Editing Uppsala University (section)

===The {{lang|la|exercitiae}}===
[[File:Exercise yard - from Busser, Om Upsala Stad etc.jpg|thumb|The Exercise Yard in c. 1770; contemporary engraving]]
To ease the recruitment of students from the nobility, the university started in the 1630s to offer training in a number of {{lang|la|exercitiae}} or "exercises" (Swedish: {{lang|sv|exercitier}}) deemed necessary for the well-rounded education of a young nobleman: [[equestrianism|riding]], [[fencing]], [[dance]], [[drawing]] and modern languages such as [[French language|French]] and [[Italian language|Italian]]. The initiative came from Chancellor [[Axel Oxenstierna]], who saw the value in a well-educated class of [[civil servant]]s and the danger to his own class if its members would fall behind in academic education compared to those students who came from the lower estates. An "exercise yard," built for the riding and fencing exercises, was demolished in the late 19th century to give place to the new University Hall. Modern languages were made part of the regular academic curriculum in the 19th century. The surviving "exercises" include:
*''Fencing'' – Arranged in collaboration with ''Upsala Fäktning'', a private fencing club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upsalafaktning.se/|title=Upsala Fäktning|website=Upsala Fäktning}}</ref> 
*''Gymnastics and sports'' – Located at the Art Nouveau University Gymnastics Hall, colloquially known as ''Svettis'' (from the [[Swedish language|Swedish]] word for [[sweat]])
*''Riding'' – Arranged by the equestrian department of the University, which has its own stables. Leaders of the activities are the Academy Stable Master and the ''Inspector Equitandi''
*''Music'' – Leader of the musical activities is the ''director musices'', who is the [[Conducting|conductor]] of the [[Royal Academic Orchestra]]; the current Director Musices is Professor Stefan Karpe
*''Drawing'' – The university appoints an established artist as Drawing Master; free weekly [[croquis]] and other lessons are offered in the southern tower of Uppsala Castle