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REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE, ETC. 

 Table II. 



Secondary Schools in Saxont. 



Every boy and girl studies both animal and plant biology to a substantial degree, 

 including human physiology and hygiene. The work is co-ordinated with that in 

 Physics and Chemistry. 



In Saxony there are eight types of secondary schools. All these are mixed schools 

 excepting the Hoehere Maedchenschule. Excepting in the case of the Aufbauschule 

 the pupils go to the secondary school at the age of 10 ; to the Aufbauschule, which is 

 a continuation of the elementary school, they go at the age of 13. The Reform- 

 gymnasium, the Reformrealgymnasium, the Deutsche Oberschule and the Aufbau- 

 schule are post-Revolution types of school. 



An especially interesting feature is the intimate way in which Natural History and 

 Chemistry are associated in all the types of schools. Generally speaking, the natural 

 history of plants and animals forms the sole Natural Science teaching for the first 

 four years and a combined course of Natural History and Chemistry extends over 

 the last five years. The study of human physiology and hygiene is emphasised. 



The following Table is compiled from Zur Neuordnung des hoeheren Schulwesens 

 in Sachsen. Denkschrift des Ministeriums fuer Volksbildung Meinhold u.Soehne, 

 Dresden 1926. The types of schools have been arranged in order from the pre- 

 dominantly classical to the predominantly modem one. 



