700 Agricultural Administration in Austria-Hungry. 
Agricultural Education in Hungary. 
Just about the time that the first Chair of Agriculture was 
being established in Austria, Count George Festetics founded 
at Keszthely the once famous " Georgicon," an institution for the 
higher and lower education of agriculturists, foresters, gardeners, 
&C. 1 The " Georgicon " continued its operations until the revolu- 
tionary year of 1848, when it was suppressed: to be restored, 
however, in a modified form in 18G5, when an agitation, inspired 
by the Hungarian Agricultural Society at Buda-Pesth, had 
sprung up for an agricultural school at which the teaching should 
be in the Magyar tongue. 
Passing over certain other schools of more or less local 
interest and uncertain duration, the next to be established in 
order of time was the Agricultural Institute at Altenburg, 
founded by Duke Albert Casimir von Sachsen-Tetschen iu 
1818. 
Tlie Academy at Altenburg. — This has gone through the cus- 
tomary stages of Hungarian educational establishments. After 
the revolution, it was taken over by the Austrian Government 
in 1850, and the teaching was in the German language. When 
Hungary was granted a constitution, it was transferred to the 
charge of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture in 1869, and 
parallel courses of instruction were given both in German and 
Hungarian. Since 1881 instruction has been given in the 
Magyar tongue only, as a part of the general attempt of 
Hungarian patriots to revive their ancient, historic, but to 
foreigners quite hopeless language. 
In 1874, when a general reform of agricultural education 
took place, Altenburg was erected into an Academy (Konigl. 
ungarische lanchvirtlisehaftliclte Ahulemie), and it is in fact the 
Agricultural University for Hungary. Students desirous of 
joining it have (since 1874) been required to show that they 
have passed through the entire course of a high school and 
have had one year's practical training. Since its original 
establishment in 1818, 41,165 students have passed through its 
courses, and at the date of the last report (1888-9) 105 were 
then on the books. The teaching staff consists of a director 
(salary 210/., residence, and a percentage on the students' fees), 
seven ordinary and 1 extraordinary professors (salary about 
170/.), three assistants (62/.), a farm-manager (120/. and" resi- 
dence), and his assistant. 
1 See Di'r Landmirthsohaftliche Fachuntcrricht im Kdnigrcich Vngarn in 
Jahre 188'J. .Published by Lqdwig Czeh, Altenburg, 1890, 
