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IV.
EDUCATION AND MENTAL CULTURE.
In most respects education occupies a high position in Sweden at
the present day. The work of popular education goes further back in
Sweden than in most other European countries. At present, Sweden
earnestly endeavours to appropriate all educational advances made by
other civilized nations; and in certain respects, especially in regard to
physical education, Sweden may even be called the leader.
The close connection between education and the Church is peculiar
to Sweden. Equally as often in other respects, so in this too, the
History of Sweden defies theoretical calculations, and of the unfavourable
consequences to be prophesied at first sight from such a connection as
this, only few traces are visible.
Thus Church and School both range under the Ecolesiastioal
Department. Legislation in their interests pertains, where grants of public
funds are demanded, to the government and parliament in common;
again, in other cases, as regarding ordinances, etc., according to the
wording of the constitution, to the government alone (as a branch of
the King’s »economical legislation»). But the practice has more and
more come into vogue for the government to invite the Riksdag to
legislate conjointly with it even in these questions, and now no
alteration of any great importance is carried through without the consent
of the Riksdag. — Under the Ecclesiastical Department the Diocesan
Boards (bishop and chapter) have the superintendence of all, both lower
and higher, public schools in the diocese. This applies also in part to
private schools and institutions, especially such as enjoy a state grant.
The oosts of public education for 1895 and 1900 are calculated as
follows by E. Arosenius, — in Swedish kronor à Tio shilling or 0-268
dollar:
In 1895. In 1900.
Common School Education............................................................16,400,000 kronor. 25,995,000 kronor.
Colleges and Girls’ Schools..........................................................6,000,000 > 6,365,000
The Universities and High Schools....................................1,450,000 > 2,025,000
Technical Education...................................... 920,000 > 949,000 >
Total 24,770,000 kronor. 33,334,000 kronor.
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