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VI. UNIVERSITY STIMULANTS AND REWARDS.......

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5. Degrees in Medicine-Two Examinations..

1. Scholarships and Fellowships

Craven-Traveling-Vinerian-Dean Ireland
Eldon-Boden-Kennicott-Pusey-Hertford
Taylor-Burdett Coutts.........

2. Prizes-Chancellor-Newdgate-Ellerton

Arnold Stanhope-Gaisford-Johnson-Hall-Lothian-Conington

3. Church Patronage-Benefices

VII. UNIVERSITY DEGREES............................

1. Conditions-Residence-Character-Standing
VIII. EXAMINATIONS AND EXERCISES FOR DEGREES..
1. Degree of Bachelor of Arts...................................................................
(1). Responsions

(2). Moderations-or First Public Examination..
A. Pass-men-Subjects-Books-Testamun..

B. Honor-men-Books-Papers......

(3). Class, or Second Public Examinations...

Division into Schools-Classmen

School of Classics-Honors-Highest Honors........
School of Mathematics-Honors........

School of Natural Sciences-Pass-Honors..........

School of Law and Modern History....

School of Theology

2. Degree of Master of Arts....

3. Degrees in Music-Requirements for Doctor

4. Degrees in Civil Law-Subjects..

6. Degrees in Divinity-Accumulation...

7. Declaration on taking Degrees....

8. Degrees to Absent Persons

9. Degrees by Incorporation

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10. Costume on Presentation Days.....

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(1). niversity Officers-Chancellor-Proctors-Esquire Beadles-Verger..

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(2). Graduates-Doctors-Masters-Bachelors.....

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(3). Undergraduates-Different Classes.....

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Noblemen, and Sons of Noblemen-Gentlemen Commoners-Commoners...... 902
Servitors-Bible Clerks-Students Unattached

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12. Oxford and Cambridge Examination Board.....

IX. UNIVERSITY TERMS-FEES AND DUES.......

Michaelmas Hilary or Lent-Easter-Trinity or Act........
Matriculation-Examination-Admission to Degrees-Buttery Book.

X. COLLEGES AND HALLS.....

Heads-Titles-Mode of Election-Scholars.............

All Sonls-Brasenose-Christ-Corpus Christi-Exeter.......
Jesus-Magdalen-Merton-New-Oriel-Pembroke

Queen's St. John-Trinity-University-Wadham-Keble

Halls-Magdalen-New Inn-St. Albans St. Edmunds-St. Mary....

XI. COLLEGE RESIDENCE AND VACATIONS..

Conditions of Lodgings in different Colleges-Length of Vacation

Requirements by University Statute-Punishments.........
College Codes General Regulations common to all.....
Special to certain Colleges-Unattached Students.....

XIII. COLLEGE EXPENSES-MEMBERS......

Payments to the College in addition to University Fees
Admission-Caution Money-Tuition Fees-Servants....

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2. UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

1. INTRODUCTION

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Cambridge University and Town.....

University Organization-Officers-Chancellor-High Steward-Representatives........ 915 Council of the Senate Sex Viri-Examiners-Professors.....

II. CONSTITUTION AND INSTRUCTION IN THE 13TH CENTURY

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1. University Officers-Chancellor-Regents
House of Regents-House of Non-regents...........................................
Proctors-Beadels-Scrutators-Taxors

Papal Recognition-Bishop of the Diocese made Visitor

2. Earliest University Teaching.....

Grammar Schools-Trivium-Quadrivium
Studium Generale-Nova Ars-Summulæ..

Course of Studies for the Arts Student

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University Chest-Universal Begging
Distinction Dress-Scholar-Bachelor-Master
Bachelorship of Arts-Sophister.......

Disputations-Responsions-Opponencies.

Proctors-Posers-Supplicat

Questionist-Procession to the Arts School
Determination-Standing in Quadragesima....
Inceptor-The Great Commencement
Vesperia-Incepting Master-The Regent Father

Prævaricator-Sufficit-Non-regent.......
Expenses and Dissipation of the Ceremony
Incepting for Others-Assuming Expenses
Regent Master of Arts-Lectures.......
Cursor and Cursorie Lecturing-Ordinary
Methods of Instruction-Analytical.......
Aquina's Commentary on Aristotle-Buridanus
Questio-Pro and Con-Vice of Disputation..
Non-regents-Chaucer's Poor Clerk.........
Requirements for Degree in Theology

Courses in Canon and Civil Law-Courses in Medicine..

III. UNIVERSITY STUDIES AND STUDENT LIFE.....

1. THOMAS CRANMER-Plea for the Poor Scholars.....

2. PROMOTERS OF GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. ERASMUS-First Reader on Greek Grammar 1509..

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RICHARD COKE-Inaugural Discourse as Greek Reader at Cambridge, 1519.
SIR THOMAS CHEKE-The Greek Pronunciation Controversy

3. PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AND REALISTIC STUDIES......
FRANCIS LORD BACON

Dedication of Sapicutia Veterum to Cambridge University..
Advancement of Science-Foundations for Research.

JOHN MILTON, Christ College, 1625-1632........
Cambridge Studies-Discipline-University Life
Private Reading-Travel-Academy-Paradise Lost..
SIR ISAAC NEWTON-Trinity College.....
Mathematical Studies-College Connection..............................

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8. AMERICAN STUDENTS AT TRINITY COLLEGE....

CHARLES ASTOR BRISTED, 1840-1845..

First Impressions of Cambridge-Daily Life.

WILLIAM EVERETT, 1659-1863....

A Day with a Pensioner of Trinity...

AV. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AS IT IS

1. CONSTITUTION FOR GOVERNMENT AND INSTRUCTION.........
1. Legislative Branch-The Senate-Council

Executive Branch-Chancellor-High Steward-Vice-Chancellor..
Commissary-Public Orator-Sex Viri-Registrars-Assessors..
Proctors-Moderators-Beadles-University Members-Syndics..

2. University Professors and Teachers
Date and Title-Salary........

3. University Preachers and Lecturers.. Sermons Chapel Service.......

4. University Institutions .............................. Botanic Garden-Observatory-Museum Library-Senate House...

5. University Scholarships-Prizes and Medals.

Fellowships-Exhibitions....

6. Members of University-Number and Rank.

Head-Fellows-Masters-Doctors......
Bachelors-Scholars-Pensioners........

Sizars-Non-collegiate Students.......
Results of Non-collegiate System..

7. Academic Costumes-Rank.....

II. UNIVERSITY DEGREES.......

Conferred by Grace of the Senate-Sufficat..
1. Degrees in Arts-Bachelors and Masters
General Conditions-Matriculations..
College Residence and Examinations.......
Public University Examinations...

2. Ordinary Degree of Bachelor of Arts...
Previous Examinations-General-Special
Admission-Protector-Sufficat-Questionist
Proceedings in Congregation.....
Proctors-Beadle-Vice-Chancellor

Protector, or College Father, and Senior Wrangler...

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Order of Announcement-Wranglers-Senior Optimes, Juniors, &c.

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9. University Local Lectures

10. Degrees without Residence..........

Honorary Degrees-Conditions

11. Ceremony of Taking Degrees

III. PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS FOR DEGREES AND HONORS..

1. College Conditions for obtaining Degree of Bachelor of Arts..

Residence measured by Terms-Number

Best time for Entering College-Non-collegiate Students

Incidental Advantages of College Residence.......

Mode of Admission to a College-Previous Examination...
Membership of the University-Matriculation

Rooms-Equipment-Academic Dress.....

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2. University Work

Professional Lectures-Tutorial Readings.

University Examinations

Previous Examinations-Little Go or Smalls-For the Poll Men..

First Part-Second Part-Limitations....

Requirements for Honor men in any Tripos...

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Moral and Natural Science Tripos...

Law Tripos, instituted in 1875...

Theological Tripos-Semetic and Indian Languages.

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3. University Scholarships and Exhibitions

Classics Craven, Battics, Dawes, Brown, Pitt, Porson, Waddington.......

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Hebrew Tyrwhitt; Theology--Crosse.

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4. University Prizes and Medals..................

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Chancellors-Members Latin Essay-Browne-Porson....

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Powis-Hare-Harness-La Bas-Members English Essay.

Seatonian-Carus-Schoefield-Jeremic-Evans-Norrisian-Hulsean..

Kaye-Maitland-Burney-Smith-Adams-Sedgwick..............

5. College Stimulants and Rewards....

Fellowships-Number and Pecuniary Value

College Headship-Tutorships-Assistants-Lectureships.
Scholarships-Exhibitions-Money Prizes

Church Benefices-Masterships of Grammar Schools......
6. Distribution of Fellowships, Scholarships, and Prizes by Colleges.
Caius Clare-Christ-Corpus Christi-Downing-Emanuel
Fellowships Scholarships-Studentships-Benefices....

Jews-Kings-Magdalene-Pembroke-Queens-Sidney Sussex
Fellowships Scholarships-Prizes and Exhibitions--Benefices
St. Catharine-St. Johns-St. Peters-Trinity.

Fellowships Scholarships-Exhibitions-Sizerships-Benefices.
Present Cost and Value of Medical Degree.

7. University Fees and Expenses......

For different Degrees-For Admission-Matriculation-Examination...

8. College Fees and Expenses.....

Outfit-Caution Money-Tuition......

Room-rent and Furniture-Battells-Fees for Degrees

Cost of Living-Low Average-Expenses of Non-Collegiate Student

V. COLLEGE DOMESTIC ECONOMY......

Butteries-Sizing or Assize.......

Kitchens-Dinner in College Hall-Dishes in Students' Rooms

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Butteries-Dinner-Supper-Barbers as they were......
Salting Freshmen-Ceremonies of Initiation......

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VI. PUBLIC EXERCISES AND EXAMINATIONS AS THEY WERE.
1. The Oxford Act, or Commencement Exercises
Inceptor-Inception-Banquet--Expense...
Dedication of Sheldonian Theater, 1669..

Terrae Filius and other Buffoneries in 1669 and 1704

Act or Commencement in 1714

Later Exhibitions, 1713, 1733, 1767

Lent Verses-Carmina Quadragesimalia-Coursing .

Doing Austins-Wall Lectures-Circuiting, 1679...
Commemoration or Encania in 1750......................

Ceremonies of Bachelors' Commencement at Cambridge in 1558..
Tripos-Praevaricator-Terrae Filius.....

Action of the Heads to suppress irregularities
Commitia majora-Vepers in Arts

Exercises in Canon and Civil Law........

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Degree Symbols Explained-Cap, Bible, Ring, Chair, Kiss.. 2. Exercises necessary to the First Degree in Arts in 1780. Doing Generals in Logic or Moral Philosophy. Firings Opponent-Respondent-Testimonium.. 3. Exercises for Degree of Master-Vicesimus Knox Determining-Quod libets-Wall Lectures..

2. Publications of Rev. John Jebb, 1772-1776..........
Examinations and Exercises in 1773

Requisition on the Colleges for Candidates in Advance.
Action of the Moderator-Notice to Disputants.....
Respondents' Propositions-Opponents-The Exercises.
Appearance of all Parties in the Schools-Record.....
Subsequent Examinations for three days.......
Questionists-Father of the College-Moderations...

Subjects-Books-Action of the Fathers and Moderators........
Further Examination for the List of Wranglers and Optimes
Annual Examination recommended by Mr. Jebb

VII. PRESENT SYSTEM OF EXAMINATIONS................
Bristed's Experience in Cambridge Examinations...
May Examinations-Candidates for Classical Honors..
College Easter Term-Thucydides Questions...
American and English Estimation of Examinations.
Reading up on the Agamemnon of Æschylus..

Importance of Private Tutors-Mathematics.......
Scene in Trinity Hall-Results-First Class.....
College Scholarship Examination in Second Year.......
Little Go at end of Lent Term-Oral Examination..
University Scholarship Examinations.....
May Examination in Third Year-Mathematics..
Commencement Exercises-M. A. Degree.....

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Moderators-Mathematical Honors--Plucked.....

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Classics Classification of Successful Candidates..

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Announcement-Senior Wrangler-Senior Classic...

Preparation College Tutor and Assistants-Private Tutor-Coaching....
American and English Methods contrasted...

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