AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. Gl 



" We hereby certify that on the A. B. was examined, 



and has been found to possess a knowledge of farm accounts, men- 

 suration, and surveying, a good knowledge of practical agriculture, 

 and a general acquaintance with the elements of botany, chemistry, 

 and natural history, and that he is therefore entitled to present him- 

 self for the further examination, in terms of the regulations, for the 

 Society's diploma." 



VI. That to pass the " Diploma Examination " a candidate must 

 be in possession of the certificate, azid have attained his twenty-first 

 year, and must be found to possess a thorough knowledge of the 

 theory and practice of agriculture ; of mechanics and mensuration ; 

 of the physiology and treatment of domesticated animals ; and of the 

 application of botany, chemistry, and natural history to agriculture. 



VII. That a diploma in the following terms, bearing the corporate 

 seal of the Society, and signed by the President or Vice-President of 

 the Council on Education, and by the Secretary, shall be granted to 

 candidates passing the second examination : — 



" These are to certify that, on the day of A. P. 



was examined in the arts and sciences connected with agriculture, 

 and has been reported to be proficient therein by a Board of Examiners 

 nominated by the Council of the Highland and Agricultural Society 

 of Scotland on Education, in terms and by authority of a Charter, 

 given under the Great Seal, on the 18th day of August 1856." 



VIII. That a sum not exceeding L.100 per annum shall be placed 

 at the disposal of the Examiners, to be applied in prizes to candidates 

 who pass with distinguished merit, and on a standard exceeding that 

 required for the diploma. 



The following Gentlemen have passed Examinations : — 



For Diploma. 



1. Jacob Wilson, Woodhorn Manor. Morpeth, 



2. John Milne, Mains of Laithers, Turriff, . 



3. William Henry Eley, Cobham, Kent, 



4. Thomas Eome, Groundslow, Staffordshire, 



5. William Norman, Ouchterside, Carlisle, . 

 0. George Campbell, Balbrogie, Coupar- Angus, . 



7. William B. Smith, Stoneleigh Villa, Leamington, 



8. John E. Hetherington, Carlisle, 



9. William Brown, jun., Edderstone, Peebles, 



10. Arthur James Hill, Bath, .... 



For Certificate and Diploma 

 {Under Bye-Laws enacted in 186G). 



11. E. H. Goddard, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 



12. G. Y. Wall, jun., Durham, 



13. Eobert Brydon, Burncastle, Berwickshire, 



14. George Kent Walton, Long Campton, Warwickshire, 



15. Thomas John Elliot, Wilton, Salisbury, . 



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