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quarter of an acre is considered large. Of the total area, 150 
acres are in woodland, 50 acres in osiers, 250 in permanent 
grass, and 300 under arable culture. The farm-buildings are 
new and excellently designed. Most of the domestic work is 
done bv sisters belonging to a religious bodv; order and neat- 
ness prevail everywhere. Twenty pupils are received and pass 
through a two years' course of instruction, paying 16/. per 
annum for schooling, board, lodging and laundry. Each class 
is alternately taught, and works on the farm, and thus the half- 
time principle is preserved, although in a modified form." The 
domestic arrangements are simple and well organised. 
The subjects of instruction include agriculture and rural 
economy, the breeding, management and feeding of cattle, 
superficial and solid measurement and levelling, construction 
and use of agricultural machinery, and the elements of botany, 
geology, physics, chemistry, and rural law. The teaching staff 
consists of eight persons, namely: — (1) the director; (2) farm 
bailiff; (3) teacher of agriculture and agricultural chemistry ; 
(4) teacher of mathematical, physical, and natural sciences ; 
(5) veterinary surgeon ; (6) teacher of French history, geography 
and book-keeping ; (7) the gardener ; and (8) the foreman of 
labour. Candidates must be at least 15 years of age, and they 
have to pass a thorough examination at the Prefecture ; their 
health and strength are also made the subject of inquiry. 
At the end of the first year the students are examined and 
classified by the committee of supervision, and those who do 
not pass satisfactorily are summarily dismissed. At the end 
of the second year the final examination takes place : the 
student who takes the first place receiving a gold medal and 20/., 
the second a silver medal and 12/., and the third a bronze medal 
and 8/. ; while all who pass satisfactorily, and who have obtained 
an average number of marks during their two vears' sojourn at 
the school, receive a certificate of capacity, which entitles them 
to one year's voluntary service in the army without undergoing 
any further educational examination. 
Saint Remy. — At the school of Saint Remy, in Haute Saone, 
a farm of 375 acres of land is attached. All pupils are treated 
alike as regards instruction and work for the two years over 
which the course extends ; but differences are made in the 
dormitory and refectory arrangements, according to the pay- 
ments made by the students. Those who require only ordinary 
fare and accommodation, only pay 1/. per month ; while a second 
class of students, whose diet is somewhat superior, and who 
have not to do the work of making their own beds, cleaning 
their own boots, &c., pay double this amount. There is again 
a third class of students who, indulging in the luxury of separate 
bedrooms, pay 4/. per month. The general course of instruc- 
