EDUCATIONAL REFORM IN RUMANIA

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SUBJECT Educational Reform in Rumania
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17 May 1955
1. In the autuinii of 1948 the Rumanian Government approved the new educational
system and teaching reform, based on the Soviet school system. The reform
had the purpose of introducing the Russian language as a principal subject
of study, the constitution of the Rumanian People's Republic and the USSR,
and the study of Marxism.
2. Under the new system'studies were divided into two categories, elementary
and higher education.- Elementary education included four primary grades
and seven lyceum grades. The higher studies included the university.
3. The new regulations practically abolished the university as an agency
subordinate only to the Ministry of Public Education. Thus in 1948, each
iiiuistry'of-the Rumanian-Feoplefs Republic had its higher institute which
was essentially td-'replace the university schools as a denomination.
In this manner there`was'an Institute' of Architecture subordinate to the
Ministry of Public Works, an Institute-of Jurisprudence subordinate to the
Ministry-of Jiistice "an Institute of Medicine subordinate to the Ministry
of Fublic'Health, etc. There was also established a new school under a
new ministry, the Institute of Food Supply subordinate to the Ministry of
Food Supply.
The teaching reform introduced the study of the Russian language and
literature-'the Rumanian Constitution, the USSR Constitution, and the
study of Marxism Leninism-Stalinism. All these subjects were to begin in
the-f ifth ' grade -and' continue through the last year' of the various
institutes. French, which was formerly compulsory, and Latin were
abolished as courses of study. in this manner, with the exception of
Russian, foreign languages were made electives.
The eduoational"'reform was put into effect by the Minister of Public
Education, Gheorghe Vasilichi,`who was fromthe Prahova petroleutlii'region
of'Rumania and formerly-a laborer under other governments. In the
execution of the reform, Vasilichi was aided by Rumanian Communist pro-
fessors and a Soviet adviser. The principal guide, of course, was the
Soviet school regulations.
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