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dates must present the " baccalaureat " or an exemption therefrom, 

 and foreign candidates, if they have not the "baccalaureat fran- 

 cais," must have obtained an equivalence therefor. Prescribed 

 course: A year of study involving four "inscriptions;" the ex- 

 aminations comprise both written and oral tests. Expenses 

 involved: "Inscriptions," 130 francs; examination fee, 105 

 francs. 



Diplome deludes Superieures de Lettres. These diplomas are 

 four in number, corresponding to the four following lines of spe- 

 cialization: Philosophy, History and Geography, Classical Lan- 

 guages and Literatures, Modern Languages and Literatures. 

 Conditions of admission: No requirement as to age, "inscription," 

 degree, or nationality is demanded. Examinations: (i) Com- 

 position of a monograph on a subject approved by the Faculty; 

 (2) oral examination on this composition and allied subject 

 matter. 



Doctoral es Lettres. The candidates must be "licencies es 

 lettres" or, if they are foreigners, have obtained an equivalence of 

 the " licence " (cf. infra). Examinations: Two theses must be pre- 

 sented and defended. The first must be written in French. The 

 second, which may be a memoir or a critical study, must be written 

 either in French or in one of the ancient or modern languages taught 

 at the Faculty. It should be, as far as possible, a work of erudition : 

 critical bibliography or catalogue, critical edition of an important 

 text not already published or badly published, critical examination 

 of or commentary on a document, etc. The subject and plan of 

 both the theses must be approved by the Faculty. The fees for 

 the theses and the diploma amount to 140 francs. 



E. Degrees and Diplomas in Pharmaceutical Studies 

 The degrees and diplomas conferred by the State for pharma- 

 ceutical studies are the "Diplome de pharmacien," "Diplome 

 superieur de pharmacien," and "Certificats d'aptitude a la pro- 

 fession d'herboriste." 



The "dip!6me de pharmacien" is required of every one acting 

 as a pharmacist in France. The "baccalaureat francais" is 

 absolutely required of all candidates, French or foreign, for either 

 of the first two degrees mentioned above. 



Since the number of American students interested in this line 

 of work is apt to be much smaller than in the lines previously 

 mentioned, it will be sufficient to refer to the handbook of the 



