summer
advances 70 the dicOtycdons and is succeeded in the
Winter by the Zoology Of the mammalia In the thlrd
year the Latin scholars read NepOs the boant take UP
the nonopetalous flowers in Winter, study birds mean
time gou" advances 10 ST. Mathews life OF CAil't'
and history concerns the "Oriental peoples and the
Greeks :" in Winter tho Romans. In the MIN year LII
clish IS conenced and in the fifth and SIXTH Caesar
Commentaries are the only Latin reading; arithmetic
now first gets as cube root No study mean time Is
dronned German advances TO examination Of Schl-
/ ffzh lg1 Is
The seventh and eighth years deserve more attention
for at this point many OF the students graduate as
their proficiency duly certified 20, secures them many
valuable political privileges. Tie two years together
constitute Glass seeunda the higher being ohorsecuuda
the lower Uner-Secunda. In the OberSeculda religion
embraces the history Of the Reformation and the Episte
10 the Corinthians German, knowledge OF Schllers
minor works. with study OF the Nbeungenled and old
German literature; Latin, sallust and the AnthooGa
French and English reading Of classical authors and re
! Wow Of the grammar; hisOry-Roman-tAe foundation
OF the city, the Of the republic aud the empre
mathematics embraces astronomy, trigOnometry, rent
and exchange, with optics polarization Of Hight, etc.;
botany and zoology reviewed, with the light metals
in chemistry; drawing consists Of copies Of buts ana re-
efs with perspective and shading; singing IN concert
and alone. ANY youth who has spent year u CSS Sc
cunda and masses examination in the above branches
has his military service cut down from three years 10
one and further, the privilege OF choosing Wheh thHt
one wear shall be served. Whilen service ne is usl
crshed among his comrades by peculiar badge Ihs
privilege also attaches 10 Glass Secunda In the gyna-
sum- and acts as powerful incentive TO parents ana
pupils 70 avail themselves Of educational facilities that
might otherwise be unused Admission TO certain ranks
of the Prusan civil service is also only possible to those
who passed this OF the final examinations o. 'hcS
to classes Of schools The last year. or Glass Prhna OF
the realschoo Is another step higher OF course thaD
the schedule above given, comprising the Augsburg con-
fessioa and another episte Goethe Ivy analytical ge
oroetry, more French and English, etc.
need not review the whole course Of a gymnasium