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agricultural education.
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The Agricultural High Schools have as their object the imparting of
instruction in agriculture, based on scientific investigation.
The High Schools embrace the following courses:
1) A two-years’ course intended to give instruction in the theoretical
principles necessary for a rational method of agriculture, and 2) a one-year’s
experts’ course, consisting of a continuation course based on the former one for
agriculturalists (Sw. agronomer), and intended for the training of experts and
teachers of farming. The course for experts is divided into two lines: a) one
principally for the training of experts in the land-farming branch; b) principally
for the training of experts in the cattle-f arming branch.
At Alnarp there is a third line for dairy-farming. The subjects of instruction
are those commonly taught at every higher agricultural school. The study of
pedagogics is one of the subjects in the course for experts.
As far as possible, the instruction must be given in connection with the
agricultural economy of the large landed properties of the State at Ultuna and
Alnarp, where the two High Schools are situated.
In order that the pupils may derive as much benefit as possible from their
training, the High Schools are provided with the following establishments:
a) An agricultural experimental field.
b) A botanical garden.
c) An economy garden (Sw. ekonomiträdgård) and nursery.
d) A laboratory for practical experiments in physics, chemistry, botany, and
bacteriology.
e) An anatomy room, and stalls for sick animals.
f) Museums, with materials for instruction.
g) A library.
Alnarp also possesses a farriery school and a dairy-farming school.
The school-year begins on November 1; the vacations last altogether 12
weeks.
The teaching staff consists of eight lectors, and adjuncts or assistant masters.
One of the lecturers (Sw. lektor) is appointed Principal (rektor) for a period
of five years, and has the task of superintending and directing the school. The
farm belonging to the High School is managed by a Steward under a Board of
Directors, which superintends both the school and the estate. The steward is the
head master of the agricultural school attached to the estate.
At each high school there shall be places for not less than 44 pupils, 4 of
whom shall be free scholars, and for 2 pupils that intend to become agricultural
engineers. In addition, there shall be places for 6 pupils in the course for
experts.
Paying pupils are charged 100 kronor yearly for instruction-fees and 75
kronor for rooms; board is paid for in accordance with a scale fixed by the
directors. Free scholars pay nothing for any of these things.
The requirements for admission to the course for agriculturalists are:
a) The applicant for admission must be not less than 18 years of age; b) he
must have had at least two years’ practice in farming; c) he must possess a
certain (modern school) degree of knowledge corresponding, at least, to a "pass"
in the "realskolexamen", or to that possessed by a pupil in the "secondring"
(upper sixth class) at a State secondary school, in Swedish, German,
mathematics and natural science. Applicants can also send in certificates showing
that they have reached a corresponding standard of knowledge, the said
certificates to be submitted to the Board of teachers for investigation and approval.
Many of the pupils prove to have passed the matriculation examination. A
good preparation has been found to be previous attendance at a People’s high
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