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Show In Sweden the students of public' schools are not furnished with a coliegiate course, bui are given a course that everyone is expected to finieh by the time he iB 15 yean of age. If more is desired the student may enter the elementary school, ! which requires a small tuition fee, 1 j His elementary studies require seven' (years, when he is prepared fjr the university, where ha becomes a ' 'e'ui-dent." 'e'ui-dent." The uniseraitifR e U.b mnt liberal in the world. A strict d;ncip-line d;ncip-line ia observed in the echool itself, but no restraint is put upon the atu-dent atu-dent except that of bis own honor. There are no commencements when wholesale graduation takes place. If a student wanss a diploma he muet undergo examination at stated intervals; inter-vals; but if he prefers, he can remain at the university during his lile, being simply catalogued n3 a student, having hav-ing no dfad of examination. An interesting letter in the New York Tribune gives a full account of the neveral educational systems. |