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...system of administration is essentially the same in the colleges and lyceums, hence, in treating of it. I shall confine myself to the lyceums. The highest officer in a lyceum is called a proviseur. It is upon him that all responsibility rests. Next in authority is the censeur, who has charge of the discipline, and enforces the rules. An aumonier looks after the religious teaching, and everything that has to do with religion. Finally an econome has special charge of everything that pertains to the material wants of the scholars. Then four functionaries generally live in the lyceum, to which...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRENCH CORRESPONDENCE. | 4/24/1874 | See Source »

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