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NATURE 



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to handle young men and to put them at their ease. 

 We consider that the viva voce examination shquld not 

 be in matters of academic study, but in matters of 

 general interest, on which even.- young man should 

 have something to say. We think that the marks 

 assigned under this heading should be a valuable cor- 

 rective to the results of the written papers, and should 

 not infrequently help a useful man to success or save 

 the State from a bad bargain. 



Li.MiTS OF Age. — We propose no change in the limits 

 of age, which are at present not less than twenty-two 

 nor more than twenty-fouij on August i in the year in 

 which the competition is held. Under existing practice 

 the examination begins on August i or on August 2 

 if the I St is a Sunday. We consider this time of year 

 convenient for university candidates. 



ScHE.ME OF Examination Proposed by the Committee. 



Section A. 



To be taken bv all Candidates. 



4- yi 



1. Essay 



2. English 



3. Questions on contemporary- subjects, 



social, economic, and political 

 Questions on general principles, 

 rnethods, and applications of science 

 Translation from one of the following 

 languages not taken in Section B, 

 viz. French, German, Spanish, 

 Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Nor- 

 wegian, Swedish, Danish, Russian ; 

 Latin being also an option for those 

 who take two modern languages in B 

 .\ viva voce examination... 



Marks 

 100 

 100 



h. 



Total for Section A ... 



100 

 300 



800 



Languages with History and Literature. 



7. Latin, translation, and prose or verse 



composition 



8. Roman histon.- and Latin literature ... 



9. Greek, translation, and prose or verse 



composition 



10. Greek history and literature 



11. French, translation, free composition, 



set composition, and conversation ... 



12. French historv and literature 



Marks 



200 

 200 



200 

 200 



This section is intended to test the candidates' know- 

 ledge of the English language and their capacity for 

 its skilful use, their accurate command of knowledge 

 which they should have acquired in the course of a 

 systematic education and self-education, and should 

 have retained to assist them in their future work, and 

 their equipment in one foreign language at least for 

 working purposes. The languages selected are those 

 most likely to afford information useful to. public ser- 

 vants. As circumstances change others should be 

 added at the discretion of the Civil Ser\-ice Commis- 

 sioners. 



The viva voce should be a test, by means of ques- 

 tions and conversation on matters of general interest, 

 of the candidate's alertness, intelligence, and intellec- 

 tual outlook, his personal qiialities of mind and mental 

 equipment. 



It is not intended that any candidate should be dis- 

 qualified for failure in any of the parts of this section 

 or in the section as a whole, but that the section 

 should count substantially in the competition. 



Section B. 



Optional Subjects. 



Candidates to be allowed to take up subjects in this 

 section up to a total of 1000 marks. 



200 

 200 



NO. 2493, VOL. 99I 



13. German, translation, free composition, 



set composition, and conversation ... 200 



14. German historv- and literature 200 



15. Spanish' or Italian,' translation, free 



composition, set composition, and con- 

 versation ... ... ... ... ... 200 



16. Spanish ' or Italian ' history and litera- 



ture ... ... ... ... ... 200 



17. Russian,' translation, free composition, 



set composition, and conversation ... 200 



18. Russian ' history- and literature ... 200 



The histor}- and literature subject associated with 

 each of these languages (7-18) can only be taken by 

 candidates who also offer themselves for examination 

 in* the relevant language in Section B. 



Marks 



19. English literature, 1350-1700 200 



20. English literature, 1660-1914 200 



History. 



21. English history to 1660, social, eco- 

 nomic, political, constitutional ... 200 



British histor}", 1660-1914, social, eco- 

 nomic, political, constitutional ... 200 

 European histor}-, 1494-1763 ... ... 200 



European histor}-, 1763-1914 ... ... 200 



22. 



23- 

 24 

 E 



25- 

 26. 



27- 



28. 

 29. 



including public 



32- 

 33- 



34- 

 35- 

 36. 

 37- 



38- 

 39- 

 40. 



41- 

 42- 

 43- 

 44- 

 45- 

 46. 



47- 



48. 



49- 

 50- 



54- 

 55- 

 56. 



57. 



58- 

 59- 



conomics. Politics, Lavu, and Philosophy. 



General economics ... ... ... 200 



Economic histor}- .. 

 Public economics, 



finance ... ... ... ... ... 100 



Political theor}- .4^. ... ... ... 100 



Political organisation 100 



The Constitutional Law of the United 

 Kingdom and of the British Empire, 

 and the law of English local govern- 

 ment ... ... ... ... ... 100 



English private law ... ... ... 200 



Roman law 100 



Public international law and intec- 



national relations 100 



Moral philosophy ... 100 



Metaphysical philosophy 100 



Logic ... ... ... ... ... 100 



Psxchofog}- 100 



Mathematics and Science. 



Mathematics, lower ... 400 



Mathematics, higher ... ... ... 400 



Astronomy ... ... 200 



Statistics ... ... ... 100 



Chemistry, lower ... ... ... ... 200" 



Chemistry, higher ... . ... ... 200 



Physics, lower ... ... 200 



Physics, higher ... ... ... ... 200 



Botany, lower ... 200 



Botany, higher 200 



Geolog}-, lower ... 200 



Geolog)', higher 200 



Physiology, lower ... ... ... ... 200 



Physiology, higher ... ... ... 200 



Zoolog}-, lower ... ... ... ... 200 



Zoolog}-, higher ... ... 200 



Engineering 400 



Geography .. 200 



Physical anthropology, prehistoric 



archaeolog)-, and technology 100 



Social anthropolog}' ... ... ... 100 



Agriculture 200 



Experimental psycholog>- ... ... 100 



1 Papers on these lanenages should oaly be prepared on evidence presented 

 one year in advance and sadsfactory to the Civil Service Commissiooers that 

 at '.east one candidate will present himself who is likely to be fit for examina. 

 ^on on a standard eqaivalent to those in French and German. 



