Trinity College - Ivy Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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Each candidate will also be required to criticise specimens of English composition. NO'1'E.- The works from which the subject of the composition will be chosen in the following years are : In 1893 : Shakspeare's falias Caesar and Tzoegfih Nzfghfg Scott's .fldarmzoaf Longfelloxv's Coarisazp gf Mz'!es Sfaazdzsh ,- The Szr Roger de Cofferley Papers in the Speefaforf Macaulay's Second Essay on Ike Ear! QC Chaz'ham,' Emerson's Amerzeafz Sekolarg Irving's Slzefek Booky Scott's fvfafzhoeg Dickenss Dafozd Copperfield. In 1894: Shakspeare's fzelizzs Caesar and M676fZd7Zf QC Vefzzkef Scott's Lady of Me Lakey Arnold's Sohrao and Rasz'a11z,- The Szr Roger de Covferley Papers in the Speeiaiorg Macaulay's Seeorzd Essay on the Ear! gf Ckaffkamg Emerson's A merzkazz Seaolarg Irving's Skefek Bookg Scott's Aoooif Dickens's Dawd Copperfield. In 1895: Shakspeare's Merekalz! qc Veazee and Tweyfh NzlgkZ,- Milton's L'AZZegro, IZ Pefzseroso, Collzas, and Lyezdasg LongfelloW's Evfaagelifzef The Szr Roger de Cofoerley Papers in the Speefaforp Macaulay's Essays on .fWz'!!o7z and on A tl70,7Z1S'07Z,' Webster's First Banker Hi!! Orafzofzy Irving's Skefeh Booky Scott's Aooof. II. Course in Eeffers omb ,Science The requirements for admission are the same as in the Course in Arts, with the omission of Greek and extempore Latin translation and the addition of elementary French or German Csee next pagey. III. Course in ,Science Candidates for the Course in Science are examined in Mathematics and in English, as for the Course in Arts, and also in the following studies. Algebra from Progressions to the Theory of Equations, Solid Geometry, and Plane Trigonometry. 1 Six books of Caesar's Gallic War tor three books of Caesar and three books of Virgil's Aeneidj, together with Latin Grammar and the elements of Latin 1 Composition. Elementary French or German fsee next pagej. johnston's or Scudder's I-Iistory of the United States. johnson's Eriglzsh Words. IV. Course in Eeffers The requirements for admission are the same as in the Course in Arts, with the omission of Greek and the addition of elementary French or German Csee next ,pagejf Copies of papers used at the Examinations in 1892 are printed at the end of the College Catalogue. J C 9 D

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Qgequtrementa for Qlbmisaion f +-i 1. Course in Cqrfs i Candidates for admission to the Freshman Class are examined in the following studies 1 cgreeg Grammar QHadley or Goodvvinj. Xenophon : Anabasis, four Books. Homer: Iliad, three Books, with Prosody. Prose Composition Q History of Greece. The translation of average passages not previously read, from Xenophon and l ' . . . . Homer, will be accepted as an alternative to the above-mentioned quantities in these ones or White : the exercises in the Hrst half of the bookj. autliorsj ' E ff Cl Ifl Grammar. Caesar: Gallic War, four Books. Virgil : Aeneid, six Books, with Prosody. Cicero : The Orations against Catiline, and that for the Poet Archiasi Prose Composition : Translation into Latin of a passage of connected English narrative based upon some passage in Caesar's Gallic War. Roman History : Outlines, to the death of Marcus Aurelius. Ancient Geography. Candidates are also examined at sight upon average passages from Caesar's Works and Cicero's Orations, and from Virgil'sAeneid and 0vid's Metamorphoses. . ' Qtllafliemafics Arithmetic, including the Metric System. Alge-bra, through Radicals and Quadratic Equations, together with Proportion, Progressions, and the Binomial Theorem. Plane Geometry. - CEngf'iBB uniimclzi candidate is required to Write a short English composition correct in spelling, Slmouna 1311, grammar, division by paragraphs, and expression, upon a subject the folpev. at the time of the examination. In 1892 the subject will be chosen from Awarmzslvlni Woglii- Bhakespeares falzias Caesar and As You Lzlte fz',' Scott's Papem ig thillgse ows Coarishzp W fWz'!es SZaaa'z1sa,' The Sz? Roger-a'e Coverley f7effflf0f',' MaCaulay's Second Essay on the Ear! of Ckafaamy Websters F' 1 B - . , , El- t, S WS imkgy H211 Q7'4ll'2021,' Irvings Afaambffay Scott's Talzsflzang George io s cezzesfrow Clerzcla Lyfgl. Hawthornds Hausa WIDS-even Gables. . C35

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Cgeqummwfg for Qtbmission in tlie Cljfobern Qanguagefs f admission to the Course in Letters and Science, the Course in 1' . C3.I'1dld2!.tCS O . . - F 1,1 G an t - - ned in either renc or erm , a eir , - . Course in Letteis, are CXHIT11 bc1ence,01 the option, as follows 2 SrencB S' ht adin in place of which may be presented, for translation and gram- maticdgrl efplaiiitiongdne hundred Izmo pages of French, to be selected by the candidate '- oetr . G . . tlOni5nFii1?ib1EJtaryyGrammar, including inflection of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, the regular and the more usual irregular verbs, such as dzife, fczzbfe, and the classes represented by 0Zl'U7 Z7 , senfzrf, UEYZZ7, paraiiff, 507WiW'7'5, and 57' 6lZ71fl77'3,' also WOTC1- order, especially the positions of the personal pronouns. . . f3yAbi1ity to pronounce French with reasonable accuracy and facility, and to recognize and write at dictation simple words and phrases. tberman QU Sight-reading, in place of which may be presented, for translation and gram- matical explanation, fifty Izmo pages of German, to be selected by the candidate from prose or poetry. Q25 Elementary Grammar, including inflection ofthe more easily classified nouns, of adjectives and pronouns, of the auxiliaries, including the modals, of the week Qregulary and the more usual strong Qirregularj verbs, three lists of prepositions fdative, accusative, dative and accusativel, also the simpler rules of syntax and word order. Q35 Ability to pronounce German with reasonable accuracy and fluency, and to recognize and write at dictation, in German script, simple words and phrases. Norn.-It is believed that the requisite facility in ,sight-reading can be acquired by reading, concurrently with elementary grammar work, from two to four hundred rzrno pages in French, and from one to two hundred 12mo pages in German, from two authors. letteii iigepongimengeduthat, in spelling, the alphabet names of the French and German t U . H ys ema ical y used, and that careful attention be given from the beginning o ie uent and intelligent reading aloud of all works used in the class-room. .?-.- , Q HY Calldldafe for the Course in Arts, satisfying the examination for admission in elem t ' F- - . , advailleagilv fuck or Qermalj-'as Spefflfled ZUDOVG, W111 be permitted to enter upon the languajgzr at the time assigned in the course for the beginning of the study of 3 troy