102 ENGINEERING 



Metallurgy (ANGLES DAURIAC), Analytical Chemistry 

 (CHESNEAU, director of the School), Mechanics (SAUVAGE), 

 Railroad Engineering (LEGRAIN, General Manager of the 

 State Railroads), Resistance of Materials (HUMBERT), 

 Industrial Electricity (LENARD), Mining Laws (AQUILLON), 

 Industrial Economics (PELLETAN). 



The library contains over 50,000 books, pamphlets 

 or maps and receives over 300 periodical publications. 

 Its collections of mineralogy (over 30,000 specimens), 

 palaeontology, and geology are famous and occupy 50 

 large rooms. Fully equipped laboratories for Chemistry, 

 Electricity, Mechanics, Mineralogy and Petrography, 

 Metallurgy, Physics, and Surveying are maintained. 



The degree conferred on foreign students is that of 

 "Ingenieur Civil des Mines, "or else a certificate of study. 

 The tuition fee is 1000 francs per year. 



Ecole Nationale des Fonts et Chaussees (Paris). This 

 important school was founded in 1747 and its reputa- 

 tion is universal. Admission is by competitive exam- 

 ination in Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry 

 (plane and solid), Descriptive Geometry, Mechanics, 

 Physics, Chemistry, Free Hand Drawing. Students are 

 also admitted as visitors to some of the courses. 



The School offers a two-year program including in- 

 struction in Applied Mechanics (PIGEAUD, MOURET), 

 Construction (LAUNAY), Road Building (LIMASSET), 

 Railroading (FOUAN), Applied Electricity (Guillebot DE 

 NERVILLE), Mineralogy and Geology (DE LAUNAY), 

 Architecture (BONNET), Law (CHAREYRE, ROMIEU), 

 Materials of Construction and Reinforced Concrete 

 (MESNAGER), Metal Bridges (RESAL), Masonry Bridges 

 (SEJOURNE), Naval Works (DE JOLY), Internal Navi- 

 gation (DUSUZEAU), Steam Engines and other Thermal 

 Engines (WALCKENAER), Hydraulics (IMBEAUX), Po- 

 litical Economy (COLSON). 



