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ADMISSION

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1897.—Shakspere's The Merchant of Venice; Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America; Scott's Marmion, and Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson. 1898.—Shakspere's Macbeth ; Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America; De Quincey's The Flight of a Tartar Tribe; Tennyson's The Princess. 13. LATIN.—Four books of Caesar's Commentaries, six orations of Cicero, six books of Vergil's Aeneid, the scansion of hexameter verse and Latin composition based on the reading above specified. Increasing importance is placed on ability to write Latin and on a knowledge of the quantity of the vowels. Candidates are urged to make special preparation in these directions. It is recommended that not more than two books of Caesar be read, and that other authors be substituted for the books omitted. Equivalents for any of the above requirements will be accepted. Allen & Greenough's, Bennett's, or Harkness's Latin Grammar is recommended and Collar's or Daniell's Latin Prose Composition. The Roman pronunciation is used. Frequent oral reading throughout the whole of the preparatory course is especially urged. Students desiring to pursue Greek in the University must have also the following, which will be accepted instead of the three sciences otherwise required: 14. GREEK.—Grammar, a thorough knowledge of forms and syntax ; an amount of Prose Composition equal to that given in Woodruff's Greek Prose Composition ; three books of Homer's Iliad, except lines 494-759 of Book II.; three books of Xenophon's Anabasis, or an equal amount of text from some other classic prose author.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING [The following, in addition to the requirements stated on page S6ff.] 15. FREE-HAND DRAWING.—Ten hours a week for one

term, or the equivalent thereof. The nature of the work is indicated by Cross's Free-Hand Drawing. 16. GEOMETRY.—Solid and spherical geometry as given in Wells's or Wentworth's Plane and Solid Geometry, or an equivalent. One of the following: 17. FRENCH.—Elements of grammar, tested by the translation of simple French prose at sight. At least one year's