7. FRENCH. (a) Grammar. Fasnacht, G. E. Progressive French course, first year. (Macmillan. ls.) (b) Easy translation from French into English, and from English into French. 8. GERMAN. (a) Grammar. Fasnacht, G. E. Progressive German course, first year. (b) Easy translation from German into English, and from English into 9. ALGEBRA. Elements of algebra, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, easy fractions, easy equations of the first degree containing not more than two unknown quantities with problems leading to such equations. 10. GEOMETRY. PRACTICAL GEOMETRY. The following constructions and easy exten sions of them:-Bisection of angles and of straight lines; cons truction of perpendiculars to straight lines; simple cases of the construction of triangles from sufficient data; construction of parallels to a given straight line; construction of angles equal to a given angle. THEORETICAL GEOMETRY. The substance of the theorems contained in Euclid Book I, Propositions 4-6, 8, 13-16, 18, 19, 26-30, 32; questions upon these theorems, easy deductions, and arithmetical illustrations. *11. DRAWING. (a) First Grade Freehand, and (b) First Grade Plane Geometry. For the present the University will not examine in these subjects, but will accept the certificates of the Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia. The examina tion, however, must be passed at the same time as the other subjects of the examination. (For particulars concerning Drawing apply to the Officer of Examinations, Public Library of South Australia.] JUNIOR PUBLIC EXAMINATION. REGULATIONS. *I. Every candidate shall be required to satisfy the Public Examinations Board in at least five of the following subjects, but there is no limit to the number of subjects for which a candi II. The examination shall begin on or about the last Monday in November. III. Candidates who fail to pass in five subjects shall be credited with any subjects in which they do pass, and when they have completed the five subjects shall receive certificates showing the subjects in which they have passed, and the dates, but candidates may again present themselves in any subject in which they have already passed. IV. Candidates who have already obtained certificates may have other subjects added to their certificates by passing them at later examinations. V. The following fees shall be paid by each candidate on entering his name for the examination : For candidates who have not previously presented themselves Subsequent entries : For each separate subject Or, For the whole examination £1 0 0 050 100 In no case will the fee be returned, but if, not less than seven days before the examination, a candidate shall notify to the Secretary to the Board his intention to withdraw, the fee shall stand to his credit for a future examination. * Allowed 2nd December, 1903. *VI. Candidates must, on or before the 1st of October, or, if the 1st of October falls on a Sunday, on or before the 2nd of October, give notice of their intention to present themselves for examination, and such notice must be given on a printed form which may be obtained from the Registrar, or, in the case of Local Centres, from the Local Secretary. * Allowed 7th December, 1904. VII. Candidates who fail to give notice by the prescribed date may be permitted by the Board to present themselves on payment of an extra fee of 5s. +VIII. (a) The names of successful candidates, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the subjects in which the candidate passed and the last place of education from which each candidate comes, will be posted at the University and published in the Report on public examinations. (b) The names of candidates who have distinguished themselves in the several subjects will also be published. (c) The names of candidates who have distinguished themselves in the whole examination will also be published in order of merit. To the first three candidates on this list who shall be under sixteen years of age on the 1st December in the year in which the examination is held, shall be awarded prizes of the value of £10, £5, and £3 respectively. The position on the honour list will be determined by the aggregate of marks in not more than seven subjects. The scale of marks assigned to each subject shall be published in the schedule of details. † Allowed 7th December, 1904. IX. Schedules defining as far as may be necessary the range of the questions to be set shall be published not less than twelve months before the date of the examination to which they are intended to apply. (c) Candidates are required to learn the poem by heart, and to do exercises on grammar from the prescribed books. 2. ENGLISH HISTORY. Gardiner, S. R. 1509, pp. 1-359 3. GEOGRAPHY. Students' history of England, vol. I, B.C. 55-4.D. (Longmans. 4s.) General knowledge of the geography of the world. More detailed knowledge of the British Empire. Sketch-maps may be required of any part of the British Empire, including the more important information contained in ordinary school maps. Books suggested: Gregory, J. W. 4. GREEK. Austral geography for Classes III, (Whitcombe and Tombs, 2s. 10d.) (a) Grammar. Goodwin's School Greek grammar; new and revised (b) Easy prose composition. Simple sentences to test knowledge of accidence and the more common principles of syntax. (e) Easy translation from Greek into English. 5. LATIN. (a) Grammar. Postgate's New Latin primer (Cassell. 2s. 61.) is recommended. (6) Easy prose composition. Simple sentences to test knowledge of accidence and the more common principles of syntax. (c) Easy translation from Latin into English 6. FRENCH. (a) Grammar. (b) Easy prose composition. Simple sentences to test knowledge of accidence and the more common principles of syntax. (c) Easy translation from French into English. 7 GERMAN. (a) Grammar. (b) Easy prose composition. Simple sentences to test knowledge of accidence and the more common principles of syntax. (c) Easy translation from German inco English. 8. ARITHMETIC. As for the Primary Examination and, in addition, interest and discount, percentages, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, unitary method, square root, stocks and shares, metric system and approximations, areas of parallelograms triangles and circles, volumes of prisms and pyramids. 9. ALGEBRA. As for the Primary Examination and, in addition; fractions and factors; greatest common measure and least common multiple; the solution of equations of the first degree and questions produc ing such equations; and the solution of easy quadratic equations involving one unknown quantity. Questions may be set on graphs, and when such papers are set, squared paper will be provided. 10. GEOMETRY. As for the Primary Examination and, in addition : PRACTICAL GEOMETRY. Simple cases of the construction of quadrilate THEORETICAL GEOMETRY. The substance of the theorems contained in 11. PHYSICS. Questions will be set requiring a knowledge of the elementary principles of mechanics, hydraulics, and heat; and of simple illustrative experiments such as are contained in Rintoul's Introduction to practical physics. (Macmillan. 2s. 6d) 12. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY. The elementary chemistry of the acid-forming elements, based upon Remsen's Elements of chemistry; a text-book for beginners, 2nd ed., pp. 1.165. (Macmillan. 2s. 6d.) 13. PHYSIOLOGY. 14. BOTANY. Text-book recommended: Foster and Shore. Physiology for beginners. (Macmillan. 2s. 6d.) Candidates will be required to show a practical acquaintance with the position, appearance, and general structure of the principal organs of the vertebrate body. The questions will be confined to the general structure of the flowering plant, with especial reference to the following illustrative plants: Buttercup, abutilon, wallflower, pelargonium, primrose, sunflower, lily, snapdragon, jonquil, an orchid, pea, eucalyptus, wheat. DRAWING. (a) First Grade Model, and (b) Intermediate Geometry. for the present the University will not examine in these subjects, but will accept the certificates of the Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia. * {For particulars concerning Drawing, apply to the Officer of Examinations, Public Library of South Australia.] |