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academies and learned societies.
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division, 30; the forest and horticultural division, with 15; the economic
and sloyd division, with 10; the mechanical division, with 10; and the
statistical division, with 10 members.
In each division one of the members is chairman. These chairmen,
together with the Præses, the Vice-Præses, and the Secretary form the
administrative committee of the Academy. Its officials are the Secretary,
Treasurer, Notary, Librarian, and Director of Horticulture. The Academy,
which had funds amounting in 1912 to about 414 000 kronor and 227 400
in bequests, has, besides, an annual grant of 12 500 kronor.
The Academy has at its disposal a piece of land just outside Stockholm
at Albano used as a field for experiments of the Central Establishments
for Agricultural Experiments, and here also are situated the Academy’s
Agriculture and Fisheries Museum and a garden, with a horticultural
school connected with it (cf. Agricultural Experimental Institutions,
p. II, 147).
The Eoyal Academy of Arts was founded on March 21, 1735, by
K. G. Tessin. By the statutes of June 13, 1908, now in force, its chief
purpose is to promote in Sweden the development of painting, sculpture,
and building construction, and the allied arts. The Academy consists of
a Chancellor, if one is nominated by the Government, of royal honorary
members, at most 12 other Swedish honorary members, and Swedish
members, at the most 50, besides foreign honorary and other members to an
indefinite number, all of whom are elected by the Academy; only artists
are eligible for membership. Its officials are the Præses and the
Vice-Præses, a Treasurer and a Librarian, elected for a term of three years, and
a Secretary, nominated for a year, after which time, on the proposal of
the Academy confirmed by Government, he may be nominated to the
position indefinitely. Under the supervision of the Academy are The Royal
High School of Arts, for providing the instruction requisite for the artistic
pursuit of painting, sculpture and building construction. The teaching staff
consists of 8 professors, one of them being elected as Director for a term
of 3 years, and 4 teachers. All instruction is free of charge and open to
both sexes. The annual grant to the Academy in 1913 was 101 950
kronor; while it has founds of its own amounting to about 459 000 kronor.
The Eoyal Military Academy was founded on Nov. 12, 1796.
By the statutes of Sept. 16, 1870, now in force, amended May 26, 1899, its
object is to advance military sciences, follow their development, and
disseminate knowledge in the army and navy. The Academy consists of
Swe-:lish and foreign members, the latter to an indefinite number, all of whom
ire elected by the Academy. The Swedish members are divided into two
classes. An officer who, in Swedish service, has the rank of general or
idmiral can only be elected member of the first class, besides which a
mem-3er of the second class, who is promoted to the rank of general or admiral,
hereby becomes, without election, a member of the first. The members of
he second class, the number of whom is limited to 120, are distributed
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