Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-03-20
scnools on VAC coNrlNGNI.
German, stsad. Ahssd--Ausir's and
It.iy--nsigiam.

Germany stands ahead ~ all ether m.
lions I'M the exccllence ~ its primary aln
ssc,.dary schools. The well known
Rsalschulen, many % which now cum
prise ten classes and arr CO ordinate Win
The gynnasla. afford an education when
4. p.rbars the t-st possible general prep
arstion for commercial 90 trade pursuits.
In the.e schools the classical languages
are not taught AMI the time thus saved 70
devoted a. modern languages AMI sclsnoe,
In addition schools q cummsruc Are i"uhh
An nearly all the large towns ~ Derflany.
Their. are certain differences hstwesn the
systsms % commercial c,iuoaiion aud IN
dee.l II education gunsrally a. adopted IN
bavaria. Saxony aud Prussia. The mer-
camille schools are well attended Ahd they
are practically independent ~ government
all several ~ the real schools have
A commercial department. but besides
these there are Ia Germany seventeen
spcclal schools ~ commerce, the leaving
certificate ~ witch IL rccOgniiei a. con-
fcrring the right % one years military
service: nine middle schools with les
extended curriculum, and large number
Of evening schools, which are attended, BY
clerks. merhants' Apprcuiices, and other
persnns engaged In mercantile houses.
with the view ~ meeting the require
meuts 81 Young men who desire % attend
sperlal courses ~ Instruction on CON-
merriai subjects some ~ the polytechnic
schools u Germany ave arranged courses
az lectures. which a iuiendol for those
who are seeking places under the govern
msut I'm the customs and excise Offices,
hut are followed by other students who
have received their early education NJ
gymnasium az rcalschuic AMI whose cir
cuu.stancrs enable them to spend year
or two at college tsforc commencing ou'i-
hess
Ia Austria. Hungry there az nine high
sehools ~ commerce. eleven intermediate
schools. and forty tWo schools intended
principally for clsrks There j. nothing
that calls for special notice 90 The subjects
q instruction In these schools. The ouurse
~ study /. very similar "a that In tho
corresponding schools q Germany Tie
tnost important a the high schools u
I'm Vienna and IL known hs the HANDLES
akalemle. 10 gives two courses ~ IN.
stTucfiou tho oae occupying threc year.
AMI the other two ycara The subjects ~
instruction arc nearly the same "a those
II the ffench hirh schools
H. Italy the subject ~ commercial e,lu.
cation Is receiving CAREFUL attention. The
sysiem q h.mruatiou commences imme-
dairly after child has the elementary
school. Those intended Cor Industrial pnr.
suits pasa on a. the technical school
t.cuoia technical nui thence "a The tschni.
cal Institute Oiher. pass through the
corresponding classical schools to the Uni.
Verslty. TIE technical Institute c1rrc-
sp,inds tn some extent with The higher real
schuols ~ Germany hut each Institute
CONTAINS thrrc " more separate depart
ments. ln which the Institution 4 special.
iffti with view a. dlfcrCnt branches ~
industry Thcrr arr siKty I've technical
Institutes Ia Italy in many 20 which thrrc
1. department entirely devoted 10 com
mcfr.al cduoaiion.
IN ticlrum their are numerous middle
sehu-1is. che oblcct - which L. a. prcparr
youihs Or COMMERCIAL pursuits. The
fact that the childrrn % the middle C.asscs
are drsflu~i. Or The mot part, o. earn
their livelihood in trade 90 commerce Il
recognized IN the gyncral scheme ~ inter
me,liaie education adopted In Belgium,
and the course - sshool studies II ar
ranged accordingly Philip Magnus In
Contemporary Review.