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THE POPULAR EDUCATOR. 



In Greek. 



Homer. Any five consecutive books. 



One of the Dramatists. Any two plays. (Those offered are 

 most usually selected from the " Hecuba," " Alcestis," and 

 "Medea "of Euripides; or from the "Ajax," " Philoctetes," 

 and "Antigone" of Sophocles.) 



Xenophon's Anabasis. Any four consecutive books. 



Herodotus. Any two consecutive books in vol. i., or any 

 three consecutive books in vol. ii. 



Thucydides. Any two consecutive books, 



In Latin. 



Virgil. The " Georgics ; " or any five consecutive books of 

 the "JEneid; " or the "Bucolics" with any three consecutive 

 books of the " .ZEneid." 



Horace. Any three books of the " Odes " (the " Epodes " 

 counting as a Book of the " Odes " ), and " De Arte Poetica ; " 

 or the " Satires," with " De Arte Poetica ; " or the "Epistles," 

 with " De Arte Poetica." 



Juvenal. The whole, except " Satires " ii., vi., and ix. 

 Cicero. "Philippics," i. to iii. ; or "De Senectute " and 

 " De Amicitia;" or four of the Orations against Catiline, with 

 Pro Archia. 



2, First Public Examination. 



This examination is held twice a year. Every candidate who 

 passes it must have entered his name on the Proctor' 8 list as 

 previously to Responsions, producing at the same time his 

 Testamur for Responsions, and mupt satisfy the Moderators in 

 Latin and Greek Grammar : in either Logic or the elements of 

 Geometry and Algebra ; the four Gospels in Greek ; and trans- 

 lation from English into Latin prose. These subjects never 

 vary ; and the examination, as in the case of Responsions, is 

 partly in writing, partly viva voce. Such students as are not 

 members of the Church of England may substitute for the four 

 Gospels a Greek author equivalent in extent. In addition to 

 the fixed subjects, each candidate must offer a portion of three 

 Latin and Greek authors at least, of which one at least must 

 be a portion of a historical or a philosophical work, and neither 

 of which may be the same with either of the two offered for 

 Responsions, excepting in other parts of the same authors. 

 Candidates, unless offering themselves for the honour examina- 

 tion, must choose their three books from a list of poets and 

 orators which is issued every year in Easter Term. 



Among the authors offered to candidates from which to make 

 their selection, are the following. Portions only of each author 

 are usually required, both in the Pass and Class Schools, which 

 are duly specified : 



Greek. Latin. 



Sophocles. Virgil. 



Demosthenes. Horace. 



Xenophon. Juvenal. 



Homer. Cicero. 



Plato. Livy. 



Herodotus. Tacitus. 



Thucydides. 

 Aristotle. 



The following additional books are mostly offered by candi- 

 dates for honours only : 



Greek. Latin. 



^Eschylus. Lucretius. 



Aristophanes. Terence. 



Pindar. Plautus. 



Theocritus. Catullus, with Propertius. 



Candidates for honours may make up their lists from either 

 or both of the above lists, but may not offer a larger number 

 of historians than of orators. 



Accurate critical and philological scholarship, Greek as well 

 as Latin, Prose Composition and Versification, both in Latin 

 and Greek, with a view not only to accuracy but elegance, are 

 also required in candidates for honours. For the highest 

 honours Logic is indispensable. Honours are also awarded in 

 Mathematics as well as in Classics, the examination being con- 

 fined to Pure Mathematics ; but no honours, either classical 

 or mathematical, can be awarded earlier in the University course 

 than the fifth, or later than the eighth term from matriculation 

 inclusive. A Testamur, similar to that given at Responsions, 

 is awarded to all who satisfy the Moderators, the names of the 



successful candidates for honours being divided into three 

 classes (both in the Classical and Mathematical Schools;, the 

 names in each class being arranged alphabetically. The names 

 of those who satisfy the Moderators in the Pass Schools are 

 also printed in alphabetical order. 



3. Second Public Examination. 



This examination is held twice in every year, notice being 

 given of the approach of the time in a similar manner to that 

 adopted previously to the other examinations, and students 

 enter their names before the Proctor as before, producing their 

 Testamur for the First Public Examination. The examination, 

 as before, is conducted partly in vrriting, partly viva voce. As 

 a general rule, every candidate is required to satisfy the 

 Examiners both in the Classical School, and also in some one of 

 the four other schools above mentioned. There are some con- 

 ditions under which some variations from this rule are per- 

 missible, but, as it is the latter part of the University course 

 which is now under consideration, there is no occasion to dwell 

 upon minor details, full particulars of which will be readily 

 mastered as the student becomes familiarised to Oxford, and 

 to its privileges and requirements. It will therefore be sufficient 

 in this place to state general rules, passing by exceptions and 

 occasional variations. 



In the Classical School (Liter <K Humaniores) every candidate to 

 obtain the Testamur, except those who are candidates for honours 

 in the Theological School, must satisfy the Examiners in 

 Divinity, and in one Latin and one Greek author at most. 



The term " Divinity " comprises the four Gospels and the 

 Acts of the Apostles in Greek, the whole range of Bible History, 

 the Thirty-nine Articles, and the Evidences of Religion. Of 

 the two authors, one must be a philosopher, the other an historian, 

 and neither may be the same with either of the two which the 

 candidate brought in for Responsions, unless he now offers as 

 many as four authors. Candidates, unless offering themselves 

 for the honour examination, must choose their two books from 

 a list of philosophers and historians which is issued every year 

 in Easter Term. 



Among the authors usually offered to candidates from which 

 to make their selection, are the following. As before, only 

 specified portions are required : 



Greek. Latin. 



Plato. Cicero. 



Aristotle. Livy. 



Herodotus. Tacitus. 



Thucydides. 



Candidates for honours only mostly offer Bacon's " Novnm 

 Organon," and Bishop Butler's " Sermons," or " Analogy," as 

 additional books. 



Candidates for honours may make up their lists from either 

 or both of the above lists. Logic, also, is indispensable for 

 either the first or second class in the honour list. The examina- 

 tion in Ancient History includes Chronology, Geography, and 

 Antiquities ; and Latin and Greek Composition is also within 

 its range. 



In the Mathematical School every candidate, to obtain the 

 Testamur, must satisfy the examiners in the first six books of 

 Euclid, or in the first part of Algebra. The examination for 

 honours comprises the whole range of Mixed as well as Pure 

 Mathematics ; Mechanics, including Dynamics of Material 

 Systems, Hydro-mechanics, Optics, and Astronomy, being 

 usually offered by candidates for the highest honours. 



In the School of Law and Modern History, the pass subjects 

 consist of either English History to the end of the reign of 

 Henry VIII., and that part of English Law which relates to 

 Things Real : or English History from the accession of Henry 

 VIII. to the death of William III., and that part of English 

 Law which relates to Persons and Things Personal. These are 

 the subjects most commonly in use (Lingard's " History of Eng- 

 land " and Stephen's "Blackstone" being the usual text-books), 

 but some variations are allowed. The honour examinations 

 extend over a far wider range of subjects. 



There are also Honour Schools of Jurisprudence and Theology, 

 each embracing high subjects in its own branch of learning, 

 particulars of which may readily be learned when the student 

 has passed the earlier examinations. 



In the School of Natural Science the pass subjects consist of 

 Mechanical Philosophy, Chemistry, and Physiology. Every 



