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distinguished professor held the position until 1861, when it 

 was filled by Dr. Masch, the present director. Both the Arch- 

 duke's and the Government's foundations are now combined 

 under the direction of Dr. Masch. From 1818 to 1850, 782 

 students had passed throug-h the Archduke's private college ; and 

 from 1850 to 1873, 1831 students had passed through the 

 enlarged institution. 



The college at Keszthelj is situated upon the estates of Count 

 Festatecs, on the shores of the Flatten See. The railway from 

 Kanisa to Pesth passes within a few miles, and a coach runs to 

 Keszthely daily. The following passage occurs in mj notes made 

 during the journey : " The railway station at Keszthely looked 

 very primitive and out-of- the- world ; and when we mounted 

 our waggon and drove off to Keszthely, rumbling over a terrible 

 road, with nothing on our right but the boggy commencement of 

 the Flatten See, it seemed like the road to Nowhere. Masses 

 of rushes, black stagnant pools, and rank grass were bounded 

 far over by the level line of the Flatten See, beyond which was 

 the outline of the mountains. On the left was a tolerably 

 cultivated tract, gradually improving, and contrasting very 

 favourably with the view to the right. The country gradually 

 improved, and at length both sides of our road became cultivated, 

 and the Flatten See appeared more definitely as a lake bounded 

 by fine mountains. We passed the handsome white homestead 

 and stables of Count Festatecs on the left, and presently after 

 neared Keszthely, a neat town beautifully situated on the shores 

 of the Flatten See. Here is the seat of perhaps the oldest agri- 

 cultural college in Europe, founded and endowed by the Count 

 Festatecs in the year 1784, and now flourishing as a Government 

 institution with nine professors and seventy-two students. The 

 college is the old ' Stadt ' House, and is rather unfortunately 

 situated one hour's walk from the main portion of its farm ot 

 above 300 acres." 



There are two schools : one a lower farm school for students 

 who work with the farm-servants, and study two hours per 

 day in the winter, and one hour per day in the summer. 

 The other is a higher school, where the pupils give all their 

 time to study. In the latter case the students pay 3/. per annum 

 for tuition, and live in the town. No control is exercised over 

 their private life, and the professors are satisfied with their 

 behaviour and progress. The course of study consists of four 

 half-yearly sessions, and the holidays are August and Septem- 

 ber, with one fortnight at Easter (see programme already 

 given.) The laboratories, lecture-rooms, and museums are good, 

 and well up to the wants of the present (Ifiy. There is a 

 capital collection of botanical models, illustrating vegetable 



