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The school has the following staff of teachers and officials: 



1 lady-principal, 

 6 teachers, 



3 assistant teachers, 



2 scholarship-holders, 



as well as a number of other officals. 



Lower Schools. 



Lower Agricultural Schools and Smallholder s' 

 Schools. 



The most of these schools are owned and carried on by the County 

 Councils. A few schools are owned and carried on by the District Councils 

 or by associations, and a couple of schools are private schools with a public 

 grant. 



The state contributes 3-fourths of the outlay for teachers' salaries, 

 scholarchips to pupils, fuel, light and cleaning, as well as for examination 

 expenses, office expenses, teaching materials, free doctor, excursions etc. 



The County Councils must provide the houses and, if required, farm- 

 land. The latter is worked for the account of the county. 



The most of these schools are boarding-schools and the victualling 

 is at the charge of the counties. For victualling there can at the present 

 .day be allowed up to 60 kroner a month per pupil and for fuel, light and 

 cleaning up to 75 kroner a month per pupil per winter half-year. This, 

 howewer, is arranged in such a way that the better-situated pupils pay 

 almost in full for their food, whilst those who are not so well off can 

 obtain it altogether free of charge. As the outlay for food at present 

 comes to about 100 kroner a mounth, the dificiency is supplied by means 

 of a contribution from the pupils. 



The Agricultural Schools. 



Of these we have altogether 33. The length of the courses varies 

 from i% years down to 5 months. 



There are at present in existence: 



15 agricultural schools with 18 months course. 



i agricultural school withh 12 months theoretical course combined 

 with apprentice-service. 



4 agricultural schools with 12 months course. 



3 agricultural schools with 9 months course. 



10 agricultural schools with about 6 months course. 



a. Schools with 18 months courses. 



The schools which 18 months courses have mainly theoretical instruc- 

 tion during the 2 winter half-years and mainly practical teaching in 

 the summer half-year. The courses begin in October and end in April. 

 The pupil receives the practical instruction partly on the farm attached 

 to the school and partly on private farms. The average number of hours 

 employed is about as follows: 



