different middle-class schools a unity of action, and to boys a stimulus and an object to work for, which they never had before. We therefore respectfully beg the Members of the Council of the University of Oxford to establish such Examinations, and to grant to successful candidates the title of A.A., or such other mark of distinction as the University may approve of. (Signed) JAMES TEMPLETON, M.A., Exeter. S. M. RIDGWAY, LL.D., Exeter. EDMUND T. FOWERAKER, Cathedral Close School, Exeter. THOMAS WM. SMITH, Timberscombe. WILLIAM W. HOLMAN, Cutcombe. JOHN JACKMAN, Moretonhampstead. HENRY MARTYR CROWTHER, M.A., St. John's College, W. CORNER, Wellington. GEORGE DENNIS, Kentisbeare. H. S. YOUNG, Exeter. PHILIP PAIGE, Tor, Torquay. NICHOLAS MENNEER, St. Marychurch, Torquay. UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. REGULATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1858 CONCERNING THE EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY. THERE will be two Examinations, commencing on Tuesday, December 14th, 1858: one for Students who are under 16 years of age, and the other for Students who are under 18 years of age. Students will be examined in such places as the Syndics, appointed by the University, may determine. After each Examination the names of the Students who pass with credit will be placed alphabetically in three honour classes, and the names of those who pass to the satisfaction of the Examiners, yet not so as to deserve honours, will be placed alphabetically in a fourth class. After the name of every Student will be added his place of residence, and the school (if any) from which he comes to attend the Examination. In determining the classes, account will be taken of every part of the Examination; but no credit will be given for knowledge in any subject, unless the Student shows enough to satisfy the Examiners in that subject. Regard will be paid to the handwriting and spelling throughout the Examinations. The Students who pass with credit, or satisfy the Examiners, will also be entitled to receive Certificates to that effect. Every Certificate will specify the subjects in which the Student has passed with credit, or satisfied the Examiners, and the class in which his name is placed. Every one admitted to Examination will be required to pay a fee of twenty shillings. EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS WHO ARE UNDER 16 YEARS of Age. Students must be under 16 years of age on the day when the Examination begins. PART I. PRELIMINARY. Every Student will be required to satisfy the Examiners in 1. Reading aloud a passage from some standard English prose author. 2. Writing from Dictation. 3. The analysis and parsing of a passage from some standard English author. 4. The first four rules of Arithmetic, simple and compound, Vulgar Fractions, Practice, and the Rule of Three. 5. Geography: Every Student will be required to answer questions on the subject, and to draw from memory an outline map showing the coast-line, the chief ranges of mountains, and the chief rivers of one of the countries in the following list: England, Scotland, Ireland, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australasia. 6. The outlines of English History since the Conquest; that is, the succession of Sovereigns, the chief events, and some account of the leading men in each reign. PART II. The Examination will comprise the subjects mentioned in the following ten Sections, and every Student will be required to satisfy the Examiners in three of those Sections at least, but no one will be examined in more than six. Section I. must be one of the three, unless the parents or guardians of the Student object to his examination in that Section. 1. Religious knowledge: Questions will be set on (a) The two Books of Samuel, the Gospel of St. Matthew, and the Acts of the Apostles; (b) The Church Catechism; (c) Whately's Easy Lessons on Christian Evidences. Every Student who is examined in this Section will be required to satisfy the Examiners in the subject marked (a), and in one at least of the subjects marked (b) and (c). 2. English: Every Student who is examined in this Section will be required to write an original English composition. He will also be examined in English History, from the battle of Bosworth Field to the Physical, Political, and Commercial Geography; Trench, On the Study of Words. 3. Latin: Passages will be given from Sallust's Bellum Catilinarium and Virgil's Eneid, Book vi., for translation into English, with questions on the parsing and the historical and geographical allusions; Also an easy passage for translation from some other Latin author; And a passage of English, with Latin words supplied, for translation into Latin. 4. Greek: Passages will be given from Xenophon's Anabasis, Book ii., and Homer's Iliad, Book vi., for translation into English, with questions on the parsing and the historical and geographical allusions; Also an easy passage for translation from some other Greek author. 5. French : Passages will be given from Voltaire's Charles XII., for translation into English, with questions on the parsing and the historical and geographical allusions; Also a passage from some modern French author for translation into English; And easy English sentences for translation into French. 6. German: Passages will be given from Lessing's Fables, Prose and Verse, for translation into English, with questions on the parsing; Also a passage from some modern German author for translation into English; And easy English sentences for translation into German. 7. Pure Mathematics: Every Student who is examined in this Section will be required to satisfy the Examiners in Euclid, Books i. and ii., Arithmetic, and Algebra to simple Equations inclusive. Credit will be given for a knowledge of Book-keeping. Questions will also be set in Euclid, Books iii., iv., and vi., in Quadratic Equations, Progressions, Proportion, Plane Trigonometry not beyond the solution of Triangles, the use of Logarithms and Mensuration. 8. The elementary principles of Mechanics and Hydrostatics: Questions will be set, embracing the proofs of the leading Propositions. In Mechanics they will not extend beyond the parallelogram of forces, the centre of gravity, and the mechanical powers. In Hydrostatics they will not extend beyond the transmission of fluid pressure, the equilibrium of inelastic fluids and of floating bodies, and the description of the steam-engine and of simple hydraulic machines. A fair knowledge of Mechanics will enable a Student to pass in this Section. 9. Chemistry: Questions will be set on the elementary facts of Chemistry and the laws of chemical combination. Solutions will be given to be tested, containing not more than one acid and one base. 10. Zoology and Botany: Elementary questions will be set on the description and classification of Animals, their habits and geographical distribution; and on the mercantile and industrial uses of animal products; Also on the description and classification of Plants, their uses and geographical distribution ; British plants and parts of plants will be given for description. PART III. Students may also offer themselves for Examination in 1. Geometrical and Mechanical Drawing. 2. Drawing from the Flat, from Models, from Memory, and in Perspective. 3. The Grammar of Music. EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS WHO ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. Students must be under 18 years of age on the day when the Examination begins. PART I. PRELIMINARY. Every Student will be required to satisfy the Examiners in 1. Reading aloud a passage from some standard English poet. 2. Writing from Dictation. 3. Analysis of English sentences and parsing. 4. Writing a short English composition. 5. The principles and practice of Arithmetic. 6. Geography: Every Student will be required to answer questions on the subject, and to draw from memory an outline map of some country in Europe, showing the boundary lines, the chief ranges of mountains, the chief rivers, and the chief towns. |