they are allowed to select those of the courses which they may
choose to follow. But this choice once made must be adhered to.
The instruction is divided into theoretical courses and practical
exercises.
The theoretical courses comprehend all the subjects which come
within the object of the Institution. They are the following:—
1. Mathematics, a course of three years, six lectures a week, half
employed in statement of the theory, half in the practical application.
2. The Higher Geodesy, in the third class, three lectures a week.
3. Physical Geography, in the first class, two lectures a week.
4. General Geography, in the first class, four lectures a week.
5. Special Geography, particularly that of the probable theaters of War for
Prussia, in the second class, four lectures a week.
6. Universal History, in the first and second class, four lectures a week in
each.
7. General History of Literature, in the third class, four lectures a week.
8. Logic, in the second class, four lectures a week.
9. Physical Science, in the second class, four lectures a week.
10. Chemistry, in the third class, four lectures a week.
11. Physiology of the Horse, in the second class, two lectures a week.
12. Tactics, in the first and second classes, four lectures a week in each.
13. Artillery, in the first class, three lectures a week.
14. Fortification, a course of three years in the three classes. In the first
class, Field Fortification; in the second, Permanent Fortification; in
the third, the Conduct of Sieges; two lectures a week in each class.
15. Military Administration, in the first class, two lectures a week.
16. Military History, in the third class, seven lectures a week.
17. Duties of the Staff, in the third class, three lectures a week.
18. Military Law, in the third class, one lecture a week.
All these lectures are given in the morning, between eight and one
o’clock.
19. The French Language, a course of three years in different classes;
into each of which the pupils enter according to the knowledge they
possess of the language; six lectures a week for each class.
20. The Russian Language, four lectures a week.
The above two courses are in the afternoon.