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, basketmaking, pottery, violin making, etc., is frequently superior to that in some other locality.
The age of admission is sixteen years, two years being the usual length of course; the education of the Real-Schule is a requisite, or failing this, an examination must be taken. In 1901-1902 the Munich schools had an enrollment of 241 students, distributed as follows: mechanical engineering 124; chemical engineering 27; architecture 62; commercial 28. The graduates are fitted to occupy positions of trust and prominence in the various industrial pursuits of the country and to enter the technical colleges.
The Industrieschulen of Bavaria are four in number, located at
- Augsburg
- Kaiserslautern
- Munich
- Nuremberg
they having been established in 1868. Advanced courses are offered in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, building construction, and commercial education. The school at Würzburg is of a somewhat superior order, although secondary in its tendencies, machinery construction and electro-technics being given attention.
In the mechanical engineering course the following subjects are studied:
- elementary mathematics
- descriptive geometry
- calculus
- surveying
- physics
- German
- French
- English
- mechanics
- machine work
- machine construction
- mechanical drawing
- practical work.
In the chemistry course the curriculum is made up of
- mathematics
- physics
- chemistry
- mineralogy
- German
- French
- English
- machine construction
- laboratory work.
The building construction course offers language, mechanical drawing and architecture.