Mímir. Icelandic institutions with adresses - 15.12.1903, Síða 16

6 IN ICELAND
Michael Lund (chemistry and pharmaceutics). Address:
Reykjavik.
The North-Icelandic High-school (GagnfrceSaskolinn a
Akureyri). Established at Modruvellir in 1880, but on the
destruction by fire of its chief building was removed to Akur-
eyri, where its new edifice is in process of erection. Its library
and cabinet were saved from the flames. Pupils, 32 (1901).
Parliamentary appropriation (1903) 8,600 crowns.— Director,
Jon Andrdsson Hjaltalin. Teachers: Stefan Stefansson;
Hall dor Briem. Address: Akureyri.
The South-Icelandic High-school (Gagnfrcetiaskolinn i
Flensborg) was founded in 1887 by the Rev. Thorarinn Bod- j
varsson, who endowed the institution with a fund; from the
government it has a yearly income of 2,500 crowns. Pupils j
(1901), 43.—Director, Jon Thorarinsson. Teachers: Johann es !
Sigfusson; Ogmundur Sigurdsson. Address: Hafnarfjordur.
Female High-schools (Kvennaskolar). These are three in
number, the oldest being in Reykjavik (Directress, Mrs. Thora
Mels ted); the second at Blonduos (Directress, Miss Gudrun
Jonsdottir); the third is that at Akureyri (Directress, Miss
Ingibjorg Torfadottir). The instruction includes the literary
branches, household accomplishments, embroidery and cooking.
All receive small government appropriations for the payment of
instructors and the purchase of books arid apparatus. Addresses
as above.
Agricultural Schools (IiunaSarskolar). These number
four, all of which receive government aid. Each has connected
with it an agricultural farm, a library of reference and a col-
lection of implements and apparatus. One is situated in each
of the four provinces as follows: 1. at Holar in the north
(Director, Sigurdur Sigurdsson); 2. at Eidar in the east
(Director, Jonas Eirlksson); 3. at Hvanneyri in the south
(Director, Hjortur Snorrason); 4. at Olafsdalur in the
west (IHrector, Torfi Bjarnason), this last being of a par-