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Rh more lucid, painstaking, and desirous of assisting his pupils than M. Marillier.

The School is, emphatically, "free"; no conditions of any sort are imposed on the auditors, the sole formality to accomplish being the inscription of one's name at the Sorbonne.

Candidates for the tille of "élève" follow the course for one year, so that the professor may satisfy himself of their industry. A candidate unable to remain for the whole of the scholastic year, from November 1st to July 15th, would probably be treated with consideration.

The nomination gained, the pupil follows the course for another year; this finished, he is at liberty, in either of the two following years, to submit a thesis on some critical or historical question. On the favourable report of the Commission of Examiners, this may be published under the auspices of the School; and in any case if the thesis is accepted he gains a diploma.

To the merits of the School no better testimony can be offered than the fact that James Darmesteter began his career as a pupil in it.

New College, Eastbourne. N. W. Thomas.