New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-26
SWEDEN PETS HER SCHOOLS
ALLOWS MORE CASH PER CAPITA THAN
ANY OTHER COUNTY ON EARTH.
BOTH HER GREAT UNIVERSITIES ADMIT WOMEN
on EQUAL TERMS WITH MEN-sPE-
CIAL TRAINING FOR INDUS
TRIAL CLASSES


Sweden claims TO spend more money in the pro-
motion OF education than any other European
country Miss Frances Graham French has turned
IN a report 10 the United States Bureau OF Educa-
ton on education in Sweden and Iceland. Some
times Miss French states, private schools obtain
State and municipal grants Throughout the coun-
try no boarding schools for boys exist. and there
is but one Of any consequence for girls.
Learning has always been honored by the Scan
cinavians In 1886 there existed a law that no one
could marry without having a knowledge OF
Iuther's catechsm In 1892 compulsory attend
ance at an elementary school was required OF
children who were not taught at home. The parish
and the State divide the expense OF the teachers
salary The following are the national schools OF
Sweden: Infant schools; national schools proper.
IN which besides elementary branches. military
gymnastics are taught as well as gardening and
manual work with needlework for girls and In
upper classes cookery: minor schools; continuation
schools and higher national schools, OF which half
arc mixed and the rest for boys alone.
The noted Burghers' School Of Stockholm is said
20 have originated in the following manner: IN
1896 private society established Sunday literary
school for of the working and middle classes
II was as late as 1882 that this school was reorgan-
lied and advanced classes were introduced. just
after the admission OF women as pupils and as
support for the school is furnished by the pupils
fees the dues OF the society members and an ap-
culating library maintained. The number OF Pupils
al the time OF the last report was 3d. less IMAM
half being women. Lectures and classes are at,
tended by men and women together. Inc ages OF
The students range from fourteen TO thirty years
EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY.
In 1884 q commission Of inquiry appointed on
She higher education Of girls. The State has
founded special colleges for women. and given grl
pupils equal rights with men in the universities
though they are excluded from schools OF engineer
ting shipbuiding veterinary surgery, etc.
In all other directions women are free TO advance
and have done So Women serve on school boards.
There are now in Sweden 12i higher schools for girls
At the Peoples High Schools the students are
chiefly drawn from the farming class. To enter
this institute no examination is required The OBJ
1ect Is chiefly to teach Housekeeping, but IAN
s1ages history geography. etc. are taken up and
fectijres are given on ethics and religion. Inc
feacher imparts instruction orally for the most
mart and textbooks and literary works are recon-
mended 10 the students Moderate fees are
charged TO those who can pay. Others are taught
free. $780,, -. r,,.d
we're founded in l477 and 1855 respectively. and
women were excluded from them until 1915; when q
hill FOR their admission was FIRST presented oy Ca
Johann. II failed. but in 1870 the right TO enter
The halls OF learning with the men was granted "a
women by the Government