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Land Settlement in Denmark. 



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The longer winter courses are similar in scope to those given 

 at the agricultural schools. The summer course provides for 

 a class of pupil who works on the school land and who, in 

 addition to free tuition, board and lodging, receives pay from 

 the State. The special ii-day courses are devoted to lectures, 

 visits to farms, factories, etc., recreation, song and social 

 enjoyment. Such a course affords rest and change from the 

 routine work and isolation of a small holding and provides the 

 benefits which arise from contact with fresh people and fresh 

 problems. 



These schools are of comparatively recent origin and were 

 intended to devote special attention to side-lines, such as 

 poultry-keeping, bee-keeping, and rabbit-breeding ; but except 

 for some useful poultry and poultry-houses at one centre nothing 

 of note was seen in this connection. 



The Danes are out for Education rather than Technical 

 instruction. 



As compared with our institutions, the instruction given at 

 the higher educational centres in Denmark is, in general, more 

 elementary, more theoretical, and takes the form mainly of 

 lectures. The " Uving word," wilhout embellishment in the 

 form of illustrations or lantern slides, is the chief instructional 

 means employed. On the other hand, the students, as a rule, 

 are better versed than ours in practical farm work before they 

 enter the schools. There is, however, just a danger of the 

 Danes becoming, as one educationist expressed it, a i ation of 

 Hsteners rather than thinkers. 



The schools in Denmark are practically all residential, and 

 at some of them, e.g., the Small Holders' Schools, men and 

 women attend together to their mutual advantage. More 

 attention is also paid in Denmark to the " humanities," recrea- 

 tion and social Ufe. 



In contrast with Britain, most of the agricultural educational 

 institutions in Denmark are privately owned, either by the 

 Principal or by groups of farmers or small holders. The farms 

 are utilised chiefly as a means of supplying produce to, and 

 helping to finance, the school : they play little, if any, part 

 in the teaching. 



The State contribution towards the annual cost is usually 

 from 2,500 K. (£140 12 s. 6d.) to 3,000 K. (£168 155.). Fees 

 (including board and lodging) are usually 75 K. (;f4 4s. sd.) 

 per month, or 450 K. (£25 6s. ^d.) for five months (includin 

 extras). Half of this sum may be paid by the State. 



