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to the School at or before ten o'clock, and to sign then names on 

 entering. If the signature is not in the customary handwriting of 

 the student, he is liable to be put under arrest, that is to say, he is 

 not allowed to leave the School during a certain number of days. 



Arrived on the premises, they are allowed to be in each other's 

 rooms until eleven o'clock, but after that hour each must go to his 

 own room and remain there. To ensure this, and for the main- 

 tenance of order generally, an adjutant makes his rounds on the 

 staircases, and has the power to enter any room, after having 

 knocked. At midnight he retires to his room at the foot of the 

 staircase. The other adjutants do not lodge at the School. New 

 buildings have, however, been recently erected ; and in future they 

 will all be lodged on the premises. The supervision is thus very 

 complete ; in fact, seen from an English point of view, the students 

 are treated rather as boys, than as men responsible for their own 

 conduct. 



In order to represent the School on any public occasion, to 

 maintain internal good order, and to decide differences which may 

 arise among the students, a "Commission" of seven members is 

 elected. It consists of a " President " chosen from and by the students 

 of the Second Year, together with a " Papa " and two " Commis- 

 sioners " chosen by the men of each year from their own number. 

 The President has only a casting vote. The commission is recognized 

 by the authorities, and through it hints are sometimes given to the 

 students in a semi-official manner, which to some extent mitigates 

 the pressure of the School regulations. 



An hour on alternate days is devoted to regular instruction in 

 horsemanship, but beyond this there is no athletic exercise, a fact 

 which contrasts strongly, and perhaps disadvantageously, with 

 English public schools and universities. 



The English students speak most highly of the uniformly 

 kind manner in which they have been received by the French with 

 whom they have come in contact, whether professors or pupils; 

 and it is to be hoped that the kindly feeling thus commenced will 

 be constantly maintained. 



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