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1. DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL LITERATURE. 



Latin. 



Horace, " Odea and Epodes." 



Cicero, " Pro Sestio." 



Tacitus, "Annals," Book xiii. 



A passage from a Latin author, not prescribed. 



Translation into Latin prose. 



A general knowledge of Roman History and Literature till 

 the end of the Augustan Age. 



Ability to translate into Latin prose is required of every 

 Candidate. 



Greek. 



Xenophon, " Memorabilia," i. ii. 



Homer, "Odyssey," ix. x. 



Sophocles, " Trechiniae." 



A passage from an easy Greek Author, not prescribed. 



Greek History and Literature. 



Laws of Hexameter and Iambic verse. 



A few sentences of plain English to be turned into Greek. 



2. DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY. 



Logic and Metaphysics. 

 The Class Lectures. 



Special Beading: "Berkeley's Principles of Human Know- 

 ledge " (see Clarendon Press Edition). 



Moral Philosophy. 



The Class Lectures " Handbook of Moral Philosophy " 

 General Outline of the History of Modern Ethical Systems. 



Rhetoric and English Literature. 



Style and the Principles of Literature : Class lectures. 

 History of the English Language. Books recommended on 

 this subject Marsh's " Lectures," and Morris's " Historical 

 Outlines of English Accidence." 



History of English Literature, more particularly from 1688 

 to 1789. 



Special Readings expected : 



Chaucer's " Prologue to the Canterbury Tales." 

 Ascham's " Schoolmaster." 

 Spenser's " Faery Queene," Book i. 

 Shakespeare's " Coriolanus." 

 Carlyle's " Essays oh Burns and Scott." 

 Wordsworth's " Critical Prefaces to his Poems, with Book I. 

 of his Excursion." 



3. DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS. 



Mathematics. 

 Arithmetic. 



First Six Books of Euclid, and part of the Eleventh Book, 

 with their application to Mensuration. 



Algebra, Trigonometry, and Conic Sectiona. 



Natural Philosophy. 



Elementary Dynamics. 



Plane Astronomy and Experimental Physics. 



The examinations for graduation in Arts with Honours take a 

 much higher range in each of the departments, but the limits of 

 our space prevent us from giving a complete list of the subjects 

 of examination. 



GRADUATION IN SCIENCE. 



The Degrees of Doctor and Bachelor of Science are conferred 

 in Physical and Natural Science, in Public Health and Engi- 

 neering. In Mental Science and Philology the degree of Doctor 

 of Science only is conferred. 



In Physical and Natural Sciences, the first examination for 

 Bachelor consists of Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Chemis- 

 try, Zoology, including Comparative Anatomy and Botany. 

 The second Bachelor of Science Examination is divided into 

 the following groups : (1) Mathematical Sciences ; (2) The 

 Physical and Experimental Sciences ; (3) The Natural Sciences. 

 The candidate must select one of the above-mentioned Sciences, 

 of which he will be expected to have a thorough knowledge. He 

 must also present a Thesis, containing some original research. 

 In the Engineering Science Degree, a preliminary examination 

 in Languages and Mathematics is required. The examinations 



are conducted in Dynamics, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, 

 Practical Chemistry, Mathematics, Mechanics, Engineering, and 

 Drawing. 



For a degree of Doctor in Mental Science, the candidate must 

 be a graduate in Arts in an approved University. He must pre- 

 sent an original thesis, and must undergo an examination in 

 Logic and Metaphysics, Moral Philosophy, and the History of 

 Philosophy, before receiving the Degree. The degree of Doctor 

 in Philology is also confined to graduates in Arts. The candi- 

 date must offer himself for examination in any one of the fol- 

 lowing branches : (1) Latin and Greek ; (2) The Semitic Lan- 

 guages ; (3) The Sanscrit Language and Comparative Philology. 



DEGREES IN MKDICINE. 



Candidates for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and 

 Master in Surgery must pass a preliminary examination in Arts, 

 including the following compulsory subjects : English, Latin, 

 Arithmetic, Mathematics, Mechanics, as well as two of the 

 following optional subjects, Greek, French, German, Higher 

 Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Logic, Moral Philosophy, 

 while for the degree of M.D., Greek and Logic, or Moral Phi- 

 losophy, are compulsory. 



The age for M.B. is not less than 21 ; for M.D. 24. A thesis 

 containing some original research must be given in for M.D. 

 The examinations for the degrees in Medicine are written, oral, 

 and practical. 



For degrees in Medicine four Anni Medici are required ; two 

 of which must be passed at a university granting Medical 

 degrees ; the other two may be taken at certain qualified hospital 

 schools, as stated in the Calendars. 



GRADUATION IN LAW. 



The degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), in the Faculty of 

 Law, was instituted by an ordinance of the Universities' Com- 

 missioners in 1852. The course of study necessary for this 

 degree extends over three years, and includes attendance on a 

 distinct course in Civil Law, Law of Scotland, Conveyancing 

 (or Political Economy), Public Law, Constitutional Law and 

 History, and Medical Jurisprudence. Candidates, who must 

 already have obtained a degree in Arts, are examined on all these 

 subjects. The degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) is conferred 

 honoris causa tantum. 



GRADUATION IN DIVINITY. 



In the Faculty of Theology the degree of D.D., like that of 

 LL.D. in the Faculty of Law, is honorary. The degree of 

 Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.), which fell for some time into disuse, 

 has been revived since 1864. 



BURSARIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS. 



In the Faculty of Arts, the Bursaries, with various conditions 

 attached, amount to above one hundred. The bursaries vary 

 from .100 to about 5. In the Faculty of Theology there are 

 nine presentation bursaries and twelve competition bursaries. 

 In the Faculty of Medicine there are eight bursaries. 



The following are the University Fellowships, ranging in 

 value from .70 to .150. The Falconer Memorial Fellowship, 

 founded to encourage the study of Palaeontology and Geo- 

 logy, is tenable for two years, and is of the annual value of 

 .100. The Guthrie Fellowship is for proficiency in classical 

 literature, and is worth .90 per annum. It is tenable for not 

 more than four years. The Hamilton Fellowship in Mental 

 Philosophy, worth about .90 per annum, is tenable for three 

 years. The Shaw Fellowship, also in Mental Philosophy, is for 

 .150, held during five years. Besides the above there are five 

 elective Fellowships for the encouragement of study and re- 

 search, tenable for one year annual value .100 ; two Fettes 

 Fellowships for old Fettesians, of the annual value of .100 ; 

 the Syme Surgical Fellowship at 100, tenable for two 

 years ; and lastly, the Leckie Mactier Fellowship, 70 in an- 

 nual value, tenable for three years. There are also numerous 

 scholarships. 



Efforts have been made in recent years to increase the endow- 

 ments of the University. One of the objects of an association 

 lately formed is to found scholarships and fellowships for the 

 encouragement of ihe higher learning among the moio advanced 

 students. Measures are in progress to increase the efficiency 

 and usefulness of the university by the better endowment of 

 existing chairs, and the foundation of new professorships. 



