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UNIVERSITY XOCAI/ EXAMINATIONS. 201
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In The Years 1857 And 1858, Examinations...
junior , though there were fewer cases in proportion to their numbers of deciwho dedl . " y T relied he hig Eng h on merit lish their . section general . . i seems . knowled to have ge , or been their frequentl preparation y taken for the in preliminary by students sub
jects portion comprised of the examination in it . The Eng , and lish had composition not given any was especial not deficient study in to sp the irit , and - _sgood mark much was , more for and fluency spelling about correctl but two not y The -fifth expressed much s very thoug h than poor ht was . . mi About 3 better g _STot ht more have done one than - been fifth b 18 the mi expected per g juniors ht cent be called : than , there got b a fairl bad was the y
seniors . The physical . and geograp mathematical y geography was y better than the com y - necessary dates mercial ' ; but to dwell the tnis map on the ubject -drawing English in the for history prelimin the most , as the part remarks t was of the very made _examin poor upon . ation : the It candi is not l -
least boys quite m as answers ore trul learn mi y to g on ht and the have answers appreciate s been given expected beyond to the . the more Eng ary dates lish advanced par history and names pap contain ers of . the s And much princi here app that pal at y
events may guidance and persons from , and teacher much that And they it is will this find guidance full of interest of which , if the they papers have
some a . betrayed the greatest want . Out of 248 juniors and 64 seniors about six of each class answered really well : less than a third answered fairl to y .
remembered somewhat " The general unfavourable that tone the greater of to the the Examiners performances number of ' Report the of candid the may candidates ates perhaps were , but under some it must sixteen seem be
the years ord of eal age of , unused a new , examination probably to written whose requirements examinations , they and could now exposed not as yet to
fully understand . There is much , to encourage both teachers and pupils in . standard system the experience , and of regularl we of believe even recognised this that , firs with t examination examination the stimulus b carefulness y of the open University competition and ability under , and will a new the
receive clearer direction y and more open reward , . " In the Second Annual Report some improvements are noted .
** In the English Section the Examiners report that , while the geography was answered not as reall good well as mi b ght a have considerable been expected number , the of papers the candidates on history , their were
answers showing y care and y thoughtfulness . The paper on Trench's Study of " althoug Words h was great fairl hel y done lessness by many was shown : the in facts reproducin being often the accuratel thoughts y . stated The ,
onl English 30 composition out of 388 p papers ( of the being juniors decidedl ) was on y the worthless whole g . better But than very last few , year not , y
more than half a dozenof the exercises were really good ; their deficiency not however in fluency , but in thought and arrangement . ¦ The ¦¦ paper on
was , _•• ...-. Shakspere The Examiner was badly of answered the junior . ' in English history and composition
" papers work ( Mr . Norrisy was about one on of a Her level Majesty with that 's Inspectors of il teachers of Schools of ) the considers same age that , that the pup
isin their second and , third years , the pupil teachers however showing more accuracy , " In French and less the fluency seniors and appear . spirit to . have prepared their work with great t of care ,
matical but the knowled translations ge . from In this Eng respect lish into the French work of showed . the juniors much wan was decidedl gram y - which better th th an last had year not . prepared The translations will admit by of both considerable classes from improvement . Frencl _* passages ; and ey
one but candidates "In ; little of German the attention passed juniors somewhat , a except about creditable one more in a - few third examination than cases made one , has -fourth a . decided been Of both g the iven failure of seniors to the the . junior The , historical not translations m and ore senior parts than .
University Xocai/ Examinations. 201
UNIVERSITY XOCAI / _EXAMINATIONS . 201
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1862, page 201, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111862/page/57/
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