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REPORT OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON THE 
RESULTS OF THE SENIOR EXAMINATION, 1891. 
The Committee have to report that twenty-one candidates entered, 
and thirteen actually competed, at the Society's Senior Examina- 
tions which took place from the 12th to the 16th of May last, and 
that of these thirteen competitors nine have satisfied the Ex- 
aminers. 
2. The following eight candidates, placed in order of merit, have 
gained first-class certificates with the Life Membership of the 
Society, the first four being entitled in addition to the prizes stated 
below : — 
1. Raoji Bhailal Patel, Royal Agricultural College, Ciren- 
cester. First Pi-he of 251. 
2. Edric Deuce, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. 
Second Prize oflbl. 
3. James Gunter, Estate Ofiice, Glasbury, Radnorshire. T/drd 
Prize of 
4. Joseph Lister, Agricultural College, Aspatria. Fourth 
Prize of 51. 
5. Hexrt Frederick Hill, Agricultural College, Aspatria. 
6. Percy Charles Burtox, The Elms, Pontyclown, Gla- 
morgan. 
7. Ernest Allen Stapledox, Royal Agricultural College, 
Cirencester. 
8. Harry Austin Lindsay Young, Loseley House, West 
Horsley, Leatherhead. 
3. The following candidate, having passed in Agriculture and in 
three of the four other compulsory subjects, is entitled to a second- 
class certificate : — 
9. Robert James Irving, Blackhall House, Carlisle. 
4. Of the compulsory subjects there were two failures in Agri- 
culture, two in Chemistry, three in Book-keeping, one in Land Sur- 
veying. There were no failures in Agricultural Engineering. Of 
the optional subjects there were eight failures in Botany, one in 
Geology, four in Anatomy, and one in Agricultural Entomology. 
5. The Examiner in Agriculture (Mr. T. H. Thursfield) reports 
that "the agricultural knowledge of the candidates had been 
gained in very varied localities, and knowing from previous expe- 
rience the probability of this, and having found a difficulty in making 
proper allowance for it, the questions were set so as to be equally 
suited to all comers. ~ 
" Nearly the whole of the papers were satisfactory, and showed 
very considei-able knowledge, even where the candidate had evi- 
dently not had the advantage of being practically engaged in Agri- 
culture. The views expressed as to probable success in farming 
were varied, but not encouraging to those about to embark in it." 
