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IV. EDUCATION AND MENTAL CULTURE IN SWEDEN.
are received at the beginning of each school-year (in September). For regular
pupils the term fee is 50 kronor. — As special students and as outsiders also
women may be admitted.
The admission requirements demand producing a final diploma, either from
a Higher State College on the scientific line, or from the classical line with
supplementary credits in mathematics, physics, chemistry, geometrical and freehand
drawing, or from a Technical College with supplementary credits in Swedish,
foreign modern languages, history and geography.
The instruction is imparted by 12 professors nominated by the Government after
proposal of the Board, 10 masters in ordinary appointed by the Board, 13 associate
masters and 3 lecturers commissioned by the Board, assistants and associate-assistants.
The High School includes special divisions for: A) machine design and
mechanical technology, with a triennial or quadrennial course, or else naval
engineering; B) electrotechnics; C) chemical technology, with a triennial
course; D) mining — divided into: classes for mining mechanics, with a
quadrennial course; metallurgy and smelting, with a triennial or quadrennial course; and
mining proper, with a triennial or quadrennial course; E) architecture, with a
quadrennial course and the instruction so arranged that the pupils after three years’
study have the right to proceed with their studies at the Academy of Arts;
and F) civil engineering, with a quadrennial course.
The subjects of instruction are: pure mathematics, embracing the theory
of equations and of determinants, analytical geometry, the differential and
integral calculus, differential equations, and the elements of the method of
least squares; descriptive geometry; geodesy and topography; theoretical
mechanics, with an elementary and a higher course; descriptive mechanics together
with mechanical construction and the construction of simple parts of machines;
the theory of practical mechanics and mechanical construction, with the
necessary exercises in construction; mining mechanics; the theory of steamship
construction; mechanical technology, with strength tests and mechanical
laboratory work; physics; applied pyrology; theoretical and practical electrotechnics;
general and analytical chemistry, and chemical technology, with chemical and
chemico-technical laboratory work; electrochemistry, with laboratory exercises;
zymology; mining chemistry; the metallurgy of iron and other metals; the art
of smelting, metallurgical laboratory work; mineralogy and geology; mining;
general theory of building; building statics; house building; architecture; the
history of the art of building; civil engineering; geometrical drawing; freehand
drawing; decorative designing; modeling; political economy and commercial law;
technical hygiene and workshop practice.
The maximum number of pupils in the first division was, in 1890, fixed at 80.
Though this number, in 1892, was increased to 100 and in 1899 to 125 (besides
special pupils), a great many competent applicants have of necessity been rejected
each of the following years, the number of applicants to this division having
amounted during the years 1896/1902 respectively to 103, 144, 170, 195, 233,
223, and 177. The total numbers of regular and special pupils were, during the
years 1896/1902 (spring terms), respectively 305, 277, 283, 309, 360, 373, and
393. — The numbers of graduates, during the years 1896/1902, were respectively
107, 67, 79, 88, 87, 89, and 96.
The ordinary government grant to the High School originally amounted to
21,000 kronor (à l’io shilling or 0 268 dollar) and has repeatedly been raised,
on account of the extension of the institute, so that, in 1902, it amounted to
197,900 kronor. A special grant of 22,400 kronor was made for the year 1900.
During 1902, the students’ fees came to 41,000 kronor. A sum of 16,435
kronor was that same year distributed as stipends. At the end of 1902, the
total amount of the 16 stipend funds was 326,748 kronor.
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