250 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
with competitive examinations. The candidate must possess 
certificates of having passed satisfactorily through a gymnasium or 
high school under the control of the State, and special proficiency 
must have been shown by him in mathematics. He must have 
served an apprenticeship of at least one year under a State forester, 
and show the necessary certificates of the same. He must have 
led a blameless and strictly moral life, and possess medical testi- 
mony in regard to his physical soundness and constitution. He 
must not be above twenty-five years of age at the time his studies 
at the academy begin. He must furnish proof of his possession of 
sufficient means to bear the necessary expenses of his course at the - 
academy. And further, he must have already passed a session or 
so at some university, have served his term of military service, and, 
in addition to his apprenticeship, have passed a certain time in the 
forests employed in the various work connected with wood-measur- 
ing, surveying, levelling, etc., special importance being attached to 
the two latter subjects. He may either go through the whole 
course at the academy, or he may spend one year at Eberswalde 
and the other at Munden, the plan of instruction at both academies 
being so adjusted as to render this course available without great 
inconvenience, and is recommended by the authorities, as, although 
the theoretical and scientific instruction is practically the same at 
both, the different districts in which they are situated furnish a 
variety of practical work and methods for the excursions. After 
the necessary certificates, etc., have been produced by the candidate, 
he receives a matriculation ticket from the director, which he is 
required to carry about with him at all times, and to produce if 
necessary. This ticket must be given up again before the student 
leaves the academy, and if he should happen to lose it, must apply 
for a fresh one at once. At the commencement of his studies he 
has also to fill in a form with the subjects he intends to take up 
during the session, which must then be signed by the respective 
professors both at the commencement and end of the session 
or course, the date on which the respective signatures were 
made being also entered. ‘This form takes the place of a roll- 
call, the regular attendance being left to the student’s common 
sense.! 
1 The matriculation fee for State candidates and all others intending to 
take the full course is fifteen marks, while the fees for the whole lectures are 
seventy-five marks each session, or less if only a portion of the lectures are 
taken. Hospitanten who are admitted to the academy pay a matriculation 
