FORESTRY IN FRANCE. it 
A Council sits at Paris at least once a year for the con- 
sideration of such general questions as may be brought before 
it, relative both to the instruction given at the Forest Schools 
of Nancy and Barres, and the conditions of admission to, and 
the regulations in force at, those institutions. President, the 
Minister of Agriculture. Members: A senator, a member of 
the Conseil d Etat, the Director of the Forest Department, 
the Director of Agriculture, the Director of Agricultural 
Hydraulics, an Inspector-general of forests, the Directors of the 
Forest Schools at Nancy and Barres, a Conservator of forests, a 
retired forest officer, the Director of the Agronomic Institute, 
a member of the National Agricultural Society, an Inspector- 
general of mines, a Chief engineer of naval construction, the Pro- 
fessor of Surveying from the Military School, and an officer of 
the army. 
Admission to the school is obtained by public competition. 
Candidates must be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two 
years ; they must be in sound health, and hold a certificate showing 
that they have completed their course of general studies at the Lycée 
(High School). The subjects in which they are required to pass at 
the entrance examination are as follows, viz. :—Arithmetic, ele- 
mentary geometry, algebra, trigonometry, analytical geometry, 
descriptive geometry, natural philosophy, organic and inorganic 
chemistry, cosmography, mechanics, the German language, history, 
physical and political geography, and plan-drawing. Two passed 
students from the Agronomic Institute, and two from the Poly- 
technic School, can, if otherwise qualified, be admitted every year 
without further examination. The number of candidates admitted 
annually is, as a general rule, from fifteen to eighteen, and the course 
of study extends over two years, so that there are from about thirty 
to thirty-six regular students at the school at one time. The young 
men, while at Nancy, are housed in the school building, but take 
their meals in the town. Their parents deposit £60 a year for their 
maintenance, including the purchase of books and instruments; but 
they do not pay anything for their instruction, or towards the annual 
expenses of the school, which may be estimated as follows, viz. :-— 
Salaries, scholarships, tours, and examinations, . - £4170 0 0 
Maintenance of the buildings, library, museum, etc., . 742 0 O 
Total annual payments by Government, . - £4912 0 0 
1 See foot-note, p. 247. 
