GEOGRAPHY in 



and their associates. In more or less close association 

 with the Sorbonne are various additional establish- 

 ments: the College de France, where BRUNHES 

 lectures on human geography; the Instiiut oceano- 

 graphique, founded by the Prince of Monaco, where 

 lectures and conferences are held; and other institutions 

 where subjects allied to geography may be pursued. 

 Inter-university excursions, ordinarily held in the 

 spring, give practical but brief experience in field study. 

 The fourteen provincial universities of France offer 

 less expanded opportunity for geographical study than 

 is found in Paris, yet in many of them certain lines of 

 work are well developed and may be pursued to much 

 advantage. Thus, FLAHAULT has made a specialty of 

 plant geography at Montpellier, and BLANCHARD of 

 alpine geography at Grenoble. The situation of these 

 universities necessarily exercises much influence over 

 the subdivisions of geography which they can best 

 illustrate. Thus, commercial and colonial geography 

 have exceptional encouragement at Bordeaux; features 

 of volcanic origin are best exemplified at Clermont- 

 Ferrand in the classic region of Auvergne; unusually 

 varied opportunity for the study of cuestas in their 

 influence on population and history is afforded in the 

 neighborhood of Nancy; coastal features of large va- 

 riety and practical importance in maritime relations 

 are found near Rennes. An advantage which students 

 may enjoy at the smaller universities is the close personal 

 association with their professors, which counts for so 

 much in advanced work. 



