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Geneva. view of the lake; with the various villas on the side of 
—\~" Cologny as far as Yvoire, where the Lake begins ra- 
pidly to expand itself. It commands also a view of the 
opposite side of the lake, including Copet, the seat of 
Madame de Stael, Nyon, and Morges, which is not far 
from Lausanne. The Little Languedocis also a favou- 
rite promenade, when the wind blows from the north. 
The country around Geneva is so extremely grand 
and beautiful, that it is impossible to walk in any di- 
rection without being gratified with the views and ob-* 
jects which are constantly presented to the eye. The 
right, or western bank of the lake, is more interesting 
than the Savoy side. Mont Blanc, in clear weather, 
is a principal feature in every landscape. About a 
quarter of a league from the town, on the road to Fer- 
nay, the Mole, a hill about 4516 feet above the level 
of the lake, first presents itself among the Eastern Ae 
To the right of this rises the Great and the Little 
leve, 3022 feet high, remarkable for the whiteness of 
‘their rocks. On the left, the round mountain of the 
Voiron (3112 feet high) stretches its enormous and well 
wooded flanks far to the east, and between it and Sa- 
leve, rises the round and beautifully shaped hill of Mon- 
toux, 625 feet high. Between the Mole and the Voi- 
ron is seen the Aiguille des Argentieres, and at a little 
greater distance the rounded summit of Mont Buet. 
The mountains of Brezon and Vergi (4000 or 5000 feet 
high) appear between the Mole and the Saleve; and 
above them Mont Blanc rises in all its majesty to the 
height of 13,428 feet. In looking to the north-east, 
we can observe from the village called Little Sacconez, 
all the mountains which stretch beyond Montreux and 
Chillon, (at the eastern extremity of the lake,) as far 
as Molesson, which is 5047 feet high, and is. situa- 
ted above the Gruyeres, in the canton of Fribourg, 
about seventeen leagues in a straight line from Geneva. 
To the west and the north, the grand ridge of Jura 
stretches its uninterrupted length. Its three highest 
summits are, the Reculet de Thoiry, 4062 feet high ; 
the Dole, 3948 feet; and the Montendre, 4036 feet 
high, and to the north of Reculet. 
The splendid view which we have now described, 
becomes more distinctly seen as we advance along the 
road to Fernay, and is developed in all its majesty from 
the beech tree promenade, in the garden of Voltaire. 
The writer of this article had the good fortune to see 
this magnificent prospect under the most favourable 
‘ circumstances ; but he was much more overpowered 
with the majesty of Mont Blanc when he saw it from 
‘the heights of Fourriere, or from the Quai de la Guil- 
lotierre, at Lyons, a distance of about 160 miles. 
The system of education which prevails at Geneva, 
is perhaps not RSet» that of any other city in Eu- 
rope. It is not associated, indeed, with those splendid 
establishments, nor supported by those richendowments, 
which are to be found in the other cities of Europe ; 
but it is kept alive and regulated by a love of science, 
and an enlightened and patriotic zeal among the learn- 
ed men of Geneya, which we believe has no other ex- 
ample. The system of public education which pre- 
vails in this city, relates to the studies of childhood, 
those of adolescence, and those of the-learned professions 
of divinity, law, and physic. 
The first of these departments-resembles that of our 
Eton or Westminster schools. It is conducted by ele- 
ven masters, called regens, under the superintendance 
of a rector, a principal, and the academy of professors. 
Children from the age of five to sixteen are successive- 
ly taught reading, ens orthography, arithmetic, 
and the elements of Greek, Latin, and mathematics: 
The college is divided into nine classes, each having a 
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separate and commodious class room, The scholars; Gene: 
generally continue, a year in each class, and no one is 
permitted to leave his form, till he is fit for being promo. 
ted to a higher one. An account of the degrees of gc 
and bad conduct ofevery boy is regularly and fait 
ly kept, which is summed up at the ee of the week, 
wice every year prizes are distributed for good con- 
duct, and for progress i eae and once in the year,, 
generally in the beginning of June, exercises ae pro- 
posed to each class, and prizes are adjudged to the best, 
These prizes are distributed on the day called the Day 
of Promotion, the day before that on which the = 
ly qualified students are promoted to a ee mee 
A grand solemnity is on this occasion celebrated in 
the cathedral church, and is attended by all the public 
bodies in their robes, and by crowds of citizens of 
every class, On the celebration, of this fete on the 
20th June 1814, 88 silver medals were distributed. ._ 
The second department. of the system. of education 
at Geneva, is entrusted to the professors, who ' 
the highest station in the academy. It is subdivided. 
into different classes, called .auditoires.. All the courses 
of lectures begin on. the first Tuesday of August, and 
continue summer and winter, with several vacations, 
which amount to between four and five months in the 
year. Four pan attendance is necessary to complete 
the studies. of this department: the two first are devo. 
ted to the Belles Lettres, and the two last to the diffe. 
rent branches of philosophy. The pupils are examined 
daily on the subject of the preceding itn we 
When the. student has completed this course, which 
lie generally does at the.age of 18, he en Ser eco 
following 
to the study of divinity, law, or physic. 
is a list of the subjects on which lectures are delivered: , 
Natural philosophy ...% .. M.A, Pictet. , 
Mathematics ..........M.M. D’Huillier a 
Schaub. ean, 
Rational or moral philosophy . M. Prevost. 
Pharmaceutical chemistry . . . Dr Dela Rive. 
Botany". Gee hee 3 M. M. Vaucher, and 
, Necker, sen. 
Mineralogy... 22... . . M. Theodore Saussure, 
Geology eS M. Necker, jun. 
Chemistry applied to the arts’ M. M. Tingry, Boissy. 
Zoology ..... Mester Woes M. Jurine. 
Anatomy 2 27 .°. eS M. Maunoir. 
Theory and practice of medicine Dr Odier. 
Rhetoric 2. 6s. 4 Si eek) M. Weber. 
Belles Lettres. 2/0. 0 . . M. Sismondi. 
History and statistics .... . M. Picot, jun. - 
Latin and Greek literature . . Duvillard.' , doreye 
French literature ...... . M. Weber. 
Roman law .......... M.M. Fort and Girod 
Jolivet. “ 
Sacred eloquence ...... . . Rev. M. Picot, sen. 
Sacred Oriental languages . . . Rev. M. De Roches. — 
Dogmatic theology ....... Rev. M. Duby. , 
Ecclesiastical history ..... - "Rev. M. Vaucher. 
Evangelical morals ....... Rev. M, Peschier. 
Our readers will:no doubt be, surprised to learn that 
the preceding establishment, in-which more than 1000 
ils are midenttd; is supported exclusively by a, 
Le ston of 30,000. The annual salary of the 
sors is not more than .60 guineas, and scarcely, half\of 
the professors: are. entitled _ to this sum, the rest being 
merely honorary teachers, who give their labour tothe 
eommunity without anyremuneration, The honour.of 
teaching is: here -considered.,as..a sufficient 
tion for its labour ;, and’such is. the esteem in which even 
the masters of the schools are held, that one of the 
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