TABLE FOR THE FIRST OR UPPER DIVISION, FOLLOWING THE SECOND YEAR’S COURSE OF STUDY. [KEY] L No. of Lectures C Commenced. F Finished. -----------------+-----+-------------------+--------------------- | L |Course of Lectures.|General Examinations. | | | _Interrogations | | | Gènèrales._ | +---------+---------+----------+---------- Subject of Study.| | C | F | C | F -----------------+-----+---------+---------+----------+---------- Analysis |32 |11th Nov.|3rd March|13th March|18th March Mechanics and | | | | | Machines |42 |10th “ |2nd “ |13th “ |18th “ Stereotomy |32 |20th Mar.|26th June|10th July.|19th July. Physics |36 |12 Nov. |29th “ |24th “ |2nd Aug. Chemistry |38 |14th “ |28th “ |24th “ |2nd “ Architecture and | | | | | Construction |40 |10th “ |8th “ |..........|.......... Military Art and | | | | | Fortification |20 |21st Mar.|21st “ |10th “ |19th July. Topography |10 |3rd Jan. |21st “ | | French literature|30 |11th Nov.|9th “ | | German |30 |14th “ |19th “ | | Figure and | | | | | Landscape Drawing|48 |12th “ |2nd May. | | +-----+---------+---------+----------+---------- Total |358 | | | | -----------------+-----+---------+---------+----------+---------- [Annual Examination Begins on the 10th Sept. and ends on the 10th Oct.] V. THE EXAMINATIONS, PARTICULARLY THAT OF THE FIRST YEAR AND THE FINAL ONE. We have now brought the pupil nearly to the end of his career, but must previously say a few words about his examinations, the chief epochs which mark his progress, and the last of which fixes his position almost for life. For this purpose it is necessary to recapitulate briefly what has been said in different places of the whole examinatorial system of the Polytechnic School. 1. All the professors require the students in their studying rooms, to answer questions in writing on the courses as they go through them: a different question is given to each student, and every third question is of such a nature as to involve a numerical example in the reply. These questions are given in the proportion of one to about every four lectures, and the replies after being examined by the professor or _répétiteur_, are indorsed with a credit, varying from 0 to 20, and the paper is then given back to the student, to be produced at the close of the year.