naturalists (a botanist, a mineralogist, a geologist), a technical chemist, a teacher of 

 generally instructive matters etc. It stands to reason that such a number of teachers 

 is never employed at schools with but a single class. 



On a four years'course being introduced at the higher agricultural schools, instruc- 

 tisn will become more general, and the students will be admitted to the university 

 whence, so faF ; they have been excluded. 



There are also agricultural academies and universities. The evolution of our aca- 

 demies is similar to that in Germany. We may cite, for instance, the Czech Agricul- 

 tural Academy of Tabor, and the German Academy of Libwerd. The course lasts three 

 years. The Austrian government did not acknowledge these schools as universities, 

 though their whole arrangements entitled them to it. Now they will soon obtain this 

 character. Besides, the Academy of Tabor will be transfered to Brno. 



At the Czech polytechnic school in Prague an agricultural section has been estab- 

 lished with a four years'course. Although representing the only agricultural university 

 in Bohemia, it has neither a building nor any ground of its own. 



One part of this section, however, is well established in the Villa Groebe (Havh'cek's 

 park). 



In addition to this special agricultural section there is also a section of technical 

 culture at the polytechnic schools of Prague and Brno. That at Prague was estab- 

 lished in 1890. Women find instruction in the so-called ladies'housekeeping schools. 



The course lasts 10 months or at some winter schools 5 months only. At the lower 

 agricultural schools girls are now also admitted, together with boys. 



Up to now this co-education answered its purpose. A rapid improvement in the 

 behaviour of the boys has been observeed since the admittance of girls to the school. 



There are only a few housekeeping schools in Czecho-Slovakia. Therefore the over- 

 crowding in these schools (45— 50 girls in one class) excludes good practical instruction. 

 In this respect the first duty of the future will be to increase the number of these 

 schools in the whole of Czechoslovakia. 



At some agricultural schools in Bohemia and Moravia so-called experimental stations 

 are established, some of which are prospering. Many of them, however, still show 

 need for improvement. 



Agricultural schools in Bohemia and Moravia are either public or endowed by local 

 commiltees, towns, communities, savings-banks, agricultural associations etc., and main- 

 tained by the state or the country in which they are situated. Generally the are estab- 

 lished in good buildings and have, especially in Bohemia, some ground of their own. 



The number of pupils in these schools grows larger every year; in fact, the higher 

 agricultural schools are overcrowded. 



THE EVOLUTION OF AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS 

 IN BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA. 



The beginnings of agricultural instruction in Bohemia and Moravia date from the 

 second half of the XlXth century. Before that agricultural schools were to be found 

 only where some teacher occasionally opened one. With his departure or death the 

 school was closed. Such agricultural schools were to be found at Trnova (1790), at 

 Lany, at Krumlov (1861), at Doubravice in Moravia and at a few other places. The economic 

 officials of this time had only practical instruction. Very few of them indeed were 



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