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many have attended intermediate schools, or the lower classes of 
higher institutions. The curriculum of the Prussian preparatory training- 
schools, according to the regulations of July the 1st 1901, has the 
foregoing division of weekly hours. 
Music is taught, partly in the classes, partly in special divisions, 
in 4 to 6 weekly hours. It embraces theory of music, singing, playing 
on the violin, piano, and organ. In the seminary piano playing is re- 
served for private practice. 
In the preparatory training-schools final examinations, written 
and oral, take place, the passing of which bestows the right of en- 
ering a seminary. Any one wishing to be admitted to a seminary 
without having attended a preparatory training-school, must submit 
fo a special examination. 
The seminary training concludes with the first teacher’s exami- 
nation, likewise a written and oral one. For most of the candidates 
‘hat have completed the course of the seminary, some subjects of 
examination are added. After passing this examination, the candidates 
can be employed as assistant masters. ’ 
The qualification for definite appointment (with the right of 
superannuation) they obtain only by passing the second teacher’s 
examination, one of a practical-pedagogical character, for which they 
can present themselves when they have been employed in a Prussian 
School for at least two, and at most five, years. 
The qualification for appointment as teacher in intermediate 
schools and higher girls’ schools is acquired by the passing of the 
special examination for teachers in intermediate schools. Only those 
elementary teachers are admitted to it, who have passed the second 
examination, mentioned above, and besides also theological students 
and those who are preparing for the secondary schools. When the 
latter have acquired the qualification for the secondary schools, they 
can be appointed, without further preliminaries. to intermediate schools 
and higher girls’ schools. 
Finally there is still a special examination for rectors or head- 
masters, to be passed by those who desire to be appointed as semi- 
nary directors, seminary teachers, principals of public preparatory 
raining-colleges, as district school inspectors, as heads of higher 
oirls’ schools, intermediate schools, and elementary schools with six 
and additional higher classes. The examination is a written and oral 
one, with pedagogy and practice and methods of teaching as prin- 
cipal subjects.