Dodge City times., 1888-06-21
EDUCATION IN EUROPE.
Primary and CoDlme rcial Schools in Contl.-
mental Cities And Towns.

Primary and Commercial Schools in CONT
mental Cities ~nd Towns.
Germany stands ahead of all other
nations in the excellence of its primary
and secondary schools. The we'll
known Realschulen. many of which
ordinate with the gymnasia, afford an
education which is perhaps the best
possible general preparation for COM
mercial or trade pursuits. In these
schools the classical languages are not
taught and the time thus saved is de-
voted to modern languages and sci-
ence. In addition schools of commerce
are found in nearly all the large towns
of Germany. There are certain differ
ences between the systems of CONNER
cial education and indeed of education
generally as adopted in Bavaria, Sax
ony and Prussia. The mercantile
schools are well attended and they are
practically independentof Government
aid. Several of the real-schools have
a commercial department., but besides
these there are in Germany seventeen
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 less extended curriculum, and
a large number of evening schools
which are attended by clerks, mer-
chants apprentices, and other persons
engaged in mercantile houses. With
the view of meeting the requirements
of young men who desire to attend
special courses of instruction on COM
mercial subjects some of the polytech-
mic schools of Germany have arranged
courses of lectures, which are intended
for those who are seeking places under
the Government in the customs and
excise offices, but are followed by
other students who have received theft
early education at a gymnasium or
realschule and whose circumstances
enable them to spend a year or two at
college before commencing business.
In Austrla-Hungary there are nine
high schools of commerce, eleven in
termediate schools, and 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. The most
important of the high schools is in
Vienna and is known as the Handels
Academic. 1t gives two courses of in
struction, the one occupying three
years and the other two years. The
subjects of instruction are nearly the
same as those of the French high
schools.
In Italy the subject of commercial
education is receiving careful atten-
ton. The system of bifurcation COM
mences Immediately after child has
left the elementary school, Those in
tended for industrial pursuits pass on
to the technical school (scuol0 tecnica)
and thence to the technical institute.
Others pass through the corresponding
classical schools to the university. The
technical institute corresponds to some
extent with the higher real schools of
Germany, but each institute contains
three or more separate departments,
in which the instruction is specialized
with view to different branches of
industry. There are sixty-fve techni-
cal Institutes in Italy, in many of
which there is a department entirely
devoted to commercial education.
In Belgium there are numerous mid
die schools, the object of which is to
prepare youths for commercial pur-
suits. The fact that the children OF
the middle classes are destined for the
most part to earn their livelihood in
trade or commerce is recognized in the
general scheme of intermediate educa-
ton adopted in Belgium, and the course
of school studies is arranged accord.
ingly.-Phillip Magnus, IN Contempt.
rary Review.