Examination of students who are not members of the University : examination papers, class lists, &c. for the examination held in December 1858 : to which are added the regulations for the examination in 1859 / University of Cambridge.

  • University of Cambridge.
Date:
1859
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Credit: Examination of students who are not members of the University : examination papers, class lists, &c. for the examination held in December 1858 : to which are added the regulations for the examination in 1859 / University of Cambridge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Section A. Religious knowledge: The Examination will consist of questions in 1. The Historical Scriptures of the Old Testament to the death of Solomon. The Gospel of St Luke and the Acts of the Apostles: credit will he given for a knowledge of tire original Greek. 2. The Morning and Evening Services in the Book of Common Prayer; and the Apostles’ Creed. 3. Paley’s Horce Paulinas. Every Student, who is examined in this section, will be required to satisfy the Examiners in the subject marked 1, and in one at least of the subjects marked 2 and 3. Section B. 1. English History, from the battle of Bosworth Field to the Restoration; and the outlines of English Literature during the same period. 2. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (Craik’s edition). 3. The outlines of Political Economy and English Law : The examination will not extend beyond the subjects treated of in the first book of Smith’s Wealth of Nations, and the first volume of Blackstone’s Commentaries. 4. Physical, Political, and Commercial Geography. A fair knowledge of one of these four divisions will enable a Student to pass in this section. Section C. 1. Latin: Passages will be given from Livy, Book xxi., and Horace, Odes, Book ill., for translation into English, with questions on the historical and geographical allusions, and on grammar: Also passages for translation from some other Latin authors: And a passage of English for translation into Latin.