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TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
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An Institution for the testing of materials — with a director of its own —
was established 1896 in connection with the mechanical laboratory. Its object is
to test metals, bnilding stone, cement, and above all the strength of various
building materials; and such tests are made also for the public according to taxes
and regulations fixed by Government, February 25, 1897.
B) Chalmers’ Polyteohuloal College in Gothenburg dates its origin
from a donation of 105,689 kronor made in 1811 by William Chalmers,
for the establishing of an »industrial school» under the control of the Board
of the Freemason Orphanage in the above named city. The institute,
which since 1829 has had the character of a technical scientific college,
has enjoyed State support since 1835. The Board consists of 7 members,
viz., the governor of the province as chairman, the bishop of the diocese,
the principal of the college, one manufacturer, and three out of the
members of the Board of the Freemason Orphanage. At present, the
college is divided into a Lower division with a triennial course; and a
Higher division with a triennial course and subdivided into five sections
or professional schools: one for mechanics, one for electrotechnics, one
for technical chemistry, one for the art of building and one forming
a special school for shipbuilding. In 1883, the name of the institute
was changed into the present one: Chalmers’ Poly technical College. The
regulations now in force date from November 14, 1902.
The instruction is conducted by 7 masters in ordinary (one of whom
is the principal besides and has the title of professor) and 12 other
teachers and assistants. The number of students, which during the years 1881/85
averaged 110, has since then highly increased, so that during the years 1886/90
it averaged 153; during 1891/95, 227; during 1896/1900, 266; and in the
spring term of 1903, 431, not counting 18 outsiders.
In the Higher division of the college the instruction embraces chiefly the
same subjects as in the Technical High School in Stockholm — with the
exception of those referring to mining — and theoretical and practical shipbuilding,
ship-construction, and measurement of vessels besides. The pupils are classified
on the same principle as at the High School: into regular, special, and outside
students. The admission requirements consist either in a final diploma from a
Higher State college or in special examinations in mathematics, Swedish, German
or English, history and geography.
The subjects of instruction in the Lower division are: arithmetic, algebra,
equations of the 1st and 2nd degrees with problems, maxima and minima,
logarithms, plane trigonometry, geometry with the theory of proportions, planimetry
and stereometry; elementary physics and chemistry; electrotechnics; elementary
mechanics; the principles of the theory of practical mechanics; the manufacturing
of iron and wood; the principles of theoretical and practical shipbuilding,
geometrical and freehand drawing, modeling; Swedish; German; book-keeping;
metal-and wood-working in the workshop.
At the end of 1902, the donated fund* amounted to 387,117 kronor, of
which sum 325,828 kronor was the value of the buildings and movables. The
college had, at the end of 1902, four stipend funds with a total value of 15,561
kronor. A State subvention of at present 90,300 kronor is yearly granted.
Also in connection with this college, an Institution for testing of
materials was etablished in 1888; it enjoys an annual State grant of 1,500 kronor.
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