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N their tendencies. While both theoretical and practical work are given,
the former is not always applied theory, the Gewerbeschulen being based
upon, what we in America speak of, as the educational side of trade
instruction. These schools are attended by boys and men fourteen to
twenty-four years of age,--individuals representing the various trades.
The courses cover a period of three years. Both State and local moneys
go to the support of these schools. The Gewerbliche Fachschule of
Cologne is somewhat distinctive. It instructs chiefly the sons of
tradesmen and superior artisans. There are three departments in the
school: First--that of engineering and architectural drawing.
Second--modeling department. Third--the department of decoration,
housepainting, etc. The session covers both winter and summer months,
the winter term, as in other cases, being the better attended. Other
typical Gewerbeschulen are located at Grenzhausen and at Reimscheid.
Applicants for admission must have prepared in the Volksschule or
elementary school. The programme comprises the German language, French,
English, literature, plane and descriptive geometry, physics, chemistry,
drawing, mechanics, machine construction. The preparation here obtained
fits the participants to enter the higher schools, or to act as foremen
and masters. These schools also lead up to the industrial schools of
Bavaria, of which we shall now speak. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS OF BAVARIA
(Industrieschulen) The industrial schools of the Bavarian Kingdom stand
out as a distinct class of educational institutions. Here, since 1872,
there has been a clean cut system, presided over by a Minister of
Education. While the quality and character of the work done are quite
similar to that taken up in the secondary schools elsewhere, the
institutions are in some respects more exactly defined and supervision
and instruction in the schools of weaving, woodcarving, basketmak