At their examination for admission they must show that they are acquainted with all the subjects required in the examinations for the first and second class; and also with the following subjects:
Religious Instruction.—(a.) For Catholics: A knowledge of the third chapter on Means of Grace (von den Gnadenmitteln), page 160 to page 228.
(b.) For Protestants: Candidates must not only be thoroughly acquainted with the so-called preparatory instruction for confirmation, but must have been confirmed.
German.—Composition: translation from Cornelius Nepos. Reading aloud.
Latin.—Complete Syntax. Written and verbal translations from German to Latin; Cæsar’s Commentaries; select passages from Roman historians; prosody; versification.
French.—Translations: German into French, and vice versâ; orthography and reading.
Greek.—Rudiments of grammar.
Mathematics.—Algebra; geometry.
History.—German history (from Clovis, king of the Franks), especially that of Bavaria.
Geography.—Europe; including political and statistical relations.