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512 when he does not arise he takes his breakfast in bed, and when he does he takes it in

do to the University in Germany. The Conferenciers treat of the same subjects as the

a cre'merie restaurant. This repast consists lecturing professors, but in a more thorough not of beefsteak, nor of buckwheat cakes, nor and questioning manner. Indeed, they sup of ham and eggs, but of a bowl — a Cas plement the professors. pian Sea full — of coffee and an infinitesiThe following are the studies to be mas mally small roll. We should not forget the tered by the French law student. In the spoon, which may be classed just after the first year he is required to study Books I. ladle in size. When he has finished this and II. of Justinian's " Institutes," the gen breakfast (20 c. to 30 c), the student goes eral history of French law as taught by the to the lecture-room or to the hospital, as professor, who of course recommends his own text-book; two books of civil law, two the case may be. Students of the law generally complete books of penal law, and certain specified their studies in three years; at the end of articles of criminal procedure. In the sec that they are licences. In order to obtain ond year the candidate takes up Books III. and IV. of Justinian's " Institutes," political this degree, which opens the way to all lib eral and administrative positions, they must economy as taught by the professor, the have passed four examinations satisfactorily, third book of the civil law, and three books of civil procedure. His third and last year and presented a thesis that has been ap comprises study of administrative law, the proved by the Faculty. They attend lec tures at the Law School, and frequent private Commercial Code, some more articles of the classes called conferences. There is no roll- civil law and private international law as call at the lectures, and therefore attendance taught by the professor. Having passed on is as irregular as at an American college those subjects, the last examination taking chapel. Every regularly registered student place before five Professors, he presents his has his card {carte ddtudianf), signed by thesis, consisting of two dissertations, one in the Dean and Secretary of the Faculty, and Latin and one in French; and when it has the signature of the bearer is likewise affixed. been approved he has it printed. He usually This card is good for one year only, and must dedicates it to his grandparents, if living, and be shown by the student when requested to if deceased, to their memory; to his brothers and sisters, to his favorite professor, and to do so. The lecture-rooms are generally ar ranged in amphitheatre form. They are old his intimate friends, not collectively, be it and dingy, and the system of ventilation noted, but singly and by names. The dedi dates back to Noah's days. The professor cation page of a French student's thesis has a red gown. He now and then takes a somewhat resembles the string of hiero sip of the sugar water on the desk before glyphics on the obelisk in the park. The him. The students distinguish themselves degree of licencie" is not the highest in the by the noise they make before the learned gift of the Law Faculty, though it is the gentleman's arrival, by the paucity of the one generally sought. The highest is that notes they take, by their listless attention of LL.D.; and this is obtained by another year's study, and satisfactory examination when he is there, and by the impatient snap on all of Justinian's " Institutes," the Pan ping of their watch-cases when he stays be yond his time. The conferences — a species dects, the whole of the civil law, the his of French " Coaching Clubs " — arc the real tory of law, the droit coutumier, industrial workshops of the law students. There they and commercial law, constitutional law and are questioned by young and keen tutors, finance. Though there is no Professor of Elocution who stand in pretty much the same relation to the Law School that the Privat Docenten as in our Law Schools, and though moot