ON ANIMAL BIOLOGY IN THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM. 



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The Table is based on information kindly supplied by Mr. K. Heser of the Under- 

 visningsministeriet, Copenhagen, and the pamphlet ' Schools in Denmark,' printed 

 by J. Jorgensen & Co. Copenhagen, 1923. 



Table XI. 

 Scheme showing hours per week allotted to Biology in Secondary Schools. 



The above scheme holds for both boys and girls, 



Hjemstavnslaere is done in some places in the first year in the Primary School or 

 Folkeskolen. 



All children attend the Mellemskolen or Junior High School from the age of 1 1 to 

 15 for the four years. The Mellemskolen followed by one year Realklassen constitutes 

 the Realskole giving the right to apply for Civil Service appointments and to enter 

 some commercial, technical, and agricultural High Schools ; most of the pupils go into 

 business. 



The Mellemskolen followed by three years Gymnasiet or Senior High School 

 constitutes the Gymnasietskole, preparing specially for the University. 



Secondary Schools in Switzerland. 



The following introductory formula is furnished by Mr. L. Chenna of the Departe- 

 ment de I'lnstruction Publique, Geneva : ' Les gari^'ons et les jeunes filles etudient les 

 animaux et les plantes, leur biologic ; dans certaines classes, la physiologie du corps 

 humain ; il y a coordination entre I'etude de la physique-chimie elementaire et celle 

 des sciences naturelles.' 



The time-table is not rigidly fixed, though it is very generally similar in schools 

 of the same type. As illustrations the following are given ; — 



Table XII. 



Scheme showing hours per week allotted to Natural Science subjects in a typical Secondary 

 School in German-speaking Switzerland, the Staedtisches Gymnasium in Bern. Agesl5-19i. 



11 In about one-third of the Gymnasiets these hours are given to Geology, Astronomy 

 or Geography. 



