University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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4. For what do the following abbreviations stand? Hon., Gov., C. P. R. R., D. C., U. S. S., Pres., etc. (At the request of our noble bene- factor.) 5. Name one work by Jordan. 1. Translate the following passage, stating whether you use Harper ' s or Bohn ' s translation. (The passage will always be chosen from the first book of the . Eneid, which it is advisable to read before taking the exam- ination.) 2. Translate freely sine qua non, and show that the antecedent of the relative is Stanford University. 3 . Who wrote Caesar ' s ' ' Commentaries ? ' ' Cicero ' s ' ' Orations ? ' ' Are they in verse ? State reasons for the negative. 4. How old was Cicero ' s instructor in Greek, and how much younger than Cicero himself? 5. Transcribe into Latin, Take 1 your time. 2 (i carpo, 2 dies.) 1. Copy from Harper ' s translation, two full-page selections from the ' ' Anabasis. ' ' 2. What is the difference between the stage used by Xenophon and a modern one. 3. Transcribe into Greek ' ' Thence they marched three stages four parasangs. (To prevent deception, dictionaries and grammars will be fur- nished by the examiner.) 4. Were the cannons used by Xenophon the same ones subsequently used by Hannibal ? 5. What is the difference between a parasang and a hot tamale ? 200

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Emfranee Ggarni nation af ffte foefaniL Irfanfon WING to the wide circulation of the BLUE AND GOLD, and the poor facilities the above school have had for advertising, we take this opportunity of aiding our infant sister, by publishing the following set of examination papers. We hope that this page may catch the eyes of those contemplating a college course, for they will thereby be saved much unneccessary work, as they will immediately see that they are sufficiently prepared, and proceed to enjoy themselves from now until school reopens in the fall. Those who have never heard of a university before may be seized with a vain desire to see what one is like, and consequently swell the num- bers at Palo Alto next term. In either event we shall feel fully repaid for the great labor expended in securing these papers. A careful study of them will enable any one not unduly verdant to enter the classic (?) halls of the L. S. J. U. unconditionally. If any one feels unequal to the task, let him apply to the Faculty and name his own terms. These papers have been so selected that any one knowing enough to pass them will be sure to be able to pass any entrance examination whatever. i. Write a full-page letter telling all you know, avoiding tautology, and using as many punctuation marks as possible. 2. Write the alphabet in full. 3. Define museumf, library J, paddock, cinder-path, and rearrange in order of importance. To be corrected by Mrs. Stanford. t Of great importance. I Of slight importance. 199

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N. B. (The sons of Republican politicians of sufficient prominence are excused from this examination. The examiner has a list of such men.) 1. Show how the second chamber or senate of the U. S. legislature is useful in impeding combinations of sinister interests. 2. State the relation existing at the present time between the U. S. Government and certain important voluntary associations. 3. What party do you favor in the coming election ? State at length your position and defend it. (To be corrected by Mr. Stanford.) 4. Would the Government of the U. S. derive any advantage by the passage of a L,and Loan Bill ? ' ' Give, if possible, your reasons for answering this in the affirmative. 1. Given, ten schools in this State capable of preparing pupils for col- lege, and graduating annually sixty each. Deduct from the total number of graduates three hundred students who enter upon business lives, also two hundred and fifty who pursue annually higher branches in certain State institutions; where then can four hundred men be found to act annu- ally as Freshmen in any institution ? Solve. (N. B. BLUE AND GOLD cribs, copyrighted.) 2. Given, a horse that can go a mile in 2 min. 8 sec.; a railroad train that can go the same distance in i min. How long will the train have to wait for the horse at the end of the mile, both starting together ? (Ninety-five per cent will be given for a feasible solution of the first, and five per cent for the latter.) Overheard on Market Street the day of the U. C. -Stanford football game : FIRST BYSTANDER : Who are those fools blowing horas and waving red s? SECOND BYSTANDER : Salvation Army, I believe. 201