SEPT. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1175

The college session will extend from the beginning of October to the beginning of July, and will be divided into three terms of about eleven weeks each, with about three weeks’ vacation at Christmas and at Easter.

The charge for board, lodging, and tuition will be £30 a term, payable in advance. This charge will include all expenses except laundress, special medical attendance, fees for University examinations, and individual lessons in music, singing, or painting. Arrangements will be made to allow students whose circumstances render it necessary, and who obtain permission from the Principal, to reside in college during the vacations, under proper supervision, at a fixed weekly charge.

The staff will consist of resident women tutors and lecturers, and of visiting professors and lecturers, men and women, from London and elsewhere.

The principal subjects of instruction will be divinity, classics, mediæval and modern languages, mathematics, natural science, history and political economy, mental and moral science, and theory of music.

The curriculum will be so arranged as to prepare students for the London University degrees, for the Oxford honour examinations, and for such other examinations as the Governors may hereafter find desirable.

There will be yearly courses of instruction in hygiene, ambulance work, cookery, and needlework, as well as classes for gymnastic exercises, drawing, and vocal music, and special lessons in painting, instrumental music, and solo singing for students who desire them.

Students may select their course of study, subject to the approval of the Principal.

Those who do not wish to study for a University examination will be admitted, provided they satisfy the Principal that they are bonâ fide students, with some definite course in view.

No student may enter for less than one year, or reside for more than four years, without special permission from the Governors. The Principal may require the withdrawal of any student who is not profiting by the education of the college.

Candidates for admission must be over seventeen years of age, must furnish to the Principal satisfactory references, and pass an entrance examination.

The following examinations will be accepted in place of the entrance examination: The London matriculation, the Oxford women’s first examination, the higher certificate examination of the Oxford and Cambridge Board, the Cambridge higher local examination in any two of the groups A, B, and C, the various senior local examinations of the Universities of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the colonies, provided two languages, or one language and mathematics, are included in the pass, and such other examinations as the Governors may from time to time deem equivalent.

An entrance examination will be held, for the convenience of students, at Queen’s College, 43, Harley Street, London, W., on Thursday and Friday, the 4th and 5th August. If any students are unable to attend this examination, they may be examined at the Royal Holloway College on Thursday and Friday, the 29th and 30th September. Forms of entry may be obtained, with further information, from the Secretary, and must be returned to him filled up, if possible, not later than the 15th July. The examination will consist of—

(1.) Obligatory subjects, viz., arithmetic, English essay, and a paper on English history and general geography;

(2.) Optional subjects, of which not less than two nor more than four may be taken, one, at least, being a language, viz., Latin, Greek, French, German, algebra, geometry, trigonometry.

Each student will have a bedroom and sittingroom to herself, and every provision has been made in the internal arrangements of the college for the health and comfort of its inmates. The building includes chapel, dining-hall, library, reading-room, museum, and a picture gallery containing a valuable collection of modern British paintings. The grounds and gardens are extensive, and provided with tennis-courts. There is also a gymnasium.

No religious test will be imposed as a condition of admission. The domestic life of the college will be that of a Christian household, and prayers will be said daily by the Principal. Provision will be made for the conduct of Divine service in the chapel on Sundays. Students will be allowed, under proper regulations, to attend the services of any religious denomination which their parents or guardians may desire.

The founder has provided that in the third year from the opening of the college, and in all future years, twelve foundation scholarships shall be awarded.

Fifteen scholarships of £50 a year each, tenable for three years from the opening of the college, have been provided by the liberality of the following benefactors: Miss Mary Ann Driver (6); Henry Driver-Holloway, Esq. (2); Antony Gibbs, Esq.; Walpole Greenwell, Esq. (2); George Martin-Holloway, Esq. (2); Benjamin Newgass, Esq.; Henry Tate, Esq.

The scholarships will be competed for at the entrance examination in August.

All inquiries, and applications for forms of entry, and for further information in regard to scholarships, should be addressed in the first instance to the Secretary, Royal Holloway College.

By order of the Governors.

J. L. CLIFFORD-SMITH,
Secretary.

Royal Holloway College,
Egham, Surrey, 20th May, 1887.

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Entrance and Scholarship Examinations.

The entrance examination will be held at Queen’s College, 43, Harley Street, London, on Thursday and Friday, the 4th and 5th August. Forms of entry may be obtained from the Secretary, and should be returned to him not later than the 15th July, with the examination fee of £1.* Candidates must be at Queen’s College by 9.45 a.m. Luncheon will be provided for them on each day at a charge of 1s.

The examination will consist of—

1. Obligatory subjects: Arithmetic, English essay, paper on English history and general geography.

2. Optional subjects, of which not less than two nor more than four must be taken, one, at least, being a language: Latin, Greek, French, German, algebra, geometry, trigonometry.

The standard in each subject will be as follows:—

Latin and Greek: Easy passages for translation into English; easy English sentences for translation into Latin or Greek; questions on grammar.

French and German: Passages for translation into English; English sentences and prose passages for translation into French or German; questions on grammar.

Algebra: To the binomial theorem, inclusive. (A candidate will pass in this subject if she shows sound knowledge up to and including simple equations.)

Geometry: Euclid’s Elements, Books i.-iv., vi., and xi. 1–21. (A candidate will pass if she knows the two first books.)

Trigonometry: So far as to include the solution of triangles.

In all the papers great importance will be attached to sound elementary work.

Students who, from residence abroad or other sufficient cause, are unable to attend the entrance examination in August, may be examined at the Royal Holloway College on Thursday and Friday, the 29th and 30th September.

Board and lodging will in this case be provided at the college at a charge of 12s. 6d. for the two days.

The following examinations will be accepted in place of the entrance examination:—

The London matriculation; the Oxford women’s first examination; the higher certificate examination of the Oxford and Cambridge Board; the Cambridge Higher Local examination in any two of the groups A, B, and C.; the various senior local examinations of the Universities of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the colonies, provided two languages or one language and mathematics are included in the pass; and such other examinations as the Governors may from time to time deem equivalent.

Any candidate for a scholarship who has passed one of the above examinations may omit, if she wishes, the obligatory subjects of the entrance examination.

Scholarships.

Fifteen scholarships of £50 a year each, tenable in the college for three years from its opening, will be awarded on the results of the entrance examination in August.

A scholarship may be awarded for special excellence in one or two subjects, or for a high aggregate of marks. A paper which falls below a certain standard of excellence will have no value assigned to it. The Governors do not pledge themselves to award all the scholarships if candidates of sufficient merit do not present themselves.

All scholars will be expected to work for an honour examination of Oxford or London, and will hold their scholarships subject to a yearly report from the Principal respecting their conduct and progress.

June, 1887.

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THE ROYAL HOLLOWAY COLLEGE, EGHAM, SURREY.

Application for Admission in the Term, 188.

(To be filled up and returned to the Secretary at the college not later than .)

Full name of student:

Date of birth:

Place of birth:

Name and address of parent or guardian:

Profession or occupation of parent or guardian:

This should be remitted in postal or money orders.