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33 Agricultural Schools, 

 6 Schools for Smallholders, 

 9 Horticultural Schools, 

 5 Schools of Dairying, 

 10 Schools of Forestry, 

 68 Schools of Housewifery. 



Total 131 schools. 



All these schools are administered by the Department of Agricul- 

 ture, whereas the school-system of the country otherwise comes under the 

 Church and Education Department. 



High schools. 



The High School of Agriculture for Norway. 

 This comprises 5 sections: 



The Agricultural Section, 



The Forestry Section, 



The Horticultural Section, 



The Dairying Section. 



The Section for Re-distribution of intermixed Holdings. 



In all these sections the period of study is 3 years. In the first year 

 the course of instruction is common for all 5 sections and after the expir- 

 ation of that year the first part of the examination is taken, embracing 

 chiefly natural science subjects. 



In the 2nd and 3rd years the courses of study are separate for each 

 section, although for some sections there may be common instruction in 

 some subjects. 



The High School has the following staff of teachers and officials; 

 20 professors, of whom one acts as Principal, 

 7 permanent lecturers, 

 3 interchangeable lectureships, 

 18 assistent teachers, 

 6 scholarship-holders, 



about 20 different other officials. 



Furthermore, in connection with the High School's farm there are 

 employed several different officials and permanent labourers. 



The High School has an estate comprising about 150 hectares of cul- 

 tivated land and some forest-land, which is a fairly large amount as things 

 go in Norway. 



About 80 students enter the High School every year, so that the total 

 number of students, when the new arrangement has been completed, will 

 be from 200 to 250. 



In order to be admitted to the Fligh School the applicants must have 



