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PHARMACEUTICAL MEETING. 
Senior. 
ARITHMETIC. 
1. Reduce § to its lowest terms. Multiply it by § and divide the product by 4 . 
2. Divide 
2 + 3| , 4 + 3* 
, 3 
+ 7 
of 7s. Go?. — f of 2d. 
by 
4-3L 6 - 34' 
3. Find value of f of a guinea+ f of 5s. 
4. Reduce 16s. 7fd. to decimal of a £. 
. Divide 79 by 3965. 
. If yd. cost £%, what will 5| yds. cost ? 
. What is compound interest on £500 for 3 years at 5 per cent, per annum ? 
LATIN. 
1. Translate the following into English:—Celsus, Book I. “ Si quis vero stomacho 
laborat, legere clare debet, post lectionem ambulare turn pila, vel armis aliove 
quo genere quo superior pars movetur exerceri. Non aquam, sed vinum calidum, 
bibere jejunus, ciburn bis die assumere; sic tamen ut facile concoquat uti vino 
tenui et austero, et post cibum frigidis potionibus potius. Stomachum autem 
infirinum indicant pallor, macies, preecordiorum dolor, nausea et nolentium vomi- 
tus, in jejuno dolor capitis. Quse in quo non sunt, is firmi stomachi est. Neque 
credendum utique nostris est qui, cum in adversa valetudine, vinum aut frigidam 
aquam concupiverunt deliciarum patrocinium, in accusationem non merentis 
stomachi habent.” 
2. Give the chief parts of the following verbs, and point out English words derived 
therefromFrangere, Rumpere, Cingere, Coquere, Aperire, Incumbere, Sanare. 
3. Put into Latin:—He will lose some time.—I would rather be in good health than be 
rich.—Hunger is the best sauce.—He sends ambassadors to sue for peace. 
4. Give the English of Audiveritis, Tulistis, Regetis, Amabere, Yelint. 
5. What are the three roots from which the tenses are formed ? 
ENGLISH COMPOSITION. 
1. Write remarks upon one of the following subjects:— 
Advantages of the study of History. 
Courage. 
CHEMISTRY. 
1. Describe the properties of the metal Chromium, of its Oxides and Chlorides. 
2. Give characteristic tests for the compounds of Sodium, Potassium, and Lithium, and 
state how their separation may be effected from a mixture of the three. 
3. Describe the Alcohols of the Ethyl and Methyl Series, with processes for obtaining 
them. 
4. State the' principle on which Spectrum Analysis is based, and give a method for its 
application. 
Senior or Junior. 
BOTANY. 
1. Enumerate the different organs of which a Flower consists, beginning from the 
outside. 
2. In what part of the plant is the Pollen Grain developed ? What are its functions, 
and how performed ? 
3. Describe the structure of an Exogenous leaf. 
4. Of what parts does the seed of a Dicotyledonous plant consist ? 
MATERIA MEDICA. 
1. From what plants are the following drugs obtained?—Gamboge, Iceland Moss, Elm 
Bark, Chamomile Flowers, Virginian Snake-root, and Croton Oil. 
2. Mention the principal drugs derived from the Orders Leguminosce , Ranunculacece, and 
Cruciferce. 
3. Describe how Opium is obtained. 
4. Of what drug is a volatile alkaloid the active principle ? How may the presence of 
this alkaloid be easily rendered perceptible ? 
