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ties, but is varied according to the 
talents, dispositions, and future 
views. A select and ample library 
is @pen to the scholars. 
They are divided, according to 
their age and studies ito Classes 
of twenty-five; each forming a sepa- 
. rate habitation, with. a school and 
sleeping rooms, under the care of an 
experienced teacher, who watches 
over their manners end conduct, 
assists their inexperience in Jiterary 
toil, forms their character by remon- 
strating on their fauJts and teaching 
them their duties, sees that they 
read no improper books, and that 
they write regularly to their friends. 
He presidés over their repasts, ats 
tends when they rise and go to bed, 
in short, never quits them, except 
when he brings them to the profes- 
sors, ads pting every care of a good 
master'and father of a family. A 
careful servant confined to each 
class or division, is charged with the 
physical care of the children, their 
dress, and personal cleanliness. Ii 
may not be improper to add, that 
they sleep alone, and are carefully 
watched by the teacher, who is 
placed in the centre of the division ; 
and that the domestic and a night 
watcher walk through the sleeping 
, Tooms, to guard against the smallest 
accident or impropriety. ‘ 
The games and recieations of the 
childien are always superintended by 
the masters, and their walks in par- 
ticular are well wa'ched. A regu 
Jation approved by the government, 
forbids them to leave the. house upon 
any pretence, except dumng, the 
vacations, when they may visit ther 
families. They are, however, indem.- 
nified by the extent of their own 
domains, even those at Paris passing 
the summer days of vacation at the 
jorge house and park of Vanvres, 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
‘food of a salutary nature, and the 
in gymnastic exercises, swimming, 
and such little exercises in gardene 
ing and agriculture, as they may 
choose. 
Although sickness be rare, a phy- 
sicilan and surgeon constantly reside 
in the house; and there is an infir- 
mary where tbe sick children are 
attended with the same care as if 
they were in their ownfamilies. At 
the same time every attention is paid 
to the general health. The halls 
and rooms are well aired, a regular 
warmth distributed in winter, the 
beginning of any cisease carefully 
marked and opposed. —__ 
Such is the general plan of this 
institution, in which there is doubt« 
less much to be praised; but in the 
division of the courses, it may be. 
doubted whether the Latin should 
enter into the fist course, where 
writing might supply its place; and, 
in fact, this first course ought 
wholly to belong to the primary — 
schools. Yet, upon the whole, the 
education is excellent, and the dis- 
tribution of the prizes. which takes 
place before the summer vacation, 
furms avery interesting and crowded 
spectacle. After discourses by the 
director, and by the minister of the 
interior, or any other member of the 
administration named to dignify the 
ceremony by bis presence, the 
names of the boys who have distin- 
guished themselves in each branch 
are Sulemnly proclaimed, with flou- 
risbes of music, and the plaudits of 
the audience. The boy advances, 
is embraced by the minister, who 
places on his head a wreath of 
laurel, and gives him some valuable 
book. The catalogue of the victors 
and prizes is afierwards published, 
to the great satisfaction of parents 
and friends. 
“Let 
