In order to rise to the place of a non-commissioned officer, the pupil must have gone through the lowest classes of the Upper School, where there are the following studies:—
Religious instruction, arithmetic, singing, the German language, calligraphy, geography and history, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and drawing.
The courses in the different branches are arranged as follows:—
First. Religious Instruction.
LOWER SCHOOL.
Class VII. Bible stories, psalms and hymns, appropriate to the season. Four hours per week.
Class VI. Histories from the Old and New Testament, portions of the history of the Christian church, catechism. Four hours per week.
Class V. Reading and explanation of the Bible, and of its arrangement. The gospel and historical works are selected, and the history is connected with the geography of the Holy Land. Catechism. Five hours.
Class IV. Doctrines of the Lutheran church, taught by Luther’s catechism. Five hours.
UPPER SCHOOL.