40 Prussia and the German System of Education. 



The students rise in summer at 5 o'clock, and in winter 

 at 6 o'clock, in the morning : as soon as they are dressed, 

 they meet in one of the class-rooms, where the director reads 

 the morning prayers ; their hours of study are from 7 to 12 

 a. m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. 



Connected with the college is a primary school for child- 

 ren of that district of the city, in which the college is 

 situated : this school is under the direction of a regularly 

 appointed and experienced teacher, and is attended by 105 

 children, who are divided into three classes, to each of 

 which is assigned a separate class-room in one part of the 

 college buildings. In these classes, a certain number of 

 students from the college first practice teaching under the 

 eye, and aided by the advice of the teacher. 



At the end of this long and careful preparation, they are 

 called before the board of examiners. If the young man is 

 a Protestant, his religious examination is conducted by the 

 board of examiners themselves ; but if he is a Romanist, a 

 priest is joined to the board, and conducts the religious 

 part of the examination. 



The examination lasts three days. On the first day the 

 subj ects are — 



From 1 to 10 o'clock, A. M., Scripture history. 

 " 10 to 12 "■ . . " Pedagogy. 

 " 2 to 4 " P. M., Mathematics and the theory of music. 



The answers to the questions of the first day's examina- 

 tion are given in writing. On the second day the subjects 



are — 



{Catechising a class of village school 

 children on some subject of ele- 

 mentary instruction. 



( Reading ; 



« i-i to 19 m a J Arithmetic ; and 



j An object lesson given to school child- 



l ren. 



