166 RURAL DENMARK 



the i st of the July following, with a vacation at 

 Christmas. All students live out, and the fees for 

 tuition amount only to about ioo kroner (5, 10s. iod.) 

 per annum. Under the constitution of the college, 

 however, at least one-fourth of these students must 

 receive free instruction. Of this fourth, a half, selected 

 according to their ability and necessity, are granted 

 money scholarships amounting to 20 or 30 kroner 

 (i, 2s. 2d. to i y 13s. 4d.) per month. The college 

 is supported by the State, which grants to it 448,000 

 kroner (,25,000) per annum. 



The first place I visited in the great square of 

 buildings which form the college was a large lectur- 

 ing theatre that holds 300 persons. Then I saw the 

 rooms devoted to agricultural chemistry, physics, land- 

 surveying, physiology of plants, photography, and 

 an experimental laboratory. Next I was taken to the 

 reading-room, which is open to any of the public for 

 five hours a day, as well as to the students. Here 

 are to be found all the works that deal with the 

 special subjects connected with agriculture, collected 

 from the various countries of the world, including the 

 British colonies. Certain students have the privilege 

 of studying in this room at any time between eight 

 in the morning and eight at night, especially those 

 who are taking what is called the further course. Of 

 these I saw a number sitting at their work. 



Near by is the library, which contains 50,000 

 volumes. From this library books are sent out free 

 of any charge, except for postage, to whoever may 

 apply for them in Denmark. No security is asked, 

 and I was informed that it is a very rare event for 

 a book not to be returned. I was much struck by 

 this circumstance, which caused me to wonder whether 



