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however, was at that time not so well adapted for this, and in
most places therefore, 3 1-year preparation classes were associated
with the middelskole. As the town primary schools gradually
improved, attempts were made in several places to form a
connection between the higher and the lower schools, even beyond the
first three school years; and by the act of 1896, an organic
connection has now been brought about between the secondary school
and the primary school in the towns. In accordance with this
act, the secondary school builds upon the two first divisions of
the town primary school (with voluntary instruction in the second
division). The primary school is to be, in general, the common
preparatory school for all children for the first 5 years of schooling;
at any rate, it is the only government-supported school for children
of this age. At present, there are, however, some preparatory
schools in connection with private higher schools.
The secondary school is also divided by the act of 1896, into
middelskole and gymnasium. The middelskole course is generally
4 years (intended for children between 11 and 15). According
to the act, the course must not be made longer, but may be
shorter, if the middelskole in any place can be connected with
the primary school higher up than after the latter’s 5th year. The
gymnasium course is 3 years. The aim of the school is given in
the act as follows: «The middelskole is a school for children,
which, in union with the primary school, gives its pupils a
complete, thorough, general education, adapted to the receptivity of
childhood. The gymnasium is a school for young people, which
on the middelskole foundation, leads on to a complete, higher,
general education, which may also serve as a basis for scientific
studies. Both middelskole and gymnasium shall contribute to
the religious and moral training of the pupils, and it should also
be their common aim to develop the pupils both mentally and
physically into competent young people.»
Subjects. In the middelskole, instruction is given in the
following subjects: Religious knowledge, Norwegian, German,
English, history, geography, science, arithmetic and mathematics,
drawing, writing, manual work, gymnastics and singing. For girls
there is also instruction in domestic economy. In the plan of
instruction adopted by the Ecclesiastical Department for the
middelskole. the division of the weekly lessons is as follows (see the table,
next page.)
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