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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 60
Syllabus of Examinations
Syllabus of Examinations.
I.—Common Subjects.
- English—Writing from Dictation; Elements of English Grammar.
- Arithmetic.—Simple and Compound Rules, Practice, Bills of Parcels, Proportion, and Vulgar and Decimal Fractions.
- Geography.—The Geography of the British Isles, and General Geography of Europe.
- History.—The History of Great Britain from the Union of the Crowns to the Death of George III.
II.—Special Subjects.
- Mathematics.—Geometry—First Book of Euclid. Algebra—the Elementary Rules, and Simple Equations.
- Latin.—The Rudiments of Latin. Translation of a passage from the first Book of Cæsar. Easy English sentences turned into Latin.
- French.—Grammar. Translation of a simple passage. Easy English sentences turned into French.
- Domestic Economy.—Inclusive of the three stages prescribed in the Scotch Code, Schedule IV. (For Girls only.)
Note.—Every Candidate for the Junior Book Prizes shall be required to take all the Common Subject.
Every Candidate for the. Senior Book Prizes and for the School Bursaries shall be required to take all the Common Subjects, and two of the Special Subjects.
(Examination discontinued from 1875 to 1885.)
- 1873. John W. Slater,Kirkwall.
- 1874. James Scott, Sanday.
- 1875. Andrew Robertson, Stromness.
- 1876. Isabella Sinclair, St Margaret's Hope.
- 1877. Barbara Robertson, Lerwick.
- 1878. Andrew Harrison, Lerwick, and Magnus Nicolson, Nesting, equal.
- 1879. Mary Walker, Lerwick.
- 1880. James Slater, Kirkwall.
- 1881. Alex. M. Laughton, St Margaret's Hope.
- 1882. William Russell, South Walls.
- 1883. Evelyn M. Flett, Firth.
- 1884. May L. Grieve, Kirkwall.
Bursaries in Edinburgh University (Faculty of Arts)' for the Benefit of Orkney and Zetland Students.
The Orkney and Zetland Bursary, founded by the late Earl of Zetland in 1872, of the annual value of £40, and tenable for three years.
Candidates must be Natives of these Islands, or Children of Parents one or both of whom have been born in, or connected for a long period of years with, the Islands; and must be intending to commence as First-Year Students, and to prosecute their studies for the full curriculum preparatory to Graduation in Arts.
- 1872. Frederick William Pelly.
- 1874. James Hoseason Ballantyne.
- 1877. James Marwick.
- 1880. Theodore Johnston.
- 1883. James Baikie.
The Earl of Zetland's Bursaries 1877.—(There will ultimately be about seven Bursaries of the annual value of between £30 and £40 each.)
One of these, worth between £35 and £40, will be open for competition at the beginning of Session 1885-6.
Candidates must be Natives of these Islands, or Children of Parents one or both of whom have been born in, or connected for a long period of years with, the Islands; and must be intending to commence as First-Year Students, and to prosecute their studies for the full curriculum preparatory to graduation in Arts. They must also either have been wholly educated in the Islands, or, at least, they must not have attended any school elsewhere for the period of four years before being admitted as Candidates.
The first of these (£20 for three years) was held by—
1881. George William Reid
Further information may be had from Messrs H. G. & S. Dickson, W.S., 12 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, regarding both these Bursaries