III. SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTION 



AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS AND AGRICULTURAL SECTIONS 



I. General notions and organisation. Comparison of 

 schools and sections. 



In Agricultural Schools the instruction is exclusively 

 professional : obligatory and accessory courses are orga- 

 nised to attain this end and absorb the whole time. 



In Agricultural Sections on the contrary more general 

 instruction is given. 



At least five hours a week instead of eight are devo- 

 ted exclusively to agricultural lessons. 



In this way farmers get general education as well as pro- 

 fessional : this transformation of Agricultural Schools into 

 Agricultural Sections has rendered many a school more 

 popular and successful. 



Experiment fields and scientific collections adjoin these 

 agricultural or horticultural schools and courses. 



The programme of studies embraces two or three years. 



In the first instance One year of special preparation 

 devoted to general instruction gives the most satisfactory 

 results. 



Pupils have to pass examinations at the end of each year, 

 besides a final examination, after which a diploma is 

 awarded. 



A delegate from the Department completes the jury for 

 this final examination. 



II. Agricultural Sections. The professors of these 

 special courses are chosen as much as possible from 

 amongst agricultural engineers, doctors of science, and 

 holders of a diploma of scientific studies. 



