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Minister of Agriculture nominates the secretary without 

 consulting the commission. 



The members of the Commission together with the 

 general Inspector of Agriculture, the Director and the 

 members of the professional staff act as a Superior Council 

 which regulates the programme of instruction and deli- 

 berates upon the position of the Institute and the possible 

 improvements. 



The staff includes a Director, 6 ordinary professors, 

 2 extra-professors, assistant professors, assistants, an 

 accountant, a manager, 3 inspectors, 2 gardeners- 

 demonstrators, and the clerks necessary for the interior 

 service. 



The minimum age for attendance at the classes is seven- 

 teen. The regular pupils arejobliged to pass an exa- 

 mination upon entering unless they hold a University 

 degree, or have obtained admittance to the Military School, 

 or to one of the special schools or technical colleges atta- 

 ched to the universities. 



For day-pupils a certificate in the ordinary subjects s 

 sufficient; the number of such pupils may be limited by the 

 Minister. 



The course of instruction for the degree of Agricultural 

 Engineer is one of three years. 



Pupils may not enter more than twice for the same 

 subjects. Day-pupils and boarders are received. Those 

 not living in the Institute can easily obtain board and resi- 

 dence in the town. 



Geinbloux, the chief town of the district, consisting of 

 4,3oo inhabtants, lies 40 kilometres from Brussels, the 

 capital of the Kingdom and 18 kilometres from Namur, the 

 chief town of the province. 



Situated at the intersection of five lines of railways the 

 town is in communication with all parts of the country, 

 besides which its proximity to Namur and Brussels, which 

 are served by the great international express trains, ren- 

 ders it of easy access to visitors from abroad. 



The fees for board and residence and instruction com- 

 bined are 700 francs per annum for Belgian pupils and 

 1,000 francs for foreign pupils. 



The fees for day-pupils are 3oo francs for Belgians and 

 4oo francs for foreigners. 



