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of research; others aim at giving technical instruction in some 

 particular branch of learning. Each institution has its own courses 

 of studies, its special conditions of admission, etc. 



No attempt will be made here to treat of each of these institu- 

 tions; they number more than a hundred. For the purposes of this 

 Appendix it will be sufficient to call attention to some of the main 

 differences in the conditions of admission, to give a list of the differ- 

 ent institutions, and then to single out a few of the more prominent 

 ones which may be of special interest to American students. For 

 complete information with reference to any of these schools, the 

 student is recommended to consult either the Handbook of the 

 Office National des Universites or the "Livrets de I'Etudiant," 

 issued by the various Universities, which usually contain a de- 

 scription of all the institutions of higher learning within the 

 administrative educational district ("Academic") of which the 

 University is the center. 



Foreign students can usually gain admission to practically 

 every one of these higher institutions, if not directly by presenting 

 their diplomas and certificates, then through the representations of 

 their Ambassador or Minister before the proper French authorities. 

 Even though they may not be admitted as regular candidates 

 for the diploma, conferred by the school, they can usually attend 

 in the capacity of visitors. In case a student is interested in the 

 work of some special school, he should not renounce his intent to 

 enter till he has received a refusal through his embassy. 



Admission to some of these establishments, as the College de 

 France, the Museum d'histoire naturelle, etc., is free of charge and 

 without scholastic requirement. Admission to others, as the 

 ficole polytechnique, ficole des mines, ficole centrale, is gained 

 only on the basis of competitive examinations. 



The following list of institutions of higher education, which 

 includes the various Instituts and Ecoles attached to the Faculties 

 of the different Universities, is reproduced from the Handbook of 

 the Office National des Universites et Ecoles Francaises. The 

 institutions are grouped under the heading of the branch of study 

 to which they are primarily devoted. 



Etablissements scientifiques et de Hautes Etudes 



College de France, a PARIS, place Marcellin-Berthelot. 

 Museum d'Histoire naturelle, a PARIS, 57, rue Cuvier. 

 cole pratique des Hautes Etudes, a PARIS, a la Sorbonne. 



