Word: panth
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...three main schools, the one that gave the prewar grand corps its literary flavor is the two-year Ecole Normale Supérieure. A stone's throw from the Panthéon, it was created by the French Revolution in 1794 to "teach morals and shape the hearts of young republicans for the practice of private and public virtue." Each year the school accepts about 80 men out of more than 600 candidates. The goal of normaliens, who study either science or literature, is not only a university degree but also the diploma called I'agrégation...
Science & Glory. More important than ever are alumni of the Ecole Polytechnique, another creation of the Revolution near the Panthéon, which maintains the military air given it by Napoleon (motto: "For fatherland, science and glory."). Commanded by a general, and obliged to serve for six years in the armed forces, the school's 600 students observe strict military discipline, wear cocked hats and swords on parade. A.W.O.L. students get a highly deterrent punishment-loss of the right to take an exam...