Thus， as in a monastic order， one must join the University by "going into the orders."[33] - "I want，" says Napoleon， "some solemnity attached to this act. My purpose is that the members of the corps of instruction should contract， not as formerly， a religious engagement， but a civil engagement before a notary， or before the justice of the peace， or prefect， or other (officer). . . . They will espouse education the same as their forerunners espoused the Church， with this difference， that the marriage will not be as sacred， as indissoluble.[34]. . . They will engage themselves for three， six， or nine years， and not resign without giving notice a certain number of years beforehand." To heighten the resemblance， "the principle of celibacy must be established， in this sense， that a man consecrated to teaching shall not marry until after having passed through the first stages of his career； "for example， "the schoolmasters shall not marry before the age of twenty-five or thirty years， after having obtained a salary of three or four thousand francs and economized something."But， at bottom， marriage， a family， private life， all natural and normal matters in the great world of society， are causes of trouble and weakness in a corps where individuals， to be good organs， must give themselves up wholly and without reserve. "In future，[35] not only must schoolmasters， but， again， the principals and censors of the lycées， and the principals and rulers of the colleges， be restricted to celibacy and a life in common." - The last complementary and significant trait， which gives to the secular institution the aspect of a convent， is this： "No woman shall have a lodging in， or be admitted into， the lycées and colleges."Now， let us add to the monastic principle of celibacy the monastic and military principle of obedience； the latter， in Napoleon's eyes， is fundamental and the basis of the others； this principle being accepted， a veritable corporation exists； members are ruled by one head and command becomes effective.[36] "There will be，" says Napoleon， "a corps of instructors， if all the principals， censors and professors have one or several chiefs， the same as the Jesuits had their general and their provincial，" like the soldiers of a regiment with their colonel and captain. The indispensable link is found；individuals， in this way， keep together， for they are held by authorities， under one regulation. As with a volunteer in a regiment， or a monk who enters a convent， the members of the University will accept its total régime in advance， present and future， wholly and in detail， and will subject themselves under oath. "They are to take an engagement[37] to faithfully observe the statutes and regulations of the University. They must promise obedience to the Grand-Master in everything ordered by him for the service of the Emperor， and for the advantage of education. They must engage not to quit the educational corps and abandon their functions before having obtained the Grand-Master's consent. They are to accept no other public or private salaried function without the authentic permission of the Grand-Master. They are bound to give notice to the Grand-Master and his officers of whatever comes to their knowledge that is opposed to the doctrine and principles of the educational corps in the establishments for public instruction." There are many other obligations， indefinite or precise，[38] of which the sanction is not only moral， but， again， legal， all notable and lasting， an entire surrender of the person who suffers more or less profoundly at having accepted them， and whose compulsory resignation must be assured by the fear of punishment.
"Care must be taken[39] to insure severe discipline everywhere： the professors themselves are to be subject in certain cases to the penalty of arrest； they will lose no more consideration on this account than the colonels who are punished in the same manner."[40] It is the least of all penalties； there are others of greater and greater gravity，[41] "the reprimand in presence of an academical board， censure in presence of the University board， transfer to an inferior office， suspension with or without entire or partial deprivation of salary， half-pay or put on the retired list， or stricken off the University roll，" and， in the latter case， "rendered incapable of obtaining employment in any other public administration." - "Every member of the University[42] who shall fail to conform to the subordination established by the statutes and regulations， or in respect due to superiors， shall be reprimanded， censured or suspended from his functions according to the gravity of the case." In no case may he withdraw of his own accord， resign at will， and voluntarily return to private life； he is bound to obtain beforehand the Grand-Master's assent； and， if the latter refuses this， he must renew his application three times， every two months， with the formalities， the delays and the importunacy of a long procedure； failing in which， he is not only stricken from the rolls， but again "condemned to a confinement proportioned to the gravity of the circumstances，" and which may last a year.