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Schools on the Continent.

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stands ahead of all other nations in the
excellence of its primary and secondary
schools. The we'll known Realschulen,
many of which now comprise ten classes
and are coordinate with the gymnasia,
afford III education which is perhaps
the best possible general preparation
for commercial or trade pursuits. In
these schools the classical languages are
not taught and the time thus saved is
devoted to modern languages ana
science. In addition schools of com
merce are found in nearly all the large
towns of Germany. There are certain
differences between the systems of COM
mercial education and indeed of educa-
tion generally as adopted in Bavaria,
Saxony and Prussia. The mercantile
schools are we'll attended and they are
practically Independent Of government
aid. Several of the real schools have q
commercial department, but besides
these there are in Germany seventy
special schools of commerce., the leav-
ing certificate of which is recognized
as comforting the right Of one years
military service; nine middle schools
with a less extended curriculum and a
large number Of evening schools, which
are attended by clerks, merchants
apprentices, and other persons
cDBupeu Ill mercantile houses. WIN
the view of meeting the requirements of
young men who desire to attend special
courses of instruction on commercial
subjects some of the polytechnic schools
of Germany nave arranged courses of
lectures. which are intended for those
who are seeking places under the gov
eminent in the custom and excise Of
fees, but are followed by other students
who have received their early educa-
ton at a gymnasium or realschule and
whose circumstances enable Thorn to
spend a year or two at college before
commencing business.
In Austria-Hungary there are nine
high schools Of commerce, eleven in
termedlate schools, aad forty-two
schools intended principally for clerks.
There is nothing that calls for special
notice in the subjects of instruction in
these schools. The course of study is
very similar to that in the correspond
ing schools of Germany. Tho most i'm
portant of the high schools Is in Vienna
and is known as the Handles Academic.
1t gives Two courses Of instructions, the
occupying three years and the other
two years. The subjects Of instruction
are nearly b same as those of the
high schools.
In Italy the subject OF commercial
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Tho system of b~ifurcation commences
Immediately after a child leaves the ele-
mentary school. Those intended for in
dustrial pursuits pass on To the techni-
cal school (schuola t%ecnica) and thence
to the technical institute. Others pass
through the corresponding classical
schools to the university. The techni-
cal institute corresponds to some extent
with the higher real schools of Ger
many, but each institute contains three
or more separate departments, in which
the institution is specialized with u
view to different branches Of industry.
There are siXty-tiye technical institutes
in Italy, in many of which there is q de-
partment entirely devoted to CONNER
, ctal education.
IL Belgium there are numerous mid
die sciiools, the object OF which is to
prepare youths for commercial pur-
| suits. The fact tsat the children of the
middle classes are destined,fo for the most
part, TO earn their livelihood in trade
is recognized in the general so,aeme OF
intermediate education adopted in
Belgium, and the course OF school
| studies is arranged accordingly.