The examiners of the students are not frequently changed, and practically the same may be said of the examiners for admission.
PR By Professors and Répétiteurs.
Ex By Examiners.
Y1 By the results of the first Year’s Examination.
CL In the Classified List at the end of 2nd year.
| Subjects of Study. | Per-centage of influence exercised on the position ofthe Students. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| During the 1st Year. | During the 2nd Year. | CL | |||||
| PR | Ex | Y1 | PR | Ex | PR | Ex | |
| Analysis, | 50.0 | 50.0 | 34.5 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 49.75 | 50.25 |
| Mechanics, | 63.2 | 36.7 | 27.2 | 42.4 | 30.4 | 59.6 | 40.40 |
| Descriptive Geometry, | 62.5 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 37.5 |
| Geodesy, | 53.8 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 51.4 | 48.6 | * 51.4 | 48.6 |
| Physics, | 53.3 | 46.7 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 32.4 | 51.8 | 48.2 |
| Chemistry, | 60.0 | 40.0 | 29.4 | 43.2 | 27.4 | 60.8 | 39.2 |
| Architecture, | . . | . . | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Military Art and Topography, | . . | . . | 0.0 | 68.0 | 32.0 | 68.0 | 32.0 |
| French Literature, | 100.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| German Language, | 100.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.4 | 66.7 | 33.3 |
| Drawing | 100.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Shading and Tinting Plans, | 100.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| * | |||||||
* When taught in the 2nd year
The students at the head of the list have generally since the wars of the first Empire entered into the civil rather than into the military services, the former being much better remunerated.
[The services] are usually selected by preference, nearly in the following order:—