Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-02-13
TEACHING DETAILS
Of C0hNfRCE
Schools of Saxony Are
Most Advanced in
Germany.
SPLENDID TRAINING FOR
YOUNG BUSINESS MEN
Course Of Study and Method Of Treat
ment-- Languages ana Worms in
Foreign Business ccompa-
MED by Apprenticeship,


Of all the States which compose this
Empire. SaXony takes the lead in this
| direction, says United States Consul
/ Harris. This little kingdom alone has
about fifty Handelsschulen, or com
mercial schools. These schools are In
the first instance organized by the
Kaufmannischen Vereine. or merchant
unions. which exist In every little town
in the country. The State exercises
supervising influence over each school.
An inspector appointed by the govern
ment visits the schools periodically.
/ The merchant union supports the
school; but II there Is any deficit at
! the end of the year, this is made good
by the State. The buildings, together
the town authorities. In many cities of
Saxony. handsome buildings have been
erected for the purpose OF commercial
schools alone.
The average salary OF the director
and teachers depends upon their age
and upon the size Of the town. a d.
rector in a large city will get from
$1,000 to $500. In the smaller cities.
however. the salaries range from 5000
to $500 per annum All these teachers
have been prepared for their work by
completing either what We term q clns-
steal education or some thorough
course without the classics. whore more
attention Is paid to modern languages
and business methods. II Is the gen-
eral belief that the latter course secures
greater practical results in the schools.
Although the State regards these
commercial schools with certain
benevolence, 1t has thus far made no
solid provision for the teachers. In
every common village school through
out the German Empire, the teachers
know Just what they have 10 expect
There is a staple system OF promotion
together with a pension after so many
years Of service. This is not the cast
with teachers in the commercial
schools. and this fact does much to de-
ter the healthy development OF tn,
schools irasmuCh as Ii prevents man.
able teachers from entering them
However, teachers in the commercial
schools OF Saxony are pensloned afte,
years Of service, while in Prussia NJ
pensions are granted.
The students who are attend thes,
schools come from families OF tn,
middle class. They are apprenticed t
merchants during their whole attend
] ance at school. Their ages vary from
7 fifteen to eighteen. The law govern
=. Ing the relations between master ant
apprentice is very strict, and while thu
pupils are in attendance at school tn
director takes the place Of the master
: A number Of commercial schools II
: Saxony takes only students who devot,
their whole time to attendance: bu
the majority have apprentices whit
spend half the time in some business
house. The latter plan has been foun,
to be conducive to better results, owini
to the opportunity of combining the
DRY with practice.
There is some complaint made on &C
count of tn edisposition OF many mer
chants to employ clerks who have no
completed the full course Of two years
There is no doubt that the merchant
could greatly assist these schools /
they insisted on hiring only young mer
who had certificates or diplomas from
commercial schools.
For small city, the commercial
school of Eibenstock is a model Of III
= kind. 1t occupies spacious rooms In ;
large industrial school building and ha,
director and several teachers. AS It |!
typical Of all the other commercial
schools in Saxony, give the scheduled
course in detail:
Monday-Calculatio bookkeeping
French, English.
Tuesday - English, typewriting
French, calculation, bookkeeping, com
, mercial correspondence.
J Wednesday - Stenography, calcula
! ton, bookkeeping, commercial CORES
pondence.
Thursday-English, French, calcula
ton.
Friday-Geography correspondence
French, English.
AFTERNOON.
Monday-German. French.
Tuesday-Geography calculation.
Thursday-Writing, French.
Friday-German, commercial CORES
pondence.
:, This plan speaks for itself Notice
able, however. is the time devoted t
English and French. Through tn
courtesy of the director and board O
trustees, was permitted to attend tn
exercises for several days. 1t Is as
tonishing with what rapidity and pre-
= cislon the young students dash OF
sentences in English and French, Dur
ing the second year, the hours devote
to these languages are taken up en-
tirely with conversation and readings
and not word Of German Is heard
During the hours devoted to calcula
ton, the currency, together with tn
measures and weights, OF every countr