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INSTITUTIONS
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Danish); Thorleifur H. Bjarnason 'history); Bjarni Sffi-
mundsson (natural sciences, geography and drawing); Bjarni
Jonsson (German); BrynjolfurThorlaksson (music); Olaf-
i ur Rosenkranz (gymnastics); Haraldur Nielsson (relig-
ious instruction). Address: Reykjavik.
The Theological School (Prestaskoli). Established 1847,
’ and having a course of 3 years; its graduates are eligible to
all livings in Iceland, but not in Denmark, whereas to the
graduates of the University of Copenhagen Icelandic livings are
nominally open; but owing to the difference of language no
Dane has, since Catholic times, received any permanent eccle-
! siastical appointment in Iceland. Income, 11,380 crowns (1903).
The school possesses a considerable library. — Director (lector
theologiae), the Rev. Thorhallur Bjarnarson; 1. Docent,
the Rev. Jon Helgason; 2. Docent, the Rev. Eirlkur Briem.
I Lecturer, Kristjan Jonsson (Ecclesiastical jurisprudence),
i Address: Reykjavik.
The Medical School (Laknaskoli). Established Feb. n,
1876, as the incorporated successor of a private medical semi-
nary dating its existence from 1863, which was under the
supervision of the able Dr. Jon Hjaltalln (d. 1882), surgeon-
general of the island. The position of district-physician (the
island being divided into 42 medical districts) is open to those
who have passed the course of 4 years in this school, supple-
mented by a clinic course in obstetrics at Copenhagen and a
half-year’s general clinical attendance in a Copenhagen hospital.
The Reykjavik hospital is under the charge of the school, the
teachers and pupils of which likewise attend the Landakots-
hospital belonging to the Icelandic Catholic mission. The school 1
has a small library and museum. Income (1903) 7,430 crowns.
— Director, Dr. Jonas Jonassen (surgeon general). Docents:
Gubmundur Magnusson (surgery); GuJmundur Bjorns-
son (medicine). Lecturers: Bjorn Olafsson (ophthalmy); Sas-
mundur Bjarnhedinsson (bacteriology, dermatology);