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they are permitted to take charge of schools. Students 

 are also prepared for the Universities, and St. John's 

 has been made a centre of the London University, so 

 that pupils can here prepare for and pass the matri- 

 culation examinations Avhich admit them to that old 

 and honored institution. 



JUBILEE SCHOLARSHIP. 



As a futher incentive to those who aspire to higher 

 education, "The Newfoundland Jubilee Scholarship" 

 has been founded. The Governor in Council appro- 

 priates an annual sum of $480.00 for the institution 

 of a scholarship in the London University, to be given 

 to the student who shall take the highest percentage 

 among competitors in and from the colony at the 

 matriculation examinations held in June and January 

 of each year. 



COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 



In 1893 an act was passed "to provide for Higher 

 Education." This act provides for the appoint- 

 ment of a Council to consist of twenty-three mem- 

 bers, and makes the Superintendents of Educa- 

 tion and Headmasters of Colleges members ex offido. 

 The sum of $4,000.00 is appropriated annually to 

 carry out the provisions of the act, and the Jubilee 



