Editing College of Sorbonne (section)

==Organization==
The constitution of the society as conceived by De Sorbon was simple: an administrator (''provisor''), associates (''socii''), and guests (''hospites''). The provisor was the head; nothing could be done without consulting him; he installed the members selected by the society, and confirmed the statutes drawn up by it; he had to provide for everything.<ref name="Catholic" />

The associates formed the body of the society. To be admitted to it, the candidate was required to have taught a course of [[philosophy]]. There were two kinds of associates, the {{lang|fr|bursaires}} and the {{lang|fr|pensionnaires}}. The latter paid forty (Paris) pounds a year; the former were provided for by the house. The [[bursary|burse]] could be granted only to persons not having an income of forty (Paris) pounds. There was a ''[[primus inter pares]]'', the [[Prior (ecclesiastical)|prior]], who presided over all internal affairs of the house.<ref name="Catholic" />

[[Doctorate|Doctor]]s and [[bachelor's degree|bachelor]]s were alike eligible, but, owing to the number of the latter, the custom rapidly grew up of selecting only bachelors.  Other persons were candidates for admission to the society rather than members of it. From the material and intellectual point of view, they enjoyed the same privileges as the members: board, lodging, books, spiritual and scholastic exercises but they had no votes. When they had fulfilled the condition of teaching philosophy, they were admissible as members. The course of studies lasted ten years, during which time their burses continued; but if, at the end of ten years, they had not given proof of their ability, either as teachers or as preachers, they had to give up their burse.<ref name="Catholic" />