Lessons in the Week.
Su Ej e ct s . 1st Division 2nd Di\ 3rd Dh
1st Cl. 2nd Cl. 3rd Cl. 4th Cl. 6th Cl. 6th Cl. 7th Cl.
.Religion . 6/2 (6/2) 6/2 (6/2) 6/2 (6/2) I ’© 4 (3) 4 B 3 (3) 24 (22) :
Norwegian 12 (11) 10 (8) 8 (7) 5 (6) 5 W 5 (4) 5 (5) 50 (44)
Arithmetic (&
Geometry) 5 m 4 (4) 4 (3) m 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) 26 (23)
Writing . . 4 (4) 4 (3) 3 (2) 2 (2) 1 1 (D 1 CD 16 (14)
Drawing . . — KsHEgj 2 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 8 m
Geography . h b h 3 (2) 2 (2) i (i) 1 m 1 CD 1 a 9 m
History . . — - ¡ M f » 2 (2) 2 (2) 1 CD: 1 (D 1 (2) 7 (8)
Science -, ; I £ 9 — 1 1 2 (2) (2) 2 (2) 7 H
Singing . . '• — ' ; 1 (1) 1 1 1 m (1) 1 (1) 5 • ' m
Gymnastics — ■| j p i | ? 2/2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (D (D 2 M 9
Mannal Work S (2) m (1) =, 2 n m CD 2 B 6 (26)
24 (24) 24 (24) 24 (24) 24(24) 24 (24) 24(24) 24 (24) 168(168)
cent had separate divisions (with two or more classes), while in
31 per cent, the school was undivided. In 1875, the proportion
was 39 to 61 per cent. The number of children in each class in
the country in 1895 was about 20. In the towns, the number of
classes in 1895 amounted to 2095, of which 829 were boys’ classes,
798 girls’ classes, and 468 mixed classes. Each class had on an
average 36.8 pupils.
In 1895, 97 per cent of the children in the rural districts,
who were of the legal :age for instruction, were taught in the
primary school, 2.5 per cent outside the primary school, and 0.5
per cent received no instruction. In the towns, the numbers were
respectively 89, 10.1, and 0.9 per cent. In 1895, the number of
absences of children taught in the rural elementary schools, was
10.4 per cent, in the towns, 7.4 per cent. More than 10 per cent
of the total number of children attending the primary school in
the country in 1895, had to go more than 2 miles to school.
This shows, in one respect, what difficulties the primary school
has to contend with in this extensive country. Eor the number
of pupils and classes, see the table on page 273.
Needy children receive their school books, etc. from the municipality.
In Kristiania, of late years, the Municipal Council has also
voted the necessary funds for supplying all needy school-children
Number of Pupils and Classes in the Primary Schools.
In the Country In the Towns
Towns &
Country
School
Districts
Separate
Divisions
or Classes
Pupils Classes Pupils Pupils
840 . . . . 7,133 H 168,813 H1 _ I s I 12,130 180,943
1870 . . . . . 6,338 9 G | Ì Ì 203,800 839 32,959- 236,759
1880 . . . . . . 6,350 9,670 204,926 1,198 42,377 247,303
1890 . . . . 6,198 11,018 230,628 1,660 56,772 287,400.
1895 . . . . 5,923 12,701 253,916 2,095 77,217 331,133
with a meal every school-day. In 1898, 711,302 portions were
distributed, of which 18,341 were paid for. The average number
of children fed was 5420 daily, 139 of whom paid. As the
average number of pupils was 22,750, about 24 per cent of the
children have been fed at the schools. The cost of this feeding
for 1898 amounted to kr. 93,412 of which kr. 2122 was covered
by the sale of food, etc; In other towns too, through private
agency; poor school-children have been fed.
B. THE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, THE CONDITIONS FOR
THEIR APPOINTMENT, TRAINING AND SALARIES.
The teaching in the primary school is performed by publicly
appointed teachers. In the country, at least 24 school-weeks a year
are to be assigned to each regular teacher; at present an average
of 33 weeks falls to each. Private or assistant teachers may be employed
as teachers in singing, gymnastics, drawing and manual work.
The teachers’ situation may be filled with men or women,
according to the decision of the local authorities; but at each-primary
school in the towns, there must be at least one master and one governess.
Ye a r
Number of Regular Teachers in the Primary School.
Country Towns
. Total
Masters Governesses Masters Governesses
1840 .....................- ' 2112 124 2236
1870 . . . •. j 3190 350 174 3714
1880 ................P H 3390 • 140 I 390 438 4358
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