The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 41

School Examination for Honours

School Examination for Honours.

1. Candidates for honours must have passsed the elementary examination in the first class.

2. The examination for honours shall be considered as a supplementary one to the elementary examination, and shall be held immediately after that examination.

3. Boys who are candidates for honours must be under sixteen years of age on the first of January of the year in which they present themselves for the honours examination.

4. Girls who are candidates for honours must be under eighteen years of age on the first of January of the year in which they present themselves for the honours examination.

5. The honours examination will include the following subjects:—

Group I.—Literature.

(1). Latin.
(2). English Language and Literature.
(3). French.
(4). German or Dutch.

Group II.—Science.

(1). Arithmetic and Algebra.
(2). Geometry.
(3). Outlines of Inorganic Chemistry.
(4). The Elements of Physics, or Physical Geography, with the Outlines of any one of the following subjects:—Mineralogy, Botany, Zoology, Geology.

6. A. candidate is at liberty to select any threesubjects in each group, and must select two at least. A candidate may choose only one of the subjects marked (4) in each group.

7. No candidate shall pass the examination who does not show a competent knowledge of at least two subjects in each of the groups.

8. The examination shall be conducted in the following order:
First Day —Morning, 9—12, Latin. Afternoon, 1.30—4.30, English.
Second Day. —Morning, 9—12, French. Afternoon, 1.30—4.30, German or Dutch.
Third day. —Morning, 9—12, Arithmetic and Algebra. Afternoon,—4.30, Geometry.
Fourth Day. —Morning, 9—12, Outlines of Chemistry. Afternoon, 1.30—4.30, the Elements of Physics or Physical Geography.
9. The following particulars of the foregoing examination are intended to guide candidates:

10. Candidates for honours must send in their names to the Registrar, with a list of the subjects in which they wish to be examined, on or before the first of December preceding the examination.

11. The local arrangements for this examination must be made by a local committee, in the manner prescribed by the regulations for the elementary school examination.

12. The fee for the honours examinations shall be ten shillings. Candidates who fail to pass the examination, or who do not present themselves at the examination for which they have entered their names, must pay the fee again before they can be admitted to a subsequent examination.

13. Candidates may enter their names for the elementary examination and for the honours examination, in one and the same year; but no candidate, whether boy or girl, may so enter whose age exceeds sixteen years on the 1st of January in that year. Such candidates must pay the fee for each examination.

14. The names of successful candidates will be arranged in order of merit.

15. The Registrar will issue a certificate to all candidates who have passed the examination, and the certificate will specify the subjects in which the candidate has passed.

16. The first examination will be held in April, 1880.

17. This examination shall be known as the "School Examination for Honours."

All communications on the subject of these examinations are to be addressed to the Registrar of the University, University Chambers, Cape Town.

In order to prevent misunderstanding and disappointment, the attention of all who are interested in these examinations is directed to the following:—
( a) All applications from local committees for the appointment of centres of examination must be sent to the Registrar early in February.
( b) The Registrar will not communicate with, or receive fees from, any candidate directly. All payments are to be made and information obtained through the secretary of the local committee.
( c) The names of candidates, with the amount of their fees, must be sent to the Registrar on or before the 1st December, 1879, for the Honours Examination, or the 1st March, 1880, for the Elementary Examination.