Analysis {Differential calculus, 25 28 {Integral calculus, 18 20 Descriptive geometry and geometrical drawing, 32 38 Mechanics and machinery, 40 40 Physics, comprising heat and electricity, 30 34 Chemistry:--The metals, 30 38 Astronomy and geodesy, 30 35 French composition and literature, 25 30 History, 25 0* German, 25 30 Figure and landscape drawing, 48 50 _Second Year’s Course._ Analysis:--Integral calculus, 32 32 Stereotomy:--Geometrical drawing of constructions in timber and masonry, 28 32 Mechanics:--Dynamics, hydrostatics, and machinery, 40 42 Physics:--Acoustics, optics, and heat, 30 36 Chemistry:--Continuation of the metals and organic chemistry, 30 38 Architecture and buildings, construction of roads, canals, and railways, 40 40 French composition and literature, 25 30 History, 25 0* German, 25 30 Military art, 20 20 Topography, 2 10 Figure and landscape drawing, 48 48 [* Introduced in 1862.] In connection with several of the courses, such as descriptive geometry, stereotomy, machinery, and architecture, much drawing is done by the pupils; hand sketches are taken of the diagrams shown in the lecture-room, and finished drawings are afterwards executed in the _salles d’étude_. In addition to this, 30 attendances of two or three hours each, distributed over the two years, are especially devoted to drawing more elaborate plans and elevations of architectural constructions and machinery. The practical applications of the theoretical instruction are limited to manipulations in the laboratory in connection with the course of lectures on chemistry and physics. Towards the close of the second year the pupils are also taken to visit some of the large manufacturing establishments in Paris, in order to gain a practical acquaintance with machinery. All the subjects taught at the school are obligatory, but history and military art, as already stated, have no influence in determining the order of merit of the pupils in the final result.