392 REPORT — 1897. ' 



character; (_/) Distribution of plants and animals will be added to Sec- 

 tion 1, and ' the British Empire, ivith maps of Australia, Hindostan, and 

 Neio Zealand,^ ivill be substituted for ^ ExLrope, with maps of any part oj 

 England^ in Section 2. 



In 1897, general geography of Africa, with maps of British South 

 Africa and Egypt. 



(Section 1 omitted from syllabus printed in Annual Report, 1895-96.) 



XII. — Code of Pupil Teachers before and during Engagement. 



Scotland, 1897. 



Geography. 



First Year. — The British Isles, Australia, and British North America. 

 Elements of physical geography. (Maps to be drawn in this and the 

 following years.) 



Second Year. — Europe and British India. Latitude and longituda 

 Climate and productions of the British possessions. 



Third Year. — Geography of the world generally, with special reference 

 to British Isles and British possessions. More advanced physical geo- 

 graphy. 



XIII.— Regulations relating to the Queen's Scholarship 

 Examination. Scotland, 1896. 



Geography. [50.] 



Physical, political, and commercial geography of the world, with special 

 reference to the British Isles and British possessions. 



Answers may be required to be illustrated by sketch maps. 



Candidates who pass with credit in this subject at the Queen's Scholar- 

 ship and Studentship Examination may, in the 7iext two examinations for 

 certificates open to them, omit the paper in Geography, and take an extra 

 Language or Science instead. Candidates who fail to pass in this subject 

 will be marked ' G ' in this class list. 



Note. — With a vietv of encouraging the study of this subject, the 

 Council of the Royal Geographical Society offer three prizes of 21. each with 

 certificates to male, and three to female candidates, and five certificates 

 without money jyrizes to male, and five to female candidates who obtain the 

 highest marks in Geography at the Queen's Scholarship and Studentship 

 Examination. 



XIV. — Training Colleges, Scotland. Examination for Teacher's 

 Certificate, 1895, 1896. First and Second Years. Male ani> 

 Female Certificates. 



Geography and Physiography. [100] in 1895, [75] in 1896. 



1. An elementary knowledge of physical geography, comprehending the 



composition and phenomena of the earth's crust ; the motions of the 

 earth ; the seasons. 



2. The general geography of Euro^je in connexion with commercial and 



industrial geography. 

 Candidates may be asked to illustrate their answers by sketch maps. 



