MILITARY EDUCATION IN FRANCE; Part I. of Military Schools and Courses of Instruction in the Science and Art of War in different countries. By Henry Barnard, LL.D., late U. S. Commissioner of Education. Pages 7-276. CONTENTS. MILITARY SCHOOLS OF SPECIAL APPLICATION IN FRANCE, I. ARTILLERY AND ENGINEERS' SCHOOL AT METZ,. 1. History and General Description,... First Artillery School in 1679 at Douai, Academy at La Fère in 1756,. First Engineer School at Mézières in 1749, School at Metz in 1795,.. 2. Location, Buildings, Barracks, Riding School, 3. Staff of Government, Works of Application, Samples of Minerals, Geological Exercises, Molding, Practical Instructions on Munitions and Fireworks,. VIII. THE MILITARY AND NAVAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY,. 1. Military School of Medicine at Paris,.............. 2. Naval Schools of Medicine at Brest, Toulon, and Rochefort,. IX. THE NAVAL SCHOOL AT BREST, Examination for Admission, Course of Instruction, X. THE MILITARY GYMNASTIC SCHOOL AT VINCENNES, 1. Elementary Gymnastics,... Classification,.... Spirit and Method of Teaching,. 261 261 262 263 263 264 265 • 265 265 266 4. Staff School,.......... Carrying Weights,..... XI. REMARKS ON THE MILITARY EDUCATION OF FRANCE, 1. Officers must be regularly Trained, or have seen Service, 3. Professional Education at St. Cyr,. 5. Officers of Artillery and Engineers, 6. Mathematical bias, 7. Bourses,.. 8. Practical Teaching,...... 9. Number of Senior Departments,. REVISED EDITION-1872. I. FRENCH MILITARY EDUCATION IN 1869.. 1. Increase of professionally educated officers..... 274 274 2. Admission to the Military Schools and to the Staff, by competition. 275 275 4. Internal Economy of each School determined by its own Staff. 275 275 9. Military Schools, more and more professional and practical... 10. Much time given to drawing, military administration and practical exercises.... 277 11. System of Instruction the same in all the schools... 277 Active competition the leading feature..... 277 No choice of studies allowed... 277 12. Education of French officers concluded before regimental duty begins. An examination at the end of the first year at Metz.. II. EXPENSE OF MILITARY SCHOOLS IN 1869..... III. ORGANIZATION OF THE POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL IN 1869.. Programme of instruction in 1856. Annual expenses for 1869.... Changes in course of instruction.......... Subjects and course of studies.. Studies involving least difficulty occupy the evenings. MILITARY EDUCATION IN PRUSSIA AND OTHER GERMAN AND EUROPEAN STATES Parts II., III., IV., V. and VI., of Military Schools and Classes of Special Instruction in the Science and Art of War in different countries. By Henry Barnard, LL.D., late U. S. Commissioner of Education. Pages 277-518. CONTENTS. PAGE. MILITARY SYSTEM AND EDUCATION IN PRUSSIA, I. OUTLINE OF MILITARY SYSTEM,. 1. The Standing Army,.... 2. The National Militia, or First Landwehr, 3. The Last Reserve, or Landsturm,. Origin of the Landwehr System,. II. HISTORICAL VIEW OF MILITARY EDUCATION,. Basis of the present System is a good General Education, Military Academy opened in 1765,.. 277 221 281 282 Plans of Scharnhorst and Stein in 1807,.. 288 Origin and Changes of the Division Schools, III. PRESENT SYSTEM OF MILITARY EDUCATION AND PROMOTION,.. IV. EXAMINATIONS-GENERAL AND PROFESSIONAL FOR A COMMISSION,. 1. Preliminary or Ensign's Examination, Who be Examined,... Time and Mode of Examination, Results of Examination, how ascertained,... 2. The Second, or Officers' Examination,. Time and Place,........ 289 297 298 298 299 302 302 302 303 304 310 310 310 312 Senior Cadet House at Berlin,... 312 |