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iv. education and mental cultulle.
Hospital and tlie Central Lunatic Asylum with the medical and
psychiatrical infirmaries, the anatomical, physiological, pathological,
physical, chemical, meteorological, zoological, geological institutions and so
forth. At Lund we note likewise the University Library with about
200 000 volumes, not counting pamphlets filed in cases, and about 4 000
manuscripts, the Numismatical "Cabinet" (Myntkabinettet), one of the
oldest collections, the Zoological Museum, created by Sven Nilsson, the
Geological Museum, instituted by Otto Torell, the Astronomical
Observatory, and several other medical and scientific establishments of great
value. Connected with the Karolinska Institutet are the infirmaries of
the Serafimerlasarett and other hospitals in Stockholm, and the
Tandlä-kareinstitutet, the Odontological Institute, erected in 1898.
Each of the two universities issues a Year Book, called Årsskrift
(Uppsala since 1861, Lund since 1864) in which are published, besides the
annual university reports, scientific papers by scientists and savants attached
to the universities.
It should also be mentioned in this connection that the Karolinska Institutet
annually (since 1901) awards one of the five Nobel Prizes, notably that for
"discoveries in the sphere of physiology or medicine"; see section: the Nobel
Foundation.
The regular estimates (ordinarie stat) for 1914 were for Uppsala University
1 031 878 kronor, for Lund University 790 787 kronor, and for Karolinska
Institutet 319 285 kronor. Besides this, there were for the same year extraordinary
estimates (extra stat) for Uppsala and Lund of together 776 110 kronor, and
for Karolinska Institutet of 55 861 kronor. Out of the regular expenditure
Uppsala defrayed from her own monies 194 436 kronor and Lund 71 621
kronor. It will be seen that these universities dispose of considerable means of
their own; Uppsala University is particularly well endowed: she received from
Gustavus Adolphus the magnificent donation of 360 estates, the interests of
which have been, and still are, one of her most important sources of revenue.
There are, moreover, considerable scholarship funds, some of which are
administered by the universities, some by other bodies. The aggregate capital of
these funds is at Uppsala about 3 800 000 kronor, at Lund about 1 900 000,
and at the Karolinska Institutet about 400 000, or altogether about 6 100
000-kronor.
Private Universities.
As has been mentioned, there are two modern private universities
namely at Stockholm and at Gothenburg, started in 1878, and in 1891
respectively.
(A) Stockholms Högskola (University of Stockholm). This university college
is under the superintendence of the Chancellor of the universities. The
governing body is a Board (styrelse) of nine members, on whom devolves the
appointment of university teachers. The president is nominated by Government; as
to-the other members of the Board, one is elected by the Swedish Academy, two
by Vetenskapsakademien (the Academy of Sciences), two by the Stockholm
Town Council, one by the teaching staff (lärarråd, lit. Council of professors),
and one by the other members of the Board; the Rektor of the university is
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