The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 50
Preparatory Department. — Entrance Examinations
Preparatory Department.
Entrance Examinations.
For the benefit of persons who have not enjoyed such facilities elsewhere, a Preparatory Department has been established. The School of Mines does not undertake to do the work of the Common Schools, therefore all candidates for admission will be examined as follows:
Arithmetic: Fundamental rules; fractions, common and decimal; denominate numbers; percentage including interest.
Grammar: Orthography; principles of punctuation; use of capitals; etymology; construction of easy sentences.
Geography: Descriptive, with special reference to Europe and the United States.
Composition: Two pages on an assigned topic, written in the presence of the examiner.