New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24

rapidly influencing public opinion. went away very
hopeful for the future Of little Loksno and bis scarlet
capped playmates. They do, in truth, belong 70 'ue
Land OF the Rising Sun.
SWEDISH PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
Crossnc the great avenue L passed under futtering
blue and yellow banners into the Kingdom OF swoaen
where. near "a formidable array OF gun carriages ana
armed men, soldiers OF tho great Gustayus ana Oh TIC
presen. ado, the contributions OF Ito young
men and women Of her great technical schoo IL 10 DOT
young men or women that am In search OF just now nov"
ever but the little Tots boys and girls. the shabbiy
clothed Iokanos and Toms under their other names IN
hill villages and Pima forests. What mothery care uoes
their country take of theml IL Charles XIV born
hmsefa poor lad that rst believe, convinced o"eue
that her poor children the wards OF tho nation
for them she has tried to show IN schoo
house built grassy slope of Landsdowne tsa soiia
house pine wood 00x36 feet aad % feet hgh hnsed
carefully as La much OF our cabinet WORK. iouha
there Dr. c. j. Meyerberg, OF the fist Government
school inspectors of Sweden. who certainty seenoa W
care as mach for the shabby little children ~ any woman
could do and who poured forth information AMI stats
ties quite beyond any womans power TO carry away o
his desk were dozens ordinary copy books written ana
sent over by the identical little babies Of whom was IN
search Tneir were on the backs olga Johaiih-
sscn, Karl lrnd, &c; held them IN Ely hand ad no
taked-they made the statistics real When be too INC
that s5 per OF all the children In Sweden went 10
the national schools il percentage saw al ell
bu o zs and Karl N their coarse shoes and patched
Jackets trotng along te rUad upward ~ the hopo
mans SOD, and sitting on the banch beside Elm ogSs
father Is n Dlinor Karfs n pcas1nt Ihey hVo upon
black bread and milk meat Is luxury for yearly noi
days. Tho whole family OF either viii not prooapy own
$50 In the year What caneo would these Little ones
have 70 become slythins better than beasts of
burden II their country not mother TO theinf AS
it h fathrrs compelled to send them 70 school
before they years Old. II the miner or peasant
trs 10 keep Olga Karl AZ home or ct Work, mel sum
moaod before the clergyman ian authority OF reverence
and power sweden of which American has but vague
concep,on Areprirnand generally sufficient 70 bring
tie man TO bis senses bat that win not do no is called
before the Board OF Education of which tire clergyman
is always President; that fails, the state mas fsh'
TO take the children educate thcEi and put the parents
in the worhouse Such extreme eases are very rrc -
the swede SUBMITS himself readily n his pastorS
and masters than brother If he is too poor
70 clotle his child deecny tho State bears TIE expense
of making him tit for school
Olga ami Karl beng then ready to begin SCHOOL II
SIRE TO be fond near at hand there being Stationary
aBtal school In every parish II possible or Wucn mo
parish Is poor or spaIselY settled, an Amhnat0ry py
randall school Infants schools being Of both kinds The
.olooLhouse IL built snco 1865. viii correspond III APP
pa,nce and construction with that at the Exhibition
though perhaps VIII be finished with 50 much care
But tho shape ventilation light, appliances Tor tcaehibS'
are oil prescribed by law Many OF fhs Oh buildings
IN use before 1865 still remain and are iuea inferior 70
I
| more costly and spacious
Olga and Karl having reached the picturesque schoo
house. leave their coats and caps IN nall ana h"
Themselves in Of two roo MS with stationary u'sAS
and seats which scionco has taken care shall give ho
roper support TO their little backs II Is warmed by
orce,ai, s..ve and thoroughly Shtcd and ventilated
On tba y.ls src maps % Sweden showing her noun
fans her water surface productions Industrial inter
es:s mines etc There pictures OF the people cHtuhg
timber mining f,hng hunting the wild boar inc chiih
learns insensoly in an hour much ~ the world on's o
MA viaaa the resources OF s country and lives OF me-
countrvroen and that without spoken word There Is
m abocns very Ike thar OF The japanese sh's1s o.
pressed plants stuffed animals globes plenty q" BOOKS ~
reference and hsrmonidm. The first met "hieh st12e7
IN American on entering these roornS IL TIE extreme
cheapness Of the machinery OF cdnel'ion EioDe' pens
ETC. being IeIucod t. nominal prioe and s'''hc't he
marked contrast 10 our bGTe, slonoohiBs school,
! MONS.
The MINER story Of the and two rooms below are
given To the master uisrcs, dwelling. lac has
besides fodder Tor COW, patch Of ground where ~
teaches tue children gardcnins, and $3.50 per aniun'
which with the ference the cJ<t Of h1ns, wodd be
sorth about 300 tins country TEis ia the least pay
,oept In some districts the salary mucn nore liberal
In this honse the little beginners learn is feiio"
then To read aad write which rsra,ly taxes cnethd
the ne quired here, owing io the phonoe@pmr "trnc
tnre of The Language III teT Dissencrs Catholics
or Jews they are Forbidden religious instruction. unss
they apply for it. Afcrwar. geography, history &c.
M 10 chemistry physics and military hr'i "hei J. "o-
uratorr en- RE swedish hoy. How much Of hos taor
oughy this taught depends, as oyeryS mere es'
on the teacher who must. however bo ccrtu' rs a's
asye three years st normal school In the afternoon
Kari learns carpcnierng, cabinet making boo-nasns "r
drawing while Olga taught 90 seT, Knit or Ora" u she
have any artistic ability. They must remain ~ sclpJi
until ready for confirmation ard communion, the mini
mum age Of leaving boing H. UGti they can READ or
write they are not allowed to marry 10 lear arn' or to
ye evidence The teachers penSi0ned after 30 years
of service or II invaded. and the wiooT Of teacher
receiyes a pensioa at his death II TIE teacher DC
woman her husband las bis pension too wh;ch is Iar
enough In Stockholm, tho teachers are 70 tn"
men four t. ono. In 1915 Zio'o4o odiFeh Ne'o In
the infant schools.
Olga and Karl II they prove rs good scholars a. thor
copybcoks promise, will pass into tie higher primary
schools In which in 1873 3s9,0S2 children Their
future course depends on themselves II they have IN
dustry, bfan.powor, mechanical skill the country
.ta,ds ready 20 help them At every STEP should Olga
dcs,re 70 become teacher in schoolhOuss such as
this, shn enters Normal School for tir"o years and IS
gtted for her work rautously There is, too, Iund
for her entire support for this time If she needs H. II
Abe choose domestic WORK, tnere aro free inausI1h
schools for the training OF servants, soastresses ETC.
SWEDISH TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.
Karl f he have ninle brain ambti0nt 10 rise in his
peculiar trade handicra will 90 into The bihcr Ma
toual schools the Of which 70 develop both mind
and body On the coast he viii DC taught navigation
inland farming In the villages, his own crait, Whatever
il may be- He learns here TOO, tho art OF law-makng
citizenship and its duties surveying, and chemistry. He
pays II he can II not, the door is still wide open
Thcse schools founded by no5emen for the dement, OF
laboring men, peculiar feature In swedish cduca
tlopsI efforts which Americans have nothing To parallel
Many of the workIngmen who hold places In the Lower
Chamber at Stockholm, their place in life TO their
training here The majority Of pupils are men OF from
90 70 40 years age Totally apart from THESE arc the
elementary schools III which religion ancient ana mod
ern languages science philosophy and the higher mathe