| Subjects. | Maximum. | Period of Attendance. |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics, | 300 | 2 years |
| Natural and experimental philosophy, | 300 | 1 year. |
| Military and civil engineering, | 300 | 1 “ |
| Chemical physics and chemistry, | 150 | 1 “ |
| Ethics and law, | 150 | 1 “ |
| French, | 100 | 2 years. |
| Drawing, | 100 | 2 “ |
| Spanish, | 75 | 1 year. |
| Mineralogy and geology, | 75 | 1 “ |
| Ordnance and gunnery, | 75 | 1 “ |
| Infantry tactics (theory), | 50 | 1 “ |
| Artillery “ “ | 50 | 1 “ |
| Cavalry “ “ | 50 | 1 “ |
| Discipline, | 300 | |
| General merit, | 2,075 |
Practical instruction in surveying; in fortification; in ordnance and gunnery, including the loading, pointing, and firing heavy guns; in drill, or, as it is termed, the tactics of the three arms; in interior economy and regimental duty; forms an important part of the training of the cadet at different periods during his residence. In addition, the months of July and August in each year are entirely devoted to practical instruction, the battalion being then placed under canvas and relieved from all study.
During his first year a cadet receives instruction in fencing three hours in each week, from 10th October to 1st April.
During his second year he receives instruction in riding three hours in each week, from 1st November to 15th March.
Throughout the whole of his third academic year, from 1st October to 1st July, he receives instruction in riding, excepting between the 1st February and 15th April.
Throughout the whole of his fourth academic year he receives instruction in riding, three days in each week.
Swimming is not taught at the Academy. There is a good gymnasium for the use of the cadets in recreation hours, but the practice of gymnastics is purely voluntary.
Classification for Instruction.
The cadets are ranged in four distinct classes, corresponding with the four years of residence. Cadets of the first year constitute the fourth class; those of the second year, the third class; and so on. Cadets are promoted from one class to another at the end of the academic year, 30th June; provided only that they shall have passed satisfactorily before the Academic Board in the examinations which are always held during June, failing in which, they are either kept back in their then class for another year, or, in the case of decided deficiency, discharged from the Academy.
Each class is divided into sections convenient for instruction in the different branches of study. The method of division will be best explained by taking the fourth or lowest class as an example.