IV. EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS OF BELGIUM-1866. I. ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION. 1. PRIMARY SCHOOLS (l'instruction primaire). (1.) Schools under Government Inspection. 3,511 Communal Schools (1,051 for boys; 621 for girls; 1,839 for boys and girls). 564 Subsidized Schools (36 for boys; 361 for girls; 167 for boys and girls). 24 Private Schools (17 for girls; 7 for boys and girls). 39 Boarding Schools (13 for boys; 26 for girls). Total, 4,138 Schools under Government inspection (1,100 for boys; 1,025 for girls; 2,013 for boys and girls). (2.) Schools not under Government Inspection. 1,276 Primary Schools (285 for boys; 527 for girls; 464 for boys and girls). 216 Boarding Schools (63 for boys; 153 for girls). Total, 1,492 Schools not under Government inspection (348 for boys; 680 for girls; 464 for boys and girls). Total of Elementary Schools, 5,630 (1,448 for boys; 1,705 for girls; 2,477 for boys and girls). (3.) Infant Asylums, or Ecoles Gardiennes. 106 Communal Schools (4 for boys; 14 for girls; 88 for boys and girls). 186 Private Schools under Government inspection (2 for boys; 22 for girls; 162 for boys and girls). 272 Private Schools not under Government inspection (3 for boys; 11 for girls: 258 for boys and girls). Total, 564 Infant Asylums (9 for boys; 47 for girls; 508 for boys and girls), (4.) Adult Schools. 269 Communal Schools (187 for boys; 75 for girls; 7 for boys and girls). 192 Private Schools under Government inspection (67 for boys; 100 for girls; 25 for boys and girls). 786 Private Schools not under Government inspection (290 for boys; 376 for girls; 120 for boys and girls). Total, 1,247 Schools (544 for boys; 551 for girls; 152 for boys and girls). GRAND TOTAL of Elementary Schools, including Infant Asylums and Adult Schools: 7,441 Schools (2,001 for boys; 2,303 for girls; 3,137 for boys and girls). Total.... Primary Schools.... 456,310 pupils (247,505 boys; 208,805 girls.) (2.) Schools which are not under Government Inspection. 95,438 pupils (37,067 boys; 58,371 girls). 8,809 " ). 398 Total in Adult Schools.....189,141 pupils (77,041 boys; 102, 100 girls). GRAND TOTAL of pupils under Elementary Schools of every kind, including Infant Asylums and Adult Schools: 802,914 pupils (386,718 boys; 406,186 girls). Total....... 9,626 teachers (6,360 males; 3,256 females). (2.) Schools which are not under Government Inspection. Total...... 3,690 teachers (1,107 males; 2,583 females). Total number of teachers in Elementary Schools: 13,326 teachers (7,467 males; 5,839 females). Total....... (4.) Adult Schools. 743 teachers (490 males; 253 females). .9,636 6,076 .10,379 teachers (4,050 males; 6,329 females). GRAND TOTAL of teachers in Elementary Schools of every kind, including Infant Asylums and Adult Schools: 24,479 teachers (11,533 males; 12,935 females). II. SECONDARY INSTRUCTION (l'enseignement moyen). 10 Atheneums (Athénées). 1. SCHOOLS. 50 Government Secondary Schools (écoles moyennes de l'état). 17 Communal Schools of the 1st class, subsidized by the Government (colléges subventionnés). 9 Communal Schools of the 2nd class, subsidized by the Government (écoles moyennes subventionnés). 2 Exclusively Communal Schools of the 2nd class (écoles moyennes exclusivement communaux). 9 Schools of the 1st class, subsidized by the communes (colléges patronnés). 7 Schools of the 2nd class, subsidized by the communes (écoles moyennes patronnés.) 26 Schools of the 1st and 2nd class, under authority of the bishops (établissements episcopaux, non patronnés). 10 Schools of the 1st and 2nd class, under authority of religious congregations (établissements non patronnés, dirigés par des congrégationes religieuses). (3.) Communal Schools of the 1st class, subsidized by the Government. Total, 1,522 pupils. (4.) Communal Schools of the 2nd class, subsidized by the Government. 327 Pupils in the schools. preparatory section. Total, 888 pupils. (5.) Exclusively Communal Schools of the 2nd class. 111 Pupils in the schools. (6.) Schools of the 1st class, subsidized by the Communes. 28 Pupils in the realistic (professionelle) section. (7.) Schools of the 2nd class, subsidized by the Communes. 372 Pupils in the schools. Of the 52 other Secondary Schools (47 under religious and 5 under private authority) no statistics are published. 400 The GRAND TOTAL of the pupils in the 104 Secondary Schools above given is therefore 15,841. III. TEACHERS. 10 Atheneums: 261 professors and teachers. 76 Government and Communal Schools of the 1st class: 836 teachers. 18 Communal Schools of the 2nd class: 180 teachers. Total number of teachers in the 104 schools under the secular authorities, 1,277. III. SUPERIOR INSTRUCTION. 1. INSTITUTIONS. State Universities: 2 (Liege and Ghent). Free Universities: 1 (Brussels). Catholic Universities: 1 (Louvain). 11. STUDENTS. III. PROFESSORS. Founded. Philosophy. Natural Sciences. Law. Medicine. Theology. Total. Total. IV. SPECIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL STATISTICS. 1 State Agricultural College at Gembloux. 2 State Horticultural Schools at Vilvorde and Genbrugge. 1 State Forestry Institution at Bouillon. 1 Veterinary Institution at Bureghem, near Brussels. 1 School of Pharmacy at Brussels. 1 Academy of Commerce at Antwerp. 3 Schools of Commerce. 3 Navigation Schools; 150 pupils. 15 Industrial or Technological Schools; 2,293 pupils. 68 Workshops, with Schools and Courses of Instruction for Apprentices, &c.; 1,857 pupils. 1 School of Arts, Manufactures and Mines at Liege. 1 School of Engineering, Manufactures and Horticulture at Ghent. 1 Royal Military Academy; 105 pupils. 60 Academies and Schools of Art; 236 teachers, 10,607 pupils. 1 Institution for the Deaf and Dumb; 1 Institution for the Blind. 3 Conservatories of Music. 6 Schools for Orphans. 3 Schools for Juvenile Criminals. 2 Normal Schools for Primary School-teachers; 180 pupils. 5 Normal Sections for Primary School-teachers. 7 Catholic Normal Schools for Primary School-teachers; 408 pupils. 2 Normal Schools for Secondary School-teachers. V. SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTION. Belgium is well supplied with institutions and agencies to supplement the instruction given in the regular schools. PLAN OF BUILDING FOR HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL.-1869. THE following minute description of the new building erected for the accommodation of the English and Classical High School in 1868-9, is taken, slightly abridged, from a pamphlet respecting the history, studies, and statistics of the school, issued in 1871, by the Principal, S. M. Capron. The building is located on the abrupt southern brow of Asylum Hill, overlooking the Park, on Hopkins street, which receives its name from Governor Hopkins, the largest benefactor of the Grammar School (founded under the Act of 1650 and 1672, and incorporated in 1798), which now forms the Classical Department of the High School. The lot is 305 feet front, and 295 feet deep. The building itself in its external dimensions is 100 by 85 feet, and stands about 60 feet back from the street. It is of a mixed architecture, the Norman style, however, predominating, and consists of two stories, with a raised basement, and surmounted with a Mansard roof, making practically four stories. The foundation is of Portland freestone, carried up to the middle of the basement-windows, and overlaid by a water-table of Ohio sandstone. The window-sills and belt-courses are also of the Ohio stone; the window-caps on the front and on the main towers are arched with blocks of the same, alternating with the Portland stone; the others are ornamented brick caps, with an Ohio keystone. Of the Ohio stone, also, are the tablet over the main entrance with the inscription PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, and upon the front wall of the building the representation of a half globe in relief, having the outlines of the American continent and meridians carved upon it. The walls are double, bound together by iron ties, the exterior wall of Boston faced brick, and the whole 20 inches thick, with a four-inch air-space between, for the purpose of intercepting moisture, and promoting a uniform temperature through the building. The mansard roof is covered with a uniform brown slating; the upper roof is tinned, and surrounded by an ornamental castiron snow-guard. In the north-east corner of the building is the observatory tower, 120 feet in height. The observatory itself is an octagonal room about 12 feet in diameter, with windows upon all sides, having an unobstructed prospect in all directions, but not constructed for fixed astronomical instruments. Below this is the clock-room, containing a fine clock with four dials. Another tower, 68 feet high, on the south-east corner, is occupied by the ventilating shaft, around which the boys' staircase ascends. The main entrance is on the eastern front, ornamented with brown stone columns, having foliated capitals and bases of Ohio stone, and is approached by a flight of stone steps with a heavy balustrade. The entrance-doors for the girls are on the north side, one leading into the first story, the other directly beneath into the basement. Similar entrances for the boys are on the south side of the building. The three vestibules are deeply recessed, and paved with a tasselated mosaic of North River stone. In the basement is a gymnasium for the boys, 30 by 40 feet, and 12 feet high, well supplied with apparatus; also a playroom of the same size for the girls. On this floor, also, are water-closets, janitor's rooms, rooms for coal and ashes, and for storage. The entire floor is paved with brick, and cemented. In the first story are four rooms, 30 by 40 feet high, designed for 56 pupils each. One of these is the Principal's room, in which are bell-pulls connecting with gongs in the four stories, and speaking-tubes communicating with different parts of the building. Contiguous to the Principal's room, and between it and the front entrance, is the library and reception-room. On each side of the entrance are wardrobe-rooms for the teachers, supplied with marble basins and other conveniencies. The wardrobe-rooms for the pupils on this floor are four |