The fencing school is organized in a similar manner to those of the infantry, and the military marches are also made in the same way as in those corps.
The special and theoretical instruction consists of:—
Primary instruction. Mathematics. Drawing. Geography. Military history of France. Fortification and the various branches of the engineering work.
Three civil professors (appointed by competition) are attached to each regimental school, for the special theoretical instruction, as regards the primary instruction, drawing, and mathematics.
The courses are distributed and taught in the following manner:
Primary instruction for the Soldiers. | By the Professor of PrimaryInstruction. | |
French grammar for the Corporals. | ||
Book-keeping for theSous-Officiers. | ||
Elementary arithmetic for the Corporals. | By the Prof. ofMathematics. | |
Complete arithmetic | for the Serjeants. | |
Elementary geometry | ||
Complete geometry | for the Serjeant-Major. | |
| Trigonometry | ||
Surveys for the Sous-Officiers. | ||
Special mathematics for the Officers. | ||
Drawing for the Corporalsand Sous-Officers. | By the Professor of Drawing, who is also charged with completingthe collection of models which relate to it. | |
The elements of fortification for theSerjeant-Majors. | ||
Construction, and theories on practical schools | for the Sous-Officiers. | By the Officers of theregiment, named by the Colonel, independently of those appointed by theregulations |
Permanent fortification | ||
The attack and defense of places | for the Officers. | |
| Mines | ||
| Bridges | ||
| Ovens | ||
| Topography | ||
| Geography | for theSous-Officiers. | |
Military history of France | ||
At the end of each course the colonel of the regiment causes a general examination to be made in his presence of the whole of the men who have followed this course, and has a list made out in the order of merit, with notes of the capacity and aptitude of each.
These lists are consulted in the formation of tables of promotion, and placed with the said tables before the inspector-general.
Each captain and lieutenant are obliged to give in at least a single treatise on five different projects, consisting of a memoir discussing or the journal of a siege, with drawing of the whole, and of details in sufficient number to render them perfectly intelligible.